By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — He discovered something within himself to elevate his hard, quick journey (some say it was his deep love of ideas) and his uncommon vision. In truth, Martin Luther King, Jr. (born Mike King) lived a short, brutal life, filled with prison stays, bouts of depression, fear, and threats.
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USA
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — In reading a book (“Galileo’s Daughter” by Dava Sobel) about the sixteenth and seventeenth century scientist, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei, I learned that despite his run-ins with the Catholic Church, Galileo was a deeply religious man. His religious beliefs, however, were out of synch with the orthodoxies
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Jewish Religion
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C — The Washington Post ran several articles and columns this week about the emergence of once-secret U.S.-Taliban talks designed to pave the way for an American exit from Afghanistan. Writers have likened them to the talks that preceded our exit from Vietnam. Maybe, but there is another cautionary tale
By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Whether you’re managing your own investments or using an advisor, be aware that a new tax law has created an opportunity. If you don’t want a dray kup, just ask your advisor or your stockbroker to make sure you’re taking advantage of the new rules. For those of you
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Sheryl Rowling, Travel and Food
By James Colbert WASHINGTON, D.C. — We should not be too surprised that Iran continues to defy international calls to open its nuclear program to greater scrutiny and transparency. Even as the toughest U.S. sanctions yet were enacted, and Europe was considering a ban on Iranian oil imports, the militant theocracy threatened to close the
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USAPosted January 12, 2012 By Samara Greenberg WASHINGTON, D.C. –Here are some news stories from around the world attracting attention in the nation’s capital. Egypt U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Wednesday met with the head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), in the highest-level talks that
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International
By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California —Thirty years ago the late Tom Blakistone and his wife Olive founded the North Coast Repertory Theatre in the shopping center at Loma Santa Fe in Solana Beach. The first incarnation of this theater was located in a tiny little corner right next to an ice cream store. My
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California–One of my congregants asked a recent synagogue class, “How can we try to be respectful and understanding of the ultra-Orthodox when they are at the forefront of hostile activities like rioting at places which are open on Shabbat and more recently, vandalizing a girls’ school in Bet
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — A few years ago, a group of senior American military professionals were in discussion with high-level IDF commanders on what the Israelis called “extremely narrowly focused attacks.” In the beginning, they tiptoed around blunt language – “targeted killing” or “assassination” – but the bottom line emerged. Israel faced an
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Shoshana Bryen
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The good news:Israelis like all other countries and its Jewish citizens are like all other nations. Thanks to our sovereignty, we Jews have been able to excel in ways that weren’t possible before – and may not have been possible in the diaspora today, had there been no Israel. The bad
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Middle EastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Cash Collection Campaign Set To Rush Money To Israel Southwestern Jewish Press, November 16, 1956, Page 1 William Colt, Treasurer of the United Jewish Fund, announced today that an additional $26,500 was forwarded to the United Jewish Appeal in answer to their urgent appeal for funds. This was
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Adventures in SD History
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –We see the Shuafat refugee camp from the route that we walk around French Hill a couple of times each day. We don’t see tents or low rise mud brick dwellings, but high rise concrete and stone apartment houses that look pretty much like those on this side of the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The 22nd Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival, sponsored by the Leichtag Foundation, and presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, will run February 9-19, 2012. The San Diego Jewish Film Festival showcases 48 of the best
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San Diego Calendar
By David Amos SAN DIEGO– “Mozart”– This word can only mean one thing, and we all know what it is. If you use most proper names, such as Smith, Jones, Kaplan, Finkelstein, or even Richter, Roosevelt, Rubinstein, Horowitz, Clinton, or Bush, you could be talking about a variety of people, and you need to be
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Travel and Food