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Which political philosophies jeopardize the future? The ones on the right and the left

April 8, 2012

By David Brin ENCINITAS, California — Is the bold future of our youth being killed by gloomy science fiction? Or has Sci Fi grown more dour as a reflection of our mood? Glenn Reynolds interviews authors Neal Stephenson and Vernor Vinge in a thought-provoking inquiry: Why We Need Big, Bold Science Fiction: “While books about

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Dec. 14, 1956, Part 2

April 8, 2012

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Marriage Told Southwestern Jewish Press, December 14, 1956, Page 2 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Smollar announce the marriage of their daughter, Judith Sandra, to David Edward Honig, son of Mrs. Mary Honig, of Phoenix, Arizona. Judy was a student at S.D. State College, affiliated with Pi Alpha Lambda

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U.S. apparently believes Iran can but won’t make N-bomb

April 8, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM– There are some disturbing elements and some that are optimistic in a Washington Post article about expanded US intelligence activities with respect to Iran. As is the nature of reports about these most secret of things, the optimism may come from some of the fluff added by unattributable sources, or by

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Ira Sharkansky, USA

Jewish Group Home for Mentally Ill Planned

April 7, 2012

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Chesed Home, a group home for mentally ill Jewish adults, has been leased in Escondido, and fundraising is now underway to equip, staff and purchase what will become a licensed facility, according to Fern Siegel, president of Hope Village San Diego. Siegel, a former president of Jewish Family

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Donald H. Harrison

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 SD History, Jewish History

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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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History

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

Which political philosophies jeopardize the future? The ones on the right and the left

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Dec. 14, 1956, Part 2

U.S. apparently believes Iran can but won’t make N-bomb

Jewish Group Home for Mentally Ill Planned

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

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