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, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─Although Israel’s entry in the Best Foreign Film category did not get nominated for an Oscar, the Israeli-French production Aya garnered a nomination for Best Live Action Short It can be seen this week at the Ken Cinema as one of the five shorts in contention for the award. Directors Oded
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Travel and Food
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–British journalist Melanie Phillips, who also is the author of Londonistan and The World Turned Upside Down: The Global Battle Over God, Truth and Power, will speak at Congregation Beth Israel at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb 17. Her speech is co-sponsored by three Israel advocacy groups: TEAM San Diego, the Zionist Organization
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International, Middle East, San Diego Calendar
NEW YORK (Press Release)– From 1879 to 1968, George Washington’s birthday, February 22, was a Federal holiday — called, logically, “Washington’s Birthday.” Then, as part of a move to create more three-day weekends, Congress pegged it to the third Monday of the month and it became generally known, in much of the nation, as “President’s Day,”
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Jewish History, USA
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–For the first time since being elected to office, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visited Hebron on Monday, February 2, along with the nearby city, Kiryat Arba. The Israeli president toured the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron and also attended the inauguration ceremony for Hebron’s newly opened Jewish Heritage Museum in
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Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Men’s Club of Beth Israel of San Diego presents Rabbi Jordie Gerson as its featured speaker at the February 18 Dinner Forum, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Rabbi Gerson’s presentation will cover the topic “Young Adults, Israel and Ambivalence.” She recently returned from a trip to Israel with a group
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Middle East, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)– Yachad, the National Jewish Council for Disabilities, dedicated to inclusion for all Jewish children and adults, is celebrating 30 years of service to local, regional and international communities. Yachad, which, translated from Hebrew, means “together,” offers those with special needs a way to participate in events and programs which help weave them
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIran Revolutionary Guards general calls for greater foothold in West Bank and Gaza (JNS.org) An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general has called for Iran to increase its military power in the West Bank and Gaza. “We must contain Israel… so that it never dares to speak about a missile attack on Iran, we must reinforce our
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Nearly one hundred million people reportedly watched Super Bowl XLIX on television at viewing parties similar to the one I attended at the home of my neighbors Bob and Alisa Lauritzen. I don’t have to tell any of those mega millions that the 28-24 last minute victory of the New
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Donald H. Harrison, Sports & Competitions, USABy Caren Besner BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — In the early days of WWII, fear of an enemy air attack on both East and West coasts was overwhelming. The U.S. government’s response was to mobilize tens of thousands of civilian volunteers into an early warning system capable of discerning the number, type, and direction of any
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Middle East, USA