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Jewish trivia quiz: Jared Kushner

June 24, 2019

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Jared Kushner is heading to a two-day conference in Bahrain where he will be attempting to gain support for the Trump administration’s Israel/Palestinian peace plan. However, neither Israel nor the Palestinian Authority will be attending the meeting. Kushner will be presenting only economic proposals of support for Palestinians, which

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‘Only in My Dreams’ – Ariel Pink

June 24, 2019

In honor of today (June 24) being the 41st birthday of singer Ariel Pink.

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Travel and Food

Noshing with Sandi: Thailicious

June 24, 2019

Thailicious, 19 S. Stephanie Street, Suite 160 , Henderson, Nevada, 89012 By Sandi Masori HENDERSON, Nevada — While in the Las Vegas area for a conference, I went out with a group of friends for dinner. One of the group has a custom of trying Thai food everywhere that he goes, so he suggested we

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Sandi Masori, Travel and Food

Real gun laws are needed in America today

June 23, 2019

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania –Twenty years after the Columbine massacre and thousands of murders later, Isiaka Meite was shot to death in Southwest Philly Sunday night, June 16, and two days later a Trump appointee urged a “let ‘em eat cake”-type of solution for shooting rampages at synagogues. While his family mourned the

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USA

‘The Rag Trade’ — Miriam Karlin

June 23, 2019

Miriam Karlin played Paddy Fleming in the British TV comedy series, “The Rag Trade.” In this episode, she is the brunette who appears approximately one minute 40 seconds into the show. Karlin was born on this day (June 23) in 1925.

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Travel and Food

OpEd: Israel would be better off with the Blue and White

June 22, 2019

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Neither Benny Gantz nor Yair Lapid – the leaders of the Blue and White party in Israel who have agreed to take turns as prime minister should they come to power – are likely to be more competent politicians than Binyamin Netanyahu. And no successor, whoever s/he may be,

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Middle East

Good values, but not history, in novel about Lincoln

June 22, 2019

Young Lincoln of New Salem by Sam Rawlins; © 2019; Yorkshire Publishing; ISBN 9781848-231946; 333 pages including author’s notes, acknowledgments and bibliography. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Lincoln biographers tell us that as a boy the 16th President of the United States read Parson Mason Weems’ Life of George Washington. In my reading

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

‘Happy Together’ ~ Howard Kaylan and the Turtles

June 22, 2019

In honor of the 72nd birthday today (June 22) of Howard Kaylan, lead singer for the Turtles.

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Travel and Food

‘Two- state solution’ an impractical dream

June 22, 2019

By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — The Jerusalem Post has reported that ten progressive Jewish groups sent a letter calling on the US House of Representatives leadership to vote on House Resolution 326, which supports the two-state solution. The resolution, which was introduced in April, is cosponsored by 132 House Democrats. The resolution

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

P.A.’s rejection of Bahrain hurts own people

June 22, 2019

By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — As a first step in the new initiative to facilitate the divorce between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the U.S. Administration and Bahrain announced that they would host an economic workshop entitled “Peace to Prosperity” in the Bahraini capital of Manama on June 25 and 26, 2019. This is

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Jewish History, Middle East

Radzynski excels in La Jolla violin recital

June 22, 2019

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — David Radzynski, concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, gave an engaging recital Tuesday evening, June 17, in the sanctuary of Congregation Beth El, under the auspices of Mainly Mozart and the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Collaborating at the piano was the Los Angeles-based pianist, Mark

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Young Israel sponsors ‘Health through Torah’ programs

June 21, 2019

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The World Health Organization reports that in 2019 more than 141 million children will be born: 73 million boys and 68 million girls. Based on recent mortality risks the boys will live, on average, 69.8 years and the girls 74.2 years. What’s this have to do with a synagogue-based,

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education

Suppose there were no Jewish Federation

June 21, 2019

By Brian Tauber SAN DIEGO –Lest I repeat the mistake of Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of a Martian invasion of earth that created widespread panic across America, Federation is NOT closing. But…what if it did? What if the decades of leadership, programming, services and financial support locally and around the world ended? What if

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