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Mayoral candidates campaign at Jewish community forum

  Story and photos by Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California–Runoff candidates for San Diego Mayor,  Kevin Faulconer and David Alvarez, on Tuesday expressed warm feelings for Israel and for the American Jewish community, while sidestepping such potential hot button issues as the Mt. Soledad cross atop city-owned land and the long-pending effort by Hillel […]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

Medical practice, religious belief clash in ‘Code Blue’

Miriam Luxenberg, “Code Blue,” Jerusalem Publications, 2013, ISBN, 978-0-9888958-3-6, 208 pages By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — There are two major ethical dilemmas presented in this novel.  In the first, a mother gives birth and doctors say her child is irreparably brain damaged.  They want to take the little boy off life support.   Elsewhere

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Donald H. Harrison

What historic sources say about Chanukah

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — One of the famous and most important questions asked about Hanukkah reads: What is Hanukkah? [i.e., “Why do we celebrate Hanukkah?”]. The question strikes a modern reader as odd. Surely, the Jews must have known about the holiday’s significance for several centuries! On the surface, one

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Some ‘peace’ groups provoke anti-Israel incidents

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C.–Americans tend to think of a 501(c)(3) tax exemption as the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” from the U.S. Government, indicating that the organization does work of which the government approves. Not necessarily. In Financing the Flames, Edwin Black reveals his meticulous research on “human rights” organizations that use charitable funds

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

Iran wins, West loses

First of two articles By Steve Kramer The recent negotiations between Iran and the five UN Security Council permanent members + Germany were concluded successfully, according to the American government. “Obama said that the deal allows world powers to continue to apply ‘the toughest sanctions,’ but refrains from imposing new sanctions. The White House said

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Middle East, Steve Kramer