Newcomers in an Ancient Land: Adventures, Love and Seeking Myself in 1960’s Israel by Paula Wagner; She Writes Press, © 2019;ISBN 9781631-525292; 220 pages; $16.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – For the most part, this is a pleasant if tentative memoir, which will be informative for people contemplating a first trip from the
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastTrump’s Diary: “How I Brought Peace to Asia” By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−I, the President, have just returned from my trip to Japan and Korea. I was supposed to practice diplomacy, but I’m so good at it, I don’t have to practice. I treated it like a reunion with great friends like MBS, Xi Jinping,
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Rabbi Devorah Marcus Temple Emanu-El SAN DIEGO — Happy 4th of July! While it’s true that there are no official Jewish holidays in the month of July, there is an extremely important Jewish celebration and that is the commemoration of our nation’s Declaration of Independence which we, in the Jewish community, tend to celebrate
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By Donald H. Harrison JUNEAU, Alaska – Getting ready for rafting down the Mendenhall River is almost as exciting as the ride itself. “T,” a guide for Alaska Travel Adventures who says his Japanese name sometimes is too difficult for western tongues to pronounce, had our eight family members pull rubber trousers over
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Donald H. Harrison, Travel and Food, USABy Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — The play Mysterious Circumstances consists of seven actors playing some 26 different characters, as well as “others” too insignificant to identify specifically. And so the stage was a chaos of people coming and going, often dressed in costumes very different from the ones in which they had previously appeared, and delivering their crucial commentary in a variety of nearly impenetrable British
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra NEW YORK — At a time when Albania was expected to make significant progress in its accession talks with the European Union (EU), some member states are unwilling to support the negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia. France in particular argued that the EU must deepen integration among existing
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Alon Ben-Meir, InternationalBy Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel Beth Israel Quarterly SAN DIEGO — Are you going on a vacation this summer? Here are 7 easy ways to live out your Jewish values, even when you’re far away from home! 1) Travel Justly “You shall not abuse a needy and destitute laborer.” -Deut. 24:14 Wherever you’re staying, think about
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The World We Share, Travel and FoodBy H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO –America was founded on the principle of freedom of religion, yet anti-Semitism, brought from other countries, has always been with us. Even in the 1600’s, before we became a country, Peter Stuyvesant, the governor of New York, denied basic rights to Jews. In the 1930’s and 40’s, as the Nazis
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Jewish History, USAIn honor of Larry David’s birth today (July 2) in 1947.
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Travel and FoodBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — The anti-Israel, Palestine-supporting, LGBT community should reconsider its position. A survey conducted by the Arab Barometer research network during LGBT Pride month in June 2019 for BBC Arabic News revealed shocking facts about the depth of homophobia in the Arab world. The wide survey included the Middle East and
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What’s normal politics? Arguments about more benefits? Favoring the middle or lower classes? Something for the religious? My party or yours? Foreign policy? National defense? Here and now we hear about all of that, but they’re minor words. Bibi Netanyahu is what matters. To advance him, or dump him. While
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastThe Last, a film by Jeff Lipsky, to be shown July 12 at the Reading Cinemas Town Square on July 12. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In Jeff Lipsky’s film The Last, Joshua, a modern Orthodox Jew, and his recently converted wife, Olivia, are sitting in beach chairs, having what started as a
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIn honor of Estee Lauder, founder of the beauty company bearing her name. She was born on this date (July 1) in 1906.
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