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The Jewish Citizen: A profile of Bernie Rhinerson

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—If one quality seems to characterize Bernie Rhinerson, a member of the San Diego Community College board, it is an openness to well-thought-out change. After marrying Bobbie Herdes, whom he met while both were students at the University of Wisconsin, Rhinerson, who was raised as a Roman Catholic, read Mixed […]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Nadler: ‘Childish games’ hurt U.S.-Israel relations

Compiled by Donald H. Harrison U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) said House Speaker John Boehner jeopardized bipartisan support for Israel by inviting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a Joint Session of Congress.  He urged both Netanyahu and Boehner to “consider measures to mitigate the damage this political maneuvering has inflicted.” Here is

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Donald H. Harrison, USA

SDJW will publish for free our people’s eulogies

Dear Readers, As a service to bereaved families—as well as to Jewish historians and genealogists – San Diego Jewish World embarks today (Jan. 30, 2015) on a program to print the eulogies delivered by our local rabbinate for recently deceased members of the San Diego County Jewish community. In doing so, we would like to

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Donald H. Harrison, Obituaries & memorials

U.S. barely confronting the Russian bear

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is a mistake to belittle Vladimir Putin. Dislike and distrust him, fine. Believe he is a monomaniacal empire-builder determined to restore Russia’s former colonies and holdings, OK. To snicker at his bare-chested antics, particularly with animals, is probably unavoidable. But for all that, Putin is a man with a

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International, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Jewish ethics through the medium of animation

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California — Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School and the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture teamed up Thursday  evening, Jan. 29, to teach Jewish ethics. Not to the students of the Orthodox day school; the 7th and 8th graders had already had their opportunity to chew on this

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Rubio: Obama policies on Iran, Cuba are failures

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California – U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) criticized the Obama’s administration’s negotiation strategies toward Iran and Cuba; said conditions do not exist for the two-state solution sought by the administration for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and called for giving  returning military veterans college credits for what they learned

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

What’s really deflated? Obama’s foreign policy!

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — For many of us who happen to be Tom Brady football fans, we read the story about Brady’s alleged deflated football. For those of you unfamiliar with what practical difference this all makes, bear in mind that an under-inflated ball, the legend goes, is easier to

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International, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USA

Iran should be opposed for more than nuclear program

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his State of the Union address, President Obama forcefully announced he would not accept “a nuclear-armed Iran.” This reflects his view that the only objectionable element of Iran’s behavior would be acquisition and possible use of such weapons. This is conveniently narrow. While the ability to produce nuclear

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA