Judaism

‘Just Kidding:’ Trump wants Tisha B’Av to be ‘fun again’

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Perplexed and more than a little peeved, President Trump was on a tear about the responses he’d been receiving from rabbis and other Jewish leaders he’d invited to a gala White House event the coming weekend of July 21-22. “Almost every RSVP for the kosher extravaganza has been along […]

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Jewish Religion, Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Survivors to receive higher German payments

WASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) — Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced on Tuesday the outcomes from the organization’s negotiations on behalf of Jewish Holocaust survivors with the German government. “The significant increase for social welfare services secured by our negotiating team will lead to more home care,

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International, Jewish History, USA

‘Jewish Libya:’ background for the next James Michener

Jewish Libya: Memory & Identity in Text & Image, edited by Jacque Roumani, David Meghnagi & Judith Roumani; © 2018, Syracuse University Press, ISBN 9780815-635628; 280 pages plus bibliography, appendices, and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Jewish Libya is an anthology about a place that no longer exists.  Since Israel’s successful 1967

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East

Diverse diners bid adieu to beloved restaurant

By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Salute, an Italian restaurant in Marina Bay, lost its lease under parlous circumstances and closed. On the last two days they prepared hundreds of free last suppers. It was crowded. The valet parking area was overwhelmed. Our table seated five Jews and one son of a Nazi. All

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Oliver Pollak, Travel and Food, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 8, 2018 (3 items)

South Carolina codifies anti-Semitism; wins plaudits from StandWithUs StandWithUs has applauded South Carolina’s Governor Henry McMaster, who signed into law on July 6 a Proviso which codifies the definition of Anti-Semitism. It offered special thanks to Representative Alan Clemmons (R), who spearheaded the measure which provides South Carolina colleges with a new rubric to use

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Obituaries & memorials, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Ruach, plenty of spirit, at Camp Mountain Chai

By Donald H. Harrison ANGELUS OAKS, California—Along with a few other San Diegans, I visited Camp Mountain Chai in the San Bernardino Mountains last week.  On arrival, I saw a Baer. It turned out that Dan Baer is the director of the camp, located 134 miles from the parking lot of the Jewish Federation of

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA

Rube Goldberg still inspires fanciful art

By Oliver Pollak SAN FRANCISCO — The Contemporary Jewish Museum just celebrated its 10th anniversary. The celebration coincided with an exhibit on cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg, curated by Goldberg’s granddaughter, Jennifer George.  Initially that exhibit had opened in Seattle, then came to San Francisco from Canadian, Texas, and goes next to Portland, Maine. It

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Travel and Food

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 6, 2018 (8 items)

40 rabbis tour migrant centers in Tijuana, urge U.S. welcome immigrants This week, nearly 40 rabbis from across the country toured migrant centers in Tijuana as a part of a delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border. A growing number of asylum seekers have found temporary shelter and social services in Tijuana as they try to seek

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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 4, 2018 (2 items)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with American Jewish Committee leadership The leadership of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) discussed a range of Middle East and transatlantic issues in a private meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, expressing the organization’s appreciation of Trump Administration efforts to confront Iranian aggression and assure Israel’s security and its fair treatment in international forums. AJC has

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

S.D. Jewish history book helpful exhibition souvenir

Celebrate, Commemorate: The History and Heritage of San Diego’s Jewish Community, editor Joellyn Zollman, San Diego History Center, ISBN 8780918-740090,  91 pages including acknowledgments and room for personal remembrances. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The recent exhibition at the San Diego History Center about our local Jewish community contained more information than most

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 3, 2018 (4 items)

American Jewish Committee facilitates anti- Semitism discussion with United Nations representatives The American Jewish Committee’s Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI) convened a meeting of key UN human rights leaders and staff members together with experts on anti-Semitism from around the world. Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of

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Jewish History, Middle East, USA