Judaism

Coalition crisis averted as Shabbat work on train lines limited

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu averted a brewing coalition crisis Friday morning, settling a government dispute over infrastructure work by Israel”s train system on Shabbat. The haredi parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism, had issued an ultimatum Thursday evening, demanding the Prime Minister restrict work by the state-owned rail company during the Jewish holy day. Giving […]

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Fearing and revering God

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — In parashat Eikev, Moses succinctly summarizes God’s demands of us: “And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God demand of you? Only this: to revere the Lord your God, to walk only in His paths, to love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with

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Jewish Religion

A kosher corner for campers in Lake Como, PA

LAKEWOOD, Pennsylvania — There was a time when you couldn’t get kosher sushi or iced coffee while at sleepaway camp. But most campers don’t remember those dark days. “No sushi?” asked Yael, a 13-year-old camper from Camp Lavi in Lakewood, Pennsylvania. “How’d you survive?” Welcome to the Pocono Mountains, home to approximately 50 sleepaway camps

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Jewish Religion, USA

Major exhibition to focus on San Diego Jews

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – A nine-month-long, 10,000 square foot exhibition about the Jews of San Diego, including the community’s history, achievements and troubles since 1850, is now in the design stage with an opening planned in March 2017 at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. Joellyn Zollman, a professor who

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Mexican Actress Chachita Dead After Pneumonia Complications

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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International, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

US museum wins legal fight over paintings seized by Nazis

Los Angeles (dpa) – Two Renaissance paintings seized by the Nazis during World War II will remain the property of a California museum after a US court Monday ruled against a claim by the family of the Jewish art dealer from whom they were taken. Judge John F Walter of the US District Court in

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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Goebbels’ wife had Jewish father, new document shows

The wife of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels had a Jewish father, according to a new document discovered in the Berlin archives. The document was published in the German newspaper Bild, the London-based Jewish Chronicle reported last week. It shows that the father of Magda Goebbels was a Jewish businessman named Richard Friedlander, who married

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International, Jewish History

Italian soprano Daniela Dessi dies suddenly

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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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials

Jazz harmonica master Toots Thielemans dies at 94

 * 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

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials