By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It would be prime material for a stand up comedian if it was not the reality that could do us all a lot of harm. The current triumvirate dealing with three interdependent national entities, with more than the average capacity to affect wider catastrophes, have all been operating as political caricatures, making […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — My family owned shoe stores in Newark, New Jersey, when I was growing up. I worked in their stores from the time I was seven years old. One day, my grandfather brought me outside to teach me an important lesson. He pointed out the competitor down the street
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Michael MantellBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO –Native son Jerry Joseph played at the Merrow, a club in the Hillcrest neighborhood, recently. The son of an international scientist, Jerry Joseph was born and raised in La Jolla, but you’d never know it. Nothing about this man indicates a silver spoon. I caught Jerry in his trek
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–When the IT’SUGAR company of Deerfield Beach, Florida, offered Chanukah candies for sampling, I decided to turn to some local experts: my grandsons, Shor, 13, and Sky, 7; and Shor’s friend, Max Gideon, 13, for a knowledgeable evaluation. The candy company had two chocolates for tasting. One was a box
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Two West Coast balloon artists—Sandi Masori of San Diego, California, and Rachel Porter of Seattle, Washington—have teamed up to produce a book-and-video combination explaining how do-it-yourself (DIY) party planners can create special decorations for their parties and special events. The DIY Balloon Bible for All Seasons: How To Wow Your
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Donald H. HarrisonNEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has condemned the overnight arson attack on a Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem. A classroom at the bilingual Hand in Hand school was badly damaged and hateful anti-Arab graffiti was scrawled on the walls of the building. “Hand in Hand is an inspiring example of the effort to
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel of San Diego Men’s Club will host City Council President and Council District 3 Representative, Todd Gloria, on Dec. 17, and Dr. Sanford Feldman, an expert on macular degeneration, on Jan. 21. Gloria became the Interim Mayor of the City of San Diego on August 30, 2013
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San Diego CalendarBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — All too often when Jews are pictured in the media, the view is of older men shrouded in prayer shawls, swaying back and forth, mumbling prayers in an archaic language. It’s almost as if Jews are born old, always close to tears, bemoaning some event in their history and
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Travel and FoodBy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — “Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must,” counseled Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. But what’s with the “must”, JW? When “must” we “endure”? By the time you finish this column, you’ll realize you don’t need to ever endure life, but rather you can find enjoyment in every
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Niputi (The Nephew): Live under the shadow of a Mafia killer by Joseph Bonpensiero (c) 2014 via Create Space, ISBN: 9780989795005; 438 pages plus appendices and bibliography. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Joseph Bonpensiero’s Uncle Frank, who spelled his last name slightly differently –Bompensiero—didn’t have much use for Jews. Every filthy name, every
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyBy Jennie Starr SAN DIEGO — Faced with Jewish flight from institutional affiliation and a modern interfaith marriage rate nearing 60 percent, we need new cultural entry-points to the Jewish community to inspire Jews to engage in Jewish life and educate the next generation. There are communities in the United States where the majority of
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ China’s State Administration for Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television has banned the use of puns in state media because it’s not funny to be living under communism 25 years after the end of the Cold War. * Orthodox leaders have condemned Rabbi Steven Pruzansky of Teaneck, New Jersey for
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Aaron Sorkin, the Hollywood ace scriptwriter for movies and television — “The West Wing,” “The Social Network” and the current HBO hit series “The Newsroom” — grew up in a Jewish family in Scarsdale, New York and graduated from Syracuse University n 1983, Then, like many young actors and writers, he took
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The World We ShareThe Spoon from Minkowitz: A Bittersweet Roots Journey to Ancestral Lands; ISBN-13: 9780988401938; 256 pages By Eva Trieger ENCINITAS, California — It wasn’t just the elegant lunch of quiche, salmon, and fresh fruit that brought residents and guests into the Ellen & Ingram Chodorow Synagogue at Seacrest Village, though the buffet was enticing and the atmosphere approached
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