By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–One of the most powerful of political rules is that things are not likely to change a great deal. It’s called incrementalism, and appears all the way from domestic budgets to foreign policy. If things change, they change in increments from what exists. Incrementalism is prominent among the routines that guide policymakers.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — “Jewish Music Then and Now,” a program by the The San Diego Jewish Men’s Choir, Kol Hakavod, will feature favorite Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino songs. The concert , sponsored by the Men’s Club of Congregation Beth El, will take place this Sunday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. in the
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Eileen WingardBy Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES –As a young man, he was convinced that nobody liked him. But by the time he was in his early 20s Heinrich Himmler had become the Chief Sycophant of the most popular man in Germany: Adolf Hitler. There he was, always at Hitler’s right elbow and just a step behind.
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Cynthia CitronSAN DIEGO — We endorsed Brad A. Weinreb for Judge in Superior Court Office No. 25 during the primary election and he came in first of three candidates. Now, as the Nov, 4 runoff election for the open judicial seat nears, we’re proud to endorse him again in the race in which he is opposed
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO), conducted by maestro David Amos, has announced the following schedule of concerts for its 15th season: Sunday, November 16 (3:00 p.m.) and Tuesday, the 18th, 2014 (7:30 p.m.) Haim Tsur, Violin Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major Beethoven: Romance in F for violin and orchestra
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San Diego CountyTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Rabies causes acute inflammation of the brain, producing psychosis and violent aggression. The virus, which paralyzes the body’s internal organs, is always deadly for those unable to obtain vaccines in time. Some 55,000 people die from rabies every year. For the first time, Tel Aviv University scientists have discovered the exact
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (Press Release)– The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) announced the appointment of two new senior executives to lead the charitable organization as it expands for the future. The FIDF named Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir as National Executive Director, beginning September 16, and Alan E. Scholnick as Chief Executive Officer, effective August
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)–San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced Monday, Oct. 6, that 14 legislative bills officially sponsored or supported by her Office to better-protect public safety, hold offenders accountable and strengthen prosecution were signed by Governor Edmund Brown during this past legislative session. The bills include specific penalties for sex offenders who cut
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NEW YORK (Press Release)–Early Sunday morning, following the observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti were discovered on the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity house at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. “This is the latest in a series of incidents on American campuses which should arouse universal condemnation
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Editor’s Note: Rabbi Dow Marmur, our correspondent who divides his time between Toronto and Jerusalem, shared with San Diego Jewish World this alternative analysis about the trends of Israeli society. It is a long piece, which readers may wish to print out and read in their easy chairs. By Jim Lederman Dear Dow, I am writing
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Jewish History, Middle EastBy Natasha Josefowitz LA JOLLA, California–This is part two of a five-part series, The Seven States of Loss and Healing. The poems are excerpted from my book, Living Without the One You Cannot Live Without: Hope and Healing after Loss. Shock Where Are You? Give me a sign blow out the candle rustle the curtain
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Natasha Josefowitz
HIPPOS-SUSSITA, Israel (Press Release) — Silent evidence of a large earthquake in 363 CE — the skeleton of a woman with a dove-shaped pendant was discovered under the tiles of a collapsed roof by archeologists from the University of Haifa during this excavation season at Hippos-Sussita. They also found a large muscular marble leg
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Temple Emanu-El welcomes Tamara Levin to the staff as the new director of the Price Family Preschool. Levin spent her childhood and early adult years in Cape Town, South Africa, where she attended the University of Cape Town and then taught grades five and six. She came to America with
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationEditor’s Note: Following is the Rosh Hashanah sermon delivered by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal to his congregants at Tifereth Israel Synagogue in San Diego: By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–For many years, with rare exception, it has been my custom to speak about Israel during the High Holy Days. Sometimes I feel guilty about it. I
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