Enfold Me: A Novel of Post Israel by Steven Greenberg; 2012; ISBN 978-0-9856873-1-1; 280 pages; price unlisted By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — This brutal, shockingly violent novel imagines a high intensity earthquake that leaves Israel defenseless against an opportunistic strike by Iran and its Arab allies. When the smoke and dust clear,
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Donald H. Harrison
Editor’s Note: None of these letters come from actual celebrities. By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO–Dear Money Maven, I’m an attorney. Can I deduct the cost of my business suits? Hopefully, Helen Dear Helen, Unfortunately, no. To be deductible as a business expense, clothing must be required as a condition of the job and must not
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Sheryl Rowling, Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky OSLO, Norway — This city is one of Europe’s historic cities, having begun about the time William sailed to England. And a cool and damp respite from Jerusalem’s summer, where midday is only for mad dogs and Englishmen. This trip is part of my on-going project to compare other old cities with
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By David Amos SAN DIEGO –Just for having been involved in serious music making for practically all my life, I have encountered many well-meaning people who recognize me, and share some of their musical thoughts after concerts I have attended or conducted. Sometimes, their comments are based on mis-information, and preconceived notions about music and
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Travel and Food
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — The Ken Cinema (4061 Adams Avenue) will reprise Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive (2011) for the midnight shows this Friday and Saturday. The film which earned Refn the award for best director at Cannes is filled with gory killings that will repel squeamish viewers. For those who can stomach the
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Lawrence Baron
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — As a parent, grandparent, and psychologist, I am often considered to be something of an expert on parenting and child-rearing. In that capacity, I have frequently been asked to review or give an opinion about any of the plethora of books on the subject of raising one’s
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Jewish Religion
By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO –Some folks enjoy the easy, racially-tinged declaration, after viewing an African American man on the television news being indicted or sentenced for some gruesome crime: “Well, of course.” The assumption, the throw-away epithet, is simple, coarse, and poorly-informed. It is driven by the insipid racism of too many people
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USA
By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES –Remember when “mutually assured destruction” meant maintaining détente with Russia—or else? As the threat of nuclear war hung like a mushroom cloud over all our heads, the thought that nobody would survive kept everybody from pushing the button. Oh, for the good old days. But wait, there seems to
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Cynthia Citron
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO –If you’ve ever tried to run interference with your child’s ‘play’ or playground shenanigans you will understand why Yasmina Reza’s God Of Carnage is so spot on funny and tragic at the same time. Oh, I’m not saying that parents shouldn’t be aware of what takes place on the playground
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO –A child animator who has won several awards for his work on a movie about the Holocaust now has another poignant story he’s illustrating, one that tells the story of his father’s determined but ultimately unsuccessful battle against cancer. San Diegans first met Perry Chen, 12, through his early career as
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San Diego County
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — According to Exodus 20, we are bid to “honor thy father and thy mother.” This edict presents something of a challenge for Pippin, son of Charlemagne, as we see in Pickwick Players’ courageous and feisty production at the Moxie Theater. This playful remake of the 1970s’ Broadway production entertains
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Eva TriegerBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Others can accuse Israel of bringing the world to the edge of disaster over Iran, but not for doing it without discussion. It’s been going on sporadically for several years, and may be reaching a crescendo. Israel Hayom dedicated its weekend supplement to the subject, and gave it the headline “Before
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel -In preparation for our summer in France, or perhaps simply because I like to think I can read books in French, I bought Anne Sinclair’s book, 21 Rue la Boetie. Reading it took me into the fascinating world of French art in the twentieth century, with extensive ramifications regarding
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson
By Loren Kantor STUDIO CITY, California — Peter Lorre was an Austrian-American actor known for playing sinister foreigners. Born Laszlo Lowenstein in 1904 to Jewish parents in present-day Slovakia, Lorre’s mom died of food poisoning when he was only four. As a teenager, Lorre was a student of Sigmund Freud in Vienna. Lorre began
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