Philanthropist Lauder earns France’s highest honor (JNS.org) France on Wednesday awarded Jewish philanthropist and media mogul Ronald Lauder with its government’s highest honor. Lauder—president of the World Jewish Congress, owner of Israel’s Channel 10 television station, and son of cosmetics giant Estée Lauder—received the Legion of Honor from President François Hollande. “With you, France honors […]
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InternationalBy Isaac Yetiv, Ph. D. LA JOLLA, California — In his second inaugural address, President Obama presented his program for the “transformation of America.” It reads like a “socialist manifesto” enunciated with the tacit assumption that he will rule, unchallenged, to re-create a new US of A in his own image, far different from the
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USAEditor’s Note: Prof. Barry Rubin, director of the GLORIA center in Israel which keeps close track of geo-political developments in the Middle East, is an occasional columnist for San Diego Jewish World. He now is offering free to readers 11 books he has published over the years. HERZLIYA, Israel (Press Release)– The GLORIA Center has
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Books, Poetry & Short StoriesBy Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — I have to thank my dear parents, may they rest in peace, for many things. I must especially thank them for having chosen to provide me with a yeshiva day school education. This was not an obvious choice back in the 1940’s, for few parents chose the day school
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$120,000 U.J.F. Goal Need Southwestern Jewish Press, April 5, 1957, Pages 1, 14 Inspired by the understanding that the year 1957 equals 1936 plus 1948, San Diego’s Jewish community officially opened the 1957 campaign on behalf of the regular needs of the United Jewish Fund’s local, national and overseas beneficiaries, and the Emergency
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Jewish HistoryBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — The news that the US Postal Service, so stricken with economic trouble and hyper-commitment to its pension structure, is phasing out Saturday mail delivery brings a sweeter memory to mind. When my father died suddenly in 1976, a young and unknown Jimmy Carter was quietly walking across
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USABy David Brin ENCINITAS, California — My father, Herb Brin was a poet, journalist, and publisher – and one of the most colorful figures to practice the craft of journalism, both in Chicago and Southern California. He passed away 10 years ago today. (2/17/1915 – 2/6/2003) Herb was born in 1915 in Chicago to a
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Travel and FoodIDF to post first ‘cyberdefense’ officers to its regional commands (JNS.org) The Israel Defense Forces is stepping up its efforts on the cyber front and will soon post a “cyberdefense” officer to each of its four regional commands, Israel Hayom reported. Each command—Northern, Southern, Central and Homefront—will be appointed an officer who will be
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InternationalBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The officials are warning not to expect too much of the announced visit to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan by President Barack Obama, probably next month. In view of the failures of his predecessors, notably Bill Clinton, to push Israelis and Palestinians into making peace, it’s a reasonable
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I went to bed after a limited time with the news focused on the ceremonial swearing in of Knesset Members, and what seemed like the circular going-nowhere blather about what kind of coalition Benyamin Netanyahu can assemble. Already well known are the problems. Yair Lapid and his second-largest party (There
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Aliza Wadler Solomon FLUSHING, N.Y — In the Jewish community, we believe in taking care of each other. While we have demonstrated this commitment in numerous ways – like visiting the sick and helping the less-fortunate – we’ve neglected to take care of our health. Like all Americans, members of the Jewish community have
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Science, Medicine, & EducationWASHINGTON, D.C. (JNS.org) — White House officials said Tuesday that President Barack Obama, whose relationship with Israel routinely garners attention due to his reported tension with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, plans to visit the Jewish state this spring. A specific date for Obama’s trip, which will also include Jordan, was not announced. “The start of the
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USABy Paul Greenberg LA JOLLA, California — Now in its 11th year, The Joyce Forum, founded by its namesake Joyce Axelrod, will present a variety of short films from around the world, as well as two feature films from Israel during the San Diego Jewish Film Festival “San Diego has been a gold mine
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Travel and FoodPalestinian media continues to put out anti-Israel and anti-American messages (JNS.org) Amid the release of a controversial study on Monday dismissing well-documented claims that Palestinian textbooks teach hatred, Palestinian media outlets continue to broadcast and print anti-Israel and anti-American messages. Palestinian Authority TV (PA TV) last week aired a music video honoring Ibrahim Hamed
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