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Hollywood or Bust by Susan Marg, Cowgirl Jane Press, 2013, 978-0-578-11882-6, 174 pgs., $14.95 By Eva Trieger DEL MAR, California – Hollywood has always been a Jewish town. If you don’t believe me, just pick up a copy of Hollywood or Bust and see how Jews have always had aspirations of being part of Hollywood […]
Hollywood can be glamorous on outside, but cruel inside Read More »
Eva Trieger
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Adapted from Yasmina Khadra’s novel, The Attack deftly navigates the shoals of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict. In an understated but convincing performance, Ali Suliman portrays Amin, an Israeli Arab surgeon who has achieved full integration into Israeli society. The film opens with him receiving a prestigious award from his Israeli
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Lawrence Baron
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO–Why would a successful dentist leave a thriving practice in Mexico to start over in San Diego? Dr. Abraham Romanowsky did just that. Never one to back down from a challenge, he has sought to take the best path all of his life, starting with his education, the woman he married,
Mexican-born dentist adjusts well to life, profession in U.S. Read More »
Mimi Pollack, Travel and Food
A Guide for the Perplexed: A Novel by Dara Horn, W.W. Norton & Co., New York; ISBN 978-0-393-06489-6 ©2013, $25.95, p. 352 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California–Josephine “Josie” Ashkenazi, the protagonist in Dara Horn’s newest novel, A Guide for the Perplexed, is a brilliant computer scientist who becomes an entrepreneur, having created, and now
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Fred Reiss, EdDBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In downtown San Diego, one of the federal courthouses is named for Judge Jacob Weinberger, who I’m certain would be shaking his head right now. All this speculation about Mayor Bob Filner’s guilt or innocence would have him wondering whatever happened to the deliberative justice system in
Let’s take a page from Judge Weinberger’s book Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel SAN DIEGO — What is Tu b’Av? Do we celebrate it today? What is the significance of the day? The summer holiday of Tu B’Av (the 15th of Av) is a rabbinical holiday, one that the Mishnah describes in colorful detail: Rabban Simeon b. Gamaliel said, “There were no happier days
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — For those of us who believe in civil processes for the resolution of disputes, I would say that there were three good stories on the front page of the Union-Tribune on Saturday morning, July 20. Good news, too, sometimes comes in threes. The articles weren’t displayed in
Good news, sometimes, comes in threes Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The media did its best to portray George Zimmerman as a racist in its efforts to influence the public and the jury to convict him for the crime of manslaughter. Eric Holder, as of today, is still investigating whether Zimmerman might be prosecuted for civil rights
Zimmerman, no racist, has African-American ancestors Read More »
Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–I think it is in the city’s best interest if Mayor Bob Filner reasserts his position as the elected leader of our city and stops feeling he has to avoid public appearances or meetings with the news media. For the benefit of the City of San Diego, Mayor Filner needs
Filner needs to reassert policy leadership Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Conductor Murry Sidlin is well-remembered by San Diegans for his creative programs with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. For many years, he was the conductor of the Classical Hits series. He also did a stint as conductor of the Summer Pops and, later, conducted the Light Bulb series. Most
Murry Sidlin honored for his ‘Defiant Requiem’ Read More »
Eileen WingardBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Recently I received an interesting email from two sisters in Ontario, Canada, who wanted to know if there was a Jewish museum in San Diego or anything else Jewish that they could see on a planned 2 1/2 day visit to our city. What I told them in the body
Some Jewish touring ideas for San Diego visitors Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The pressure on politicians to rush to judgments about their fellow politicians must be overwhelming. On Monday, Democratic Congressman Scott Peters, who has been constantly badgered by the Republican National Committee to join in the howls for Mayor Bob Filner’s resignation, succumbed. So too did Democratic Congresswoman Susan
Lurid descriptions prompt more politicians to rush to judgment Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO –Fifty years after its publication, Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem continues to polarize public discourse. Margarethe von Trotta’s thought provoking but flawed film rekindles the fiery debates over Arendt’s characterization of Eichmann as a dutiful bureaucrat and her charge that the Jewish Councils abetted the Holocaust by complying with German
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Lawrence BaronBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– The Union-Tribune reported on Saturday morning that according to its poll 59 percent of the people of San Diego want Mayor Bob Filner to resign. And, if he doesn’t resign, according to the same poll, nearly two-thirds of those who want him to resign–74 percent–want him to be recalled.
Courts, not politicians, should decide if Filner did wrong Read More »
Donald H. Harrison