Panic in a Suitcase by Yelena Akhtiorskaya; 307 pages. Riverhead Books. $27.95 By Janice Steinberg SAN DIEGO — Yelena Akhtiorskaya’s sentences frolic. They gambol. They have so much fun in Panic in a Suitcase, a marvel of a first novel about a Jewish immigrant family from Odessa, that you can’t wait to join the party. Those […]
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Each year the San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame honors five women who have been particularly outstanding in their field. At least eleven of the past 81 selectees have come from the Jewish community, among them: Dee Aker, Barbara Bry, Bonnie Dumanis, Gracia Molina de Pick, Judy Forman, Gloria Harris,
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Travel and FoodPalestinian Authority ordered to compensate victims of 2001 terrorist attack (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Jerusalem District Court has ordered the Palestinian Authority (PA) to pay restitution to the families of three people killed in a terrorist shooting attack in 2001. The decision concludes a 2009 lawsuit the victims’ families brought against the PA and
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Travel and FoodReport: Iran, not Israel, killed nuclear scientist in 2007 (JNS.org) A new report by The Media Line news agency indicates that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, not Israel, was behind the mysterious deaths of Iranian nuclear scientists in 2007. Since the incident, conspiracy theories have claimed that the Jewish state assassinated the scientists. Mahboobeh Hosseinpour—the sister of
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Women of Reform Judaism of Temple Emanu-El is hosting its annual Artisan Festival on Sunday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 pm. at the synagogue located at 6299 Capri Drive. There will be 52 artisans showcasing the finest in pottery, glassware, fused and blown glass, photography, jewelry, mosaics, painted silks, mosaics,
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO — On September 20, my wife Lee and I were in Seattle and attended the memorial service for the recently departed Peter Eros, age 82. You may remember him. He was the resident conductor of the San Diego Symphony in the 1970’s and the early 80’s. I was most surprised
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Travel and FoodHamas official details possible prisoner swap with Israel (JNS.org) Hamas and Israel may be on the verge of signing a deal that would involve the release of top Hamas officials and operatives in exchange for the remains of fallen Israeli soldiers. According to a post on Hamas official Mushir al-Masri’s Facebook page, the terrorist organization
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) – The American Jewish Committee (AJC_ hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address on Monday, Sept. 29, to the UN General Assembly. “Prime Minister Netanyahu powerfully spoke truth to power to the other 192 members of the United Nations,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. Netanyahu warned that Iran is proceeding on
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Travel and FoodUNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (WJC) — In his speech to the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, Abbas said Israeli “war crimes” in Gaza should be punished. He claimed that the scale of damage in Gaza was unprecedented and surpassed that of earlier wars. “This last war against Gaza was a series of absolute
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NEW YORK (Press Release) – EL AL Israel Airlines and JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) on Monday, Sept. 29 filed with the United States Department of Transportation seeking approval to codeshare. Subject to government approval, EL AL plans to place its “LY” code on select JetBlue-operated flights to/from New York (JFK/Newark), expanding options for EL AL customers throughout the
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Travel and FoodBiden’s new national security advisor scrutinized over policy on Israel, Iran (JNS.org) Dr. Colin Kahl, Vice President Joe Biden’s newly appointed national security advisor, has come under the microscope for his positions on Israel and Iran’s nuclear program. Kahl previously served as the top civilian Pentagon Middle East advisor for former defense secretaries Robert Gates
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Anyone who has taken piano lessons for any length of time has put his hands to Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer”. It takes hours of dedicated practice to master. But once you get the feel of it, it’s a lot of fun to play. Spawned in the honky tonks
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC called Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s address to the UN General Assembly a rhetorical cocktail of hatred, deceit and distortion. Once again, as in his previous UN speeches, Abbas undermined prospects for advancing peace. “President Abbas today offered no fresh ideas, indeed no hope for peace,” said AJC Executive Director
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LEEDS, England (Press Release) –A major international research project led by the University of Leeds in the UK has attracted significant funding to shine new light on forgotten works by Jewish artists. Performing the Jewish Archive has been awarded £1,534,076 (US$2.5 million) by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) under its Care for the
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