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Obama Doctrine: a prescription for intervention everywhere

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –American core principles as articulated by President Obama are indeed a prescription for intervention everywhere – despite his firm denial. “America cannot use our military wherever repression occurs…. we must always measure our interests against the need for action.” But, he said, “We had a unique ability to stop that […]

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

Filner recalls Freedom Riding days to Grossmont College students

By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California – Grossmont College has been revisiting the Civil Rights Movement, bringing to campus former Freedom Riders like Robert and Helen Singleton and Congressman Bob Filner. The Singletons appeared at a March 17 event introducing Breach of Peace,  a photo and follow-up book by Eric Etheridge on what happened

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar

Witty book examines ‘firsts’ in the Bible

Beginnings: The First Love, the First Hate, the First Dream… Reflections on the Bible’s Intriguing Firsts by Meir Shalev, Translated from the Hebrew by Stuart Schoffman, Harmony Books, New York; ISBN 978-0-037-71718-4 ©2011, $25.00, 295 pages By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California– Americans relish someone accomplishing something first! Do you remember who flew the first airplane? How

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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

Jewish choirs from throughout San Diego to perform April 3

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — “Sing Out!” San Diego Jewish Choir Festival with two distinct programs Sunday, April 3 at 1:00 and at 4:00 at the Lawrence Family JCC will bring together  nine choirs with directors of outstanding backgrounds and accomplishments.      The final combined choirs will be directed by David Amos, the San

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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County

Help is wanted

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Help is wanted. My wife Nancy and I have been publishing San Diego Jewish World for several years now. After the San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage and the San Diego Jewish Times folded, we created this publication to make certain San Diego had a daily Jewish news voice.   San Diego

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Donald H. Harrison

A bissel this, a bissel that—San Diego Jewish news and chatter

(Column 29, March 24, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison Events (In Chronological Order) On his 204th birthday, San Diego’s first Jewish settler, Louis Rose, will have a point of land officially dedicated for him at 10 a.m. today (Thursday, March 24) at the foot of Womble Road at the Boat Channel.  City and school

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

How Middle Eastern countries teach children about the ‘other’

 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — A chance encounter led me to the offices of IMPACT, the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education, where I was able to learn about their work and see for myself the fruits of their labour from its acting director, psychologist Shelley Elkayam. Situated in

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Science, Medicine, & Education

A bissel this, a bissel that…San Diego Jewish news and chatter

(Column 28, March 21, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison * UPCOMING EVENTS (In Chronological Order) * Current trends in the Middle East will be the subject of a panel discussion at 7 p.m., Monday, March 21, at Congregation Beth Israel.  Panelists are Hisham Foad, SDSU Assistant professor of economics on “The Economic Roots of

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Donald H. Harrison

Educating children who’ve been abused, abandoned; former headmaster of Yemin Orde tells his experiences

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California—Chaim Peri spent nearly three decades as the headmaster of a unique residential and educational complex near Haifa, Israel, known as Yemin Orde.  Typically, 500 students live and go to school there, with 150 graduating each year.  The high school was located a five-minute walk from the residential village

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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education

Itamar murders question validity of arming and training Palestinian police

By Shoshana Bryen WASHNGTON, D.C.  — It appears that members of the American-trained Palestinian Security Force on the West Bank abetted the Itamar terrorists, prompting outrage over the fact that American military personnel are training Palestinian Security Forces in the first place. The outrage looks through the back end of the microscope – minimizing and

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

April 3 ‘Sing Out’ performances to involve musical families

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Excitement is mounting as some choirs are scheduling extra rehearsals and all are making time in their practice evenings to allow for the visits of David Amos, conductor and Rhoda Gaylis, pianist. Those two outstanding musicians and community leaders will help prepare the choirs for their final numbers,

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Eileen Wingard