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By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Greeks decisively defeated the referendum to accept the European Union’s terms for repaying their country’s debt. Now that the future of whether Greece will keep the Euro as its currency is uncertain, some Greek politicians have proposed Drachmonian measures. * Holy water drawn from the Jordan River was used to […]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO (SDJW)—San Diego Jewish World acknowledges and thanks those writers whose bylines and photo credit lines appeared during the month of June and the first few days of July on its website. They included: David Amos Stephen Hazan Arnoff Laurie Baron David Bedein Edwin Black Dan Bloom Shoshana Bryen Stephen Bryen Garry Fabian Donald
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Barry Shaw, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Edwin Black, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Fred Reiss, EdD, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Mark D. Zimmerman, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Michael Ordman, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, Sheryl Rowling, Shor M. Masori, Shoshana Bryen, Steve Kramer
Rule of Capture by Ona Russell, Sunstone Press, © 2015, 336 pages, ISBN 978-1-63293-047-7. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—This is the third novel by Ona Russell featuring a Jewish, mystery-solving probate officer from Ohio named Sarah Kaufman, who can sense crime and cover-up but admittedly has flawed judgment when it comes to the men she
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The Supreme Court ruled that the drug Midazolam can be used to render condemned killers comatose even though there is evidence that those who have received it felt pain during the remainder of their executions. This opens the possibility for states that cannot afford Midazolam to administer Ambien even though
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor Masori ST AUGUSTINE, Florida — In this, the oldest European city of North America settled by Spaniards in 1565, I wondered whether any of the earliest soldiers might have been conversos — that is, former Jews who were forced to convert to Catholicism in order to remain
Jewish knick knacks in N. America’s oldest city Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, USA
Story by David Ogul; photos by Michael Mantell SAN DIEGO — This city does not have money for a new, publicly funded, $1.1-billion football stadium that backers hope will keep the Chargers from bolting to Los Angeles, City Councilmember Marti Emerald told several dozen people at a Tifereth Israel Synagogue Men’s Club dinner Wednesday night.
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David Ogul, Michael Mantell, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions
– Eleventh in a Series– Exit 3, Taylor Street, San Diego~Courthouse, Old Town San Diego State Historic Park By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – There were no televisions, radios, motion pictures, or YouTube videos back in the mid 19th century. There were, occasionally, traveling stage productions and these were well-attended. But for day-to-day entertainment, San
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and Food
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor Masori ORLANDO, Florida — Sometimes it is good to go to a place like Epcot at Disney World to regain a sense of perspective about our fellow Jews and Israel. We may feel, sometimes, that our narrative provides the text, or at least a major sub-text, for
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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The Supreme Court struck down EPA regulations of toxic emissions from coal burning power plants as part of its series of rulings to create a post-glacial society. * Bobby Jindal ordered Louisiana state agencies not to recognize same sex marriages and posted a picture of his face superimposed over that
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — It might seem a little out of date, but it was interesting to sit in a pleasant Jerusalem home last week and listen to Benjamin Progrund’s lecture about his life as a journalist in South Africa when it was still an apartheid state. Benjamin Progrund was born in
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The Obama administration and its negotiating partners will soon close a deal with Iran on the June 30 deadline, permitting Iran’s nuclear weapons program to proceed at full speed. But wait! The deadline will be extended, just as has been done many times during the interminable negotiations with
U.S. wants a deal, any deal, with Iran Read More »
International, Middle East, Steve Kramer, USABy Donald H. Harrison CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The excitement was palpable in the hours on Sunday, June 28, before the ill-fated launch of the Falcon 9 Dragon rocket that was supposed to bring supplies and new science experiments for the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Elementary, Middle and High School students from all
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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO –Mona Golabek, the brilliant pianist, author and actress, is excited to return to San Diego for the reengagement of her prize-winning, one-woman play, The Pianist of Willesden Lane. From July 8-26, at the Lyceum Stage in Horton Plaza, she will again portray her mother, Lisa Jura. In 1938, as a
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Eileen Wingard, Jewish History
By Donald H. Harrison WASHINGTON, D.C — Reflecting on a long career, and what she still would like to do in Congress, Rep. Susan Davis (D-California) suggested that she is more a social worker than a politician, which results in her having a different perspective on many issues. She met with my grandson, Shor, 14,
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA