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A young life of mitzvot helps Brazilian tots to literacy

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Beatriz de Oliveira, 17, a senior at Torrey Pines High School, absorbed an important lesson every day from her mother, Dr. Daniela Carvalho, an otolaryngologist at Rady’s Children’s Hospital: “Do a mitzvah every day,” her mother has insisted both to her and Beatriz’s younger brother, Victor, 13. As […]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

‘Keep your eye on the ball’ advises pinball magnate

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – “Keep your eye on the ball,” advises Gary Stern, who ought to know. No, he’s not a Little League coach.  His company is a large manufacturer of pinball machines, and the sponsor of international pinball tournaments which attract 70,000 ranked players in 30 countries. Stern has other tips

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Democrats call out Trump but not their own bigots

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — The Democratic party’s response to President Trump’s disgusting taunts makes Democrats in the House of Representatives vulnerable to charges of hypocrisy. Trump was called out by House Democrats for denouncing perceived immigrants in Congress, yet the Democrats danced around atrocious claims against American Jews uttered by one member of

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Comic book series promotes Pakistani peace

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Walking through the exhibit hall at Comic-Con, I heard someone ask, “Would you like some free comic books for peace?” and when I turned, there was a smiling young woman wearing a hijab.  Of course, I was interested right away. Could they mean peace between Arabs and

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, USA

How U.S. benefits with Israel as its strategic partner

By Shoshana Bryen inFOCUS Quarterly WASHINGTON, D.C. —One of the few points of unbounded bipartisan agreement in Washington has for decades been that U.S.-Israel security cooperation is right, good, mutually beneficial and worth every nickel spent on it. It is well–grounded in facts and acknowledged benefits to both sides. Today, however, support for Israel is

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

‘Welcome the stranger’: words U.S.A should live by

By Joel  H. Cohen NEW YORK —  A recent full-page ad in the New York Times really resonated with me, and I hope it registered with all Americans, Jews especially, as well. It was not selling a product or technology, but a long-held, seemingly endangered principle: welcoming the stranger. A tribute “with much love and respected”

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International, Joel H. Cohen, USA

Jewish group helps dedicate Ida Wells- Barnett marker

By Jerry Klinger HOLLY SPRINGS, Mississippi — I have dedicated scores of historical markers and memorials across America as President of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation (JASHP).  Almost all the projects have a Jewish theme or background story. Next month in Marietta, Georgia, JASHP will dedicate the first ever anti-lynching memorial to all

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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA

Berger is Sen. Warren’s self- inflicted campaign wound

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — After five months of struggling her way out of Rodney-Dangerfield status, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren could lose much of the voters’ respect through a crisis of her own making – hiring a campaign staffer assailed for a long history of harsh, one-sided opposition to Israeli policies. It is

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Middle East, USA