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Cardinals-Rangers Series will warm him through cold of hockey and football

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–The New York Yankees, those imperial contenders in pin-stripes, bowed out in the division series, taking with them a significant slice of the crowd that was only consoled by Boston’s ample free-fall and collapse. Never mind: we had been hoisted by the most dazzling, 24-hour wild-card frenzy in the game’s […]

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Something for every interest at upcoming S.D. Jewish Book Fair

LA JOLLA, California  (Press Release) – The 17th Annual San Diego Jewish Book Fair, with continuing support from Founding Benefactors The Viterbi Family Foundation and presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the  Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, will run November 3-13. A complete schedule of Book Fair speakers can

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Scholar Shafir to lecture on Israeli-Palestinian conflict Nov. 14 and 16

CARLSBAD, California (Press Release) — The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture’s Scholar Lectures Jewish Studies continues at the Carlsbad Dove Library with  Professor Gershon Shafir of  UCSD discussing the history of Israeli-Palestinian relations, at 7 p.m., Nov. 14. series. Shafir’s lecture will take place in the Schulman Auditorium of the Carlsbad Dove Library on November

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Arab protests, Occupy movement give little reason for optimism

By Ira SharkanskyJERUSALEM — My cynic’s view of events sees a connection between Arab  Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter and the protests in Tel Aviv and on Wall Street, also  said to be happening in 900 cities of 80 countries. (Ha’aretz, October  16, p. 7) Crowds of decent people, along with politically correct leaders, who  seek improvements with little

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Danny Bloom, Web Surfer: Global arts and entertainment

Editor’s Note: Danny Bloom, our Taiwan bureau chief, constantly monitors the internet looking for Jewish-angled stories. It takes him around the virtual world. Coco Lee-Bruce Rockowitz tie the knot HONG KONG — The beautiful and talented 30-something Coco Lee (李玟) tied the knot the other day in Hong Kong with Canadian billionaire boyfriend Bruce Rockowitz

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Two bricks from Buchenwald

By John Brennan BUCHENWALD, Germany — The unspeakable horror, the ignored cries of pain, and the unimaginable suffering. The final resting place for more than 50,000 innocent souls. This was Nazi era Germany: This was Buchenwald, the death camp infamous for performing medical experiments on its inmates. Its place in history marked by being the

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Largest Jewish book sale in Southern California planned in November

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– What is believed to be the largest Jewish book sale in Southern California is planned at The 17th Annual San Diego Jewish Book Fair, with continuing support from Founding Benefactors The Viterbi Family Foundation and presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community

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Mahler’s life, Turkish immigrants, featured subjects of German Film Festival

By David Amos SAN DIEGO — two films which were part of the first San Diego German Film Festival on October 22 and 23 at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. were absorbing, entertaining, and certainly worth my recommendation for you to pursue. The first film was titled Alamanya, Welcome to Germany. It

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‘Family Day’ Nov. 6 to be a highlight of SD Jewish Book Fair

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, presents “Family Day,” a collaboration with Nierman Preschool, on Sun., November 6, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Family Day is part of the 17th Annual San Diego Jewish Book Fair, sponsored by The Viterbi Family

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San Diego rally Sunday will celebrate Shalit release

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –The San Diego Israeli and Jewish community rejoices today over the  release today of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit (pronouncer Gee-laad  Sha-leet), who has been held in captivity for over five years. Hamas, the  terrorist group that now governs Gaza, violated all civilized standards by  abducting him from Israeli territory near Gaza

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