Judaism

Stanley Sheinbaum, LA liberal lion who shaped decades of political dialogue, dies at 96

San Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg.  Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last name […]

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Obituaries & memorials, USA

Mislabeled epitaph found to be 1,700-year-old Jewish obituary

A third century epitaph for a Jewish woman living in Egypt has recently been translated, after its discovery in a Utah library. The limestone tablet had been labeled as a Coptic artifact for years until it was translated by Lincoln H. Blumell, an associate professor at Brigham Young University, who published his findings this month.

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

After 40 years: World’s 3rd-largest synagogue returns to Jews

The city fathers of Pilsen, Czech Republic, have agreed to close the museum and concert hall that have operated in the city’s famous synagogue, and to restore the structure to the Jewish community. The decision follows more than ten years of lobbying efforts by representatives of the dwindling Jewish community. The Great Synagogue is known

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International, Jewish History

New Rabbi Careers Website Disrupts the Rabbinic Placement Process

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — RabbiCareers.com launched this week making it easier for a congregation, organization, or individual to find a rabbi for their needs. An easy to use job clearing house platform, RabbiCareers.com allows any community or individual to post a rabbinic position and reach a wide variety of rabbis. Rabbi Rebecca

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Jewish Religion

Alexis Arquette, transgender activist and actress, dies at 47

San Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg.  Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last name

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Nehemiah, a builder with political savvy

Nehemiah: Statesman and Sage by Dov S. Zakheim, Maggid Books., New Milfored, CT, ©2016, ISBN 978-1-59264-369-1, p. 246, $27.95 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California –  In 586 BCE, Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, overlooking the city of Jerusalem, capital of the Judean monarchy, standing on Mt. Scopus, the present home of the Hebrew University, watched as his

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish History, Jewish Religion

A Jewish primer laced with spiritual encounters

The Wondering Jew: My Journey into Judaism by Ellen Brazer; TCJ Publishing; ISBN 9780693-739945; 188 pages including book club questions, $12.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Novelist Ellen Brazer (Clouds Across the Sun; So It Was Written; Hearts of Fire) has authored a primer on the Jewish religion, perhaps as much for her

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

Correlation between Jewish holidays and Twitter faux pas?

According to an article in Highline about US Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, a friend of Ivanka’s noted a correlation between the occurrence of the Jewish Sabbath and holidays and Donald Trump’s more outstanding Twitter faux pas. The friend attributed the correlation to the fact that Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner are not

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Jewish Religion, USA

Documents tell wartime tale of Jews in Shanghai

The Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum hopes that documents about Jewish refugees’ life experience in Shanghai during World War II will eventually be listed in China’s national legacy archives. The museum said it will continue enriching and improving its collection of historical materials and make them part of the national legacy archives, and then global archives.

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International, Jewish History

What he did for Israel, no Jew could have done

By Jerry Klinger It‘s an unusual statement, “He did what no Jew could do.”  Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel coined it. She coined it to recognize the special service of Rev. John Stanley Grauel to Israel. Rev. Grauel served as a secret Haganah Agent on the famed Holocaust Refugee ship the Exodus.  Yet, Meir’s

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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East, USA