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Book’s 70 chapters provide picture of U.S. Jewish life

77 Miles of Jewish Stories; History, Anecdotes and Tales of Travel Along I-8 by Donald H. Harrison; Create Space, 2017, 338 pages including index, $19.95.   By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson SAN DIEGO — The 70 chapters of this book appeared originally as individual articles in various editions of  San Diego Jewish World, the website edited by […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, San Diego County, USA

Humoring the headlines: November 16, 2017

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Advisors to President Trump have come up with a way that the President can disavow Judge Roy Moore without implicating himself in similar scandals.  He’ll condemn pedophilia as long as it didn’t happen during a Miss Teen USA pageant. * Many evangelical pastors defended Judge Moore believing his denial of multiple

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

The Balfour Declaration and the Problem of the Jews

  By Jerry Klinger LONDON, England — The Royal Albert Hall in London is a magnificent concert and arts venue.  The foundation stone of the great hall, capable of seating over 5,700, was laid by Queen Victoria in 1867.  The Royal Albert Hall was built upon the land and home of William Wilberforce. Wilberforce, an

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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East

Lakshmi Basile Popularizes Flamenco in San Diego

By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — What is Flamenco? Most experts agree that the creation and history of flamenco was in southern Spain in the region of Andalusia where it still flourishes today. Flamenco was created through the fusion of Jewish, Arab, and Gypsy cultures in this area. All of these cultures share the fact

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Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Artisans re-purpose materials; also their lives

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – At the annual artisans’ fair at Temple Emanu-El, one often meets people who re-purpose their materials, and in some cases, those who have re-purposed their lives. Harvey and Carol Korfin, for example, sell glass specialty items as well as clocks mounted interestingly on old computer boards. Before turning

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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Israeli editor tells which U.S. Presidents Israelis liked

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California — It is not the U.S. president’s political party that determines how well he is liked in Israel, rather it is how empathetic he is toward the Jewish state, Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz commented Thursday night at the Men’s Event of the Jewish Federation of

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

IDF reservists tell of their outreach to Arabs, Jews

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Of course, Israeli Reserve soldiers Ilan and Iyyar can talk about war.  Israelis grow up with the threat of it.  After high school, young men and women alike are conscripted into the Army, where they learn how to defend their country against external threats.  Iyyar, in fact, has

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