By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — As I’ve gotten older, I have found it more and more difficult to read about the Holocaust – it is simply too emotionally overwhelming. But something about The Family: Three Journeys into the Heart of the Twentieth Century, by David Laskin, (Viking-Random House, 2013), caught my eye – and then […]
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Travel and FoodCompiled by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Freshman Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-New York), the lone Republican Jewish member of the House of Representatives as well as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus, has taken on President Obama’s Iran policy in one of his first press releases. “I
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Nonagenarian Deborah Szekely has succeeded at many enterprises, most notably as a visionary behind the Rancho La Puerta spa and resort in Tecate, Mexico, and the Golden Door spas that even found their way onto cruise ships. In 2010, she experienced what seemed like a failure when the New Americans
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO–The 75-member Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra will present a concert with the distinguished violinist Uri Pianka on Tuesday, January 27, at 7:30 p.m., in the synagogue’s Cohen Social Hall. He will play Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major. Who is Uri Pianka? He received the first prize at the
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Editor’s Note: The following column was written in response to a poem included in a previous San Diego Jewish World story written by Eileen Wingard: Here’s a link to the poem that caught my eye. https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2015/01/14/opening-slate-jewish-poets-share-works/ By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Eleña Horvitz went to San Diego State University (SDSU) and graduated in
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Eileen WingardBy Natasha Josefowitz LA JOLLA, California — Most of my friends are upset that so many people are constantly tapping their smart phones, that even during meals with others they check for messages, neglecting the people sitting next to them in order to connect with someone—or something—electronically. I have seen teenagers sitting together in groups
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — When I was growing up I knew a rabbi who was a wonderful speaker. He spoke eloquently and melodiously and had a vocabulary that was the envy of Merriam-Webster. People flocked from near and far to hear him. There was only one problem: no one knew what he
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Jewish ReligionBy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — It was a rainy day in Manhattan. Trust me. I know. I got drenched. I did have an umbrella. Until I put it down in a trusted kosher restaurant in New York City, turned to place my order at the counter and in the “New York minute”
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Jewish Religion, Michael MantellBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Salvation? Curse? Or a bit of both, as well as being something that pervades and is impossible to avoid? There are no end of the lessons to derive from Charlie Hebdo and the Kosher market. Yet it cannot be entirely clear what they are. Mystery is never far from this subject. Being religious
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East-Compiled by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The annual celebration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday prompted numerous officeholders to discuss his legacy and ways to carry his ideals forward. From Jewish members in the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, and California Legislature there were these comments: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Rafi Andrusier LA MESA, California–Many of us are still reeling from the events in Paris last week. Besides for the massacre in Charlie Hebdo, four holy souls were murdered at Hyper Cacher, a kosher supermarket, shopping for Shabbat. I came across something remarkable today. Rabbi Hattab, father of the murdered Yoav Hattab, 21,
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ENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– The Women’s Auxiliary of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities will host its 37th Annual Gala, “Emerald City” on Saturday, February 21st at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla with Rusti Bartell Weiss serving as Gala Chair. Weiss became involved with Seacrest Village (San Diego Hebrew Homes) at the requests of Sigrid Fisher who was
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San Diego CalendarNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday, Jan. 16, said it is increasingly disturbing to see Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ratcheting up their anti-Israel rhetoric by using the tragedy of the Paris terror attacks to further virulently anti-Israel views, which contributes to a growing anti-Jewish atmosphere within
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By Dr. Navras Jaat Aafreedi GREATER NOIDA, India — The Society for Social Regeneration & Equity (SSRE), an NGO dedicated to the prevention of mass violence and the promotion of peace, staged a Holocaust themed play, Sipahi (Soldier) on Jan. 15 written by Rajat Prajapati, a final year student of BTech+MBA dual degree at Gautam
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