By Darren Schwartz SAN DIEGO — I am a 37 year-old married father of two. I am a native San Diegan having grown up on the coast and now raising a family in East County. Other than a three-year stint as a legislative aide in Sacramento, I have served as a Jewish communal professional for almost […]
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationDemocratic Representative Al Green has said he is pushing ahead with the process of impeaching President Donald Trump and is currently drawing up articles of impeachment. Related: Are White House lawyers preparing for the worst as they research impeachment proceedings against Trump? The Texas congressman last week appeared on the floor of the House of
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USAThirty-eight days ago, my husband, Marwan Barghouti, began a hunger strike from his cell in an Israeli prison—alongside over one thousand other Palestinian prisoners. The reason they are all putting their lives at risk is simple: they want to be treated humanely and with dignity. Considering that some of these prisoners are at risk of
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Middle EastThe Associated Press, in a near-unprecedented move for a mainstream news outlet, fired a freelance journalist it employed after it was discovered she posted anti-Donald Trump remarks on her Facebook page in 2016 – and then sneaked into a closed Republican event and reported negatively on Kellyanne Conway. At least, that’s what the freelancer said
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USAThe Republican candidate for Montana’s open congressional seat was cited for misdemeanor assault Wednesday after a political reporter for the Guardian newspaper complained he was grabbed and slammed to the ground. The announcement by the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office followed a bizarre series of events in which reporter Ben Jacobs alleged that the front-runner in
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USAIt’s well-documented at this point that President Donald Trump plays an odd game of dominance when he shakes hands—he contorts, jostles and pulls the person he’s greeting to make sure he’s in charge of the shake. But newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron seems to have studied the American president and was prepared for Trump’s odd
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International, USAManchester police have stopped sharing intelligence on the arena attack with the United States after a series of leaks to the press that police say may have “undermined” the ongoing investigation. Forensic evidence gathered at the scene by British authorities was published by The New York Times, including detailed descriptions and photos of the bomb.
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International, USA‘You may feel an Israeli is attacking you’ in voice, facial expressions and body language, Israeli-founded international gambling firm tells staff By Times of Israel staff Illustrative image of a businesswoman threatening her colleague. (iStock by Getty Images) Israelis are direct, aggressive and unapologetic, according to a tech company’s instruction manual training staff for good
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Middle EastBernie Sanders may not have won the 2016 presidential election, but his supporters are beginning to fill elected seats across Donald Trump’s America. Christine Pellegrino, a Sanders delegate in last year’s Democratic primaries, defeated her Republican opponent in a New York state district that overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump. The new Democratic representative replaced
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USAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Barkin
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Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin; Algonquin Books of Chapel Hills; (c) 2017; ISBN pending; 307 pages; tentative price $26.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Two young Jewish interns, Monica Lewinsky and Chandra Levy, z”l, as written about in the Washington D.C. media became caricatures of themselves. Lewinsky was the intern whose spotted
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Someone in my synagogue asked me an interesting question about Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner: What kind of Halakhic dispensation was given to them to drive on the Sabbath to the Inauguration of the President? The same question came up recently when the Trump entourage
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –We live well despite the nonsense the comes from those who think of themselves as the worthies of the world, as well as our neighbors, and occasional waves of violence. It’s the Jewish condition, carried over along with the strength of Israel and its capacity to protect us from the worst
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host Rabbi Alyson Solomon, Beth Israel’s Associate Rabbi, at its Wednesday, June 21 Dinner Forum. Rabbi Solomon will provide an overview of her journey to the rabbinate, across the globe and the denominations. Her presentation will be followed by an “Ask the Rabbi” session. Prior to
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