U.N. resolutions will not prevent mass murders in Syria

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Obama administration officials were absolutely venomous after the Russian (and Chinese) veto of the UN Security Council resolution draft on Syria. “Disgusting,” said U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. Secretary of State Clinton called it a “travesty.” Their revulsion was misplaced — the Russians did what they said they would do;

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International, Shoshana Bryen

Battling propaganda at the movies

By Adina Wollner SAN DIEGO —  I attended on Thursday, February 2, an Alternate Focus, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee screening of the film Israel vs. Israel a documentary directed by Terje Carlsson. The film highlights four Jewish Israelis who are working to bring an end to the “40 year occupation of the West Bank”. There were approximately thirty

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Jewish History

Culture Clash strikes again in ‘American Night, The Ballad of Juan José’

  By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California—–The old proverb that states ‘laughter is the best medicine’ couldn’t be truer than in this, the latest incarnation of Culture Clash’s variation on the theme of immigration. The subject matter is both tragic and perverse. To get the conversation moving and out into the open and to showcase

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

JFK’s extramarital sex not so important as his record — or lack of one

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — It is hardly worth the energy to mention how monumentally uninteresting is the “shocking” new book by Mimi Alford, Once Upon A Secret, which will now briefly draw attention from the sordid, disagreeable primary presidential primary campaign and its flailing bitterness.   I’m not planning to read or

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USA

Female, Jewish, top cop tells her story Feb. 24

  VISTA, California (Press Release)–Shelley Zimmerman, San Diego Assistant Chief of Police Department, will be speaking about her life’s adventures at Congregation B’nai Tikvah on Friday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 pm.  This event will launch Congregation B’nai Tikvah’s new “L’Chayim Series” which focuses on the realities of ‘Life’. This event is free and open to

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Travel and Food

Sinai now a focus for terrorist buildup

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Recently, Ruth Lapidot, retired professor of international law who had participated in formulating the 1979 peace agreement with Egypt, gave this year’s David Elazar Memorial Lecture under the auspices of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs that the late professor Elazar founded.  Her lucid and comprehensive presentation was reassuring.

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Middle East

Local theatre critics dole out ‘Craig Noel Awards’

By Carol Davis LA JOLLA,  California — The  San Diego Theatre Critics Circle threw a huge party Feb. 6 for the theatre community to celebrate and acknowledge the accomplishments of San Diego County’s  local theatre heroes. This is the tenth year we have been at it and every year it gets better and better. Named for his powerhouse

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

No peace deal? Arabs, more than Israelis, are to blame

 By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Who really broke the deal? Granted, Israel’s conditions for a peace settlement appear to be a sure deal-breaker. Israeli negotiators notified their Arab counterparts on Wednesday, Jan. 25, that as a guiding principle existing settlement blocs must become part of Israel in a two-state solution, The New York Times

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Middle East

A search for Cain

Haazinu (Listen Up): A Book of Prophecy by Yerachmiel Ben-Yishe, Gefen Publishing House, 2011, 268 pages, ISBN 9789652295347,Retail price unlisted. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Family members and an ex-lover of terminally ill patients gather before and after their hospital visits to share their sorrowful memories and to reflect on life’s larger purpose.  In

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Donald H. Harrison