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The Tin Horse by Janice Steinberg, Random House © 2013, ISBN 978-0-679-64374-6; 336 pages, $26. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—There are two mysteries to be solved in The Tin Horse by Janice Steinberg, who contributes articles on books and dance to San Diego Jewish World. One mystery is the central story of this novel. […]
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel– “Can’t you see I’m in the middle of doing something?” “I couldn’t write the number down because the phone call woke me up.” “I’ll call you later, I have to finish this now.” These and similar responses are what almost every wife hears when she asks her husband to help
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Dorothea Shefer-VansonBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Vice-President Joe Biden accused Saud Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey of aiding and abetting jihadist groups fighting against Assad in Syria. He was reprimanded by President Obama for his undiplomatic behavior of telling the truth to allies. * The Chairwoman of the High Point University College Republicans in
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — “Jewish Music Then and Now,” a program by the The San Diego Jewish Men’s Choir, Kol Hakavod, will feature favorite Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino songs. The concert , sponsored by the Men’s Club of Congregation Beth El, will take place this Sunday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. in the
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Eileen WingardSAN DIEGO — We endorsed Brad A. Weinreb for Judge in Superior Court Office No. 25 during the primary election and he came in first of three candidates. Now, as the Nov, 4 runoff election for the open judicial seat nears, we’re proud to endorse him again in the race in which he is opposed
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — I was pleased to learn of the extension until October 12 of The Pianist of Willesden Lane at the Lyceum Theatre. Pianist Mona Golabek, star of the one-woman show, has been a family friend since childhood. Both she and my sister, violinist Zina Schiff, were prodigies of Los Angeles’ Young
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego CountyBy Laurie Baron Every night I watch the news Seeing many frightful clips. What’s the danger I must choose To dodge the next apocalypse? For Israelis it’s a bomb Developed by an ayatollah West Africans cannot be calm Until they’ve stopped Ebola. In Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Rage civil wars and crisis. Al Qaeda, Assad,
Versifying The Headlines: October 4, 2014 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The White House has just lowered its standards regarding civilian casualties during warfare. Yahoo News headline, reporter Michael Isikoff (Sept. 30) “White House exempts Syria airstrikes from tight standards on civilian deaths amid reports of women and children killed in U.S. air offensive, official says the ‘near certainty’
Western critics of Israel schooled in hypocrisy Read More »
Steve KramerBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel –In August we attended a lecture in Ra’anana by Richard Kemp, sponsored by the excellent Standwithus organization, which is dedicated to informing the public about Israel and to combating the extremism and anti-Semitism that often distorts the issues. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Col. Kemp, he is a
British colonel denounces lies about Israel Read More »
Middle East, Steve KramerBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The windows of the upper floor of my house look out towards the hill in the Judaean Mountains known as the Castel, which is today the site of a national park. It is green in winter and grey-brown in summer. I love to paint the view, which is
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The sentencing retrial of Jodi Arias will begin this week because Nancy Grace needs another story to outrage her on her television show. * Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong against China’s decision to only allow only candidates it has approved to appear on the ballot in the upcoming election for
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Readers of San Diego Jewish World are familiar with Dorothea Shefer-Vanson through her columns that she sends from the Jerusalem suburb of Mevasseret Zion. They often focus on Israel’s lively music scene. The reporter also is a fine novelist, her latest work being Time Out of Joint: The
Novel depicts German family between the wars Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-VansonBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirteen years ago this October, we started bombing Muslims in the Middle East. We’re still bombing them. Does any sane person think that 13 years from now, we’re not going to still be bombing them?” Democratic operative James Carville answered his own question. “Of course we will. And… maybe
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAJudaism in Transition: How Economic Choices Shape Religious Tradition by Carmel U. Chiswick, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA; ISBN 978-0-8047-7605-9 ©2014, $22.95, p. 201, plus Reference material By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Words to an old folksong read, “If religion were a thing that money could buy, then the rich would live and the poor
Affiliation choices often depend on time and $$$ Read More »
Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion