By Laurel Corona SAN DIEGO — As an author of both fiction and nonfiction, I know I should be patient with the time it takes for characters to be introduced, background and setting to be established, and a narrative to coalesce and move forward. I must admit, however, that when it comes to films, I am […]
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which documents the tragic fate of Europe’s Roma at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II, is alarmed by the precarious situation of the Roma in today’s Europe. It calls on European central and local governments to be mindful of
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Travel and FoodPORTLAND, Oregon (Press Release)– A charity headquartered in Portland and its founder and former CEO entered pleas of guilty to federal conspiracy charges today in District Court. Mehrdad Yasrebi, 53, of Clackamas, founded the tax-exempt charity Child Foundation in 1994 and served as its Chief Executive Officer until his resignation last year. The Information
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The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2010. 603 pages By David Strom SAN DIEGO–All of us have faced and crossed some invisible bridges in our lives. Did you notice the bridge you crossed from childhood into adulthood? Did you feel it? We often feel the “rocky and sometimes stormy bridge”
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The 21st Anniversary San Diego Jewish Film Festival, sponsored by the Leichtag Family Foundation, and presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, will run February 10-20, 2011. The San Diego Jewish Film Festival showcases more than 45
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The U.S. Department of State’s next Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) delegation will be to Cairo, Egypt, from January 9 to 12, 2011. In coordination with the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), the U.S. Department of State is sending 13 prominent U.S. investors and entrepreneurs–along with several U.S. government employees
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Travel and FoodEN ROUTE TO ABU DHABI, January 9 (Press Release)– Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she does not favor letting up the pressure on Iran just because Israeli intelligence sources believe Iran is farther away from development of a nuclear weapon than prevously thought. She met with reporters aboard her plane en route to the
By Charlotte Thalmay COPENHAGEN –Telling about the Rescue of the Danish Jews during the Holocaust is of course a very personal thing. However, this is a story that has affected almost 95% of the Jewish population of Denmark and is therefore something most of us share in this community. Denmark was the only occupied country
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Travel and FoodBy Dave Block SAN DIEGO — I am proud of my Jewish heritage. Being Jewish is a gift. I treasure that identity. It has been a source of the important values of all: family, charity, wisdom, compassion, social justice, and culture. To be Jewish today is to recognize that every person is created in the image of God and
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Grace Paley: Collected Shorts, directed by Lilly Rivlin, USA, 2010, video, documentary, 74 minutes By Gail Feinstein Forman SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Jewish Film Festival is offering a moving tribute to Grace Paley, activist and writer, in the film, Grace Paley: Collected Shorts. The filmmakers have succeeded in showcasing this remarkable women’s liberal activism
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By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — We’ve all seen John Lithgow on the stage or screen at one time or another. As five-time Emmy Award winner in the television series Third Rock From the Sun. Or as a two-time winner of Broadway’s Tony Award (for Changing Room and Sweet Smell of Success). And certainly we
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON (Press Release) – A former CIA officer was arrested Thursday on charges that he illegally disclosed national defense information and obstructed justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia. Jeffrey Alexander Sterling, 43, of O’Fallon, Mo., was charged in a
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has called upon President Barack Obama to condemn by name the Islamist terrorists who carried out attacks in Egypt, Iraq, Palestinian-controlled areas and Nigeria that have occurred in recent weeks and months. The ZOA has argued that it is inadequate that President Obama merely expresses condolences
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Qatar from January 8-13. At each stop, Secretary Clinton will consult with government officials on a full range of regional and bilateral issues, and emphasize the importance of government-civil society engagement. In addition to these meetings,
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