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SDJW thanks its May contributors

June 1, 2015

SAN DIEGO (SDJW)—San Diego Jewish World acknowledges and thanks those writers and photographers whose bylines appeared during the month of May on its website. They were: David Amos Laurie Baron Caren Besner Dan Bloom Shoshana Bryen Stephen Bryen Garry Fabian Abraham Foxman Donald H. Harrison Natasha Josefowitz Rabbi Ben Kamin Tony Klug Steve Kramer Lloyd

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Barry Shaw, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Fred Reiss, EdD, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Mark D. Zimmerman, Melanie Rubin, Michael Ordman, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, Sheryl Rowling, Shoshana Bryen, Steve Kramer

Jewish Trivia: NYC Celebrate Israel Parade

June 1, 2015

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Which of the following marched in the 2015 Celebrate Israel parade in New York City? A.Saint Brigades Drum & Bugle Corps, Kars 4 Kids, and The Amazing Juggling Mohelim. B. Jordache, Areyvut Mitzvah Clowns, and Mr. Pickle. C. Bushwackers Drum & Bugle Corps, Caucasian Jewish Congregation, and The Cheese

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Australian B’nai B’rith unit turns 70

June 1, 2015

By Garry Fabian MELBOURNE, Australia — In a turbulent, ever changing world, for an organization to survive seventy years and still be strong and vibrant is an impressive achievement. This was emphasised Sunday, May 24, when B’nai B’rith Victoria celebrated its 70th birthday with a “gala Birthday Party” in front of almost 250 attendees. The

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International, Jewish History

Jewish news briefs: June 1, 2015

June 1, 2015

Terrorist punished for giving interview to Hamas radio from Israeli jail (JNS.org) Hamas “military wing” commander Abdullah al-Barghouti, who is serving 67 life terms in Israel’s Ramon prison, has been placed in solitary confinement for speaking to Hamas radio on a smuggled mobile phone. In the radio interview, Barghouti, known as the Palestinian terrorist group’s

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International, Middle East

The bicycle stadium that shame tore down

June 1, 2015

By Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — As far as sports complexes go, the Paris Velodrome built in 1909 within blocks of the Eiffel Tower was a marvel. Housing the popular indoor 6-day bicycle races, the huge stadium contained a giant steeply banked oval track at its base with two tiers of seating for 15,000

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International, Jewish History

Love, jealousy, war elements in new Jenoff novel

June 1, 2015

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff, MIRA books, (c) 2015, ISBN 978-0-7783-1754-8; 374 pages By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–The last time we had the opportunity to review a novel by Pam Jenoff — The Winter Guest — it was about two struggling European sisters, who grew up prior to World War II believing

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Donald H. Harrison

Alfred Menaker, JWV, 1920-2015

May 31, 2015

SAN DIEGO — Sgt. Alfred Menaker, a World War II veteran, died May 16, 2015 at the age of 95. Born in Philadelphia, PA he moved to San Diego in 1974 with his, Thelma, a former commander of the Jewish Auxiliary Post 185 . Alfred and Thelma were married for 68 years before her passing

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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County

Israeli diplomats calculate ‘payback’ costs, benefits

May 31, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The techniques come from economic concepts of benefits and costs, but the subject is not primarily money Most of those benefits and costs concern human life and welfare, and the postures of great powers that facilitate or complicate Israeli actions Once it was primarily about money, i.e., what Israel could receive from

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

The Jewish singers: Ari Borovoy

May 31, 2015

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Travel and Food

Finding one’s roots can be bitter and sweet

May 31, 2015

Out of the Shoebox, an Autobiographical Mystery Historical Novel by Yaron Reshef, translated from the Hebrew by Nina R. Davis and Shira E. Davis, Amazon, 2014 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel– Yaron Reshef begins his book, which has been expertly translated by Nina and Shira Davis, with a declaration regarding the sequence of chance

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History

From the Jewish library: ‘Flash Points’

May 31, 2015

Flash Points: The Emerging Crisis in Europe, by George Friedman, Doubleday, 2015 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — All too often history is taught and written as a series of events and dates. But when looking at it through the eyes of George Friedman, it becomes much more: a dynamic of moving tectonic plates involving

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Travel and Food

Satirical ‘Catch the Jew’ upbraids left wingers

May 30, 2015

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The book Catch the Jew! has been heavily advertised in Israel by Gefen Books. At first I was put off by the book’s title and its somewhat facetious cover art, but after watching a television interview with the author I was intrigued enough to purchase the book. Tuvia

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

The Jewish singers: Michael Bolton

May 29, 2015

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Travel and Food

Writer contends U.S. owes world a climate apology

May 29, 2015

By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Edward L. Rubin is a professor at Vanderbilt University Law School and a former dean there. He is also the author of several important academic books, among them Soul, Self, and Society: The New Morality and the Modern State, published last year by Oxford University Press. Born in Brooklyn

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The World We Share, USA

SDJW thanks its May contributors

Jewish Trivia: NYC Celebrate Israel Parade

Australian B’nai B’rith unit turns 70

Jewish news briefs: June 1, 2015

The bicycle stadium that shame tore down

Love, jealousy, war elements in new Jenoff novel

Alfred Menaker, JWV, 1920-2015

Israeli diplomats calculate ‘payback’ costs, benefits

The Jewish singers: Ari Borovoy

Finding one’s roots can be bitter and sweet

From the Jewish library: ‘Flash Points’

Satirical ‘Catch the Jew’ upbraids left wingers

The Jewish singers: Michael Bolton

Writer contends U.S. owes world a climate apology

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