By Fernando Zweifach López SAN DIEGO — My father, a devout Catholic man from Mexico, and my mother, a Jewish woman raised by Orthodox parents whose family left Russia and Austria respectively to escape persecution and death, each explained to me as a young person the discrimination I would face because my life encompassed […]
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San Diego County
By Sig Christenson San Antonio Express-News When Oscar Stewart heard the sound of gunfire, it would have been natural to run the other way — but it also would have been contrary to what he’d done as a soldier in Iraq and as a San Antonio teenager who once tackled and punched an abusive
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I have had the privilege over the years of interviewing many Survivors about their experiences during the Holocaust. After doing a number of these interviews, I noticed a pattern. When they were recounting for me all the horrible things that had happened to them and their families
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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Rep. Scott Peters (D-San Diego) on Thursday introduced H. Res. 364, a bipartisan resolution in the House with more than 30 members of Congress, including members of the San Diego delegation. Senators Harris and Feinstein introduced the resolution in the Senate on Wednesday The resolution condemns the attack on the
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Jewish History, San Diego County, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday charged John T. Earnest, 19, with federal hate crimes, including the murder of one person and the attempted murder of 53 others, for his actions during the April 27 shooting at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue. Earnest was charged by criminal complaint with
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA
By Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – Once again it will be “blue and white day” this coming Friday at the Bellus Academy here. Students will dress in blue and white, contribute $2 a piece, and tell customers at the cosmetology school about the tragedy that struck Poway on April 27 when a gunman
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Who hasn’t looked in the mirror and wondered where they fit in? But for those of mixed heritage, the struggle is more pronounced. You tend to favor one parent more than the other and you really stand out in extended family photos. Can you prove that you are
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastEditor’s Note: Following are remarks delivered at the Yom HaZikaron observance Tuesday evening, May 7, at the Lawrence Family JCC. By Yiftach Levy LA JOLLA, California — We typically think of memory as a purely mental exercise – we remember in our heads and our imaginations – but remembering is a fully multisensory experience. We
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Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego CountyJERUSALEM (Press Release) — Tributes to the 12 Jews killed in the synagogue shootings of October 2018 in Pittsburgh and April 2019 in Poway took center stage Wednesday during The Jewish Agency for Israel’s memorial service for Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s annual day of remembrance for fallen soldiers and victims of terror attacks. The special guests
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Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, USAShe was murdered during gunman’s attack at Poway of Chabad East County Magazine SACRAMENTO, California — In the wake of the shooting in Poway, Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) adjourned the Senate floor session on April 28th in memory of Lori Gilbert Kaye, a Chabad of Poway synagogue congregant who died during the synagogue shooting on
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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USA
Himalayan Curry and Grill, 10330 Friars Rd. #104, San Diego, California 92120 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — As part of our “Eat around the world” program, my dad and I dropped by Himalayan Curry and Grill, a cute little Indian, Nepalese and Tibetan restaurant. I have to admit, I’m not sure what the difference is
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and FoodThis article will be updated with additional names as they become available By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In Sunday’s edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune, reporter Peter Rowe wrote an overview story about San Diego’s Jewish community entitled “Jewish San Diego: Unique Odyssey.” The subhead of the article was “Pain, promise over a history of
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego CountyBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Recently I received a recorded message on my iPhone, telling me, the “dear customer,” that my iCloud account had been breached. It gave me an 800 phone number that I should call back immediately. Instead, I hung up, then went to my computer and found the real phone
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USABy Ronit Weiss Berkowitz Translated from Hebrew SAN DIEGO — I am still emotionally overwhelmed by the powerful experience I had recently in class. I apologize for writing in Hebrew, it comes to me faster and I do not want those moments to slip away. I planned to talk to the students briefly about the
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA