Jewish History

Never Again: Holocaust news for November 23, 2015

A history of early Nazi Germany worth reading In the Garden of Beasts; Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson; Broadway Books, New York, 2011 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The Garden of Beasts in the title refers to the inhabitants of Berlin’s Tiergarten, the park in central Berlin that once served […]

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History

An appeal to readers in the Slovak Republic

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Among the subscribers to San Diego Jewish World are a few readers in the Slovak Republic.  I would like to address this article to them, as well as to anyone else who might be able to throw light upon the subject of Judge Jacob Weinberger’s early life. Weinberger’s name

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, USA

Never Again: Holocaust News for Nov. 17, 2015

Holocaust Remembrance must also look to the present and the future By Menachem Rosensaft WASHINGTON, D.C.  (WJC)– Following are remarks delivered to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Inaugural Second Generation Leadership Mission, Washington, DC, November 15, 2015.  Text provided by the World Jewish Congress. I am honored to be with you this evening, honored

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Jewish History

Never Again: Holocaust news for November 16, 2015

A Curious Coincidence and a Visit to Yad Vashem By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — The anniversary of the Pogrom of 9th November 1938, otherwise known as Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, is marked every year by Jews all over the world. It is not a religious occasion, but does nevertheless serve to unite Jewish

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History

Lecturer tells of Jews in India, Poland and Peru

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—When Laura Ben-David addresses a gathering at SCY High on Tuesday, Nov. 17, about the work of Shavei Israel in reconnecting “lost” communities to their Jewish roots, she could spin the globe and put her finger on almost any populated continent and have a story there to tell. In a

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East

Humor, camaraderie mark Kolender’s memorial

  Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Michael Mantell SAN DIEGO – It was the kind of memorial service that the late Sheriff Bill Kolender would have enjoyed.  There was lots of humor and plenty of the camaraderie that he was credited with fostering among law enforcement agencies. Civilians and uniformed officers from both

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Michael Mantell, San Diego County

Never Again: Holocaust news for November 7, 2015

After the Survivors perish, who will tell their stories? By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan–Some time in the near future, the last known Holocaust survivor will pass away, and there will be no more people to tell the first-hand story of what happened in those dark days in Europe. When I asked two people recently

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, USA

Memorial for Holocaust liberators sought in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Men’s Club of Beth Israel of San Diego will host Mark and Frank Powell as featured speakers at its December 16 Dinner Forum. Their presentation will focus on a project they are spearheading regarding a World War II Holocaust Memorial to honor the Liberation of Holocaust Survivors. The brothers established the

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International, Jewish History, San Diego Calendar

Never Again: Holocaust news for November 4, 2015

House resolution urging protection of Jewish communities lauded   NEW YORK (Press Release)–“The Conference of Presidents applauds the House of Representatives for unanimously passing a bipartisan resolution which urges the United States and European governments to take steps to keep Jewish communities around the world safe.” So said Stephen Greenberg, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive

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International, Jewish History

Never Again: Holocaust news for November 3, 2015

Sen. Schumer: U.S. to help compensate French rail’s Holocaust deportees WASHINGTON, D.C. (JNS.org)– The U.S. State Department will accept applications for restitution from Holocaust victims (and their family members) who were transported to concentration camps by the French rail company Societé Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais (SNCF), according to an announcement made last week

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International, Jewish History