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By Donald H. Harrison OAKLAND, California – Ever since the 1990 enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it has been increasingly commonplace to see buildings, vehicles, and streets built to be accessible to wheelchairs. But such was not the case in 1936 when Franklin D. Roosevelt was the President of the United […]
FDR’s presidential yacht awaits the public in Oakland Read More »
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The horror of mass murder in Oslo last week begs nothing as much as distance. All the first comments were wrong. Knowledgeable people – “experts” – were sure it was Muslims and wondered why Norway was a target since Norway is certainly hospitable to Muslims and hostile – sometimes virulently
Ideologies of the lunatics may differ, but they are willing to kill for them Read More »
International, Shoshana Bryen
By Donald H. Harrison CARMEL, California – In some parts of the world, particularly Europe, the saint for whom Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Rio Carmelo is named is better known than the man nominated for sainthood whose body is buried under the floor next to the altar. But here in California, the reverse
Is that a future Catholic saint buried in Mission Carmel? Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN LUIS OBISPO, California – In the heart of downtown is an alley that runs between two high brick walls – or, at least, brick are what they once appeared to be. For generations, students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, abetted by tourists, have been covering the walls each
A sticky tradition in San Luis Obispo Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SOLVANG, California –This famed Danish village in central California made bookseller Kathy Mullins and her late husband, Gary, an aerospace engineer, feel welcome after a life in which they crisscrossed the country on assignment for Boeing Aircraft. Their business selling books to tourists and to locals grew, and the Mullins, of
In Solvang, museum pays tribute to Hans Christian Andersen Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C — The Constitution obliges our government to provide for the common defense. Determining against whom, under what circumstances, with what capabilities and under whose direction is the prerogative of the President, the Commander in Chief. The military services carry out the directives of the President, so the priorities of
Defense budget must be based on threat assessment Read More »
Shoshana Bryen, USA
By Donald H. Harrison HOLLYWOOD — We went to Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday, July 23, and had the uncanny feeling that we had never left San Diego– at least not the Convention Center area where Comic-Con is currently holding forth. Similiar to the mega event in San Diego, Hollywood Boulevard offers views of people
Finding Jewish stars in Hollywood Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Three commanding officers of the Star Trek television series pondered for a Comic-Con audience on Friday, July 22, what has made the science fiction show remain popular over four decades. William Shatner joined Avery Brooks and Scott Bakula at a press conference at the San Diego Convention
Three generations of commanding officers probe Star Trek’s popularity Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Two years after surprising animator Bill Plympton with his ability to mimic Plympton’s drawing style, 11-year-old Perry Chen is making his debut at Comic-Con as the animator of a 6-minute Holocaust short, Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest. Chen will appear on a panel with his mentor
11-year-old animator’s Holocaust film debuts at Comic-Con Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –According to the German magazine Der Spiegel, Germany will provide Israel with its sixth Dolphin-class nuclear-capable submarine and subsidize the deal with 135 million Euros. The magazine notes that Germany “donated” the first two submarines after the first Gulf War and split the cost of the third. Sort
Is Germany cozying up to Iran? Read More »
International, Shoshana Bryen
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – It would be hard to estimate how many of the hundreds of persons who attended the outdoor concert of the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra on Sunday evening, July 17, at the Allied Gardens Community Center knew the meaning of the Yiddish word haimische, but all of them
TICO makes its audience feel at home at outdoor concert Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Obama administration is withholding $800 million of the $2 billion in current aid to Pakistan, angry over the (limited) level of Pakistani pursuit of Taliban elements attacking U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The United States believes intelligence information provided to Pakistan has been shared with insurgents
U.S. alienating allies in Middle East Read More »
Shoshana Bryen, USA
By Eileen Wingard Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — In February, 2002, Neal Brastoff brought the Los Angeles instrumental ensemble, Zimro, to participate in the Celebrating Jewish Music Series at the the Lawrence Family JCC in La Jolla, programming Yehudi Wyner’s Tants un Maysele for violin, clarinet, cello and piano. It was a highlight of that
Quintessence of Yehudi Wyner’s Jewish music now on CD Read More »
Eileen WingardBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Some of the top leadership of the organized Jewish community of San Diego turned out for a service to memorialize Steven Weening, 64, and to comfort his wife, Leslie, who had been a long-serving executive assistant to the director of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, and
Jewish leadership turns out for Steve Weening’s memorial Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County