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The Practical Guide to the Laws of Kashrut by Rabbi Pinchas Cohen, Maggid Books, Jerusalem; ISBN 978-1-59264-434-6 ©2015, $17.95, p. 75, plus glossary and figures By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California–The Hebrew word kosher means “proper” or “fit,” and in the case of food, the term kosher refers to food that God says is […]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion
By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — According to Craig Prater of the Lawrence Family JCC, San Diego audiences may not realize their great fortune in luring Hannah Fisher to the next month’s Jewish Film Festival. After a scintillating phone call with the Toronto native, I must agree! Fisher has agreed to Chair the Film Jury
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Fending off Donald Trump’s questioning of whether he is eligible to serve as president, Ted Cruz has hired Aretha Franklin to sing “You Make Me Feel like a Natural Born Citizen.” at his campaign rallies. * In response to criticism for his slow reaction to the water contamination crisis in
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Editor’s note: Anachnu, which means “we” in Hebrew, is a new column by San Diego Jewish World editor and publisher Donald H. Harrison, in which he will tell about the Jews he meets–those who are famous, and those who are not. All of them have interesting and worthwhile stories. By Donald H. Harrison The farther away the event, the
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Donald H. Harrison, International, USA
Editor’s note: Anachnu, which means “we” in Hebrew, is a new column by San Diego Jewish World editor Donald H. Harrison, in which he will tell about the Jews he meets–those who are famous, and those who are not. All of them have interesting and worthwhile stories. A doctor who campaigned against cigarette smoking By Donald H. Harrison
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — What is it about women’s hair that preoccupies people so much? There was a time when it was considered unseemly for a woman to be seen with her hair uncovered. Still today Queen Elizabeth is never seen without a hat, and presumably for a similar reason it is
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Violinist Zina Schiff will be at Tifereth Israel Synagogue this Sunday afternoon, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m., to introduce the MGM Academy Award-nominated movie The Fixer. Schiff’s solo violin playing is heard throughout the movie score, which was composed by Maurice Jarre. Jarre is famous for scores to such
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
-39th in a Series– Exit 12, Fletcher Parkway/ Baltimore Drive, La Mesa ~ Costco By Donald H. Harrison LA MESA, California — As Costcos go, the wholesale warehouse at 8125 Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa is not much different from other Costco warehouses in the United States and around the world. However, by stopping here for
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyThe State of the Union in Review By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─Barack Obama gave his final State of the Union address yesterday. He titled it “The Great of the Union.” Donald Trump could not resist rebutting the President’s speech. He called it, “The Hate of the Union.’ Although no longer a presidential candidate, Scott Walker
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The opening program of the eighth season of Jewish Poets- Jewish Voices will be held on Tuesday evening, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m., in the Teen Lounge at the Lawrence Family JCC. Three poets will be showcased, Nancy Sandweiss, Simon Menkes, and the late Tony Kunewalder. Nancy Sandweiss’s
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO –The motto for California Labrador Retrievers and More is “Dogs + Families = Love.” Thanks to all their hard work and dedicated volunteers, this group, also known as Labs and More, has found homes for 3,900 dogs in five years. Just last week, they found homes for 50 dogs,
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Mimi Pollack, The World We ShareBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Obama administration appears surprised by the sudden eruption of Saudi-Iranian hostility after the Saudi government executed Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and the Iranians responded by organizing/sponsoring/approving an attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran. Both sides have walked the rhetoric back just a bit in the last day
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Let’s get over the fact that there’s a double standard applied to Jews and especially to Israelis. It’s a given, so Israel’s government must come to terms with it and do what Israel needs to do for its security, regardless of the low esteem and condemnations that will follow whenever
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Middle East, Steve Kramer
Karen Levine, Hana’s Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery; © 20r Te02, 2012; Random House Children’s Books; ISBN 978-1-101-93349-7; 135 pages, $9.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Perhaps because I’m in the process of researching a local biography, I’m all the more impressed by the resourcefulness and stick-to-it-iveness of Fumiko Ishioka,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History