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The floods of Gilgamesh and the Bible

May 22, 2019

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — There are remarkable similarities between the biblical story of the flood and the more ancient version of Gilgamesh. The Babylonian epic Gilgamesh was written on twelve tablets around 2000 BCE and has survived in several versions. It was discovered in 1839 among the ruins of a […]

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Play review: ‘My Ex- Step- Mother- in- Law’

May 22, 2019

By Dorothea shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — Actually, the one-woman show of the above title that I saw last week has very little to do with the subject of the title, namely, mothers-in-law. I am one such, and even an ex-one in one case, but not a step one, or not yet, at least (and I hope never).

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Recounting just some of Wouk’s credits

May 22, 2019

By Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO –Denied his 104th birthday by just ten days, Herman Wouk, best known for The Caine Mutiny (1954), passed away peacefully in his sleep last Friday, May 17. He lived a blessed life. His most famous novel, based on his WWII navy service, was also a two year Broadway hit and

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Obituaries & memorials, USA

How to get started on your memoir

May 21, 2019

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Have you ever wanted to write a memoir or a family history, but simply had no idea how to go about it? It’s easier than you think, according to a panel of women who addressed La Playa Trail Association members on Tuesday night at the Point Loma Assembly.

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Sandi Masori

Former Shiloh mayor urges one-state solution

May 21, 2019

By David Rubin SHILOH, Israel — President Trump has teased forward his impending ‘Deal of the Century’ peace plan for Israel. Hope wanes eternal. But what might his historic peace plan actually entail? First, there is one major element that it likely will not include: A two-state solution. How do we know this? Because when

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Middle East, USA

Poway Chabad shooter is formally indicted

May 21, 2019

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – John T. Earnest of Rancho Peñasquitos was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday morning on civil rights, hate crime, and firearm charges in connection with the murder of one person and the attempted murder of 53 others at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue on April 27 and the March

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San Diego County

They Gave Each Other a Pledge ~ From Fiddler on the Roof

May 21, 2019

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Travel and Food

Zionism an important component of Wouk’s legacy

May 21, 2019

By Moshe Phillips PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Herman Wouk, the famed novelist who first became a household name for his 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning The Caine Mutiny died last week nearly 70 years after achieving fame. Besides his long career as a writer he was also a lifelong Zionist. This fact of Wouk’s love affair with the State of Israel has been completely absent from the many articles celebrating his literary

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

‘Just Kidding:’ Trump’s ideas for Jewish schools

May 21, 2019

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — In response to recent criticisms of yeshivas and Jewish day schools for not giving their students enough, if any, of an education in secular subjects, the Trump administration is offering advice and a curriculum intended to close the gap. “School spirit is important,” the presidential list of suggestions begins,

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire

A snapshot of Bibi Netanyahu

May 20, 2019

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There are several parts to Bibi Netanyahu. After distinguished military service, he climbed through lesser posts to be Prime Minister from 1984, and is set to make a record of the longest-serving Prime Minister in Israel’s history. He’s bright, perhaps brilliant. Speaks fluently both Hebrew and English. Has recently made

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Walk against Hate a communal reunion

May 20, 2019

By Debbie Mishek, M.D. SAN DIEGO — Thousands of people gathered at Liberty Station for the March against Hate on Sunday, May 19, in spite of the rainy weather. People came from schools, synagogues, LGBTQ, Federation, and civic institutions to join together. I came with a contingent from Tifereth Israel Synagogue, and was happy

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San Diego County

Do You Love Me? ~ From Fiddler on the Roof

May 20, 2019

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Travel and Food

Last train to Auschwitz, revisited

May 20, 2019

By Dorian DeWind The Moderate Voice AUSTIN, Texas — It has been nearly 75 years since the last train crammed with Dutch Jews destined for the Auschwitz death camp left Westerbork, a camp situated in the northeastern part of the Netherlands that served as a transit camp for Dutch Jews before they were deported to

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Dorian de Wind, International, Jewish History

An Independence Day tour of Israel

May 20, 2019

By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Just 71 years ago, Israel declared its independence based on several factors: *God promised the Land of Israel to the Jews in the Bible – echoed in the Christian Bible and even (gasp!) in the Koran. *Three ancient Jewish kingdoms in Israel are part of archaeological and historical

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Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food

The floods of Gilgamesh and the Bible

Play review: ‘My Ex- Step- Mother- in- Law’

Recounting just some of Wouk’s credits

How to get started on your memoir

Former Shiloh mayor urges one-state solution

Poway Chabad shooter is formally indicted

They Gave Each Other a Pledge ~ From Fiddler on the Roof

Zionism an important component of Wouk’s legacy

‘Just Kidding:’ Trump’s ideas for Jewish schools

A snapshot of Bibi Netanyahu

Walk against Hate a communal reunion

Do You Love Me? ~ From Fiddler on the Roof

Last train to Auschwitz, revisited

An Independence Day tour of Israel

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