The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger; Scribner, 289 pages including index; $27. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This book, no doubt, will be remembered as important for going beyond the realm of a Holocaust memoir and becoming a Holocaust life lesson. For Eger, the retelling of her experiences at
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish HistoryNobel Prize winning physicist warned against the ‘naive’ approach towards Germany from the then British PM By Jewish News reporter Albert Einstein 1938 ALS Regarding Hitler. Photo credit: Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://natedsanders.com/Albert_Einstein_1938_ALS_Regarding_Hitler_______Ho-LOT46972.aspx) A letter from Albert Einstein to his best friend in which he criticises Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of Nazi Germany is to be
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Jewish History, USAWe all think we know Curious George, the rambunctious primate who’s been entertaining children since his first book was published in 1941. He’s been in television shows, blockbuster movies and video games, shaping the lives of countless children. But a new documentary, Monkey Business, tells the story of the iconic children’s character on film for
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAHans Wolfermann is remembered for his tenacity in the face of dictatorial regimes from Nazi Europe to South America By Steve North Hans Wolfermann was nearly 96 when he passed away last month, lucid until the end, with his loving wife of 70 years at his side. It was, perhaps, a typical death in a
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International, Jewish History, USAA new film explores the forgotten history of when the Caribbean island became a temporary gem hub after opening its doors to thousands of European Jews fleeing the Nazis By Larry Luxner HAVANA, Cuba — On a hot and steamy Shabbat afternoon in early July, 50 or so Jews gathered in the social hall of
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International, Jewish HistoryA civil rights group has accused President Donald Trump of creating an “incubator of hate” after a Holocaust memorial in Boston was vandalized for the second time in two months on Monday. Police in Boston arrested a 17-year-old male suspect on Monday evening after being told by witnesses that he had thrown a rock and
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Jewish History, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We recently had the pleasure of hosting a family of Japanese friends on our balcony. Along with the view, extending 35 miles to the lights of Amman, in contrast with their Tokyo view to the nearby apartment house, we talked at length, as we have done in the past, about
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — “Jews will not replace us!” This was one of the slogans chanted by the Alt-Right in Charlottesville, VA yesterday. A more diverse group gathered in opposition to the blend of Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists at Emancipation Park. (As far as I can tell, the only difference between them
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Eric George Tauber, Jewish History, USATel Aviv (dpa) – The world’s oldest man, Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, died Friday in the Israeli city of Haifa at the age of 113. Kristal’s daughter, Schulamit Kristal, confirmed her father’s passing to dpa, following reports of his death in the newspaper Haaretz. The Guinness Book of Records awarded Kristal the title of world’s
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Jewish History, Middle EastFor the past 20 years Stolpersteine, or stumbling stones, have peppered the idyllic town of Salzburg, a reminder of the city’s victims. But does anyone notice? By Noah Lederman SALZBURG, Austria — Let the dead trip the people into remembering — that was the committee’s first proposal for how the Stolpersteine plaques should be installed
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International, Jewish HistorySAN DIEGO (Press Release)–This year, 2017, marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I. In commemoration of that and as part of the program series related to “Celebrate San Diego! The History & Heritage of San Diego’s Jewish Community,” the San Diego History Center will host a public lecture at
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Jewish History, San Diego CountyCHARLOTTE, N.C., August 8, 2017 – Steven Spielberg’s 1993 epic historical drama “Schindler’s List” was a powerful account of the efforts of German businessman Oskar Schindler to save the lives of Jews interred at Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland. Like Schindler, there was another similar list created by a man with a more recognizable last
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International, Jewish HistoryBest known for shaming Berlin memorial goers with ‘YOLOCAUST,’ Shahak Shapira stages protest over social media giant’s failure to delete offensive messages By Times of Israel staff An Israeli-German artist best known for his “ YOLOCAUST” project, which combined selfies taken at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial with images of concentration camp victims, released a video Monday
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Isaac Artenstein from Bettina Hanna on Vimeo. By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Filmmaker Isaac Artenstein likes to tell good stories, especially unknown ones, and if those stories inform and entertain others, even better. He feels that the Jews of the Southwest have an untold story as the narrative has been mostly about the Anglo
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