Judaism

Timeless Chanukah story set in 1912 New York City

All-Of-A-Kind Family Hanukkah by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; Schartz & Wade Random House Children’s Books; © 2018, ISBN 9780399-554193, 40 pages, $17.99.  Publication date: September 11, 2018 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – My mother Alice was born in 1912, the same year in which is set this timeless Chanukah story […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion

Marker placed in Kansas for August Bondi

By Jerry Klinger SALINA, KANSAS — The ity of Salina, (Kansas) Historic Commission, the Smoky Hill Museum and the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation dedicated a new historic marker on August 30, 2018 dedicated to abolitionist August Bondi, a proud Jew. The citation on the marker read: AUGUST BONDI 1833-1907 Jewish-American Abolitionist, Salina Resident August

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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 31, 2018 (3 items)

StandWithUs condemns goals of National Students for Justice conference at UCLA StandWithUs strongly condemns the stated goals of the National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Conference, scheduled to take place at UCLA November 16-18. The theme and goals of the conference celebrate blatant violations of free speech and say that, “the reason we can

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Rabbi Samuel introduces Philo to the modern world

By Donald H. Harrison CHULA VISTA, California  – The 1st Century Jewish philosopher and religious scholar, Philo, was very familiar with the Torah, commenting here and there on different portions of the Five Books of Moses in writings that were spread over approximately 40 publications in the native Greek language that he spoke in his

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East

APN leader rages at those who ignore their hearts

Editor’s Note:  The following is excerpted from a farewell column written by Debra DeLee, the longtime president of Americans for Peace Now, upon her retirement. By Debra DeLee NEW YORK —  … The targets of my rage are those who know right from wrong, yet have chosen wrong for personal or political expedience. My rage

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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 28, 2018 (5 items)

Princeton Lyman, who helped organize airlift of Ethiopian Jews, is mourned Arthur Stark, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations issued the following statement: The Conference of Presidents on Tuesday expressed its deep regret on the passing of the Hon. Princeton Lyman, who, as Deputy

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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Holocaust Survivors hold a reunion in San Diego

Survivors of the Holocaust, who are members of the “New Life Club” of San Diego,  held a reunion on Sunday.  From left they are Edith Stein, Ben Stein, David Mizrahi, Dora Mizrahi, Rose Leichter, Sophie Rubenstein, George Olsher, Rose Schindler, Morris Schwartz, Manyos and Mike Wallenfeis, unidentified, Ruth Sax (in front), Vera Lorell, Chuck Fuchs,

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Jewish History, San Diego County

Binational Sukkot fete planned Sept. 26 at Tifereth Israel

A Binational Celebration of Sukkot in San Diego SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –A binational celebration commemorating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Tifereth Israel Synagogue in San Diego is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 26, complete with mariachi music, a gourmet Mexican meal and more. The event, sponsored by Tifereth Israel Sisterhood, is open to all;

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Jewish Religion, San Diego Calendar

Recently published ‘The Israel Bible’ tells in over 2,000 pages the Jewish connections to Israel

The Israel Bible (Hebrew and English Edition) by Rabbi Tuly Weisz; Hardcover: 2212 pages;  Publisher: Menorah Books; Bilingual edition (July 10, 2018);  Language: Hebrew, English; ISBN-10: 1940516803;  Cost: $44.00 By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — In today’s world, there are all sorts of different types of commentaries on the Scriptures on a variety

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East

Pondering in ‘Librarian’ where truth ends, fiction begins

The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe, translated by Lilit Thwaites,Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Co., New York, $19.99, 424 pages. By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — This story, set in Prague, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, Hamburg, and Tel Aviv, is creative non-fiction. It appeared in Spanish in 2012 and was translated into English in 2017.

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Oliver Pollak

A Jabotinsky Zionist reply To Ronald Lauder

By Moshe Phillips PHILADELPHIA —Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, following up his March 18 New York Times (“Israel’s Self-Inflicted Wounds”)  tirade against Israeli settlers and several other targets doubled down with a second op-ed in the Times on August 13 with an attack on Orthodox Jewish influence on Israeli politics (“Israel, This

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

Will High Holy Day Rimon soon be grown in Florida?

By Bruce F. Lowitt ZOLFO SPRINGS, Florida – There’s a bit of the Middle East in the middle of Florida, where pomegranates – one of the seven fruits named in Deuteronomy as representing the bounty of Israel – grow in abundance. It’s called Green Sea Farms, 31 acres, six devoted to 130 varieties of pomegranates,

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Bruce F. Lowitt, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 23, 2018 (2 items)

This year’s fellows will research diverse topics at the Center for Jewish History The Center for Jewish History has welcomed a new cohort of fellows to spend the 2018-2019 academic year engaged in  research. They will be working with the Center’s Partners’ archives on their original projects. Varying in their disciplinary and chronological scope, the

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education