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American remembers a life in Israel

There are figs in Israel, of course.  But alligators?  Perhaps in a zoo.  The title is explained in Chapter 3 of this memoir.  In Hebrew, figs are te’enim and alligators are taninim. It’s easy for an American just learning Hebrew to get the two confused.  Imagine going into a market and asking the vendor for a kilogram of alligators. {Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, Middle East, USA

Gains against Antisemitism at UCSD, Tufts

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Hillel student leader Bianca Kermani succeeded in campaigning to achieve a UC San Diego resolution that condemns antisemitism and adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. Both UC San Diego’s Associated Students and Graduate Students Association unanimously passed the resolutions this week. Kermani started the campaign

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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Retired Pa. firefighter accused of injuring officers and man who paraded Confederate flag in Capitol are charged

PHILADELPHIA — A recently retired Pennsylvania firefighter accused of lobbing a fire extinguisher at police and father-and-son duo from Delaware caught on camera smashing windows and parading a Confederate Flag through the Capitol surrendered to federal authorities Thursday to face charges tied to the Jan. 6 insurrectionist riot in Washington, D.C. Prosecutors said Robert Sanford,

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Editor’s Surgery to Force SDJW’s Temporary Shutdown Jan. 15

As I am scheduled to have brain surgery tomorrow morning (Friday, Jan. 15), this publication will go on temporary hiatus until such time as I am recovered sufficiently to resume my duties as editor and co-publisher of San Diego Jewish World.  Those of you who have indicated your interest in monitoring my condition may check my Facebook page, which my daughter Sandi Masori plans to update as news becomes available. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Sports & Competitions, USA

GOP Rep. Meijer receiving threats after ‘vote of conscience’ to impeach Trump

WASHINGTON — A day after he voted to impeach President Donald Trump, Michigan freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer said he is buying body armor, changing his daily routines and taking other security measures in response to threats. “We are living in unstable times. There are 10 of us (Republicans) who voted for impeachment, and

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Far-right extremists recruiting in military: Pentagon

Washington (AFP) – Far-right and white supremacist extremists are actively recruiting in the US military and have gained more support over the past year, the Defense Department said Thursday. One week after hard-liners who support President Donald Trump stormed the US Congress shutting down the legislature, the Pentagon said it will launch an investigation into

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Jewish vote provided majorities in battleground states

The Jewish stars aligned, politically speaking, on Nov. 3 and Jan. 5. A case can be made that the Jewish vote swung six statewide races to elect Joe Biden as president, hand Democrats control of the Senate and elevate Chuck Schumer as the first Jewish majority leader of the Senate. Strangely enough, the margins in these elections corresponded with the likely size of the Jewish vote in three states –  Biden’s race against President Trump in Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania and three Senate elections in Arizona and Georgia. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, USA

Lady Gaga to perform US anthem at Joe Biden’s inauguration

Lady Gaga will sing the US national anthem at Joe Biden’s inauguration. The 34-year-old pop star is set to perform ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ when Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States respectively on January 20. Gaga will join the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Demi Lovato,

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

National Trust to Honor Rosenwald Schools

January 13, 2021 was an extraordinary day in the history of the United States.  President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives for the second time.  The House acted with blazing swiftness, something they almost never do. It had only been one week from when a huge mob of demonstrators attacked, penetrated, and threatened the Capitol.   As Congress voted to impeach President Trump for inciting insurrection, President Trump continued his presidential duties. He signed last-minute legislation that would positively impact the fight against antisemitism, for women’s and human rights, education, the environment, and more. One of the bills the President signed was HR 3250. It is known as the Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020. [Jerry Klinger]

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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA