Jewish History

Memorial sought for U.S. liberators of Buchenwald

By Sergio Carmona Florida Jewish Journal Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach [Florida] is on a mission to make sure that American liberators of the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald are honored with a memorial. Buchenwald, a Nazi camp established on Ettersberg Hill near Weimar, Germany, was liberated by Lt. Gen. George S. Patton’s United States Third

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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA

Book Review: ‘Confessions of a Yiddish Writer’

Confessions of a Yiddish Writer and Other Essays by Chava Rosenfarb, McGill-Queens University Press © 2019, 282 pages including appendix and index.   By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Chava Rosenfarb was recognized as a novelist and essayist of substance by those of the post-Holocaust, shrinking, Yiddish-speaking world, but it remained for her daughter,

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

Seven ‘Women of Valor’ saluted at Jewish Arts Festival

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Celebrating its tenth anniversary as an annual part of the Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival, this year’s Women of Valor featured seven outstanding local Jewish women, Jaqui Silver, Pianist and Educator; Allison Price, Philanthropist and Body Builder; Theresa Dupuis, Chair of San Diego Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy;

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Eileen Wingard, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Moe Berg’s surprising double life

The Spy Behind Home Plate, a documentary on the life of Moe Berg by Aviva Kempner, opening June 28 at the Landmark Ken Theater, 4061 Adams Avenue, San Diego. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In baseball, an all-around player is one who can hit, field, steal bases, and inspire his team mates.  They

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Diverse society seeks to define Australia’s values

By Seamus Carr MELBOURNE, Australia –Since Prime Minister John Howard’s government first introduced the Citizenship Test in 2007, politicians have been bandying around words to describe what they believe are ‘Australian values’. Trying to define what Australian values are in a way that is meaningful to our diverse society, and is not just about political

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International, Jewish History

‘Wiesenthal’ dramatizes life of Nazi- hunter

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — While there is little to laugh about when it comes to the subject of the Holocaust, Simon Wiesenthal (Tom Dugan), began the one-man show with a joke.  The longer the show went on, the more the actor revealed the character, and perhaps a trace of hubris, of Simon

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Eva Trieger, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Those of Jewish blood quite populous

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin  BOCA RATON, Florida — Most people are convinced that there are comparatively few Jews in the world, only about 13.3 million in 2001, about 1.4 percent of the world population.  Of these 4.9 million lived in Israel and 8.3 million outside the Holy Land. Logic would dictate that the actual

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International, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

NMAJH devotes exhibition to ‘Notorious RBG’

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Press Release)—The National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) will be the premier East Coast venue for Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first-ever exhibition about the trailblazing associate justice. Based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name and created in partnership with its

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Jewish History, USA

‘Anne Frank’ may be presented to Muslims in Urdu

By Navras J. Aafreedi. Ph.D KOLKATA, India –The Diary of Anne Frank has been translated into seventy languages, including a few South Asian ones.  These include Hindi, the official link language of India and the fourth most widely spoken language with 341 million speakers; Bengali, the national language of Bangladesh and the fifth most widely

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast