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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Leona, a name meaning Lioness, is also equivalent to the Hebrew name “Ariela,” by which the protagonist in this 94-minute, Spanish-language, English-subtitled film is known. She is 25 years old living in what might be considered the cocoon of the insular Jewish community of Mexico City. The movie […]
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Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Mexican Jewish film director Sergio Umansky Brenner offers a gritty cry for Mexican justice and compassion in Eight out of Ten, which will be shown June 1 and 2nd at the Hola Mexico Film Festival at the Regal Cinemas Los Angeles, at 1000 W. Olympic Blvd. The film
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Some of the most embarrassing mistakes that occur in human communication happen when people experience an unfortunate “slip of the tongue.” The words come out differently than what we consciously intend for them to mean. Sigmund Freud was a remarkable man whose interests spanned across the
No reason to trust what Rep. Rashida Tlaib says Read More »
International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The following is from my book Mysteries of Judaism without the footnotes. The semi-holiday Lag B’omer is based on an unsubstantiated and unlikely tradition. Lag B’omer means the thirty-third day since bringing the barley harvest (omer) to the tabernacle and later temples to thank God for the barley harvest.
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East
Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori EL CAJON, California – The city of El Cajon boasts a large population of refugees from Iraq, with some estimates running as high as 60,000. Behind Detroit, the city is said to have the second highest concentration of Iraqi Christians (Chaldeans) in the United States.
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California — “What’ll it be, sir?” “I’ll have a beer and where’s that Torah discussion group?” “Over there, sir. And here’s our beer menu.” Once a month, members of Tifereth Israel Synagogue sample the selections at one of San Diego County’s burgeoning microbrewery industry’s locations, where they socialize,
Beer and Torah? To this, they say ‘L’chaim!’ Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and FoodMy Kind of Guy: Trump’s Song to Viktor Orban (Melody: My Kind of Town) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO- He is my kind of guy, V. Orban is. Need you ask why? V. Orban is. My kind of populist. Alt-right nationalist. And each time he turns back immigrants. Or surrounds himself with sycophants. Equates bad
Humoring the headlines: May 13, 2019 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Brew Coffee Spot, 6101 Lake Murray Blvd , San Diego, California 91942 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — After much back and forth as to where we should meet, a book publishing client and I ended up at the Brew Coffee Spot. This was my first time there, and I was utterly charmed. The space is
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and FoodA Mother’s Day Tip By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The Greek Hippocrates (about 460–about 377 BCE) is the most famous of all physicians and is considered the father of medicine. Many people of his age, as well as for a long time after his death, considered medicine a part of religion,
Physicians in ancient times warned against over- eating Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Jerry Klinger CHENEY, Washington — The Great Drum was rhythmically beaten by ten Native American Salish Singers seated about it. Their Song drifted over the Palouse Prairie as it had before for untold years. Hundreds gathered on the high ridge above Eastern Washington University, below the white colored water tower with the school’s
Historic marker ceremony honors Lucy F. Covington Read More »
Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Travel and Food, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Tifereth Israel Synagogue celebrated Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israeli independence day, on Thursday night, May 9, with songs, four American perspectives on Israel, and the kind of dairy dinner you might be served in Tel Aviv. Oscar and Olga Worm own Bekker’s Catering, which typically serves non-kosher food. But the
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USABy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The Exhibit on Aging served as a fitting backdrop to the Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices program, held in the Gotthelf Gallery of the Lawrence Family JCC Thursday, May 2. The forty plus people who gathered were well-rewarded with inspiring poems by three senior citizens. Janice Alper and Dr. Irvin
JCC poetry program features compassion and whimsy Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, Irv Jacobs, MD, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I have had the privilege over the years of interviewing many Survivors about their experiences during the Holocaust. After doing a number of these interviews, I noticed a pattern. When they were recounting for me all the horrible things that had happened to them and their families
Shelter helps legal migrants reach their sponsors Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USAThe Trump-Putin Phone Call By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Since the CIA surveils communications between American citizens engaged in suspicious activities with Russian officials it intercepted President Trump’s conversation with Vladimir Putin last week. That prompted me to tweet: “Federal phone tappers, if you’re listening, I hope you are able to release the transcript of that
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire