With this column we introduce Joe Spier, who loves to research and write about Jewish history. Based in Calgary, he is a frequent winter vacationer in San Diego. We thank Ernie Addleson for putting us in touch with him. By Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — The story of the modern exodus of “Beta Israel” the
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Jewish History, Middle East, USABy Abraham H. Foxman NEW YORK — As someone who has been critical about the sometimes overheated reaction to what is taking place regarding Jews on campus, I also believe it is vital to monitor the situation closely and to be able to reevaluate as things may change. I still believe that the vast
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — It’s difficult to prove that the demonstration in Jerusalem last night was inspired by what has been happening in Baltimore in recent days, but it had too many similarities for us not to make the connection. A large number of Israelis of Ethiopian origin demonstrated in the centre of
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Middle East, USA
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — This city’s Jewish Arts Festival is now in its 22nd year. At the helm is Todd Salovey, Associate Artistic Director of San Diego REP. I recently spoke with Salovey at his home. EGT: Mona Golabek: The Pianist of Willesden Lane, which won the Critic’s Circle Award for best one-person
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Travel and FoodIsraeli unemployment rate remains at historic low (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel’s unemployment rate for March was 5.3 percent, remaining at a historic low for the second consecutive month, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said Thursday. A CBS survey held among 21,900 Israeli adults said that during the first fiscal quarter of this
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Every once in a while I feel a need to revisit what I wrote years ago, describing the US as a developing country. Read that as a place with elements of the Third World. Inspirations came from my youth in Fall River where the average adult hadn’t finished 9th grade, and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — On Tuesday during one of my Community Jewish High classes, we discussed the recent events in Baltimore in the context of Judaism’s attitude toward civil disobedience. We talked about Freddie Gray’s death while in police custody and the public response to it. While the line between non-violent and
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Jewish Religion
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — San Diego Jewish World would like to acknowledge and thank the 40 byline writers who, in April, contributed to our diverse run of stories on a variety of topics here in San Diego County,California; elsewhere in the United States; and abroad. They were: Rabbi Rafi Andrusier Laurie Baron Caren Besner Edwin Black
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Travel and FoodProphecies and Providence: A Biblical Approach to Modern Jewish History by Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, Devorah Publishing, New York; ISBN 978-1-93444-059-9 ©2015, $24.95, p. 218, plus appendices By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Apocalyptic literature tells of the events that will occur at the end-of-days, such as Armageddon and the struggle between Gog and Magog. For fundamentalist Christians those
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – For reporters and photographers covering groundbreakings and ribbon-cuttings, such events can tend to blur together in that there often is little to differentiate one from the other. For the participants however, these events can be important milestones marking the beginning of new chapters in their corporate lives
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Muslim groups welcomed the announcement by Charlie Hebdo cartoonist Renald Luzier that he will no longer draw the prophet Muhammad. They apparently didn’t read the end of his statement saying he was now trying to figure out how to depict Allah. In a related story many authors who belong to
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–Having sent their children to the safety of Israel, Chani and Chezki Lifshitz, the Chabad emissaries based in Kathmandu, have stayed behind to continue spearheading recovery efforts in the wake of the massive earthquake that hit the Nepal on April 25. Rabbi Chezki Lifshitz travelled by helicopter on Wednesday, helping to rescue 25 stranded Israelis, who
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International, Middle East