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Israelis horrified, terrified by carnage next door in Syria

March 5, 2018

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Watching the daily newscasts it’s impossible to escape seeing and hearing the horrific events that are taking place not too far away from where I’m sitting now. The impact of telecommunications is inescapable. From here in Jerusalem to Damascus, just to the north of Israel, it’s only 135 miles.

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Humoring the headlines: March 4, 2018

March 4, 2018

The Pol-cars (Political Oscars) for 2017 By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Best Picture: Barack Obama’s Presidential Portrait Most Despicable Actor: Wayne LaPierre Worst Deporting Actor: Donald Trump Hewing to Oscar rules, “Fail to the Chief” will play to end his acceptance speech if it is too long. Best Actress: Melania Trump for her role

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International, Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Is the political left responsible for today’s messes?

March 4, 2018

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Is the left to blame? The argument is not without its problems. However, in both Israel and the United States, the failure of politics on the left, must take at least a bit of the blame for what’s happening at the peaks of government. The pathos of Donald Trump owes

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

‘Brits Living in Israel’ FB group locates favored biscuits

March 4, 2018

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — As well as forging and facilitating connections between individuals, Facebook also provides the opportunity to form groups, bringing together people all over the world who share mutual interests. These are many and varied, and seem to have succeeded in their objective. Thus, some time ago a bright spark somewhere

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, Travel and Food

Edwin Black to tell Israel’s story in many cities

March 3, 2018

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Author and columnist Edwin Black, whose work appears regularly on San Diego Jewish World, is embarking on a multi-city lecture tour outlining Israel’s history from ancient times to the present. The tour begins March 19 and March 20th respectively at Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence, N.Y., and the Manhattan

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Donald H. Harrison, Edwin Black, Middle East, USA

Wanted/ Unwanted Refugees

March 3, 2018

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Refugees aren’t too popular these days in most countries. Israel has some unwanted refugees of its own. These refugees, commonly called “infiltrators” here, number about 30-40,000, down from a much larger contingent several years ago. What happened? Israel’s policy has been to grant asylum to almost none of

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Steve Kramer

Emigration: Pals can escape constant turmoil

March 3, 2018

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — If you expect peace to break out any time soon in the Middle East, you’re bound to be disappointed. First, Arabs don’t get along among themselves, partly due to the division between Sunni and Shia Muslims. About 85% of Muslims world-wide follow the Sunni tradition; the two sects

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

Sharansky prompted his Jewish commitment

March 2, 2018

By Dor Gwieta LA JOLLA, California — Natan Sharansky has been my inspiration, from his work not only as a Jewish leader, but also as an educator and a pro-Israel activist. His life story is a guidebook for me on how a Jewish community leader should act—we must manifest his ideals within the Jewish community.

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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

For Netanyahu, process is punishment

March 2, 2018

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Some years ago, my friend Malcolm Feeley dealt with crime in the streets via a book entitled, The Process is the Punishment. His theme was that a great deal of crime–including violence–that occurs in the ghettos is not formally punished. The police can’t find conclusive evidence, the courts are jammed,

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

That’s a Rabbi!

March 2, 2018

The Rabbinate in Stormy Days by Shaul Mayzlish; Gefen Publishing House By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — As a Masorti (Conservative) Jew living in Israel, there’s a lot to be learned from this history of the modern State of Israel’s first chief rabbi, Yitzhak Isaac HaLevi Herzog, who of course was deeply religious. The Chief

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Steve Kramer

FIDF’s Mike Dolinka to lecture March 21

March 1, 2018

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host Mike Dolinka as a guest speaker at its March 21 Dinner Forum beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dolinka is the current Executive Director for the Friends of the Israel Defense Force (FIDF) in San Diego, Orange County and Arizona. This program is open to the entire San

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Middle East, San Diego Calendar

A scholarly family writes of Chanukah, Purim

March 1, 2018

Moadim Perspectives: Chanukah – Purim, by Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, Rabbi Dr. Solomon Breuer, and Rabbi Dr. Joseph Breuer, Feldheim Publishers, New York, © 2018, ISBN 978-1-68025-072-5, p. 241, $22.95 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Moadim Perspectives: Chanukah – Purim is the third in a series of books on Jewish holidays by the Rabbi

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Fred Reiss, EdD, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion

First Loves Forever

March 1, 2018

By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — For some people, your first love or passion can be hard to forget. This passion may be related to love or work. In the case of widower, Rafael [Fallo] Mareyna, he had two first loves which were painting, something he left and came back to many

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International, Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

OpEd: A party that has lost its soul

March 1, 2018

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — With the mid-term political campaigns underway, perhaps we should pause and think where this country is headed under the leadership of Trump, with the House and Senate in control of the Republican party—a party that has lost its soul and its way, failing to safeguard America’s national interest. This

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, USA

Israelis horrified, terrified by carnage next door in Syria

Humoring the headlines: March 4, 2018

Is the political left responsible for today’s messes?

‘Brits Living in Israel’ FB group locates favored biscuits

Edwin Black to tell Israel’s story in many cities

Wanted/ Unwanted Refugees

Emigration: Pals can escape constant turmoil

Sharansky prompted his Jewish commitment

For Netanyahu, process is punishment

That’s a Rabbi!

FIDF’s Mike Dolinka to lecture March 21

A scholarly family writes of Chanukah, Purim

First Loves Forever

OpEd: A party that has lost its soul

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