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Three necessary steps for telling Israel’s story

April 13, 2016

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Israel’s former consul for media affairs in New York City, Shahar Azani, is now the director for the northeastern United States for StandWithUs, meaning his responsibility is to bring a proactive, pro-Israel message to the colleges and high schools of New York, New Jersey, and the New England […]

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

Anachnu: Donald H. Harrison

April 13, 2016

By Judy Friedel SAN DIEGO — San Diego Jewish World editor and publisher Donald H. Harrison (H. stands for Henry), was born in New Rochelle, New York on August 7, 1945, the day between the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. His mother would say that Don’s arrival was the explosion in between. For Don, a

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Donald H. Harrison

MK Shaffir: Israel secretly diverts money to West Bank

April 12, 2016

Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor Masori SAN DIEGO — Stav Shaffir, a member of the Zionist Union party, said Tuesday evening that too many financial transactions authorized by Israel’s ruling government coalition are hidden from the public, and would not withstand scrutiny if light were shined upon them. Among the most notable examples, she

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Donald H. Harrison, Ken Stone, Middle East, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall: A Whipped Cream Life

April 11, 2016

By Mimi Pollack LA MESA, California — Herb Alpert and Lani Hall do not rest on their laurels. At 81 and 71, they are still going strong and sound as fresh as ever. As a child in Mexico City in the 1960’s, I remember my older siblings listening to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana’s

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

‘Sage Advice’ unlocks some Pirkei Avot mysteries

April 10, 2016

Sage Advice: Pirkei Avot Translation and Commentary by Irving (Yitz) Greenberg; Maggid Books, New Milford, Connecticut; ISBN 978-1-59264-444-5 ©2016, $24.95, p. 336 plus index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Pirkei Avot, literally meaning “Chapters of the Fathers,” but often translated as “Ethics of the Fathers,” is part of the Talmud, the written form

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

Humoring the Headlines: April 9, 2016

April 9, 2016

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Since he was busy campaigning in Wisconsin, Donald Trump missed his grandson’s circumcision ceremony. Unnamed sources close to Trump have offered another reason: Trump didn’t want to witness his grandson deshlonged. * Pope Francis issued an apostolic exhortation titled “The Joy of Love” advising Catholic clergy to be more lenient

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

The spy Ashraf Marwan and the Yom Kippur War

April 9, 2016

The Spy Who Fell To Earth: My Relationship with the Secret Agent Who Rocked the Middle East by Ahron Bregman; CreateSpace; © 2016; ISBN 13: 9781523339970; 120 pages including appendices. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Having read the San Diego Jewish World article by Joe Spier about the master spy Ashraf Marwan, historian Ahron

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East

Exhibit traces ancient warfare in the Middle East

April 9, 2016

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — It was very gratifying to hear two of our grandsons (aged 22 and 18) express a desire to be taken on a tour of the exhibition entitled ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’ concerning the exile of the Jews of Judea by Nebuchadnezzer II in 586 B.C.E. and currently being held

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History, Middle East

A post- Holocaust tale of ill-gotten diamonds

April 7, 2016

Max’s Diamonds by Jay Greenfield; © 2016; Chickadee Prince Books; 385 pages; ISBN 978-0-9913274-2-3; $15.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Paul Hartman is incredibly bright, extraordinarily calculating, and horribly conflicted about the diamonds that his cousin, Max, a survivor of Auschwitz, conferred upon his family before he committed suicide. Even as a boy, Paul

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

I-8 Jewish Travel: Memories of a child’s murder

April 7, 2016

-51st in a Series- Exit 19, Second Street, El Cajon ~ Danielle Van Dam Memorial Overpass By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California – One of the most painful murder trials in San Diego County was that of David Westerfield for the February 2002 murder of 7-year-old Danielle Van Dam, who lived two doors away

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Best choices June 7: Clinton, Kasich

April 6, 2016

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — With California’s June 7th primary drawing closer, as editor of San Diego Jewish World and as a registered independent voter, I have come to some non-partisan conclusions about which candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries are the best choices for our community. On the Republican side, I favor the

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA

Marriage choice should be “right” not “in” nor “out”

April 4, 2016

The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem by Sarit Yishai-Levi St. Martin’s Press, 2016; ISBN 978-1-250-07816-2; 372 pages; $25.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– The heart rules supreme, or at least it should have, in this novel covering four generations of Ladino-speaking Israelis. Next time that you try to forbid a son or a daughter from

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion

Naddaf: Fight against Israel is religious, not political

April 4, 2016

By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org HOUSTON, Texas–“It’s nice that he understands both English and Hebrew,” Father Gabriel Naddaf tells his interpreter, Amit Barak, at Houston’s Royal Sonesta hotel while I go back and forth between the two languages during my interview with the Israeli Greek Orthodox priest. Hebrew is Naddaf’s stronger tongue, and English is mine—despite

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Jacob Kamaras, Middle East

Humoring the headlines: April 3, 2016

April 3, 2016

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Donald Trump backtracked on his call for punishing women who have abortions. He only advocates punishing doctors who perform the procedure, but feels that the women minimally should be forced to wear a Scarlet A on their clothing so pro-life advocates can shun them. * Ted Cruz blamed Donald Trump

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Three necessary steps for telling Israel’s story

Anachnu: Donald H. Harrison

MK Shaffir: Israel secretly diverts money to West Bank

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall: A Whipped Cream Life

‘Sage Advice’ unlocks some Pirkei Avot mysteries

Humoring the Headlines: April 9, 2016

The spy Ashraf Marwan and the Yom Kippur War

Exhibit traces ancient warfare in the Middle East

A post- Holocaust tale of ill-gotten diamonds

I-8 Jewish Travel: Memories of a child’s murder

Best choices June 7: Clinton, Kasich

Marriage choice should be “right” not “in” nor “out”

Naddaf: Fight against Israel is religious, not political

Humoring the headlines: April 3, 2016

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