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U.S., Israel agree to curb Iranian aggression

By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite their disagreement over the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. and Israel “can and should work together now” to ensure that Iran complies with the agreement and to curb Iranian aggression throughout the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday at the General Assembly of The Jewish Federations […]

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International, Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, USA

Israel’s top police spokesman defines current violence

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Israel National Police Superintendent Micky Rosenfeld, often identified in media reports as chief spokesman for the 29,000-officer national force, on Monday, Nov. 9,  briefed 150 law enforcement officials from throughout San Diego County on tactics and strategies employed by Israel to fight terrorism. Following the off-the-record session in

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East

Humoring the headlines: November 9, 2015

By Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama are having their first meeting today since the passage of the US-Iranian Nuclear Deal.  The venue has been changed from the White House to a nearby boxing ring.  As a gesture of reconciliation, Netanyahu demanded his new media spokesman Ron Baratz retract his derogatory statements

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

World War II from a French girl’s perspective

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah; St. Martin’s Press, 2015 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I picked this book up in the local bookshop thinking it would make good holiday reading. It did, but it’s not exactly the sort of light reading one takes along to read on the beach. The tale it tells of France under German

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Marshall Voit, son of a rabbi, now a Jewish songleader

  By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony,” I believe this could be his mantra.  The singer/songleader told me he believes that, “music has the power to bring people together and build interfaith, justice oriented, warm welcoming communities.” Recently appointed to a new commission, Voit is the

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Eva Trieger, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Humor, camaraderie mark Kolender’s memorial

  Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Michael Mantell SAN DIEGO – It was the kind of memorial service that the late Sheriff Bill Kolender would have enjoyed.  There was lots of humor and plenty of the camaraderie that he was credited with fostering among law enforcement agencies. Civilians and uniformed officers from both

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Michael Mantell, San Diego County

I-8 Jewish Travel: SDSU’s Jewish president

-29th in a Series- Exit 10, College Avenue, San Diego ~ SDSU President’s Office By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Elliot Hirshman already had obtained a degree in economics when he decided that instead of going to Harvard Business School he would apply instead for a PhD program in cognitive psychology at UCLA.  His mother, Edna May

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

Book details the greatest gatherings of Jewish athletes

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Sportswriter Ron Kaplan of Montclair, New Jersey, maintains a popular blog on Jews and sports so it was not surprising that he was approached by fans of the international Maccabiahs to write a book on the world’s greatest gathering of Jewish athletes. He was surprised, however, by the

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Sports & Competitions

AT SSDHDS, it’s not grandpa’s or dad’s science lab

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Downloading new software intimidates me, learning my new OS baffles me, and just about any gadget that vaporizes to the Cloud sends me running for cover.  But as much as I try to maintain my Neanderthal status, technology won’t allow me to be a backward ostrich much longer.  Thankfully,

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Eva Trieger, Science, Medicine, & Education