Story and Photos by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — While the political situation for asylum seekers who come to the United States’ southern border seemingly changes day by day, Mimi Pollack, 65, and Paula Sassi, 71, are among the few constants. Twice a week since last July, the two women have driven […]
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JERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Jewish Agency for Israel has announced its first-ever mission to Mexico, May 22-27, in order to gain a more thorough perspective about Jewish life in the United States’ neighboring country. As the American Jewish community continues to grapple with several challenges related to Jewish identity, the inaugural mission to Mexico
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Sushi Ota, 4529 Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, California By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — If you didn’t know better, you would easily drive past San Diego’s best Sushi spot and never know it. Unlike the bigger, louder restaurants of the area with the neon signs proclaiming the cuisine, Sushi Ota is quietly tucked between
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Travel and FoodBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — I sometimes call myself a Jewish-American climate activist of the literary kind based in Taiwan, but I am not a novelist or a literary critic. Instead, as a 70-something expat in Asia working the runway climate change beat as a reporter and a blogger, I focus on trying
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The World We Share, Travel and FoodBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — The new tax laws are here and they are very confusing. Rather than list out a bunch of boring rules, I thought I’d try to clarify some of the common misconceptions. Charitable contributions are no longer deductible. FALSE Charitable contributions do not reduce your income taxes if you don’t
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