By Pamela Pollack-Fremd SPOKANE, Washington — Creative people have magnetism, a force, an affect all their own. Antonio Lopez, a fashion illustrator and trend setter, was that kind of person. Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco, a documentary directed and written by James Crump and produced by James Crump and Ronnie Sasson, introduces us to […]
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San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Foster care system marred by discrimination based on faith, LGBTQ status The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies reports that although foster care agencies in the United States are mandated to act in the best interest of the child, some undermine that objective by permitting discrimination against children and potential foster parents based on who
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Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — In a swing through America we encountered the expected range of attitudes about the national leader. At an upscale senior facility in southern California, we heard agreement in support. Admitting the dissonance of his style, but asserting his business-like mode of dealing. There was acceptance for his view that the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Jewish organizations on both sides of the nation’s political divide responded to the 50-48 U.S. Senate vote confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court. Here, in alphabetical order, is a compilation of their comments along with those of Jewish public figures. Bend the Arc — “We are profoundly pained by
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USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — As a person who enjoys going out to the theatre, I must admit, I have never seen the kind of theatre that we have witnessed over the last month or so regarding the Kavanaugh vs. Blasey-Ford case. There were a number of individuals whose moral courage
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USAEuropean Commission President visits Vienna synagogue The Austrian Jewish community and the World Jewish Congress on Thursday hosted President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker for his first official visit to the Stadttempel (Seitenstettengasse Temple), the main synagogue in Vienna. Both the WJC and the Austrian Jewish Community expressed faith in the European Commission’s commitment
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International, Middle East, USA
AJC and IsraAID help earthquake and tsunami stricken Indonesia The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is partnering with IsraAID, the Israeli humanitarian relief organization, to provide urgent emergency assistance to Indonesia, where a devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami struck near the island of Sulawesi. In Indonesia, with AJC assistance, IsraAID is providing essential relief, including
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
AIPAC calls for greater scrutiny and transparency in inspections of Iranian nuclear sites The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Wednesday issued the following advisory: “Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed the existence of a secret nuclear warehouse in Tehran housing documents and equipment from Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The facility is
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
$38 billion, ten-year U.S. aid package to Israel begins The U.S. State Department issued this advisory on Monday: “Today, as we enter the new fiscal year, the ten-year period of the $38 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the United States and Israel in 2016 begins. Under the terms of the MOU, the United
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Hitler’s American friends: The Third Reich’s Supporters in the United States by Bradley W. Hart; Thomas Dunne Books; © 2018; ISBN 9781250-148957; 283 pages including extensive notes and bibliography, $28.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Former California Gov. Gray Davis, a liberal Democrat, and the Koch Brothers, billionaire businessmen and Libertarians often
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, USA
Facebook bans columnist Barry Shaw for anti-Abbas commentary Columnist Barry Shaw, based in Netanya, was banned by Facebook for 30 days after he posted a commentary critical of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Here is his account: “I reported on Facebook about Mahmoud Abbas’s inflammatory statements at the UN General Assembly in which he praised Palestinian
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USASomedays I Can’t Humor the Headlines By Laurie Baron The Rapist: With Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe and Christine Blasey Ford Once upon a high-school party, stalking girls who might be tarty, They selected one who came upstairs and jumped her on the second floor. He held her down, though quite drunken, on a mattress
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Lawrence Baron, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK –With Syria’s civil war nearing an end with the takeover of the city of Idlib by Assad’s forces and his allies, I do not expect that Syria will soon enter a period of calm and amicably divide the spoils of the war. Russia, Iran, Turkey, and the US have conflicting
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California – While the pro-Israel lobby does its work through public testimony, private meetings with members of Congress, and by making reportable contributions to the campaigns of candidates who support Israel, the opposing Arab lobby goes about its business in other, more subtle, ways, says Mitchell Bard, author of
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA