By Peter Huessy WASHINGTON, D.C. — Striking a deal with Russia’s Vladimir Putin requires a certain amount of cunning, diplomacy and, more than anything else, a “correlation of forces” on your side. Unfortunately, the United States may not be in the strongest of positions to strike a cooperative deal with Russia on missile defense, and
Russia protects Iran to control oil moving through central Asia Read More »
International
By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — “I’m not camouflaging Auschwitz,” says Lucy Deutsch, a survivor of the notorious concentration camp. “But I’m a little bit in a daze. It’s my life up there on the stage! It’s like a dream coming true.” “Her songs tell the horror and joy of her experiences,” Caitlin Gallogly explains.
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Local firefighters have voted to endorse Mat Kostrinsky for San Diego’s 7th District City Council seat. “We support Mat because he believes in making public safety a priority for the residents of the 7th District, a district that has been ravaged by two historic fires in the recent past,” said Frank
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Travel and Food
VISTA, California (Press Release) — A capacity crowd attended Congregation B’nai Tikvah’s annual, “2nd Night Seder” Saturday evening, April 7. Congregation B’nai Tikvah was honored to host a very special guest, Corporal Samuel Roochnik from Bethesda, MD, who is currently stationed at Camp Pendleton Marine Base. The seder, officiated by B’nai Tikvahs’ Rabbi Ben Leinow was “lively, entertaining and spiritually moving,” according
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Jewish ReligionBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Jonathan Pollard has returned to Israeli headlines, first with his hospitalization, then the appearance of Esther (who he married after being incarcerated) before President Peres, Peres’ appeal to President Obama to release him due to his long imprisonment and ill health, and an announcement from Washington that the President does
The pros and cons for Jonathan Pollard’s release from prison Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, USA
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California —As we open our door to welcome Elijah, some of us probably snicker and say “Yeah, right…” The cynicism of our age makes us doubt whether the Messiah will ever really arrive. People often wonder who the Messiah is going to be. Many faith communities believe it
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – District Attorney and Mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis says she is one step closer to bringing increased transparency to criminal justice agencies throughout the state. On Tuesday, April 10, the California Assembly Public Safety Committee passed the Dumanis-sponsored Assembly Bill 2222, authored by Assemblyman Marty Block (D-Lemon Grove). The bill will allow prosecutors to access and
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Travel and Food
By Carol Davis ENCINITAS, California— The Turn of the Screw by Henry James appeared in Collier’s weekly magazine with a prologue followed by a twelve-part ghost story. Between January and April of 1898 it appeared as a serial and was later published in book version. Then it was probably more frightening to read than
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By David Brin ENCINITAS, California — It’s well known that in 1865, Jules Verne published his novel, De la Terre à la Lune (From the Earth to the Moon), which includes the concept of human spaceflight. And yet, Verne never discussed the far more practical notion of of an artificial satellite orbiting Earth. For that
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Science, Medicine, & Education
By Leah Singer SAN DIEGO — We young Jews have quite a dilemma these days. I’m not talking about the economic crisis or whether to buy an iPad now or wait until later. I’m talking about – quite simply – how we honor our Jewish heritage with the name. Ever since I became engaged ten
Names — what’s a Jewish woman to do? Read More »
Jewish Religion
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Even to my untrained eye and deaf ear Gunther Grass’ poem that has created such a furor in Israel and in Germany isn’t great poetry. It reads even in the original like an old man’s rant in search of attention, even though the author who is a distinguished writer
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Middle EastBy Leah Singer SAN DIEGO — When our family lost our beloved Yia Yia (Greek for “grandmother”), it was tough. Although we knew Yia Yia was suffering from cancer, saying goodbye to a family member is always difficult. The day before Yia Yia passed away, Bryan (my husband), our daughter Sophie and I gathered by Yia
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It is hard to know if this is a time to cry, laugh, or more simply to recognize the intractable nature of Israel’s problems in the Middle East. I’m not about to go back to Fall River, and certainly not to my grandparents’ home town of Bialystok. I’ve gotten used
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
HEBRON, Israel — While many Israelis fly off to various points around the globe for Passover, those of us who stay home and are fortunate enough to have some time off during the week-long holiday use the time to explore and get to know the country better. One group that’s helping make that happen
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Jewish Religion, Middle East