-Staff Report- SAN DIEGO — District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, a Jewish candidate for mayor who believes San Diego’s government should take a more active role in how the schools are run, announced opposition to School Board member Scott Barnett’s suggestion that the district should declare itself bankrupt and let the state fix the fiscal problems. […]
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Travel and FoodBy Marsha Sutton LA JOLLA, California — Next week, the University of California San Diego will present, with great fanfare, Israel Hate Week – also known as Israel Apartheid Week, Justice in Palestine Week, Anti-Israel Week and, by the other side, Israel Solidarity Week. Its names are many but its single-minded objective is clear: to
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By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Windfall! Q: I’ve just received millions from an inheritance. My head is spinning! What do I need to think about? A: Oy, such a problem! If you’re single, have I got a girl for you… Seriously, though, dealing with sudden wealth, although a “good” problem, can be quite stressful.
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By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — Harry Belafonte, the musical legend and civil rights icon, first met Martin Luther King Jr. in 1956. King phoned the rising calypso star in New York, and according to Belafonte’s memoirs, said, simply: “You don’t know me, Mr. Belafonte, but my name is Martin Luther King Jr.”
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Travel and FoodBy Norene Gilletz TORONTO, Canada –Shavuot, which begins at sundown on Saturday, May 26, commemorates the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai and is also the Festival of the First Fruits. Dairy foods such as cheesecakes, kugels and blintzes are traditionally served for Shavuot. Cheesecake is always a hit and
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO — As the June 5 primary election nears, electronic and postal mail boxes are filling up with news and accusations about candidates. We try to sort through the material to find what is interesting for members of the Jewish community Congressman Bob Filner is trying to turn the Union-Tribune’s front page endorsement
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By Ronn Torossian NEW YORK —The Avengers opened this weekend to the biggest film opening of all time – making over $200 million at the box office in a single weekend in cinemas in North America, and set to become one of only a handful of movies to gross $1 billion worldwide. Unknown to many
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — It was bad enough that Mariano Rivera, arguably the greatest relief pitcher in major league history, suffered a freak, batting practice-related, career-threatening knee injury on Thursday night. The fact that this happened to the consummate New York Yankee along the running track in Kansas City calls basic baseball
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By Yiftach Levy LA JOLLA, California –Since being appointed to the role of Israel’s deputy foreign minister in 2009, Danny Ayalon has achieved some measure of success in an area that has been problematic for Israel for years, if not decades: its PR image. Using — indeed, embracing — emerging technology and social media tools
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Travel and FoodBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO (SDJW) –On the air District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, one of two members of the Jewish community running for mayor, plays up her credentials of running a big office. But there’s another, less public campaign, in which Dumanis has been expressing doubt and skepticism about rival candidate Nathan Fletcher’s support
-Staff report- SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — The two Jewish candidates in the four-person San Diego mayoral contest campaigned on Tuesday by announcing endorsements and urging national action to improve the ports. One of those mayoral candidates, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, was lauded by former Democratic Congresswoman Lynn Schenk, who said of the Republican law enforcement
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COMMACK, N.Y (Press Release). –Joanna Sue Zeiger, a 2000 Olympian and 2008 World Champion in triathlon and Ph.D. in genetic epidemiology, was inducted with eight other sports figures April 29 into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame located at the Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center here.. Zeiger, a native San Diegan now residing in
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Travel and FoodBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Have you ever wondered about what the Talmud says about investing? The following Q&A may be instructive. Q: Does the Talmud provide guidance on investing? A: Actually, yes. According to the Talmud, “Let every man divide his money into three parts, and invest a third in land, a third
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By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Harbour of Hope is a new documentary by the Swedish filmmaker Magnus Gertten. It describes how, in the last days of World War II, his country rescued thousands of inmates from Nazi concentration camps. The opening scene shows old footage of a girl looking into the camera. It’s my
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