The King’s Curse by Philippa Gregory; Simon and Schuster UK, 2014 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Although I don’t share the enthusiasm that millions of viewers have for the TV fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones,’ I am fascinated by the lives and machinations of real-life monarchs. I recently learned that the idea for that series […]
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By Eva Trieger OCEANSIDE, California — The Brooks Theater in Oceanside is hosting a one-man show as that city gears up for Oceanside Arts Days, April 18th and 19th. Paul Kauffman’s opening was launched with the Oceanside Arts Walk on April 3rd. Though his passion is painting, Kauffman has carved a niche for himself as
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Barack Obama is not a bad man, or a stupid man. It’s hard to say that he’s a bad president for the United States. He has made a mark for himself in bringing US health care into the 20th century, and it may even make it into the 21th century,
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Josh Dolgin fronts a Canadian band that mines the rich musical genre of klezmer and brings it to places it has never been before. His stage name is Socalled and he’s on a tear. Welcome to Klezmerica, North American style Combing melodies, languages and rap grooves that translate
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“Habima” by Raikin Ben-Ari, published 1957 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — In the first full flush of the collective movement in the new USSR immediately after the Revolution, Nahum Zumach, gathered together a small group of amateur actors to create a theatre group to present a repertoire of plays in Hebrew. Dreaming of a
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Travel and FoodBy Erin Philips SAN DIEGO– Fairies and players and lovers, oh my! Adapted from Shakespeare’s play, California Ballet’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is full of magical woodland creatures, romantic entanglements, and plenty of comedic fun. The ballet was created in 1977 by California Ballet’s Founder and Director Maxine K. Mahon, who added musical
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Experts in negotiation techniques tell us that the only viable deals are those that create win-win conditions. Judging by reactions from all sides, the outline of the deal with Iran doesn’t qualify. Not only are Prime Minister Netanyahu and his political colleagues against what’s being proposed, but so are many
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — StandWithUs has congratulated students at SDSU for defeating a student-wide referendum calling for divestment from companies doing business with Israel. The referendum, which occurred from April 6-9, 2015, was defeated with a vote of 1701 (53%) in favor and 1510 (47%) against. A two-thirds majority was required for the measure
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy David Brin ENCINITAS, California — I suppose a major influence must have been my father, Herb Brin, a pioneering poet, journalist, and publisher – for many decades – of the Heritage family of Jewish newspapers, including the San Diego edition. His father had been a writer, as well, and as a child I always
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Barack Obama isn’t looking as good as he did when he had the interviewers all to himself in the first few days after negotiators left Lausanne with smiles and handshakes, but nothing more than oral reports about what had been agreed to date. Commentators have poked around the details and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — With the fifth season of the HBO hit series Game of Thrones starting this week, the Reuters News Service in London published a story the other day asking in the headline: ”Is ‘Game of Thrones’ aiding the global debate on climate change?” The reporter on the story was Kyle
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The World We ShareBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — I have been thinking about romantic love, about how wonderful it is to love and be loved in return. In fact, there is nothing more exhilarating than to find that person with whom one can be totally oneself and be accepted and loved, in other words, unconditional
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Natasha JosefowitzSAN DIEGO (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned the anti-Semitic vandalism that targeted a Jewish home in the residential neighborhood of Mira Mesa on Sunday April, 5, 2015. ADL and Jewish Federation of San Diego County are offering a reward of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the
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San Diego CountyBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –As far back as I remember, I always wanted to help people. I was interested in the problems people were dealing with and tried to understand and make a difference. I also wrote poetry as a child, and my first poem was published in a French children’s magazine
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