By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The election is over, but we’re still a way from the new government. Official results look like a Likud victory, but it’s close, and the winning side is loaded with small parties that will be difficult to meld into a government. So far we’re hearing of competing demands for the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Michael Jeser SAN DIEGO — My grandfather Morris Cohen was the youngest of 28 children. Yes, you read that correctly. His father, my great grandfather, was in his 70s when my grandfather was born in a town near Vilnius, Poland. My great grandfather was actually married twice (not at the same time), and had
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International, Jewish History, San Diego CountyBy Doron Krakow NEW YORK — It’s a long flight. The return from Israel to New York or to points beyond is at least 11 hours if you fly direct. That’s a long time to sit. Some sleep, but others like me tend to do so fitfully more often than not. It’s quiet, beyond the
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Middle East
By Yossi Alpher TEL AVIV — Lately, my own research and writing efforts have taken me back to the events of Passover 2002. On March 27, Erev Pesach, a Hamas suicide bomber attacked several hundred people gathered for a Seder at the Park Hotel, near the beach in Netanya in central Israel. He killed 30
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Middle EastMiller, Mueller, and Mexico By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — As President Trump continues to draft a memoir of his presidency, three M’s are highlighted — Miller, Mueller and Mexico. Some of his latest entries, provided by reliable sources, appear here: “As everyone knows, loyalty is the quality I value most. If Roy Cohn
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — It must be only a matter of time before Team Trump accuses Ilhan Omar of overcooking hamburgers (a Seinfeld reference, to be explained for TV viewers who miss Seinfeld episodes). The Democratic congresswoman and our president, along with his Republican allies in Congress, overcooked their rhetoric when they traded
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USABy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Unlike Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which I describe in my book Mysteries of Judaism, the holiday of Passover did not continue to exist in a radically modified fashion with a new name after the temple was destroyed in 70 CE. It disappeared entirely and Chag
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish ReligionBy Gary Weitzman, DVM SAN DIEGO — A dog tied up in a backyard without access to food and water. Dozens of birds living in their own filth and feces, hoarded in a tiny apartment. A family cat experiencing prolonged suffering from a lack of veterinary care. These are just a few examples of the
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The World We Share, USA
LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs congratulates students at UC Santa Barbara and at Cornell Univrsity for defeating discriminatory divestment resolutions on April 11. The Associated Students of UC Santa Barbara (ASUCSB) rejected the legislation with a vote of 10 in favor, 14 against, and 0 abstaining. At Cornell, the Student Assembly rejected the legislation
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Genia Kutner Florida Jewish Journal DELRAY BEACH, Florida — During the war I was lucky to survive with my parents and brother; another died from pneumonia. He was 2 years old. I was 11. My brother was 13. When the Nazi’s neared our town – Pinsk in Poland – in 1941, we fled towards
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — I’ve known Sylvia for so long that I don’t remember how we met. We’ve done a few shows together and always greeted each other warmly whenever our paths crossed. So I was shocked and rather hurt by the following exchange. I had posted an article on Facebook about
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Eric George Tauber, International, Middle East, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The result of the Israeli election has demonstrated that the Israeli public’s movement to the right is now consolidated, and that its prospective reversal to the center and left-of-center is becoming increasingly unlikely. This outcome should give serious pause to every Jew and friend of Israel, as the consequences
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USA