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By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Michal and I went up to Jerusalem the other day. The weather was perfect, incredibly bright and sunny, hot but breezy, with the promise of a cool night – so typical of Jerusalem’s summer time. We left our apartment here in Kfar Sava after lunch, the better […]
Youth visiting Israel experience and believe Read More »
International, Middle East, Steve KramerTrump-Putin Behind the Scenes By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−President Trump’s kept his IPhone in a suit pocket during his private meeting with President Putin and left it on for Sean Hannity to listen in. Before Fox News could broadcast it, I obtained an abridged transcript of the conversation between the two leaders: * Trump: Vlad,
Humoring the headlines: July 16, 2018 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Perhaps I am becoming my own grandfather, a gentle architect born in the 19th century who prided himself on being a proper and decorous man. Recently, I wrote a column decrying the bitter partisanship that divides Washington, D.C., and which sadly is exemplified by the rancorous way that
Editor’s personal blog: Declining language, politics Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, USABy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yemen’s political-military mess cannot be solved now, or anytime in the foreseeable future, despite the UN announcement of another negotiated deal to halt the fighting – for now. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels will continue their assault on the Saudi/UAE-backed Yemeni government in what appears to be a horrendous
U.S. should draw line in sand with Iran over Yemen Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USA
Editor’s Note: This is the 19th in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Name changes helped kiwifruit growers, architect Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Travel and FoodNew Words for the Trump Lexicon By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−When I get exasperated about the President and policies, I invent words. * Auldlangiety: Fear that the complexions of the citizenry aren’t as light as they used to be. * Dibromacy: Negotiating concessions only with authoritarian alpha males. * Dispencesation: When things get so bad
Humoring the headlines: July 11, 2018 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — From the beginning, Donald Trump’s administration has been marred by corruption and outright contempt for the rule of law – with the president’s firing of FBI Director James Comey “because of the whole Russia thing” and persistent efforts to undermine Robert Mueller’s Russia probe; with his refusal to divest
Giacometti exhibit probes humanity’s darker side Read More »
Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Post headline blared, “Trump is bent on wrecking NATO. Prepare for catastrophe.” The Post fears that President Trump’s diplomacy will benefit Vladimir Putin to the detriment of American and European interests. European Council president Donald Tusk sniped, “Dear America, appreciate your allies. After all, you don’t have that many.” The NATO
Why Trump takes issue with NATO Read More »
International, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — I have been disappointed for quite a while about the indecorous way that our United States government goes about deciding who should serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. I don’t lay exclusive blame either on the Republican party or the Democratic party; I blame the spirit of partisanship
Editor’s Personal Blog: Judging the judges of judges Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, USA
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Lillian Faderman, an historian of gay and lesbian progress and struggles in America, is the curator of the San Diego History Center’s newest exhibit “LGBTQ+ San Diego: Stories of Struggles and Triumph,” which will last a year, or more if attendance merits.
Curator tells of LGBTQ+ history, struggles, triumphs Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori
Jewish Libya: Memory & Identity in Text & Image, edited by Jacque Roumani, David Meghnagi & Judith Roumani; © 2018, Syracuse University Press, ISBN 9780815-635628; 280 pages plus bibliography, appendices, and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Jewish Libya is an anthology about a place that no longer exists. Since Israel’s successful 1967
‘Jewish Libya:’ background for the next James Michener Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle EastBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The story is a familiar one. Once a man went out for a walk through the forest. To his sudden surprise, he sees a grizzly bear chasing him. After the bear traps him, he prepares himself for his last rites, he says the Shema Prayer, and
Jewish religion stands in defense of animals Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi
By Donald H. Harrison ANGELUS OAKS, California—Along with a few other San Diegans, I visited Camp Mountain Chai in the San Bernardino Mountains last week. On arrival, I saw a Baer. It turned out that Dan Baer is the director of the camp, located 134 miles from the parking lot of the Jewish Federation of
Ruach, plenty of spirit, at Camp Mountain Chai Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USABy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Zev Jabotinsky’s 1923 essay “Iron Wall” is the inspiration for the Israel Victory Project. So said Daniel Pipes, founder of the Middle East Forum (meforum.org) at a recent event in Jerusalem. Pipes told the audience that the most recent polls report that 70% of Israeli Jewish adults want
Israel should pursue total victory Read More »
International, Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA