Editor’s Note: Following are remarks delivered at the Yom HaZikaron observance Tuesday evening, May 7, at the Lawrence Family JCC. By Yiftach Levy LA JOLLA, California — We typically think of memory as a purely mental exercise – we remember in our heads and our imaginations – but remembering is a fully multisensory experience. We […]
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Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego CountyJERUSALEM (Press Release) — Tributes to the 12 Jews killed in the synagogue shootings of October 2018 in Pittsburgh and April 2019 in Poway took center stage Wednesday during The Jewish Agency for Israel’s memorial service for Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s annual day of remembrance for fallen soldiers and victims of terror attacks. The special guests
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Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — I was one of the brave souls who attended a performance of the opera, The Passenger’ by Mieczyslaw Weinberg. I did so mainly because a friend of ours was the revival director of the production by the Israel Opera, and not because I’m a “glutton for punishment,” as I have
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – There is no question that individual Jews have a lot of clout in Congress. Four of the 28 Jewish members of the House of Representatives hold important committee chairmanships. They are Democrats Eliot Engel on the Foreign Affairs Committee; Nita Lowey on Appropriations, Jerry Nadler on Judiciary; all
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Rabbi Dr. Marc D. Angel’s A New World: An American Sephardic Memoir reads like an engrossing novel. It describes the transition of the Angel family from an immigrant Sephardic community into an Americanized group over several generations. In the process, it “reminisces” about the immigrant generation,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish ReligionShe was murdered during gunman’s attack at Poway of Chabad East County Magazine SACRAMENTO, California — In the wake of the shooting in Poway, Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) adjourned the Senate floor session on April 28th in memory of Lori Gilbert Kaye, a Chabad of Poway synagogue congregant who died during the synagogue shooting on
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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USA
Editor’s Note: Following is a letter written by Roz Rothstein, StandWithUs co-founder and CEO and Yael Lerman, Director StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department to the top administrators of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.. By Roz Rothstein LOS ANGELES — We write on behalf of StandWithUs (SWU), an international, non-profit, Israel education organization. We are alarmed and
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –There seem to be many reasons for the recent barrage of some 700 rockets from Gaza into southern Israel that have taken lives on both sides: *An effort to prevent performers and audiences from abroad to come to the Eurovision contest in Tel Aviv; *Israel’s Independence Day celebrations which Palestinians
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International, Middle EastBy Pamela Pollack Fremd SPOKANE, Washington — OK, I’ll admit it, I enjoy children’s movies. They are frequently gentle, sentimental, and have happy endings. I went to see Tim Burton’s new version of Dumbo and liked it very much. Although I saw the old Dumbo movie when I was very young, I could barely remember
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania –On Sunday morning, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that children at an Islamic center in North Philadelphia ranted and sang songs that clearly called for Israel’s destruction. I previously spotted photos from a video on Facebook and some websites in which one girl said, “We will chop off their heads”
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Michael Berk Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — The sages of the Jewish people teach that words from the heart go straight to the heart. From the deepest part of mine, I write to tell you how alone Jews feel right now. Abandoned. The level of hatred Jews are experiencing is something
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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
Himalayan Curry and Grill, 10330 Friars Rd. #104, San Diego, California 92120 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — As part of our “Eat around the world” program, my dad and I dropped by Himalayan Curry and Grill, a cute little Indian, Nepalese and Tibetan restaurant. I have to admit, I’m not sure what the difference is
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and Food