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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Dec. 14, 1956, Part 1

April 7, 2012

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Schulman & Ornstein Accept 1957 Campaign Leadership; Greatest Campaign Since 1948 Southwestern Jewish Press, December 14, 1956, Pages 1, 6 Victor Schulman and Dr. Walter Ornstein have accepted the co-chairmanship of the 1957 United Jewish Fund campaign. The announcement at the Fund’s 23rd Annual Dinner Meeting last […]

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Nov. 30, 1956, Part 6

April 6, 2012

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, November 30, 1956, Page 11 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant Living with Advertising It may seem far-fetched for Psychology to be interested in big business, even though it takes psychological factors to make a business big. However, when we

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Leichtag Foundation purchases 67-acre Ecke Ranch

April 6, 2012

CARLSBAD, California (Press Release)–– The Leichtag Foundation has signed an option agreement to purchase the Paul Ecke Ranch property in Encinitas. The Foundation plans to create a cultural and community resource for the San Diego region and the Jewish community. Paul Ecke Ranch, located between Saxony Road and Quail Gardens Drive adjacent to the San

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San Diego County

Modern living requires skill in knowing whom to trust

April 6, 2012

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — If just about everyone in government is lying or fudging the truth (or so it seems) or taking advantage of their positions, whom can you trust? If hospitals err 30% of the time in the type of medication or the dosage administered to their patients, whom can you

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Natasha Josefowitz

President Obama extends Passover greetings

April 6, 2012

By Jarrod Bernstein WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Starting tonight, the Jewish community in the United States, Israel, and throughout the world will come together to celebrate the holiday of Passover. President and Mrs. Obama will join them, continuing their tradition of hosting a small Seder at the White House. By now, the story of how that

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USA

Passover is also a modern American story

April 6, 2012

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — Passover is the best gift we ever gave to the world; nobody who was ever a human being could turn down its message of freedom, its transformation of the taste of tears into the wine of hope, its view of the leaves of parsley as the springtime of

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USA

Many differences emerge between Israeli and American Jews

April 6, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A recent poll about American Jews’ political inclinations raises once again the issue of how the two largest Jewish communities are developing, each in its own way. Figures are not entirely reliable, especially outside of Israel, but one reasonable compilation shows that the American and Israeli communities comprise about two

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Beilin calls for dismantling the Palestine Authority

April 6, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The fact that the peace process that was to lead to a two-state solution is going nowhere isn’t news, but the fact that Yossi Beilin – the architect of the 1993 Oslo Accord that gave birth to the idea and charted a path for its realization – has now called for

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Middle East

Some questions for the adults at your seder table

April 6, 2012

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–Some of our seder customs were originally introduced to help children pay attention during the service (for example the youngest child asking the Four Questions and the hide and seek game played with the afikoman). Over the years most of us have found it is just as challenging to keep

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Jewish Religion

Some weight-conscious tips for Passover

April 5, 2012

By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — Oh, oh, first night of Passover is coming Friday night, April 6, and with it, a big, big meal. What is a weight-conscious Jew to do? That’s the question I put in the video embedded below to Shari Marks, a rebbitzen who, having shed 60 pounds herself, is now

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Jewish Religion

Russia has financial reasons for saving Syrian regime

April 5, 2012

By Matthew RJ Brodsky WASHINGTON, D.C. — While Western and Arab countries struggle to find a way to assist the Syrian people, Moscow is continuing to do all it can to save the Assad regime of Syria. Speaking on a trip to Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Syrian opposition wouldn’t be able

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International

Remembering Yuri Gagarin, first man in space

April 5, 2012

By David Brin ENCINITAS, California — Thursday is Yuri’s Night, an international celebration of human achievement and ingenuity, in recognition of mankind’s achievements in space exploration—with hopes of inspiring a new generation to continue looking upward and reaching outward. Fifty-one years ago, Yuri Gagarin was the first human to launch into space: “Circling the Earth in

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Science, Medicine, & Education

A matzo miracle… when it was most needed

April 5, 2012

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — Pesach is a time of salvation and redemption. Despite our bitter bondage, we were faithful to Hashem (G-d) and the ways of the Torah. Against all odds, open miracles occured to sustain our lives and freedom. This happened then and it still happens now as the following true

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Jewish Religion

The legend of Stravinsky’s ‘Fantasy and Variations’

April 5, 2012

By David Amos SAN DIEGO — Unfortunately, by its very nature, the arts lend themselves to a lot of charlatanism. At times, when we hear people speak or write with so much confidence and authority, we could be overwhelmed. But behind this façade, there may be plenty of bloated misinformation. Let me cite a few

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Travel and Food

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Dec. 14, 1956, Part 1

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Nov. 30, 1956, Part 6

Leichtag Foundation purchases 67-acre Ecke Ranch

Modern living requires skill in knowing whom to trust

President Obama extends Passover greetings

Passover is also a modern American story

Many differences emerge between Israeli and American Jews

Beilin calls for dismantling the Palestine Authority

Some questions for the adults at your seder table

Some weight-conscious tips for Passover

Russia has financial reasons for saving Syrian regime

Remembering Yuri Gagarin, first man in space

A matzo miracle… when it was most needed

The legend of Stravinsky’s ‘Fantasy and Variations’

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