By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — At the Western Wall on Friday night, May 3, cast members from the hit American TV shows, Scandal, and Once Upon a Time found themselves immediately recognized by religious Jewish prayer-goers. ”People approached us at the Western Wall, saying they watch our shows,” said Katie Lowes, who portrays attorney Quinn […]
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MIAMI, Florida (Press Release) – Israeli mountain climber Nadav Ben-Yehuda, who gained international fame when he halted his climb of Mount Everest 300 yards from the summit to help a Turkish climber who was near death, has received the Florida International University Medallion of Courage. The Medallion of Courage honors individuals who pursue or defend
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By Eran Mukamel LA JOLLA, California–One of the Hebrew language’s most celebrated novelists, essayists and committed public activists visited San Diego last week to talk about Israel’s past, present and future. Amos Oz came to UCSD as the Herman Wouk Chair of Modern Judaic Studies Lecturer, and he used the occasion to confess to his love affair
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By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Question: I want to plan ahead for retirement and want to know how much I need. I’ve heard numbers anywhere from $3 million to $5 million. Answer: I am famous for giving 2 answers and this time is no exception. Before giving any answer, please know that it is
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By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Dr. Elizabeth Kubler Ross wrote of the five stages of grief—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. She attributed these to people dealing with their own imminent deaths. The popular media seized these stages and attributed them to people grieving the death of a loved one. This is
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Michelle Guefen will star in J*Company’s upcoming production of Hello, Dolly! at the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, May 3-12. For tickets and information go to www.sdcjc.org/jcompany. By Michelle Guefen LA JOLLA, California — This May, I will be embodying the role of Dolly Levi in J*Company’s production of Hello, Dolly! It is the
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Travel and FoodTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Because it has no source of energy, a dead star — known as a white dwarf — will eventually cool down and fade away. But circumstantial evidence suggests that white dwarfs can still support habitable planets, says Prof. Dan Maoz of Tel Aviv University’s School of Physics and Astronomy. Now Prof.
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By Garry Fabian CAPE TOWN, South Africa — While the Jewish population in South Africa has diminished over the last decade as many have emigrated to the US, Australia, Israel and other parts of the world, there is still a substantial number living in the country. We recently spent a week in Cape Town, where
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International, Jewish Religion, Travel and FoodBy Rachel Marder/JNS.org JERUSALEM – While Israel is fast becoming a leader in the biomedical and biotechnology fields, industry experts say the Israeli Health Ministry may be unduly hindering its growth. Famously called a “start-up nation,” a nickname coined by Dan Senor and Saul Singer in their 2009 book about the Jewish state’s economic miracle, today
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — It is not every day that downtown Jerusalem is featured in international films. But this past Friday a Chinese film production drew local attention, as movie scenes for what is expected to be a blockbuster movie in China, were shot along the busy Ben Yehuda Street. The film, The Old
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Travel and FoodBy Danny Bloom CHIAYI City, Taiwan — National Taiwan Normal University — and “Normal University” here is a French educational term that means a “Teachers College” — signed a partnership agreement with the Board of Education of the San Diego Unified School District to help provide Chinese-language teachers for an Asian-language learning center set to
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Travel and FoodSpin Your Web by Damona Hoffman, WaterfrontDigitalPress.com, 2013, 978-1-939116-16-1, 89 pgs., $9.95 By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Being a confirmed bachelorette, I was all set to debunk Damona Hoffman’s book on Internet dating. However just a few pages into it, I realized I have to give credit where credit is due. This author/researcher
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Eva Trieger, Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Jewish Federation of San Diego County and community partners will sponsor an annual community event to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut on April 21 held at Nobel Athletic Field in the University City area. This is a free event to celebrate and educate our local community about Israel and its culture.
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