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Over 90 and Loving It, directed by Susan Polis Schutz, 70 minutes By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I had the triple privilege of watching this documentary with my father-in-law Sam Zeiden, 92, and seeing among the 14 vignettes, two about San Diegans whom I have met, the late Medal of Honor recipient John […]
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By Eileen Wingard NEW YORK– A ten-year-old violin prodigy, Mark Karlinsky, a thirteen-year old Israeli-Chinese pianist, Motti Bentov, two male dancers, Joseph Chaikin and Tal Adler-Arieli, the celebrated violin and piano siblings Gil and Orly Shaham, and a Rock Band, Shorashim were part of the eclectic mix at the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Gala Concert last
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Eileen WingardMatchmaker, directed by Avi Nesher, Hebrew with Engl.ish subtitles, 112 minutes. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Yankale the Matchmaker (Adir Miller) is a Holocaust survivor who can’t persuade Clara (Maya Dagan), who was even more scarred by the Shoah than he, to marry him. But that doesn’t discourage him from offering his matchmaking
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State Clinton called for an increase in civic space in the Arab world and an end to the corruption that sucks the economic life even – or especially – out of poor countries with an educated workforce. But when she spoke of America’s commitment to
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Shoshana Bryen
An Italian Renaissance: Choosing Life in Canada by Robert Eli Rubinstein, Urim Publications, Israel, and Lambda Publishers, Brooklyn, 2010, ISBN 978-965-524-044-3, 177 pages including appendices and endnotes. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Perhaps the author and publishers were a bit too clever in titling this family memoir. Although a portion of the action
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
(Column 10, January 17, 2011) __________ News topics _________ Rethinking American Jewish Education * San Diego Israel Coalition is actively promoting the appearance at Congregation Beth El of Rabbi Daniel Gordis, who will be delivering three lectures Feb. 11-12 as the Scholar in Residence. On Friday evening following Shabbat Services, Gordis, senior vice president of
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
Battle of the Two Talmuds: Judaism’s Struggle with Power, Glory, & Guilt by Leon H. Charney and Saul Mayzlish, Barricade Books, Fort Lee, NJ; ISBN 978-1-56980-439-1 ©2010, $22.95, p. 224 plus glossary By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — One does not need to listen to very many rabbinic sermons before he or she hears the words, “And the
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion, Travel and FoodBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California–Judy and Howard Rubenstein will be joined by songwriter Ron Horvitz as the featured presenters for Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices next Tuesday evening, January 18, 7: 30 pm at the Astor Judaica Library, Lawrence Family JCC. This free series, showcasing local poets and song writers, will begin its third consecutive year.
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Eileen Wingard(Column 9, January 12, 2011) By Donald H. Harrison __________________ Jewish Organizations ___________________ The Center for Jewish Culture is sponsoring a poets’ night at the Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library at the Lawrence Family JCC. at 7:30 p.m., Jan 18. Heading for the microphone are local poets Ron Horvitz, and husband and wife Howard
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The “World Security Network” newsletter carried the following bit of an interview reportedly with Hamas leader Ousama Hamdan about Gilad Shalit. Hamdan: There was what everyone calls the pre-final offer, and the Israelis accepted a suggestion from the Germans, and we also thought it is a good one, just
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen
Why The Jews Were So Successful in the Wild West… by David Epstein, Isaac Nathan Publishing Co, Woodland Hills, 2009, ISBN-10-0-914615-35-1, 90 pages, $19.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – David Epstein’s short book, which can be gulped in a single sitting, tells the story of some remarkable Jewish characters in the history of
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Donald H. Harrison(Column 8, January 11, 2011) By Donald H. Harrison San Diego and Israel Boris Goldenberg, 20, grew up in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with his mother and grandmother, knowing very little about his Jewish background. However, at the age of 17, he started studying Hebrew at a local Jewish community center. That led to
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County(Column 7, January 10, 2011) By Donald H.Harrison Tributes to Debbie Friedman, z”l San Diego’s Agency for Jewish Education, commenting on the death of Jewish composer Debbie Friedman on Sunday, commented that “Debbie was a great friend of the AJE, having performed many concerts during the years of Jewish Education Week, and at other numerous
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Donald H. Harrison(Column 6, January 8, 2011) By Donald H. Harrison The Education Beat * Send your kid to preschool and he or she is less likely to become a criminal. So said District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Republican State Sen. Mark Wyland on a tour of the David & Jillian Gilmour Early Education Campus. According
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