By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The United States is the 800 pound gorilla in our living room. And just about everyone else’s living room. Not only is an 800 gorilla large and powerful enough to be unremovable, but it is also clumsy and may do more by way of damage than it adds to the […]
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — In 1998 the Alfred Uhry (book) Jason Robert Brown (music and lyrics) musical drama Parade closed shortly after it opened at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Lincoln Center co produced the show with the Canadian producing company Livent, Inc. One doesn’t usually associate politics with theatre but politics rears
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Slipping Reality by Emily Beaver, Author House, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4634-2714-6, Price Unlisted. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Not since reading such Stefan Zweig short stories as “The Royal Game” and “Letters from an Unknown Woman,” have I encountered such a thoroughly intriguing examination of the possible effects loneliness can have on the human
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By Joel A Moskowitz M D LA JOLLA, California — Why go to Synagogue? A recent lecture from a rabbinical leader of Reform Judiasm induced us to write this essay. It is from a personal experience, not from a member of the religious hierarchy. With almost eight decades of being a Jew, with various involvements
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Jewish ReligionWomen’s League of Jewish Center Asks for Volunteers to Serve Southwestern Jewish Press, November 30, 1956, Page 9 “The Jewish Community Center is our business, and we need you in our business.” This is the call going out to the community from the board of the Women’s League of the Jewish Community Center. Our recently
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By Cynthia Citron Cynthia Citron WEST HOLLYWOOD, California — Diary of a Madman is considered one of Nikolai Gogol’s greatest short stories. As an 80-minute monologue, however, it’s a bit much. But the version running now at The Actors Circle Theater in West Hollywood is as good as it gets. Russian-born actor Ilia Volok is
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Cynthia CitronWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) — The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) on Friday released an analysis of support for Israel broken down by political affiliation that reveals a clear “Israel Gap” between the parties. Republican support for Israel is 25 points higher than Democratic support, and according to Gallup, only a bare majority, 53% of Democrats, express
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USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – District Attorney and San Diego Mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis on Saturday pledged to restore city funding that has been cut to the San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park. Dumanis made the announcement during the dedication of the San Dieguito Lagoon Trail in the park Saturday morning. “Part of preserving San Diego’s
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It should be no surprise that the excitment of the American presidential campaign deals with domestic issues. The American voter is not responsible for his or her country being the most prominent in the world, with its hands almost everywhere. They are concerned that jobs, housing, and other needs are more
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By Donald H. Harrison LA MESA, California — For those who try to link Israel to the old apartheid regime of South Africa, artist Atara-Baker, who has lived in both countries, offers an emotional rejoinder, not in her words, but in her art. Yes, the art seems to say, there is a link
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Cynthia Citron WEST HOLLYWOOD, California — “A really good actor knows something the writer doesn’t know,” Ilia Volok says. “The actor brings his life –the life of a human spirit — to the stage, and a great actor elevates it.” Ukrainian-born actor Volok cites Kevin Kline as one of the greats. “He delivers with passion,”
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Cynthia CitronSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced on Friday a jury has found Carlsbad school shooter Brendan O’Rourke sane at the time he shot children seriously injuring two girls at Kelly Elementary School in October 2010. “The community was deeply shaken by this school shooting and today’s verdict means the defendant will be held accountable for
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TECATE, California — Holocaust concentration camp survivor Rose Schindler traveled from her home in San Diego to Tecate, a town that sits on the U.S-Mexico border in the eastern portion of San Diego County, on Thursday, March 8 to share her experiences with students at the Tecate Christian School. “She was amazing and touched many hearts, both
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — There is a genre of movie that brings a new teacher to a distressed high school, and through the force of his or her caring, students who formerly were indifferent or even hostile to learning are turned around and propelled into brighter futures. To Sir With Love and
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