The Jewish and Zionist officials who gathered on the White House lawn this week for the signing of the Israel-UAE-Bahrain agreement seem to have heard only words of peace and friendship from the podium. But the Arab leaders who spoke at the ceremony said something very different. [Moshe Phillips]
Believing What Arab Dictators Say Read More »
Middle East, USA
The chairman of the San Diego County Democratic Party, Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, doesn’t want the debate over anti-Semitism in the party’s ranks to be held until after the Nov. 3 election, if ever. On Sept. 10, Rodriguez-Kennedy sent a message to the county party’s central committee explaining his reason for wanting a delay. [Donald H. Harrison, Our Shtetl San Diego County]
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
As I read this comprehensive, engaging book about Jewish Music in America, I kept thinking about the extensive music collection we have in our Astor Judaica Library of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center and what a wonderful course we could develop, using this volume as the textbook and our library’s lp records, CDs and DVDs for illustrations. We have most of the music Fruhauf writes about in her book. [Eileen Wingard]
The volume of Jewish music in America Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAU.S. President Donald Trump is now engaged in two campaigns – one for reelection to the presidency, the other for the Nobel Peace Prize.On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the same day that a ceremony was held at the White House in which President Trump was joined by ranking ministers of Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to sign peace agreements known as the “Abraham Accords,” the White House Press Office issued a news release titled “Bahrain-Israel Deal Shows Why Trump Deserves Nobel Peace Prize.” [Donald H. Harrison]
UAE, Bahrain, Israel and U.S. agree in peace ceremony Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA
As we approach these Days of Awe, I would like to share several stories that have touched me, and I think will touch you too about the people you, Jewish National Fund-USA, and I have supported over the past year. I’m going to tell you about an inspiring young lady who has come home to Israel; an incredible healthcare worker who has found a new way to connect with people with disabilities; an agricultural training center that’s bringing hope and prosperity to developing countries; and a story of how Jewish National Fund-USA is creating a global culinary capital in Israel’s north to feed the world. [Sol Lizerbram, M.D.]
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International, Middle East, Travel and Food, USAMendel Goldstein, the owner of a videography business based in Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty in federal court On Monday to tax evasion charges relating to a long-running conspiracy with his brother, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein. Until around 2018, Yisroel Goldstein was the director and head rabbi at Chabad of Poway, a tax-exempt organization that the brothers used to divert Mendel Goldstein’s income and conceal more than $700,000 in earnings from the IRS.
Rabbi Goldstein’s brother also guilty of tax fraud Read More »
San Diego County, USA
Guerrero adroitly compiles in a fast-moving, soundly researched 275 pages a text that connects the dots between Miller’s own history, personal stories of Trump and Miller’s victims, backstage intrigue and shocking events thanks in part to Miller’s engineering. Miller, who predictably would not cooperate with Guerrero, is part of a hard-right network that has long sought the kinds of ultra-conservative policies the current White House is attempting to implement. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Book review: ‘Hatemonger’ skewers Stephen Miller Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Bruce Ticker, International, Middle East, USA
Scott has taken a stand to join hands with the other party to work toward solutions by being part of the Problem Solvers Caucus. This is a ground-breaking bloc of Congressional Republicans and Democrats committed to working together on governance of our country. [Sheryl Rowling]
OpEd: Re-elect U.S. Rep. Scott Peters Read More »
San Diego County, Sheryl Rowling, USA
When it comes to pro-Israel and pro-Jewish activities, there are organizations to combat the negatives and organizations to accentuate the positives. Both kinds of groups are necessary. Examples of each came to me in my email today. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
Growing up, Judaism always took center stage, but when I moved to Pittsburgh to study directing at the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University, suddenly theater was in the spotlight. For the first couple of years, it felt like I had to give up practicing Judaism in order to pursue theater full time. Choosing rehearsals over Shabbat or having to miss High Holiday services for class felt like I had opted to practice the religion of theater over Judaism. [Adira Rosen]
With theaters dark, all the world must now be a stage Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
A brilliant script by Richard Hellersen brought Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass back to life face-to-face on my computer careen. I felt like a fly on the wall (better than a front row seat) watching two brilliant portrayals by Hawthorne James as Douglass, and Ray Chambers as Lincoln in heated conversations actually documented by playwright Hellersen from meetings and correspondence between these two iconic and historic figures. [Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel]
Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass in Civil War debate Read More »
Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
The first time I ever saw or stepped on a tennis court was in 1949 when I was sixteen and got a job at Camp Watitoh near Tanglewood in the Berkshires as a maintenance worker. One of my first jobs was to brush and roll the tomato-colored clay tennis courts smooth early every morning. That was boring but tolerable in the cool early morning air. So now I was the tennis court maven, and was assigned to build two new courts in the lower unshaded unused part of the camp property. [Ira Spector]
Some 70 years of love for tennis Read More »
International, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food, USA
You might get the idea from the title of this book that it is about a BBYO Group enjoying a favorite ride at Disneyland. However, it is far more serious than that. It tells about the war Jewish refugees waged against Portugal and Spain and their Grand Inquisitors. It also offers a hint concerning the dispute between Spain and Portugal over the true nationality of 16th century explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish pirates took revenge on Inquisition’s nations Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, USA
Laurie Baron, Ph.D, has rounded up internet programs from Sunday, Sept. 13 through Thursday, Sept. 17 of direct Jewish interest.
Streaming Jewish Programs (Sept. 13-17) Read More »
Business & Finance, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA