By Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FBI model, endorsed by many security professionals in the United States and abroad proposes that in the case of an Active Shooter those impacted should first run, then if that fails hide, and if, and only if that fails, fight. The model was put clearly to the test […]
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International, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Billy Joel just celebrated his 70th birthday with a concert at Madison Square Garden, featuring video birthday wishes from Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Don Henley, Pink and others, plus a guest performance by Peter Frampton. Though Billy Joel’s parents were both Jewish, he was not raised Jewish,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Brew Coffee Spot, 6101 Lake Murray Blvd , San Diego, California 91942 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — After much back and forth as to where we should meet, a book publishing client and I ended up at the Brew Coffee Spot. This was my first time there, and I was utterly charmed. The space is
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and Food
By Pastor Nigel Woodley FLAXMERE, New Zealand — The anti-Semitic movement which is trying to disguise itself as a humanitarian cause for the Palestinian Arabs–BDS (for Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions against the State of Israel)—is primarily a political weapon in the hands of Israel’s enemies to try and discredit and delegitimize the Jewish people in
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International, Middle EastA Mother’s Day Tip By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The Greek Hippocrates (about 460–about 377 BCE) is the most famous of all physicians and is considered the father of medicine. Many people of his age, as well as for a long time after his death, considered medicine a part of religion,
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education
JERUSALEM — A bipartisan delegation of of five U.S. mayors is visiting Israel with AJC (American Jewish Committee) Project Interchange for intensive dialogue and briefings. The week-long educational seminar marks the first delegation under the auspices of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the U.S. Conference of Mayors and AJC, the highlight of which is
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Middle East, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — During a weekly Friday afternoon protest several years ago in Philadelphia, a woman claiming to speak for the Palestinians was dismissive of children attacking Israeli troops on the West Bank. As we spoke in front of the now-closed Israeli consulate at 19th Street and JFK Boulevard, she claimed the
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Middle East, USA
By Jerry Klinger CHENEY, Washington — The Great Drum was rhythmically beaten by ten Native American Salish Singers seated about it. Their Song drifted over the Palouse Prairie as it had before for untold years. Hundreds gathered on the high ridge above Eastern Washington University, below the white colored water tower with the school’s
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Travel and Food, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Lt. Col. Elizabeth Robbins, a retired Army officer who now serves at the State Department as a senior adviser or public affairs, will be the featured speaker at Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School’s gala on Monday, May 27, the school has announced. “Her talk is titled ‘America as a
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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — As a Jewish literary activist concerned about how things look on the printed page, I have been lobbying editors at major English-language newspapers and magazines for the past ten years to start capitalizing the word ”Earth” when referencing the planet we live on and when reporting on climate
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The World We Share, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — In the wake of the most recent school shootings have come all the usual cries for more “sensible” gun laws such as mandatory background checks and bans on civilian ownership of military-style assault weapons. Blah, blah, blah. Dead kids aside, we as a country need to focus on
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Eric George Tauber, USA