LOS ANGELES –Members of the annual Western Jewish Studies Association Conference will pay tribute to one of its past presidents, Lawrence Baron, PhD., former head of the Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies at San Diego State University and, in retirement, a reviewer of Jewish-interest movies for San Diego Jewish World, among other pursuits. At an […]
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$30,000 Needed To Reach Top Goal of $295,000 Southwestern Jewish Press, May 17, 1957, Pages 1, 3 As the 1957 United Jewish Fund reached its peak this week, Dr. Walter Ornstein and Victor Schulman, General Campaign Co-Chairmen, issued a plea to all those who have not as yet contribute to participate immediately in what they
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Our national pastime emanates from the great cities of this country, but you wouldn’t necessarily know that by looking at the uniforms. Whatever happened to the traditional visitors’ jersey in major league baseball? It is supposed to be gray and carry the name of the city emblazoned across
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Travel and FoodBy Joel A Moskowitz MD LA JOLLA, California –With Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif), who is a member of the Jewish community, leading the congressional charge against assault weapons, is there a preponderance of support within the Jewish community for such controls? Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban which became law in 1994, but
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We did not intend to flee Jerusalem when the great man arrived, but we saw no reason to change our plans when we heard about his trip. On the basis of previous presidential visits, we knew that the city would be dysfunctional. Our visit to Greece provided insights into the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra will present one of its most eclectic programs ever on April 14 and 16. The traditional part of the concert is represented by two post-Romantic composers that are household names and their music reign as concert favorites. The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius wrote tone
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Travel and FoodHome for the Aged Auxiliary Slate Installation Luncheon May 22nd Southwestern Jewish Press, May 3, 1957, Page 5 Plans for the 11th annual Donor Installation Luncheon for the Home for the Aged Auxiliary to be held at the Lafayette Hotel on Wednesday, May 22, at 12 o’clock, are practically completed, according to general chairman, Mrs.
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John Rosengren, Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes, New American Library © 2013; ISBN 978-0-451-223576-3; 392 pages including photos, index, and bibliography, $26.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In front of you, the pitcher, menacing, mean, wanting to strike you out and make you look the fool. Behind you, what seems like a
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Donald H. HarrisonKnesset member demands Turkish apology for Struma sinking (JNS.org) Amid the continuing aftermath of Israel’s apology to Turkey for the May 2010 Gaza flotilla incident, Likud Member of Knesset Moshe Feiglin demanded on Sunday that Turkey apologize for the February 1942 sinking of the MV Struma in the Black Sea, Israel Hayom reported. In mid-December
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InternationalBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Pesach is one of those occasions in the Jewish calendar when Hallel (Psalms 113-118) is recited. One of the verses that often are, alas, very topical in Israel reads “All the nations surround me…” While life in Israel seems almost idyllic during this holy/holiday season, life across Israel’s borders is anything
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel –Having grown up in a British home where Passover/Pesach was observed with rigour, it came as something of a shock when I arrived in Israel to find that not everyone did the same. It was only in Israel that I heard about people filling their fridges and freezers with bread
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Many people would be surprised to hear that the charge of drinking blood was a common accusation made against the nascent Christian religion in the first three centuries of its existence. Yes, this historical fact is true and recorded in the annals of ancient history. The Roman
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Yehuda Ben Hanan LOS ANGELES — I helped to start MAZELTOV.COM, an event-centric social-network, with a deep-rooted emphasis on charitable giving. The word “Mazeltov!” has been adopted by people of all faiths from around the globe, but for Jews, this word carries with it a rich history and tradition. Our story started in 1995,
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– Here’s a crop of articles that arrived in my Inbox in the last week: The Jewish Chronicle of London (March 21) has an article about Lord Ahmed, Britain’s first Muslim peer, who has been suspended by the country’s Labour Party because of a statement he made in his native Pakistan that
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