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Battling on campus for Israel

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Lemonade and chalk are two  tools that the pro-Israel organization StandWithUs (SWU) utilizes on college campuses across the U.S. and Canada to combat aggressive anti-Israel campaigns launched by such groups as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Sarah Tagger, a campus strategist for the 17-year-old StandWithUs, briefed members […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Australia celebrates Jewish general’s memory

Editor’s Note: This is the seventh 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 By Donald H. Harrison

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Travel and Food

Book rebukes Jews for passivity toward haters

(((Semitism))) Being Jewish in the Age of Trump by Jonathan Weisman, St. Martin Press, New York, © 2018, ISBN 978-1250169938, 224 pages, plus acknowledgements and notes, $25.99 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D.  WINCHESTER, California –  The introduction to author Jonathan Weisman’s newest book (((Semitism))), in which he chronicles the unchecked growth of hate in this country against

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, USA

Interfaith sacred music a hit at TICO concert

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Although I needed to park far up the street because the Tifereth Israel parking lot was full, I was happy to see an overflowing house attending the second of two concerts by TICO (Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra) in conjunction with the East County Mormon Chorale. The program, which opened

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Eileen Wingard, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

German Jews fared well in 20th century Britain

Their Promised Land; My Grandparents in Love and War by Ian Buruma; Penguin Random House, 2017 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I found this book so fascinating that I read it more or less in one sitting and, having read it on my Kindle, proceeded to order the paperback version from Amazon as I knew I

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History

P.C. comes to Israel

By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — One thing Michal and I love about Israel is the relative lack of political correctness. Yet, it exists. A perfect example is the timely question asked by a young girl to her mother, Times of Israel blogger Sarah Tuttle-Singer: “Is ‘Hatikvah’ a racist song?” Sarah replied, “Wow, what

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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA

Non- fiction book profiles 15 Israeli inventions

Thou Shalt innovate: How Israeli ingenuity Repairs the World by Avi Jorisch; © 2018; Gefen Publishing; ISBN 9789652-299345; 176 pages with 90 additional pages of acknowledgments, notes, bibliography, and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Discover a problem; figure out how to fix it; create a company to market your solution; and in

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Humoring the Headlines: April 15, 2018

‘Mission Accomplished’ Tweets By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO  — “A perfectly executed strike last night. Thank you to France and the United Kingdom for their wisdom and the power of their fine Military. Could not have had a better result. Fake news is spending more time covering this story than on the Michael Cohen and

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International, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Memory in the Living Room

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel –In recent years it has become customary in Israel, in addition to the official ceremonies marking Holocaust Day, for small groups of people, whether survivors, descendants of survivors, or simply those who feel a connection to the subject, to gather together in private homes and talk about their own

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History, Middle East