By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Peaceable and pleasant circumstances coincidentally drew me, successively, to Honolulu and New York City in these past two weeks leading up to Memorial Day. Somewhere in between the surf of Waikiki and the lights of Broadway, it occurred to me that these remain the only two American cities
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Campaign Reaches 43% of U.J.F. Goal Southwestern Jewish Press, April 4, 1958, Page 7 The 25th United Jewish Campaign opened this week with 43% of the goal reported pledged, according to Campaign Chairman Harry Wax. Over $130,000 has been secured toward the $303,000 goal for 1958, the highest quota set in San Diego’s history. Plans
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Einat Wilf WASHINGTON, D.C. –As Pope Francis sets off for his visit to Israel, Jordan and Palestine, his aims are clearly humanitarian, but he risks falling into the pitfalls of the political. According to the Pope’s itinerary, after Jordan, and before Israel, he will be visiting the “State of Palestine.” He will be meeting
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Middle East
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — With an election approaching on Tuesday, June 3, news organizations are focusing on campaign contributions for candidates and ballot measures, and readers are offering their opinions on the worthiness of the candidates. Unsurprisingly, members of our Jewish community are involved in the mix. For example, in a U-T OpEd piece, Mel
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Jews are primed to worry. The reasons are good. Central to the faith is the notion of being a Chosen People. That self-ascribed status has not generated a great number of Likes on the historical Facebook, yet it has helped us survive, more intact culturally than many others. We’ve suffered along the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — It happens at any level. From the beginning youngster facing that first recital, to the consummate professional. A soloist may be world famous with countless successes, but that fear of facing the public is potentially there. Stage fright doesn’t apply to every musician. Some, never even think about it.
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)–Before leaving for the Memorial Day Weekend break, some members of Congress issued statements honoring the sacrifices made by American troops. Statements issued by Jewish members of Congress included the following: Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y.: “This Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those brave service members who fought to protect the United States
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USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Governor Bill Haslam of Tennessee signed legislation authorizing the use of the electric chair if lethal injections are not available for implementing the death sentence. He assured critics of electrocution that the procedure will be administered in a progressive manner employing green energy sources and wireless technology and permitting the condemned
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s bill to learn more about mental health issues in the military and their connection to certain types of discharges was included Thursday, May 22, in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2014, which was passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee. “Some members of our Colorado
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)-U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) applauded passage of a bill (S. 1174/H.R. 1726) he sponsored to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the renowned 65th Infantry Regiment – a segregated military unit composed almost entirely of soldiers from Puerto Rico who played a prominent role in World War I, World War II,
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– As Memorial Day weekend began – when more than 36 million Americans are expected to drive at least 50 miles from home – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California ) on Friday,May 23, wrote to the CEOs of BMW Group, Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Jaguar-Land Rover, Mazda,
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Senator Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) announced passage by the Senate of a bipartisan resolution (S. Res. 458 ) recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month and honoring Holocaust survivors for their contributions to the United States of America. The resolution, which was cosponsored by Majority
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Jewish History, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., have sent a letter to President Obama to express concern over the ongoing human rights abuses and offenses taking place in Iran. The Senators, along with 21 other U.S. Senators and a number of U.S. Representatives, urged the President to seize the opportunity to
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Passover 1958 Southwestern Jewish Press, April 4, 1958, Page 3 Passover, history’s first revolt against human bondage, never seemed more vivid to us than it does today. It was four thousand years ago that Moses, intrepid spokesman of God, made it clear to the ruler of Egypt that to oppress human beings is to blaspheme
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