By Robert Gluck/JNS.org For Major League Baseball (MLB) fans, October is a time to focus on the playoffs (starting Oct. 5 this year) and the World Series, events that thrust Jewish Hall-of-Fame players such as Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg into the national spotlight. To the average fan, the names Lipman Pike, Moe Berg, and […]
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Travel and FoodHezbollah agent accused in plot on Shimon Peres (JNS.org) An Israeli-Arab man has been indicted on charges of operating as an agent for Hezbollah, Israel Hayom reported. Among the activities he was alleged to have carried out was collecting information on security arrangements for Israeli President Shimon Peres during the latter’s visit to an Arab
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International
By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California — It is a signal event when even some from the political left who has long sided with pro-Palestinian assertions wakes up and recognizes the horror that is Hamas. In 2005, Israel unilaterally removed its military and residents from Gaza, leaving behind the infrastructure and commercial ventures Israel and
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansksy JERUSALEM–Thanks to an American cousin I am now up to date on the realities of American politics. If I had any doubts about the Saudi loyalties of that Kenyan-born Muslim in the White House, this clip from a Christian source, relying on the evidence produced by an Israeli Jew, settles all my
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastDoctor says imprisoned Jewish contractor Gross could have cancer (JNS.org) A doctor who reviewed medical records for Alan Gross—a Jewish-American contractor imprisoned in Cuba for nearly three years for trying to bring that country’s Jewish community Internet access—said Gross has a tumor in his right shoulder that may be cancerous. Gross’s tumor is a “potentially
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International
By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California–Forget the good. Mamet deals in the bad and the ugly. In his Glengarry Glen Ross now in a fast paced production at the La Jolla Playhouse with Christopher Ashley directing, real estate is the name and the real politics of real estate is the game.Anyone in sales knows that
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
The Good Friday Prayer by Howard Rubenstein (San Diego: Granite Hills Press, 2012); ISBN-10: 1929468237; 520 pages; $24:95; Rating 4* By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — When one considers all the new books that have appeared in the news about Jesus, Howard Rubinstein’s book, The Good Friday Prayer is one of the
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi
By David Brin ENCINITAS, California –Who among us doesn’t yearn to ask questions at the presidential fora? Poking at both candidates, shaking the routine of canned talking points and practiced answers? Sure, I have a firm preference. But separately, How I wish that I could ask the following: 1) Mr. President and Governor Romney. There is
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USASAN DIEGO– Recently San Diego Jewish World posted two videos critical of the Obama administration’s stance toward Israel. The videos were particularly critical of the administration’s refusal to set “red lines” concerning Iran’s development of a nuclear weapon. Eran Mukamel of J Street, which describes itself as a pro-Israel, pro-peace organization, sent to us some
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Middle EastBy Gabriel Scheinmann WASHINGTON, D.C. — The world’s best-known secret has finally been revealed: the United States and Israel do not see eye-to-eye on Iran’s nuclear program. In an unusually public ping-pong, the Obama administration rebuffed an Israeli effort to clarify America’s Iranian “red lines,” the point at which it would agree that its
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USABy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—It’s a comedy! It’s a tragedy! It’s a satire! It’s a tour de force! Noooo! It’s all of the above and #1 comedian Phil Johnson makes it work to those ends! Mistakes Were Made, Craig Wright’s San Diego West Coast Premiere one-man play is now having a fine showing under Shana
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy David Brin ENCINITAS, California At their convention, the Republicans chose their theme. The coordinated message from two-thirds of their speakers would be American Exceptionalism. Unable to gain leverage by using the economy – which is slowly but clearly recovering from their own train wreck depression – and with the GOP suffering from devastating credibility gaps
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USA
By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — I often forget how much modern Hebrew language is influenced by the Torah. On Kol Nidre, Barbara Carr,one of the great Jewish educators in our community was talking about the scapegoat as part of her D’var Torah. And as she talked about the destination of the scapegoat – Azazael,
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Middle EastSAN DIEGO– Republicans are stepping up their political campaign in the Jewish community against President Barack Obama, saying he has been antagonistic to Israel in his first term and would be more so in a second term. Following is a video, “Perilous Times” released by the Republican Jewish Coalition. Another video called “Absolutely Uncertain: Obama,
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