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La Jolla walkway named for Walter Munk, 100

October 18, 2017

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California–Famed oceanographer Walter Munk predicted that a beach walkway named for him Wednesday on the eve of his upcoming 100th birthday won’t survive as long as he has unless nations cooperate to fight climate change by converting fossil fuels into renewable energy. At a ceremony at Kellogg Park […]

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Humoring the headlines: October 18, 2017

October 18, 2017

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Rex Tillerson refuses to confirm or deny whether he called President Trump a moron. The more important issue is whether President Trump is a moron. I will employ the moronic version of Jeff Foxworthy’s redneck test to determine if Trump is a moron. * He might be a moron if he

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Books giving way to the Internet

October 17, 2017

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASERET Zion, Israel — A few years ago a friend added me to the mailing list of a British publication that lists books (not ebooks) that are available at a reduced price. The masthead proudly proclaims that it is ‘Britain’s Best Postal Book Bargains.’ And at the side is the royal crest that

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Hamas, Fatah peace parlay rife with problems

October 16, 2017

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — After weeks of Egyptian-sponsored pre-talks, and a very short “cabinet meeting” in Gaza, “formal reconciliation talks” are now being held between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (P.A. or Fatah) in Cairo under the direct auspices of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. For some Middle East-watchers, the talks are a form

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

Novel ideas needed for Simchat Torah

October 15, 2017

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Simchat Torah is a relatively new holiday. Nowhere is it mentioned in the Talmud; nor is it mentioned in Maimonides or the Tur Shulchan Aruch. But it is explicitly mentioned in the Zohar,[1] a work that dates back to about 1270—although it is a holiday that

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Speaking out against male predators

October 12, 2017

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASERET ZION, Israel — “Predators.” No, the term doesn’t apply to all men, but it would seem to be a corollary of the power that many men have obtained, by fair means or foul, over women, particularly in the workplace. The recent revelations about the way Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein appears to

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, USA

Humoring the headlines: October 12, 2017

October 12, 2017

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−The forest fires in Northern California have killed 23 people and destroyed 3,500 homes and businesses. Even though it is not as bad as Katrina or Maria, why hasn’t President Trump visited to console the victims? Unnamed sources say he looked at the electoral map and commented, “It’s so far and

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

An alternative to capitalism?

October 12, 2017

By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — It never ceases to surprise me how merely the suggestion that our current global capitalistic system is not the best humanity can do for itself, is so often met with virulent hostility. One would think that when we are still recovering from the economic crisis of 2007-2008 (and many

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International, Sam Ben-Meir, USA

Iran’s military buildup is full throttle

October 11, 2017

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The clock appears to be ticking on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA); more than some may think, less than others may hope. Whatever President Donald Trump decides to do with the unsigned, unratified, unagreed-upon text of the untreaty, it should be clear that the agreement did not

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

‘My Jerusalem Book’ like having an advance guide

October 9, 2017

My Jerusalem Book by Barbara Shaw, Design and Illustration by Shlomi Gorodetsky, Barbara Shaw Gifts Publishers, Jerusalem, Israel, © 2017, ISBN 978-965-572-210-9, p. 128, $24.90 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Jerusalem is unlike any other city in Israel. It lacks the cotillion atmosphere of Tel Aviv, or the innovative climate of some of the

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Middle East

Humoring the headlines: October 8, 2017

October 8, 2017

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Gun sales have spiked in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre and renewed calls for gun control. In a poll conducted about why people were purchasing more guns now, here are some of the most common responses. * “The Democrats plan to amend the constitution to allow Obama to run

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

‘The Napoleon of Crime’ in unmarked grave no more

October 8, 2017

He was a nice Yiddish boy. He never smoked or drank. He never physically hurt a soul. He was loyal to those close to him. Some might say the same of Bernie Madoff. — W. Rabinowitz By Jerry Klinger LONDON, England — Napoleon Bonaparte is entombed in a fifteen-foot-tall sarcophagus in the Royal Chapel at

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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History

A Jewish story everywhere? Yes, along the I-8

October 5, 2017

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — The motto of San Diego Jewish World, a daily news website edited and published by Donald H. Harrison, is that “There is a Jewish Story Everywhere.” To demonstrate the concept, Harrison decided to follow the Interstate 8 east from its origin at the Pacific coastline to the Imperial County border 77

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

Humoring the headlines: October 4, 2017

October 4, 2017

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−In a world where there are alternative facts, there is alternative history. It is December 21, 1941. The United States is reeling from the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. President Donald Trump has waited two weeks to visit the bombed naval base to bolster the morale of the sailors. Here are

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

La Jolla walkway named for Walter Munk, 100

Humoring the headlines: October 18, 2017

Books giving way to the Internet

Hamas, Fatah peace parlay rife with problems

Novel ideas needed for Simchat Torah

Speaking out against male predators

Humoring the headlines: October 12, 2017

An alternative to capitalism?

Iran’s military buildup is full throttle

‘My Jerusalem Book’ like having an advance guide

Humoring the headlines: October 8, 2017

‘The Napoleon of Crime’ in unmarked grave no more

A Jewish story everywhere? Yes, along the I-8

Humoring the headlines: October 4, 2017

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