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Paula L. Freedman, My Basmati Bat Mitzvah, New York: Amulet Books, ISBN 978-1-4197-0806-0, 256 pages, $16.95. Ages: 10-14. * Avirama Golan, Little Naomi, Little Chick, illustrated by Raaya Karas, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, ISBN 978-0-8028-5427-8, 34 pages, $17. Ages: Preschooler By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Grandfather that I am, […]
The globalization of Jewish children’s literature Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — President Obama has asked for congressional authorization to conduct a limited military strike against Syria. He realizes that time is of the essence because the strike must be launched before the House Republicans shut down the government rather than increase the debt limit. Other members of the House
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — A friend of mine in Israel told me the following story: Shortly after the Yom Kippur War in 1973 a young man went to enroll in a basic Judaism class in Israel. My friend asked him why he wanted to study the Torah. The young man, whose name was
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States has not made the case that the national security interest of the United States requires the use of military force in Syria. Others have made the case for regime change, punishment, and deterrence against future use of non-conventional weapons by Syria, Iran or North Korea; and
U.S. objectives in Syria remain muddled Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana BryenNational News House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) announced their backing for President’s Obama to use military force against Syria in retaliation for using chemical weapons. Cantor said the U.S. should take the action to prevent further use of weapons of mass destruction such as sarin gas. The Senate Foreign
Jewish Citizen: GOP, Jewish organizations line up on Syria Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History
EL CAJON–Retiring following a 37-year multiple college career as an English and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) faculty member, Prof. Nancy Herzfeld-Pipkin answered unhesitatingly when asked at her Grossmont College retirement party what quality ESL instructors need most. “Compassion,” she declared. A portion of the ESL students at Grossmont College “are immigrants from all over the world, refugees,
Prof. Herzfeld-Pipkin tells what makes a good ESL teacher Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
National News THE HOUSE DEBATE OVER SYRIA — U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., favors an American strike against Syria in retaliation against its use of chemical weapons on its own citizenry. “I’m a yes,” he was quoted as saying by NBC. Many other Jewish House members were more nuanced. U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) pronounced
The Jewish Citizen: The pending debate on Syria Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History
SAN DIEGO – Here is a look at the activities of our fellow Jews who are holding public office or shaping public policy: National News WEDDING — It would be quite an occasion to have a Supreme Court Justice officiate at any wedding, but what made Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s conducting the ceremony on Saturday, August
The Jewish Citizen: Justice Ginsburg performs a wedding Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History
SAN DIEGO– Over the Labor Day 2013 break, here are some statistics to ponder. There are 11 Jews in the 100-member U.S. Senate. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) at age 80, is the oldest member of the Senate Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), half her age at 40, is the second-youngest U.S. Senator. (The very youngest senator is Chris
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — John Kerry’s speech was well tailored, to use a phrase that has become popular to describe the US attack on Syria still in the stages of planning or political buffering as I write this. He identified a number of countries that were supporting the US initiative, without mentioning Britain, Germany,
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Donald H. Harrison, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Now that City Councilman Todd Gloria is serving as acting mayor, he needs to do his very best to unite the people of this city and to put the recent unpleasantness behind us. He can do that by seeking consensus among his fellow city councilmembers on important initiatives
Moving on with Acting Mayor Todd Gloria Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Laurie Baron The Attorney General of New York has filed a 40 million dollar lawsuit against Donald Trump University for promoting itself as a real university. An inquiry into the Pass/Fail grading system revealed that P stood for profit maker and F for fired. The Attorney General has questioned whether Gary Busey was qualified
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO– Russia has approached the United States about transferring Chelsea (Bradley) Manning to Russian custody. It urged the United States to drop the 35 year sentence against him for leaking classified documents in return for Russia imposing a hefty fine and jailing him for a year for promoting a transgender lifestyle.
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Lawrence Baron, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Although I usually review films that deal with Jewish themes, I’m devoting this week’s column to The Butler (the director’s name was added to the title because Warner Brothers sued over copyright infringement of a silent movie entitled The Butler) because it has been the number one box-office
The Wandering Review: “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Read More »
Lawrence Baron