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Route to New Zealand was a sound decision

May 31, 2018

Editor’s Note: This is the 13th in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 By Donald […]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

Cologne’s amazing Jewish culture

May 28, 2018

By Oliver B. Pollak COLOGNE, Germany — In 1933 Cologne counted 20,000 Jews. In 1989 it had 1,358 Jews. Today the city of over a million, with the influx of Jews from the Former Soviet Union, has about 4,600 Jews.The Holocaust produced catastrophic trauma. Post-war Germany maintains a leading position in rescuing people from persecution in their homelands, many from majority Moslem

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International, Jewish History, Oliver Pollak, Travel and Food

The Wind and the Breeze blows in circles

May 25, 2018

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO–Sam (aka Sam-I-Am) is the State Street Bridge Troll of Rockford, Illinois, just south of Chicago. Sam claims his spot with a lawn chair, braving the bitter winds of February. This is where he waxes philosophically and conducts business. It’s never really clear what that is, but he seems to

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Eric George Tauber, Travel and Food

Traveling in our Parents’ Footsteps

May 23, 2018

© Oliver B. Pollak FRANKFURT, Germany — Flying in a jet for three hours or more, reading above the clouds, I encounter new and old ideas. I mark my books, take notes and write at 33,000 feet. Completely unmoored from landform and architecture, floating or hurtling at 560 to 615 miles per hour, is exhilarating. Karen

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International, Jewish History, Oliver Pollak, Travel and Food

Identifying sexual signals in the workplace

May 21, 2018

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Humans abuse drugs, drink and drive, smoke in spite of potential lung cancer, and eat unhealthy foods—all of which are destructive behaviors. In the brain, sexual excitement is akin to the urges that fuel these addictive behaviors. The neurons in the frontal lobe, which is the main

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Travel and Food

Cheesecake cups and ‘yetzers’

May 20, 2018

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel of Temple Beth Shalom in Chula Vista recently told me of a conversation he had with a young woman working behind the counter of an ice cream shop. Noting her unhappy expression, he told her that she should be very proud of the work

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food

Cruise ship singer plans solo show on land

May 17, 2018

Editor’s Note: This is the eleventh in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 By Donald H.

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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food

How to THINk THIN for Shavuot

May 15, 2018

Bt Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Ahh, Shavuot is soon upon us. With its extended synagogue services, special readings including the story of Ruth and the 10 Commandments among others, Tikkun Leil Shavuot –the practice of staying up all night studying Torah — and of course all of those traditional delectable dairy dishes

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Travel and Food

Thoughts on Mother’s Day and Marriage

May 12, 2018

(c) Oliver Pollak RICHMOND, California — American wedding vows typically include the line “Till death do us part.” But affection may wither and politics dictate otherwise. We got married on May 8, Mother’s Day 1966. 52 years later, in 2018, our anniversary and Mother’s Day, May 13, are five days apart. These celebrations have been on

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Oliver Pollak, Travel and Food

Money Maven: What new tax laws mean

May 10, 2018

By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is complicated and confusing. If you’ve been reading articles, you’ll have seen illustrations of how the new rules will increase a typical individual’s tax liability while others were certain that TCJA will decrease the average taxpayer’s tax hit. Just know – The ramifications

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Sheryl Rowling, Travel and Food

Netanyahu rides high in wake of Trump’s Iran decision

May 10, 2018

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Things are going Netanyahu’s way: his campaign against the Iran deal seems to have influenced Trump’s decision to pull out; Israel seems to be humiliating its arch-enemy Iran; the most important country in the world – the United States of America – is recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by

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Travel and Food

A runner runs a hotel at sea

May 10, 2018

Editor’s Note: This is the tenth in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 By Donald H. Harrison

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food

How a Jewish story may link to others

May 9, 2018

© Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Some observations suggest sharing. They may be intimate, personal, or idiosyncratic. The task is to make them meaningful for a wider reading audience. My mission is to identify stories by Jews and of interest to Jews. Three recent San Diego Jewish World stories appear to have threads. I

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Oliver Pollak, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food

Kindness makes you, and others, live longer

May 4, 2018

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — This is the story of a green banana. I like green bananas, not so green that they taste bitter, but not so yellow that they are mushy. When I came into our dining room this morning for breakfast at 6:45 am, which is when a small group

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Natasha Josefowitz, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

Route to New Zealand was a sound decision

Cologne’s amazing Jewish culture

The Wind and the Breeze blows in circles

Traveling in our Parents’ Footsteps

Identifying sexual signals in the workplace

Cheesecake cups and ‘yetzers’

Cruise ship singer plans solo show on land

How to THINk THIN for Shavuot

Thoughts on Mother’s Day and Marriage

Money Maven: What new tax laws mean

Netanyahu rides high in wake of Trump’s Iran decision

A runner runs a hotel at sea

How a Jewish story may link to others

Kindness makes you, and others, live longer

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