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By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — San Diego Jewish World will honor its founder and Editor Emeritus Donald Harrison as well as Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of the influential Israel education organization StandWithUs, at the publication’s inaugural gala on Sunday, July 31, at 4:30 p.m. in La Jolla. Harrison — a veteran journalist […]
By Laurie Baron (Melody: God Bless America) In Memoriam to the Victims of Highland Park Guns kill Americans; we should expect Some who bear arms will inflict harms. With malice background checks detect. From the temples to the churches. To the markets and parades once secure. Guns kill Americans, easy for all to procure. Guns
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Lawrence Baron, Opinion, USA
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — The Palestinian Arabs resent the fact that the Saudis and other Gulf Arabs are becoming much closer with Israel, while only paying lip service to the “Palestinian cause.” Hence the Palestinian terrorists are continuing their fomenting of terror attacks against Israelis in an attempt to gain the West’s
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Middle East, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA
I almost chickened out doing a bucket list adventure which was right within reach. No, it wasn’t skydiving or bungee jumping (those will never ever be on my list). It was hiking up a river in sometimes waist-high cold water, on uneven rocks and boulders, in a magnificent gorge in Zion National Park (aka, The Narrows). It was on my must do list for years, long before two knee surgeries and the onset of my knee arthritis. This was not a knee friendly hike. Enter Fear 1: Would my knees handle the terrain? [Shayna Kaufmann, Ph.D]
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Lifestyles, Shayna Kaufmann, Travel and Food, USA
Argentine mystery writer Sergio Olguín has conjured a hard-hitting Jewish investigative journalist Verónica Rosenthal as his protagonist in a mystery that begins with a traffic accident victim’s missing wife and child and eventuates into an investigation into illegal adoptions and sales of human body parts. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — A few years ago, after I stopped being a translator, became a writer and had several novels under my belt, I finally allowed myself to apply for membership of the IAWE – the Israel Association of Writers in English. I was overjoyed when I was accepted and allowed
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson
There was a time the San Diego International Airport was known by everyone as Lindbergh Field after the aviator Charles Lindbergh, who spent a lot of time in town overseeing the construction of his airplane, “The Spirit of St. Louis,” by Ryan Aircraft. After the job was completed, Lindbergh made several stops across country en route to New York, including in St. Louis. This was where donors lived who had financed his plane. Then, on May 21, 1927, Lindbergh, the 25-year-old pilot, completed the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, in the process becoming an international celebrity. If he had simply retired on his laurels at that point in his life, the name “Lindbergh Field” today might still be emblazoned across the airport entrance. [Donald H. Harrison]
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — What a special treat to hear the entire Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) playing together again. Under conductor David Amos, TICO undertook an ambitious All-Beethoven program for their first full-orchestra concert after COVID forced their suspension for some two years. Prior to this concert, they have had two
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
Here is a Holocaust memoir that is so well told that you feel like you are sitting in the room with Harry Lenga, listening to him as he relates the meaningful episodes of his life. His narrative, as transcribed and edited by his son Scott, is at times folksy, other times philosophical, and always interesting. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish History
By Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California — When it comes to ushering in summer, nobody does it better than New Village Arts. Once more, a fine June evening in the bucolic Carlsbad Flower Fields, paired with two of the area’s multi-talented actors, and familiar show tunes that never go out of style! That is definitely a
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Laurie Baron Partisan Witch Hunt=The committee consisting of 6 Democrats and 2 Republicans formed after Kevin McCarthy rejected a proposal for a committee that would have had equal representation for both parties. Also look under self-fulfilling prophecy. Premature Tabulation=Claiming victory before all the votes are counted. Also look under slogan “Stop the Real.” A
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Perhaps John T. Earnest might have been stopped by our new gun safety law from murdering Lori Gilbert Kaye in Poway, but it seems that the law would not have prevented Al Aliwi Al-Issa from massacring 10 people in Boulder. Even Democratic leaders and the news media are heralding
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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, San Diego County, USA
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Michal and I recently enjoyed a day trip organized by ESRA, the English Speaking Residents Association. ESRA provides numerous social activities for Israelis who are comfortable speaking English while funding diverse charitable projects for all Israelis. While not my usual hike with ESRA, this tour, nicely coordinated by
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. The parasha this week begins with a deep psychological insight into leadership with the words, “Vayikach Korach,” “and Korach took.” He was a taker, not a giver. Contrast this to Moshe who responded to Korach’s rebellion against him by “falling on his face.” A taker? No. Moshe demonstrated the inner
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell