By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — FIFA, soccer’s governing body, is in the midst of a huge organizational scandal. During the last FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil in 2014, what did the Israeli company Elbit Systems do to support the games? A. They supplied kosher food for all of the Jewish athletes who were […]
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The theme of Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School (SSDHDS)’s 52nd fundraising gala on Sunday, June 7, was “Growing Greatness” and what better venue to stage it than at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park, a sports museum conceived and implemented by the late Bob Breitbard, who
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Marcia Tatz Wollner, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, The World We ShareBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Jibril Rajoub, the PA Minister for Sport and convicted terrorist, the minister who attempted to get Israel thrown out of FIFA, was prevented from entering Jordan when returning on a flight from Tunisia. The Jordanians temporarily prevented him from entering into Jordan on his way back to Ramallah on the
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Barry Shaw, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsSouthern Israelis call for stronger response to Gaza rocket fire (JNS.org) Following Tuesday’s rocket fire launched from the Gaza Strip into the Gan Yavne area near Ashdod, residents of southern Israel are demanding a tougher response to the cross-border rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave. “I expect our country to respond with force to
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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — “Kick the Jewish State out of Football!” This is Racism, FIFA! If Israel has to go that extra mile for peace after multiple offers of concessions were roundly rejected, then the Palestinians, who are so far behind, have to go a full marathon distance just to catch up. But they
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Barry Shaw, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsENCINITAS, California (Press Release) – Guardians of San Diego will host its 24th Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament “Take a Swing for Seniors” presented by The William Gumpert Foundation on Monday, July 27th at the Del Mar Country Club with Devin Chodorow and Gary Pollak serving as Co-Chairs. The annual tournament raises funds to support
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San Diego Calendar, Sports & CompetitionsBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich visited Tom Brady prior to this year’s Super Bowl to interview him for an article. Leibovich noticed that there was a Chanukkah menorah on a shelf in Brady’s house. When he asked Brady about it, what was Tom’s response? “When I was first
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Editor’s Note: In my quest to find Jewish stories wherever I go, I decided there is no place like home to illustrate the concept that “there is a Jewish story everywhere.” Interstate 8 roughly follows the traditional route that settlers took in their covered wagons in the mid-19th century to get to San Diego from
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Travel and FoodBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — What is the Jewish connection to this year’s Kentucky Derby? Choose your answer. A. The winning horse, American Pharaoh, is owned by Ahmed Zayat, a Coptic Christian from Egypt. Zayat, the CEO of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation in the 1980’s, was responsible for negotiating with Israel’s Energy
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By Joshua Halickman TEL AVIV — Michael Greenberg grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles in what would be described as the American Dream. His father Avery had moved for the sun of California from the cold and dreary winters of Montreal back in the early 1970’s. Along with his wife Sharon, Michael and his
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions
UTRECHT, The Netherlands (WJC)– A Dutch soccer club is working to identify fans who chanted anti-Semitic slogans about the Holocaust during a match with a rival team from Amsterdam. The chants were documented on Sunday at Galgenwaard Stadium in Utrecht during an honor division match between Amsterdam’s Ajax team and FC Utrecht. Utrecht supporters chanted
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By Joshua Halickman KIRYAT SHEMONA, Israel — Walking up to the Kiryat Shemona Municipal Stadium, I could see the beautiful snow-capped Hermon Mountain in the background of this picturesque facility planted right in the middle of a suburban neighborhood far away from the hustle and bustle of Tel Aviv. This is where the 2014 Israel State Cup
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — After its improbable opening day last season in Australia, baseball will debut year this in the appropriately Midwestern locale of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. Cubs fans will be sanguine for a week or two. Like the clinging vines of that old ballyard, America will be green with hope. The All
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Sports & Competitions, USA
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — As the popularity of cycling continues to increase across the world, Israel is working to develop cycling trails that make the country’s spectacular desert accessible to cyclists. This week, the southern segment of the Israel Bike Trail was inaugurated on February 24 and offers for the first time a unique uninterrupted
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