By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–In 1869 Mark Twain published his impressions of Jerusalem in The Innocents Abroad. Along with frequent assertions of respect for the city’s history and its meaning to him and many others, he described a general level of filth, disease and poverty that surpasses just about everything in the contemporary Third World. “It […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Is there a Jewish view of the new movie Interstellar and the themes that director Christopher Nolan tapped into? I’m not a movie critic, and I’m not a rabbi, but here’s my take on the film from afar. “Interstellar” is fine work of movie-making and Mr. Nolan is at
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The World We ShareBy Erin Philips LA JOLLA, California – Why watch TV, when you can read about it? Defying the trend of books becoming TV shows and movies, two events during the closing weekend of the San Diego Jewish Book Fair (November 15 and 16) were dedicated to books inspired by television. A Slimy Tale Saturday’s “Late Night
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Travel and FoodBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Controversial public relations executive Ron Torossian, a pro-Israel activist based in New York City who was once national president of the North American branch of Betar, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, challenged the Leichtag Foundation in San Diego County to explain its contributions to the New Israel Fund, an
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USABy Isaac Yetiv , Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — I was elated by the sweeping victory of the GOP in last mid-term elections , not because I am enamored with their programs and political acts but because, sadly to say, this is the only way, in our system of government, to put a stop and start
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Peter, Bogey, Mike: A Love Story, A War Story, 1942-1945 by Irvin S. Cooper, ©2014 Capitola Book Company, ISBN-13: 978-0-932319-17-3, 289 pages, retail price not listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—I ran into author Irvin S. Cooper, a Los Angeles-based nonagenarian with a remarkable memory of his World War II experiences, at the San
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Donald H. Harrison, International, USATEL AVIV (Press Release) — Each cell contains thousands of proteins, each one of which bears a unique signature. All proteins, distinct in shape and function, are built from the same amino acid strings. Many proteins are vital, as evidenced by the plethora of diseases linked to their absence or malfunction. But how exactly did proteins
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–During the Six Day War of 1967, polls showed that Americans and Europeans favored the Israelis over the Arabs by overwhelming margins. In the United Nations Security Council, a British resolution essentially gave Israel the terms of peace it sought and when the Arabs and their Soviet supporters tried to override the
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NEW YORK (WJC) – Mervyn Smith, a longtime leader of the South African Jewish community and member of the World Jewish Congress Executive, passed away Saturday at the age of 77. Smith was the founder of the African Jewish Congress, which he led for over two decades. A vice-president of the World Jewish Congress from
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By Anav Silverman and Tzvi Zucker JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — The four rabbis who were murdered in the brutal Palestinian terror attack on Kehillat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood on Tuesday morning, November 18, all lived on the same street. Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, 68, Rabbi Mosheh Twersky, 59, Rabbi Calman Levine, 55,
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) –AJC praised world leaders who have spoken out against Tuesday’s deadly Palestinian terror attack on a Jerusalem synagogue during morning prayers. Four worshipers were killed and at least six others wounded by the two terrorists who struck with guns, axes and knives. “Jerusalem is on edge, thanks to Palestinian incitement from
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International, Middle East, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO–“Within every great man there’s a varied risk.” “Enron imploded with breathtaking speed in the early 2000s, going virtually overnight from being the nation’s seventh-largest company to a bankrupt shell synonymous with corporate greed and deceit.” (TIME, Top 10 crooked CEOs) We all know the name Enron and know that
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego CountyTerror attack on Jerusalem synagogue kills 4, including 3 Americans (JNS.org) A terrorist attack on the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood on Tuesday morning killed four Jewish worshippers, including three American citizens, and wounded at least eight others. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency security meeting at his office, saying
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Photo and Video by Hillel Maier, Tazpit News Agency By Tzvi Zucker JERUSALEM (Tazpit)– Early Tuesday morning, two Arabs armed with a gun, butchers knives, and an axe, attacked worshipers praying the morning prayers in a synagogue in Har Nof. Police said Uday and Ghassan Abu-Jamal entered the synagogue shooting a pistol and screaming “Allahu Akbar”,
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