SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Jewish Federation of San Diego County, in partnership with the Jewish Federations of North America, is launching a disaster relief fund to provide aid for communities on the eastern seaboard in response to Hurricane Sandy. These funds will go directly to efforts providing relief in rebuilding communities, providing comfort, and […]
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Community Rally March 31 To Hear Noted Jurist Southwestern Jewish Press, March 22, 1957, Page 1 As interest continued to mount at a rapid pace over the coming United Jewish Fund Campaign, the community rally at the El Cortez Hotel, on Sunday, March 31, at 8 p.m. was announced as the official opening of the
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Dan Brodsky SPRING VALLEY, California — Father’s House Church here was host Wednesday, Oct. 24, to an inspiring event featuring Keynote Speaker Sgt. Benjamin Anthony, a 32-year-old reserve IDF combat veteran. The sponsoring organization was Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Anthony, who arrived in Israel in 2004, was a heavy machinegun operator who served
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The government of Israel traded 1,700 Palestinian terrorists for Sgt. Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier kidnapped and held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Israelis have been known to trade live terrorists for the bodies of its soldiers held by its enemies. That’s what it means to have your soldiers’ collective back. And
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By Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org Members of the Russian Pussy Riot punk band were recently convicted for “hooliganism” after performing a song protesting against the Russian Orthodox Church and the government of President Vladimir Putin. The subsequent trial was widely seen in the West as a violation of human rights and free speech. Two of the
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Travel and FoodBy Paul Foer and Chananette Pascal Cohen/JNS.org Sonya Loya’s path of rediscovery aligns with the journey potentially millions of other “Crypto-Jews” take back to their Jewish roots. Her story, and the stories of others with similar backgrounds, is also still unfolding—with legal action against the Catholic Church as the possible next chapter. Loya—a Hispanic-American woman
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastIran says it has ‘far more advanced’ technology than recent Hezbollah drone (JNS.org) Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the Hezbollah drone recently shot down in Israeli airspace “was not Iran’s latest technology,” according to Iran’s Mehr news agency. The Islamic Republic “currently possesses unmanned aircraft with technology that is far more advanced than the
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The time is ripe for speculation. It is always time to speculate about political this or that, but now it is especially ripe, in both of my countries. Moreover, events we can speculate about in one give us additional reason to speculate about the other. Most pressing as stimuli is the super
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The Surgeon’s Wife by William H. Coles, AuthorHouse, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4567-6255-1, 201 pages, cover price not listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — There are a handful of Jewish characters in this novel about two surgeons who struggle over the love of a woman and the ethics of offering surgeries to help obese people
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Donald H. Harrison
Editor’s Note: The following column is in rebuttal to SDJW’s “reluctant endorsement” of Mitt Romney By Norman Greene SAN DIEGO — In the half century that I have been voting, I have always concentrated on the candidate, rather than the party. I have tried to discern his intellect, his passion, his commitment to issues and
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Donald H. Harrison, USAPress Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, March 8, 1957, Page 7 (guest column by Irving Mortin) Who reads the Southwestern Jewish Press? I didn’t know until my guest column appeared. not only were there two postcards, one letter and several phone calls but you should have seen the characters that spoke to me for the first
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SAN DIEGO — Two young Israelis are serving as shlichim (“ambassadors”) at UCSD and SDSU with Hillel of San Diego. Niran Avni and Hen Caspi are part of a national cadre of nearly 60 Jewish Agency Israel Fellows. The program, which is a collaboration of Hillel and the Jewish Agency for Israel, places outstanding young
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San Diego County
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California —There is hardly a day that passes when I don’t marvel at the power of individuals to move mountains and change history. Abraham believed he could change and transform the world. It is all the more remarkable, when we consider Abraham’s age. The Torah tells us that
Grihalva Seeks School Board Seat Southwestern Jewish Press, March 8, 1957, Page 5 In speaking before various groups and organizations, Richard A. “Dick” Grihalva, incumbent, San Diego Board of Education member who is seeking election for the four-year term, has stressed the importance of maintaining a comprehensive and strong adult educational program and claims the
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