By Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — U.S. Senator from Alaka Lisa Murkowski has joined a nationwide chorus to win a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Ray Mala, the handsome Alaska Native movie star said to be the film industry’s first non-white leading man. His mother was an Inupiat Eskimo and his […]
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON (JINSA) — Officially, our war in Iraq is now over. The Saddam loyalists, the Sunni insurgents, al Qaeda in Iraq, and the Shiite militants of Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army were all defeated by the U.S.-led international coalition. Today, the relative calm is maintained by Iraq’s own security forces, trained primarily by Americans. In many
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By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Tanya Rosenblit, the 28-year old producer of Israel’s Channel One English news, has by now had more than the proverbial 15 minutes of fame. Boarding a bus one day last week from Ashdod to Jerusalemand dressed “modestly” even by Orthodox standards, she refused to yield to ultra-Orthodox (haredi) demands to sit
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –A recent installment of television news began with the outpouring of unrestrained wailing in response to the death of the “dear leader” of North Korea, a replay of the mournful voice, choked with tears announcing his death on North Korean television, and then commentary by a South Korean journalist and an
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World United Jewish Fund Plans For 23rd Annual Meeting Southwestern Jewish Press, October 5, 1956, Pages 1, 10 The Allocations Committee of the United Jewish Fund heads a series of Fund activities which include the plans for the twenty-third Annual Meeting, the nomination of directors to fill the vacancies caused
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By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — Hanukkah, the little holiday that could, begins with the lighting of the first candle against the darkness tomorrow night. Year after year, the assessments begin and the questions accumulate: Is Hanukkah the Jewish Christmas? Which one came first and how are they related? (Of course, the real inquiry
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. — Admiral James G. Stavridis was presented by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs with the Henry M. Jackson Distinguished Service Award on November 7th Admiral Stavridis is the NATO Supreme Allied Commander and Commander of U.S. European Command. His remarks on that occasion have just been released: To JINSA, thank you
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Middle EastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Fund Campaign Reaches $202,419 — 25% Increase Southwestern Jewish Press, September 21, 1956, Page 6 In keeping with the plans of the National United Jewish Appeal, the Fall and final plans of the 1956 United Jewish Fund Campaign began immediately following the day long observances of Yom Kippur,
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — This city is hosting a Jewish Film Festival this week. One of the movies shown on Sunday night was a documentary about Mordechai Richler. At one point he was mentioned together with Saul Bellow and Philip Roth as writers who helped us to emancipate ourselves from the ghetto mentality
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By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The other day, I watched an interview with the Jewish Reggae singer Matisyahu, shortly after he had shaven his beard! I could just imagine what some of his Hassidic fans were saying to one another after they heard the news, “Matisyahu! Please
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Tanya Rosenblit may become Israel’s Rosa Parks. Her refusal to go to the back of the bus produced a story on the front page of Ha’aretz, as well as supportive comments by Prime Minister Netanyahu in the meeting of the Government, by Opposition Head Tzipi Livni, and by Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, September 11, 1956, Page 4 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant Rivalries Among Children Parents frequently are heard to say that they cannot understand why each of their children are so different as they were brought up the same. Parents
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By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Remember what Rabbi Hillel said? “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?” Unless you’re planning to spend all your money before you go, or you want to donate your estate to
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Sheryl Rowling, Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– President Obama linked progress in the struggle of minorities in America to the ongoing commitment to equality of the Jewish people, and said that the United States was inalterably committed to Israel’s security. Following is the White House transcript of the speech he gave: THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody.
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