By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Perhaps it is my bias, but sometimes I think that rabbis should often talk about the lessons drawn from their own lives and not only about the morals we should glean from the legends of such rabbis of old as Shammai, Hillel, and Tarfon. This is not to […]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Roz Rothstein was galvanized into responding to the anti-Jewish violence of the Second Intifada and especially to the mutilation murders discovered on May 8, 2001 of teenagers Koby Mandell, 13, and Yosef Ishran, 14. The boys had hiked in the Judean Desert
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
JCC Association of North America gratified by conviction of Israeli who made multiple bomb threats A Tel Aviv District Court convicted 19-year-old Michael Ron David Kadar, a dual American-Israeli citizen, Thursday on multiple counts, including conspiracy to commit a crime, for the hundreds of bomb threats he made against Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) across the United States
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Jewish History, Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club has scheduled Ruth Hohberg as guest speaker at the July 18 Dinner Forum beginning at 6:30 p.m. Her presentation will cover Getting Here, an Odyssey through WWII recounting some of the memories of her experiences as a child during the war. This program is open to all. Membership at Beth
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International, Jewish History, San Diego Calendar
Supreme Court’s 5-4 ‘Travel Ban’ decision saw Jewish justices in the minority In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s Executive Order Number One which the administration describes as a ban of travel from countries which have insufficient vetting procedures against terrorists, and which opponents describe as a “Muslim ban,” as most
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USATRENTON, New Jersey (Press Release) — The New Jersey Legislature on Thursday voted unanimously on a measure which affirms the historical connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem and condemns efforts by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to deny Jews’ historical, religious, and cultural ties to Jerusalem. Avi Posnick, StandWithUs Northeast Managing
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
Editor’s Note: This is the 16th in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 By Donald
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Travel and Food, USA
Persecuted. Engaged. Married. Marriages of convenience in exile by Sabine Bergler and Irene Messinger, Jewish Museum Vienna, 2018, 147 pages. By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California.– We marry for love, romance, money, and to procreate and extend family lineages. Marriages of convenience (MOC) are embedded in politics, survival, citizenship, and migration. Marriage and Nazi domination evokes
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Oliver Pollak
SAN DIEGO — Following are some of the stories of Jewish interest that hit our editor’s computer mail box at editor@sdjewishworld.com on Saturday, June 16, and Sunday, June 17. We are interested in local, national, and international news of Jewish interest, and welcome comments from members of the Jewish community about these news items. American Jewish
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – What started as a family research project has developed into an intriguing way to tell the stories of Holocaust survivors that may ignite the interest of younger generations. Sarah Kamaras, an independent film maker based in New York, has taken the usual components of survivor testimony and stock
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM — Once in a generation – if we’re lucky – do we witness the creation of a project so expansive, so extraordinary, that it revolutionizes Jewish scholarship for hundreds of thousands – perhaps millions — of people, and for future generations. Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz is perhaps best known for
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein Greenwald
JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, addressing the AJC Global Forum, extolled his country’s close relations with Israel, recalled the efforts of his countrymen to save Bulgaria’s Jewish population during World War II, and expressed support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “I feel at home and in the company of
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International, Jewish History, Middle East
By Moshe Phillips NEW YORK — With the summer wedding season upon us, Jewish couples are preparing for marriage ceremonies that will conclude with the ancient ritual that many know simply as “the breaking of the glass.” Many a groom’s heel will crush a small glass under a handkerchief. Unfortunately for many assimilated Jews, the only
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
Israel’s historical sites represent more than events from long ago—they tell the story of a nation and its people By Rachel Cohen Historical sites have the ability to stir emotions. Take the Statue of Liberty in New York, for example. Nearly every visitor—from anywhere around the world—can surely appreciate its significance, meaning, and symbolism for
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Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and Food