By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The fact that both Prime Minister Netanyahu and Leader of the Opposition Herzog say that they won’t sit in the same government doesn’t mean that it won’t happen. While Netanyahu’s team is negotiating with Likud’s “natural partners” – in addition to the two Orthodox parties, Bennett’s Habayit Hayehudi […]
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What South Korea, Japan, and Israel have in common is some considerable degree of dependence on the United States, reinforced by pledges of unfaltering loyalty. South Vietnam might also be added to the list, but with a difference. The US paid a high price for its defense, but was not
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UTRECHT, The Netherlands (WJC)– A Dutch soccer club is working to identify fans who chanted anti-Semitic slogans about the Holocaust during a match with a rival team from Amsterdam. The chants were documented on Sunday at Galgenwaard Stadium in Utrecht during an honor division match between Amsterdam’s Ajax team and FC Utrecht. Utrecht supporters chanted
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Jewish History, Sports & CompetitionsSen. Schumer defies Obama and backs Iran nuclear review bill (JNS.org) Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has broken with President Barack Obama and says he will back a bill that will allow Congress to review the Iran nuclear framework deal announced last week. “This is a very serious issue that deserves careful consideration, and I
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LA JOLLA, California (SDONA) — UC San Diego announced Tuesday that San Diego businessman and philanthropist Ernest Rady has committted $100 million to help recruit faculty and fund continued growth of the Rady School of Management. “What a magnificent first 10 years — and the school is just getting started,” said Ernest Rady. “Dean Sullivan and other
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San Diego CountyLA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– A diverse assortment of used books have been collected for the Annual Used Book Sale to benefit the Samuel and Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, which will be held from June 10-14th at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. Limited free on-site parking available. There will be a
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Travel and FoodPOWAY, California–Food has always been a uniting component of the Jewish culture and tradition. Temple Adat Shalom, therefore, is inviting the San Diego community to have a taste of the many delicious Jewish culinary offerings at the 2015 San Diego Jewish Food Festival on April 19. Experience homemade comfort foods such as potato latkes, kugel,
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SAN DIEGO–Melanie Rubin, with seder plates of matzoh, charoseth, Pascal lamb shank, karpas and the like still on her mind, spotted this license plate, which seems to be an abbreviation for Pesach. __________________________________________________________________ Care to comment? We require the following information on any letter for publication: 1) Your full name 2) Your city and state (or
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Jewish Religion, Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireEditor’s Note: San Diego Jewish World is fortunate to have among its contributors the authors of many books. To acquaint you with them, and their literary output, we will from time to time offer articles by the authors telling about their works. This article is by Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, a second-generation Holocaust survivor who made aliyah to Israel
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Travel and FoodBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — In 1998, despite the fact that Israel was called an “illegal state” and a “parasite” by Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, there was a controversy when it was reported that Israel and Iran were in fact involved in some type of business dealings. What was the controversy? (1)California pistachio growers were unhappy
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & SatireIran transfers tens of millions to Hamas to rebuild terror tunnels (JNS.org) Iran has transferred tens of millions of dollars to Hamas to help the Palestinian terror group rebuild its network of tunnels destroyed by Israel during last summer’s Gaza war, according to a report in the U.K.’s Telegraph on Sunday. Citing intelligence sources, The
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International, Middle East, USABy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — It’s Passover and tax season – not a rare occurrence, yet I’m surprised by the intensity each year nonetheless. With the brain of a CPA inundated with tax returns, I’ve come up with some holiday financial ideas. Let’s look at some typical financial stresses this time of year: Help! It’s
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Sheryl RowlingBy Caren Besner BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — There is a famous line from a classical movie, The Wizard of Oz, where the wizard responds to the request of the cowardly lion for the quality he believed he lacked: courage. In that scene, the wizard states, “You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you
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International, USAHAIFA (Press Release)–In light of Anonymous’ threat to mount a massive cyber-attack and electronic Holocaust on Israel next week, a group of cyber terror researchers at the University of Haifa warn that cyber terrorism does not end with minor internet disruptions. Rather cyber terror poses an extremely serious threat. “If civilians cannot protect themselves from
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