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Jill Spitzer, Gussie Zaks named local heroes by KPBS, Union Bank

April 30, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – As part of its ongoing commitment to cultural diversity and responsible banking, and in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, Union Bank has partnered with KPBS to honor two extraordinary San Diegans for the 2012 Local Heroes program. The year-long campaign is designed to celebrate and pay tribute to exemplary

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San Diego County

Money Maven: The Talmud and Investing

April 30, 2012

By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Have you ever wondered about what the Talmud says about investing? The following Q&A may be instructive. Q: Does the Talmud provide guidance on investing? A: Actually, yes. According to the Talmud, “Let every man divide his money into three parts, and invest a third in land, a third

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Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan… is there a pattern here?

April 30, 2012

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 37th anniversary of the fall of Saigon today is a good time to review the utility of American security promises — including those purchased with American blood — to countries fighting ideologically based insurgencies. There were 540,000 Americans in Vietnam at the peak of the U.S. part of

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

Film depicts time when Malmo could be proud of itself

April 29, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Harbour of Hope is a new documentary by the Swedish filmmaker Magnus Gertten. It describes how, in the last days of World War II, his country rescued thousands of inmates from Nazi concentration camps. The opening scene shows old footage of a girl looking into the camera. It’s my

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Travel and Food

Scandals demonstrate arrogance of power in federal government

April 29, 2012

By Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — In the last few weeks, two enormous scandals shook a usually nonchalant and numb populace and even the politicians Right and Left. We will call them “The GSA extravagance in Las Vegas” and “The Secret Service debauchery in Cartagena.” The GSA, whose very existence was hitherto known

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USA

Thousands of Israel’s friends party at Mission Bay

April 29, 2012

SAN DIEGO — To celebrate Israel’s 64th anniversary as an independent state, the Jewish community and its friends held a festival at Ski Beach of Mission Bay, featuring information booths, entertainment, kosher food, and lots of good old fashioned shmoozing. San Diego Jewish World editor Donald H. Harrison, there with his camera, shares some of

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Donald H. Harrison

Raves for ‘Cyrano’ in its sign-language adaptation

April 29, 2012

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES– I can’t rave enough to adequately convey my excitement and admiration for the new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac that opened this week at the Fountain Theatre. Written by Stephen Sachs and directed by Simon Levy, this brilliant Cyrano is performed by the extraordinary actors of the Deaf West Theatre.

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Cynthia Citron

Keeping up with Yoav Talmi

April 29, 2012

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Yoav Talmi, former conductor of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, performed his final concert with the Orchestre Symphonique du Quebec last May, 2011, after a 13-year tenure. He is succeeded by the French conductor, Fabien Gabel. Talmi’s final concert included his own composition, De Profundis, a work in three

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Eileen Wingard

Possibility of early elections in Israel prompts speculation

April 29, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — There’s talk of early elections in Israel. Though the government has still more than a year to go, it needs to replace the so-called Tal Law that de facto exempts the ultra-Orthodox (haredim) from military service and which some time ago the Supreme Court declared to be unconstitutional. This

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Middle East

‘TopDog/ UnderDog’ offer a black Lincoln and Booth

April 29, 2012

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Suzan-Lori Parks’ 2002 Pulitzer Prize winning TopDog/UnderDog marks the end of a remarkable season for ion Theatre Company that has produced some amazing theatre over this season. I say ‘the best for last’ with hesitancy because this season at ion was full of wonderful surprises and excellent theatre and to tag Park’s

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Are Israeli politicians and intelligence professionals playing ‘good cop, bad cop’ with the mullahs of Iran?

April 28, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The continued variety of comments about Iran from the governing summit of Israel says something about this country and its society. The problem: one cannot be sure what it says. Last month, the former chief of Mossad spoke publicly on Amrican media. Meir Dagan has been described as “hard-charging” and

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

SJP seeks to turn logic on its ear at UCSD

April 28, 2012

By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California–South of here on the Interstae 5, a group of students at the University of California San Diego claim exclusive rights to wear clown costumes, and accuse anyone else wearing one to be clownaphobic. Ridiculous, right? Then, keep reading. After the anti-Israel Students for Justice in Palestine at UCSD lost the vote

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San Diego County

Health care debate toxic despite agreement

April 28, 2012

By David Brin ENCINITAS, California — In a brief return to political matters… What won’t the candidates be discussing during this election season? Campaign finance, surveillance, patent reform…are among a few issues that candidates are sure to avoid. What else….? This mini-slide show shows just a few. In fact, the matters discussed at sciencedebate.org are

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USA

Inaction on Supreme Court ruling on settlements damages Israel

April 28, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The late Prime Minister Rabin is said to have been fond of a story about a Jew in some small East European town who was facing execution by the local squire. The Jew asked for a postponement for a year and promised that in that time he’d teach the

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Middle East

Jill Spitzer, Gussie Zaks named local heroes by KPBS, Union Bank

Money Maven: The Talmud and Investing

Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan… is there a pattern here?

Film depicts time when Malmo could be proud of itself

Scandals demonstrate arrogance of power in federal government

Thousands of Israel’s friends party at Mission Bay

Raves for ‘Cyrano’ in its sign-language adaptation

Keeping up with Yoav Talmi

Possibility of early elections in Israel prompts speculation

‘TopDog/ UnderDog’ offer a black Lincoln and Booth

Are Israeli politicians and intelligence professionals playing ‘good cop, bad cop’ with the mullahs of Iran?

SJP seeks to turn logic on its ear at UCSD

Health care debate toxic despite agreement

Inaction on Supreme Court ruling on settlements damages Israel

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