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Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Trina Robbins is known in the comic book industry as the first female artist to draw Wonder Woman, back in 1986 for D.C. Comics. She went on to become a mentor for other women comic book artists, and that was apparent on […]
Jewish daughter atones by creating a comic book Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori
Editor’s Note: Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000-mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way. This article is the sixth and final article in a series generated during that trip. By Donald H. Harrison ELKO, Nevada – It’s approximately 600 miles roundtrip
Spiritual quest led her to Elko’s Jewish community Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food
Editor’s Note: Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000 mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way. This article is the fifth in a series generated during that trip. Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori RENO, Nevada — Instead of
Know who Jacob W. Davis was? He invented Levi’s Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Shor M. Masori, Travel and Food
Editor’s Note: Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000 mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way. This article is the fourth in a series generated during that trip. Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN FRANCISCO – In the
Rare, historic garments preserved by Levi Strauss & Co. Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Shor M. Masori, Travel and Food, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — -President Trump praised Donald Jr. for being so transparent about his meeting with a Russian lawyer. Yes, he was transparent after being opaque for 13 months. Even if he were accountable, he has never learned how to count. * President Trump told Brigitte Marcon that she was is “such
Humoring the headlines: July 15, 2017 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Editor’s Note: Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000 mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way. This article is the third in a series generated during that trip. Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SACRAMENTO — Congregation B’nai Israel,
Editor’s Note: Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000 mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way. This article is the second in a series generated during that trip. Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori MADERA, California – Stuart Weil
The Jewish frog man of Madera Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share, Travel and Food, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — On July 7, UNESCO declared the old city in Hebron as a Palestinian world heritage site, outraging Israelis who say the move attempts to erase the deep Jewish ties to the biblical town and its ancient shrine. So, is Hebron no longer incredibly significant to the Jews because
Speakers inaugurate an Israel Victory Project Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
Theresienstadt 1941-1945: The Face of a Coerced Community by H.G.Adler; Cambridge University Press, 2017 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — This monumental monograph, to which no book review can hope to do justice, comprises more than 850 pages and constitutes a far-reaching and detailed account, or rather scientific analysis, of the concentration camp that was
Book chronicles and analyzes coercion and depravity Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History
Editor’s Note: Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000 mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way. This article is the first in a series generated during that trip. Story by Donald H. Harrison; photo by Shor M. Masori FRESNO, California – There are
Jews and Chinese food good business for owner- chef Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Travel and Food, USA
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — California is a state of both Latino and Anglo cultures. Herbert Siguenza, the Playwright in Residence at the San Diego Repertory Theater, has the gift of melding both cultures together and reaching a diverse audience as seen in the plays, A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, El Henry, Manifest Destinitis,
Playwright Siguenza blends Anglo, Latino cultures Read More »
Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — The history of the Herzog Hospital (formerly known as Ezrat Nashim) goes back to 1895 and the establishment of a society to provide care for the chronically ill. Since then the facility has expanded both in physical terms and in its medical scope. In the 1960s it moved to
Herzog Hospital dedicates new facilities Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Donald Trump likes the phrase Fake Press to discredit the media, but since people are getting tired of it, he’s working on variations that sound similar but are more issue specific. * Ache News: Cutting taxes on the rich and funding for Medicaid won’t hurt anyone. * Bake News: Global warming
Humoring the headlines: July 5, 2017 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Sam Ben-Meir ROME, Italy – For international collage artist, Michael Anderson, Jean-Michel Basquiat is the single most significant artist of the last fifty years: “Picasso, Pollack, Basquiat,” he tells me. There is no denying the immense influence of this extraordinary painter, who in a short but meteoric career of seven years produced an astonishing
Hero- Martyr: Basquiat and Samson Read More »
Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir