SAN DIEGO (SDJW) – The new interim general director of the San Diego Opera, William Mason, is the former general director of Chicago’s Lyric Opera. In a story by the U-T’s James Chute, Mason took issue with his predecessor Ian Campbell’s suggestion that cutting the Opera’s budget would lead to inferior quality: “You do things
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-The exquisite black and white cinematography of Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida mesmerizes audiences. Each meticulously composed and highly textured frame enhances the film’s acting, dialogue, and moments of silence. They capture the bleakness of communist Poland in the 1960s and the psychological turmoil gnawing at the souls of the novitiate nun Anna
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Jewish History, Lawrence Baron
ROME (WJC) — Returning to Rome from his visit to the Holy Land, Pope Francis told reporters that he won’t allow the beatification of his wartime predecessor Pius XII, who stands accused of not speaking out enough against the Holocaust. Francis told reporters on the plane that without a confirmed miracle on his record, the
Steven L. Richards, Sitting on Top of the World, © 2014 Create Space Independent Publishing, ISBN 978-1-49492-541-3, 516 large print pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Holocaust memoirs and titles like Sitting on Top of the World seem to contradict each other until one remembers that they are written about people who survived the Shoah.
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — With the Pope’s visit still echoing, it’s appropriate to reflect on religion, and its role in politics. Alongside the Pope in Bethlehem, Mahmoud Abbas proclaimed that all the problems are Israel’s fault, and that Palestinians are the true protectors of Christians hereabouts. He may have been hard pressed to assemble
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
JERUSALEM (TNA)– After a visit at the Dome of the Rock and after descending from the Temple Mount Pope Francis visited the Western Wall (Kotel) on Monday (May 26), where he prayed and placed a note among the Kotel’s stones. Before approaching the Holy site the Pope received a briefing on the history of the
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — In the Ukraine outside of Kiev, my great grandfather and great grandmother had a very large home (not Downton Abbey – but large) serviced by a domestic staff, to accommodate their growing family. In the mid 1800’s Leopold de Rothschild and Ferdinand de Rothschild were traveling through Russia and
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International, Jewish History
BERLIN (eturbonews.com) — Since its opening nine years ago, 44 of the 2,711 columns in the €27-million Berlin landmark have needed steel reinforcement, and the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that another 380 steel collars have been ordered to keep the landmark safe for visitors. More than 80 percent of the 2,711 concrete blocks in Berlin’s Memorial
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International, Jewish HistoryWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Senator Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) announced passage by the Senate of a bipartisan resolution (S. Res. 458 ) recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month and honoring Holocaust survivors for their contributions to the United States of America. The resolution, which was cosponsored by Majority
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Jewish History, USASAN DIEGO (SDJW) — U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) cast two newsworthy votes in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 22. The U-T and Associated Press reported that the House of Representatives had rejected Pentagon and White House pleas for spending cuts, with Davis among those voting for a $601 billion defense authorization …. The
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The First-Day-Issue dedication ceremony for the Harvey Milk Forever Stamp took place at the White House on Thursday, May 23. Forever Stamps which can be used as first-class postage even after postal rates change currently cost 49 cents. “Let this stamp remind us of the fundamental truth behind Mr. Milk’s
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Jewish Religion, USA
FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan (Press Release) – The late Dr. Maria Holecek was presented the award and title of “Righteous Among the Nations” in a ceremony hosted at the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus (www.holocaustcenter.org) in Farmington Hills, Mich. on May 18. “Righteous Among the Nations” is presented by the State of Israel to honor
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Jewish History, USA
By Sam Litvin SAN DIEGO–I’m home, far from the weary roads of travels. But as I listen to the new CD by Damike and Bete-Avraham, the beats transport me far away, far off to Africa more than a year ago.. I remember how on the flight over there, the plane broke through the thick,
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International, Jewish Religion, Sam Litvin, Travel and Food
NEW YORK (Press Release) — Local Jewish veterans of the Soviet Red Army, representatives of the Israeli government, and Jewish community dignitaries convened at the United Nations on Wednesday, May 21, to usher in a new Jewish holiday celebrating the rescue of European Jewry in 1945. Israel’s UN Ambassador Ron Prosor; Deputy Minister of Internal
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International, Jewish History