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Below are the names of writers who are currently active.  For others, living and deceased, please type their name into the search box above the masthead on our home page, www.sdjewishworld.com

Movie in the works about life of Ruth Sax

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Sandy Scheller and filmmaker Olena Zernychenko have been collaborating on a movie about Scheller’s mother, Ruth Goldshmiedova Sax, a Holocaust survivor who died at age 90 at the end of last year.  “Ruthie” Sax had been a popular speaker throughout San Diego County, whose willingness to share her […]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Lawrence Baron, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

SDIJFF Preview: ‘Good Words, Good Deeds’

Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds: The Conductor Zubin Mehta, a documentary directed by Bettina Ehrhardt, English, German, Italian, 2016, 89 minutes, final movie of San Diego International Jewish Film Festival, to be shown at Reading Cinemas Town Square, 4665 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, on Sunday, February 17, 7:45 p.m. By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Bari Weiss offers JNF a lexicon for Jewish discussions

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The New York Times columnist Bari Weiss on Sunday, Jan. 20,  previewed for 450 supporters of the Jewish National Fund a book she is currently writing, The New Seven Dirty Words,  about important yet controversial terms that often are used in discussions about Jews and Israel. Featured

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Survivor’s son tracks down his father’s WWII story

Death March Escape: The Remarkable Story of a Man Who Twice Escaped the Nazi Holocaust by Jack J. Hersch; © 2019; ISBN 9781526-740229; 274 pages plus author’s note and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Released for publication on Jan. 19, this book is a combination memoir and biography; a memoir by son

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History

If Jews had saints, here are one author’s nominees

Amazing Jewish Heroes Down Through The Ages by David Richard Goldberg, © 2018; Gefen Publishing, ISBN 9789652-298812; 187 pages including afterword and sources. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – You might call this book a Jewish hagiography, one which may be interesting for Young Adults to read but really not suitable for quotation in

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East

The Fleet and the Nat teach about water

  Story and Photos by Donald H. Harrison Additional Photos by Bob Lauritzen SAN DIEGO –Quite a bit of information overlaps in the exhibits on San Diego’s water supply, conservation, and runoff at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and the San Diego Museum of Natural History, two museums that face each other in Balboa

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

Humoring the headlines: January 16, 2019

SAT (Satisfactory Answers Test) for William Barr By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−So far, William Barr has displayed verbal dexterity in evading direct answers to questions about what parts of Mueller’s final report he would release to Congress, about whether he would recuse himself from overseeing the Mueller investigation if the ethics experts at the Department

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

‘Witnesses’ to screen Jan. 20 at Chabad in Poway

Witnesses by Konstantin Fam, 2018, Russian and English subtitles, some English. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Witnesses, a film by Russian filmmaker Konstantin Fam, is a Holocaust trilogy.  Three short subjects, “Shoes,” “Brutus,” and “Violin,” are shown consecutively, each a complete story in itself, but all three are tied together in the last

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Lederer, Garin and Floto read their poems

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The Astor Judaica Library was filled to capacity Tuesday evening, January 8, for Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices. The large audience was no doubt attracted by the two San Diego celebrities on the program, Richard Lederer, syndicated columnist for The San Diego Union-Tribune and author of over 50 books, and

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County

Time to recognize Israel’s claim to Golan Heights

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a public declaration of Israel’s interest in having the United States recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.  Senators Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz have introduced legislation urging just that. Why now? There is no “peace process” – certainly none that involves Syria –

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Sightseeing ~ Adventure Hornblower whale watching

Story and photos by Donald H. Harrison and Shor M. Masori  SAN DIEGO – Even before one comes aboard the Adventure Hornblower for a 3 1/2 -hour whale-watching tour, one begins learning about the California Gray Whale, which is the sightseeing vessel’s quarry.  Yellow-shirted volunteer “whalers” from the San Diego Museum of Natural History –

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, The World We Share, Travel and Food

Book Review: ‘Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story’

Gittel’s Journey by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Amy June Bates; Abrams Books for Young Readers, ISBN 9781419-727474; Ages 5-8 years old, $17.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — With immigration a hot topic heard on the news, this book personalizing the experience of our own Jewish ancestors immigrating from Eastern Europe to the United

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison