By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — If you missed Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness when it was in the theatres, rent a copy now that it is available on DVD or watch it on your On-Demand cable service. In my opinion it the best Holocaust film since The Pianist. My appreciation of it stems from three
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Lawrence Baron
By Cynthia Citron BEVERLY HILLS, California–Two men in love with the same woman. And, according to some reports, with each other as well. All living together in a 55-room mansion in the hills. What could possibly go wrong? Everything, as Kathrine Bates’ gripping drama The Manor so skillfully reveals. Set in Beverly Hills’ majestic Greystone Mansion, where many of the events actually unfolded, the play chronicles the
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Cynthia Citron
By Barry Rubin HERZLILYA, Israel — The tide seems to be turning in Syria. While the civil war is far from over, the regime is clearly weakening; the rebels are expanding their operations and effectiveness. There have also been more high-level defections. What does this mean and why is this happening? There are three main
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Middle East
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Jewish Social Service Agency Slates Panel Speakers at Annual Meeting Southwestern Jewish Press, January 11, 1957, Page 4 Dr. Walter Ornstein, President of the Jewish Social Service, a Red Feather Agency, is inviting all persons interested to the annual dinner meeting which will take place Wednesday, January 16,
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Adventures in SD History
By Lee-El Lewinsohn SAN DIEGO — In Israel, we live in a country surrounded by many unpleasant neighbors. Most not only do not love us, but would rather destroy us. So, unfortunately, we’re naturally skeptical when others not only offer to help us but openly express love for us. In 2009, I was drawn to
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Travel and Food
By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Many people are interested in socially responsible investing. After all, aren’t we supposed to take part in tikkun olam? But, most people – and their advisors – don’t really know how to define or implement or socially responsible investing! “Socially responsible investing” (SRI) means investing based on personal
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Sheryl Rowling, Travel and Food
By Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — While almost all earlier news reports of the tragic terrorist bus bombing in Bulgaria that killed Israeli tourists last week noted that the suicide bomber whose image was allegedly caught on security cameras at the airport was sporting ”long hair, a t-shirt and Bermuda shorts,” few if
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Middle East
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The Aurora massacre ought to shock us out of our collective lethargy. Among the questions we are asking, we wonder: How can a young a brilliant medical student, who originally dedicated his life to helping people turn into a killing machine? What happened to his concern
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson LA CREUSE, France –The village where we are currently spending our summer is a place where almost all its inhabitants are either retired, absent or dead. The memorial plaque in the centre of the village commemorating those who died in the two world wars lists 37 names for WWI and 5 for
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Herb Targum ENCINITAS, California — Plans are emerging for how the Leichtag Foundation will use its recently purchased 67 1/2-acre Ecke Ranch at 441 Saxony Road for public benefit. The foundation, named for the late philanthropists Toni and Lee Leichtag, announced last April the purchase of the Ecke Family-owned
Sicarii by Laurence Brown; 2012; ISBN 978-1475085402; 364 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Australian novelist Laurence Brown tells three stories in this novel about murder and violence in ancient Israel, modern-day Colombia, and modern-day Israel. The ancient and modern Israeli stories revolve around religious fanaticism, whereas the Colombian story focuses on illicit
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Donald H. HarrisonENCINITAS, California (Press Release)–Guardians of San Diego, led by planning committee co-chairs James Haimsohn and John Kassar raised over $150,000 for Seacrest Village Retirement Communities at the 21st Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament “Take a Swing for Seacrest” held July 16 at the exclusive Del Mar Country Club. Guardians of San Diego hosted over 115
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San Diego County
By David Brin ENCINITAS, California — Now it’s “James Eagan Holmes,” another name we’d rather not know. Opening fire at a crowded Colorado movie theater during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises” Holmes killed twelve and injured dozens — seizing world attention and far more than his fair share of our collective memories.
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Coming only a day apart, the tragedies of Burgas and Aurora point to the different vulnerabilities of Israel and the United States. With all its goods and not-so-goods, one feature of the United States that keeps it from full membership among civilized countries is the rampant freedom of acquiring weapons. The
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East