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By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — “Jewish lives matter.” Except when they are reporters and photographers who “snitch” on their brethren. New Covid-19 limits in Orthodox Jewish communities has produced several serious concerns, but the most dreadful outcome was a series of mob attacks on journalists who covered protests in the sprawling Borough Park […]
Outrageous Jew vs. Jew attacks in Brooklyn Read More »
Bruce Ticker, USA
Compiled by Laurie Baron, Ph.D All times Pacific Daylight Time Sunday, October 11 11am Mikhal Dekel, “Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey,” Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum. Monday, October 12 10 am Elai Rettig, “Israel’s ‘Special Relationship’ with the US,” Israel Center, Washington University. 10 am Eliezer Diamond, “Generosity, Gratitude, and Faith: Rav Eliyahu Dessler’s
Streaming Jewish programs (Oct. 11-16) Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Lifestyles, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — When a gunman attacked Chabad of Poway on the last day of Passover 2019, killing Lori Gilbert-Kaye and wounding three other people, one of the first people too rush to the synagogue and offer comfort was Mayor Steve Vaus of Poway, who is also well-known as a country
SDJW Endorses Steve Vaus for County Supervisor Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — People who pay attention to what they read realize that none of the Jewish holidays are practiced today as
How did the building of sukkot originate? Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In their first and only televised debate this election season, Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) clashed Wednesday evening, among other topics, over the U.S. role in the Middle East and whether President Trump has condoned white supremacists, and by implication anti-Semitism. While
Middle East, anti-Semitism subjects in V.P. debate Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — The short-term and long-term psychological effects of bullying – on either side of the bullying fence, as a victim or as an aggressor – are well documented. Sadly, Jewish day schools, synagogues, youth groups and camps are not necessarily free of children and teens intentionally and
Bullied as a student? Here’s how you can recover Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Lifestyles, Michael MantellCompassion illustrated by bill providing meals for needy military dependents By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Two members of the San Diego County congressional delegation — Democrats Susan Davis and Mike Levin — have introduced legislation to help enlisted military families assure their children are well fed. This is reflective of an ongoing effort
Endorsing a compassionate Congressional delegation Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — When hosting a radio show 32 years ago, Mike Pence dubbed himself “Rush Limbaugh on decaf.” Maybe he is now “Donald Trump on decaf.” Our vice president, who debates Sen. Kamala Harris Wednesday night, could become an unlikely savior sometime between now and Jan. 20. After being diagnosed
What if Trump proves too sick to carry on? Read More »
Bruce Ticker, USA
By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The Museum of Modern Art is currently exhibiting Material Ecology, a tantalizing sample of the truly astounding and path-breaking work of Neri Oxman and her team, Mediated Matter group, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Oxman is an American-Israeli architect and designer – yet these designations conspicuously fail to
Material Ecology: Neri Oxman at MMA Read More »
Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I remember many years ago when I was a student at UCLA (1962-66), we occasionally would debate which is a better metaphor for the United States: Is our country a “melting pot” or a “chef’s salad?” The difference is that the former metaphor envisions melting all the individual
Campa-Najjar for Congress; Nader for Judge Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA
By Sheryl Rowling and Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The news of the tax fraud scheme perpetrated by Chabad of Poway’s Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein has shocked the country. Ancillary questions beyond the income tax fraud have arisen related to: Why was Goldstein permitted to meet with the U.S. president even though the FBI was
Does disgraced rabbi owe $2m in property taxes? Read More »
Business & Finance, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Sheryl Rowling
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — I take it as a maxim that no political party should take Jewish voters for granted, nor should any political party write Jewish voters off. Overwhelmingly, Jewish voters have preferred Democratic candidates because they more closely align with Judaism’s teaching of tikkun olam — repair of the world — than many
Two Republicans for the S.D. City Council Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
Other items in this column include: Political bytes By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Hillel Newman, the South African-born, Israeli consul general in Los Angeles, has practiced highly confidential private diplomacy as the former Israeli ambassador to the Muslim countries of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Now, notwithstanding coronavirus restrictions, he is engaged in highly public
Israel’s Consul-General aids in Covid fight Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Laurie Baron We don’t know how he caught it? Was it flying through the air? Now he’s got the covid, it didn’t just disappear. He’s got the covid ‘cause he dissed it. Covid not wearing a mask. Covid, from big rallies. Safety is not much to ask. Fauci gave us warnings How
Satire: Covid (to the tune of ‘Fever’) Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire