In Search of Israeli Cuisine, a film by Roger Sherman, Menemsha Films, 2016; opening April 21 at Landmark’s Ken Cinema, 4061 Adams Ave, San Diego. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Good reporting can be sabotaged by haphazard editing, and that, sadly, is what happened to this film in which host Michael Solomonov, owner of
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodFlying comes with a few health risks—but the biggest one might not be felt by passengers Flickr user Travis Wise Commercial flights are getting longer and longer. Currently, the world’s longest commercial flight takes seventeen and a half hours. It connects Auckland, New Zealand to Doha, Qatar, and was only introduced in February. It probably
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Travel and FoodHAVANA – Cuba’s tourism industry, now its most dynamic economic sector, is looking to boost visitor numbers by attracting larger cruise ships. International cruise operators, such as Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line, have regularly sailed into Cuban ports. The plan is to expand the ports’ infrastructure to accommodate larger passenger ships. Jose Manuel
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As I Remember It by Cynthia Citron, © 2017 Xlibris; ISBN 9780152-4571627. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Given that Nancy and I are mentioned in Cynthia Citron’s book, I feel a bit embarrassed recommending it to you. But the fact is, Cynthia also writes in her memoir about important people with whom she
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Travel and FoodHow is this bread different from all other breads? It contains almost twice as many calories By Times of Israel staff Matzah, eat with care. (photo credit: Sophie Gordon / Flash 90) It shouldn’t come as a surprise that people complain of weight gain of Passover, a festival defined by the eating of unleavened bread,
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Jewish Religion, Travel and FoodBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — When the Oxford Dictionaries in Britain made a list of new words it was accepting into its chambers for 2017, J.K. Rowling’s ”Harry Potter” novels had its “quidditch term accepted, along with “latte art,” “floordrobe,” “snoozefest” and ”cli-fi.” Words matter, and the editors of this British dictionary in London
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal JERUSALEM — We spent Seder night and the First Day of Passover at Kibbutz HaSolelim in the Galilee. This is where Dan, Michal, his bat zug (partner), and their adorable baby daughter Kerem live. Like many kibbutzim, HaSolelim is now “privatized.” This means that members’ salaries are differentiated and gone are
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Middle East, Travel and FoodCHICAGO — The United Airlines passenger dragged from a plane at O’Hare International Airport Sunday will require reconstructive surgery, and both United and the city of Chicago are responsible for Dr. David Dao’s injuries, his attorney said Thursday. Blaming an overly aggressive response by the city’s Aviation Department officers and accusing United of failing to
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Travel and FoodIPANEMA, MINAS GERAIS, Brazil – His nicotine-yellow eyes and haunted stare gave José de Moraes the look of a man who had been to the brink of death and back again. “I am debilitated,” he said. A 54-year-old city council employee, de Moraes caught yellow fever two months ago, the same strain that has killed
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodUnited Airlines, the Chicago-based giant at the center of a public relations storm for its forcible removal of a passenger from a weekend flight, has spent more than $41 million during the past decade to lobby the federal government, often battling consumer-friendly causes. A MapLight/International Business Times review of records kept by the Center for
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