The American public is not ready to see you the way you want to be seen.-Alice Childress By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — In 1955, Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress was slated to be the first Broadway play written by an African-American woman. When the producers asked her to give it a happier ending –and she
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Travel and FoodBy David Strom SAN DIEGO–Forty Years in the Wilderness: My Journey to Authentic Living by Yiscah Smith is an amazing memoir of a woman trapped in a man’s body. For most of Yiscah’s life, she lived a lie. She lied to her parents and siblings; to her wife and children; to her friends and workmates; to
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Jewish Religion
By Erin Philips SAN DIEGO– Murder for Two is a madcap musical murder mystery, a two-man tour-de-force with energy, jokes and flair to spare. Created by Joe Kinosian (book and music) and Kellen Blair (book and lyrics), the comedy premiered in 2011 at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, followed by a successful run Off Broadway. The current
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Travel and FoodBy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON– In a morally coherent world, the chilling statement “Hamas & Sharia law have taken over UC Davis” would not have been spoken publicly, and certainly not by an elected student leader at an American public university. But in California, the veritable epicenter of academic anti-Israelism and its attendant stealth jihad, this statement,
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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAFrench anti-terror soldiers attacked outside Jewish community center (JNS.org) French soldiers on anti-terrorism patrol were attacked by a knife-wielding man outside of a Jewish community center in southern French city of Nice on Tuesday. French police said the attacker pulled approximately 8-inch knife on the soldiers, lightly wounding three before being apprehended. According to Nice
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International, Middle East, USATEL AVIV (Press Release) — For parents of children struggling with autism, the dearth of information is heartbreaking. Medical professionals are hard put to answer the primary questions: Who is autistic? What causes autism? What treatments are available? The situation is similar for Alzheimer’s patients and relatives, who are helpless before the aggressive disease devouring a
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
BAKU, Azerbaijan (Press Release) — An American Jewish Committee (AJC) leadership delegation recently concluded a three-day visit to Azerbaijan’s capital, the fifth in a series of visits since 2008 alone. The trip was highlighted by a 75-minute private meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. While in Baku, the group, led by AJC Executive Director David Harris, also
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Ethnocentrics elsewhere may protest, but the Middle East has long been the center of civilization. It may be fairer to claim that it is a center of civilization, with a nod to that other place that claims priority farther east. Cultures claiming to be primarily derived from Judaism, Christianity, Islam,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO–A reader has asked me about online investing options. “They are less expensive than using an investment advisor,” the reader said. “Should I consider cyber-investing?” A: Although it’s true that “robo” advisors can be a good alternative for some investors, “live” advisors can provide much more – even for investors who don’t consider
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Sheryl Rowling
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Press Release)– The following statement was released on Monday, Feb. 2, by Andrew Borans, national executive director of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the anti-Semitic hate crime that occurred this past Saturday morning at the University of California, Davis. (UC-Davis) AEPi’s 9,000 undergraduate and 85,000 alumni brothers
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO–TICO (Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra) once again delivered a pleasing concert January 27, featuring Uri Pianka as soloist. This fine violinist, retired concertmaster of both the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Houston Symphony Orchestra, continues to actively pursue his career as a soloist and chamber music player with recent recordings and performances
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego CountyCompiled by Donald H. Harrison Appearing at the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, Feb. 2, President Obama outlined his federal budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2016. Here are excerpts from the speech he gave to Homeland Security workers: Every American has an interest in making sure that the Department of Homeland Security has what
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Donald H. Harrison, USA
SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release)– The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) on Monday, Feb. 2, expressed the Muslim community’s solidarity with the Jewish community following hate vandalism of a UC Davis Jewish fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, which was painted with Nazi swastikas Saturday. In a statement, CAIR-Sacramento Valley Executive Director Basim
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA