By Rose Aslan Granddaughter LAGUNA WOODS, California — Bernice Loeb (née Seiler), of Laguna Woods, returned to her Creator on Wednesday, July 29, after a short illness, at the ripe old age of 93. She lived a long and fulfilling life. Bernice was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1922, daughter of Charles and Rose
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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego CountyPalestinian terrorist stabs Israeli policeman in latest attack (JNS.org) A Palestinian terrorist was shot dead Monday after stabbing an Israeli border policeman at Tapuach Junction in Samaria. The policeman was lightly wounded in the incident. The attack was the latest incident in a surge of Palestinian terrorism in recent weeks. On Saturday, two Israeli security
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –The British government provides for petitions to be listed on a web site that people can sign electronically. If 10,000 people sign, the Government is expected to look into the matter; if 100,000 people sign, it must be considered by Parliament for debate. Sounds like a lovely way to involve the
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By Ronald Chusid, D.O. MUSKEGON, Michigan — It is always tempting to draw comparisons to something we know, and in politics we often see comparisons to past elections. Sometimes there is some truth to this, but we must consider how few contested nomination battles and elections we have actually had in modern times. Events of
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USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Julian Bond, who has unexpectedly died at 75, did not think of civil rights as matter of color. With his distinguished baritone enunciation and meticulous choice of words, he fought for the human rights of black people, for gender equality, and like his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King
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USABy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Someone once said, “Character is what we do when no one else is looking.” Of course, we believe there really never is such a time, with G-d in Heaven. Yet, there are those who still believe, “The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do
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Jewish ReligionLike Dreamers, The True Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation, by Yossi Klein Halevi (HarperCollins Publishers, 2013) By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — In June 1967, the Israeli Defense Forces miraculously overcame the combined attack launched by three of its neighbors: Egypt, Jordan and Syria. But as miraculous as
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Jewish History, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — It was a brilliant move by Prime Minister Netanyahu to appoint Danny Danon as Israel’s next permanent representative at the United Nations. Not that it’ll do the country any good there, but it’ll get rid of a troublemaker within Netanyahu’s Likud – the man who until now has held important
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International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — The Postal Service has now released an Elvis “Forever” stamp. Some of us opposed the original Elvis stamp, released by the Postal Service in 1993—even if we appreciated Elvis and respected his obvious admiration for black-style vocalization. But Elvis Presley should not have a stamp in his memory.
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The US State Department and Justice Department are wrestling with an issue concerned with a verdict handed down by a Federal Court in New York. It involves a civil suit, brought by American families who suffered injuries and death due to Palestinian terror attacks in Israel. The jury decided in
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Tibor (Ted) Rubin enters the room. The President of the United States, bound by tradition, rises and salutes him. Rubin, born a Hungarian Jew, is one of 79 persons who command the salute of the President. They are the living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest
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