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By Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey─ “The Fright Before Christmas” Twas the night before Christmas, and at the North Pole Santa was worried some elf was a mole For a terrorist network that wanted him dead And planned to blow up his flying sled. Checking the elves with a metal detector To ferret out the ISIS […]
Humoring the Headlines: December 24, 2015 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The president says, “Muslims are our neighbors,” which, in fact, they are. Newspapers, including the influential Washington Post, have run stories extolling the virtues of Muslim refugees, Muslim soldiers, and Muslims as just-about-everyone, which, in fact, they are. And because of that, perhaps, Americans have not exactly been on an
Americans hate terrorists, not Muslims Read More »
Shoshana Bryen, USA
-36th in a Series — Exit 11: Lake Murray/ 70th Street, San Diego ~ San Diego Institute for Sexual Medicine By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—One might wonder what led to Dr. Irwin Goldstein becoming the head of what is believed to be the first, and perhaps only, hospital-accredited sexual medicine practice in the United States.
I-8 Jewish Travel: A pioneer in sexual medicine Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California -Catching up with Bulletproof Stockings, a female Hasidic alternative rock band was not easy. A flight delay caused them to arrive periolously close to Shabbat, so we had to reschedule. It was not until the following Tuesday morning when I connected by telephone with Perl, Dalia and Elisheva, who
Girl band rocks the Hasidic world Read More »
Eva Trieger, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — When a deep and abiding passion is combined with a clear and focused vision, the results are tantamount to explosive perfection. That synergistic energy is captured by the Civic Dance Arts Program of the San Diego Parks and Recreation Department with Andrea Feier at the barre. Several aspects make this
Park and Rec dancers take it to the big time Read More »
Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel –After some difficult weeks in which my other half was obliged to attend to structural damage to property of ours caused by an incompetent contractor working for a neighbor, I managed to persuade him to book us a weekend in a hotel by the Dead Sea, so that I could
Israel: Where going to the Dead makes you feel so alive Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, Travel and Food
Scattered Among the Nations by Bryan Schwartz, Joy Sand and Sandy Carter; Weldon Owen publisher, Visual Anthropology Press, 251 pages, cover price $60. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –I’m going to rearrange the sequence of Bryan Schwartz’s narrative and photography book so that we can always travel toward the east, almost around the world,
Yes, Rebecca, Jews live there too! Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion
By Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California–Even Noah’s Ark may not be able to withstand the deluge of desalinated drinking water created daily by the joint venture of Poseidon Water and the San Diego County Water Authority. Monday, December 14th, saw media, journalists, photographers and local politicians, flooding in to witness the grand opening of the largest
Water, water everywhere and now it’s to drink Read More »
Eva Trieger, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel —If I were a progressive, left-wing liberal (I’m decidedly not), I might say the following: * BDS – you know, the byword used by us progressives to put Israel in its place – is going great guns. If you’ve forgotten, it stands for boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel,
The lies BDS likes to tell us Read More »
Middle East, Steve KramerBy Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin complimented each other on their leadership abilities. Trump is so confident he will win both the Republican nomination for president and the general election that he has begun secretly negotiating a diplomatic deal with Putin. If Trump wins the Oval Office, the United States will
Humoring the headlines: December 19, 2015 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C.– The announcement of the restoration of Israel-Turkish relations should be seen in the context of Turkey having nowhere else to go. Turkey’s relations with Israel have been strained, to put it mildly, since 2010 when, through a non-profit organization, Turkey funded the 2010 Gaza Flotilla aimed at breaking the Israeli-Egyptian
Turkey, with few friends, needed Israel Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen
-35th in a series- Exit 11, Lake Murray Blvd, San Diego ~ Lake Murray By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– In 1916, engineer James Murray came to San Diego from Montana to build a bigger reservoir than the one that had been created in 1895 when a small earthen dam had been constructed on a
I-8 Jewish Travel: A place to cast your sins Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and Food
By Donald H. Harrison SAN FRANCISCO — When I visit science museums, I have come to expect to see interesting optical illusions such as a picture that looks like Marilyn Monroe when viewed from one vantage point, but becomes Albert Einstein when seen from another perspective. I enjoy watching educational games such as the one my
Science museum also explores social issues Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food
By Donald H. Harrison OAKLAND, California – Generally when we think of the Bible and the heavens, we think of Genesis 1 which describes how God created the universe. However, here in Oakland, Genesis 29 also comes to mind. That is because the names of the two refractor telescopes at the Chabot Space and Science
The far- sighted Leah and Rachel Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education