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What way out for Assad — and what consequences for the rest of us?

August 12, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Political betting in Washington is that President Obama is preparing to demand that Syrian strongman Bashar Assad step down. After the Saudis, Kuwaitis, Bahrainis and Omanis – those bastions of human rights and civil liberties – withdrew their ambassadors from Damascus. After five months of brutal repression […]

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Shoshana Bryen

Traveling, lodging and dining in San Francisco

August 11, 2011

By Donald H. Harrison SAN FRANCISCO – In previous articles in this West Coast travel and sightseeing series, I have described visits to such Bay Area attractions as Alcatraz, the presidential yacht USS Potomac, the California Academy of Sciences, the Jewish Contemporary Museum, and the Wells Fargo Museum. Before taking leave of San Francisco,

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Donald H. Harrison

Three businessmen named to Jewish Community Foundation board

August 11, 2011

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Jewish Community Foundation has elected three new prominent community members to join its Board of Directors. Marc Channick, Luis Maizel and Brian Miller are widely respected members of the business community and have distinguished themselves as leaders in the non-profit sector. Their three-year terms began on July 1, 2011 and all

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San Diego Calendar

Why the financial community repudiates American politicians

August 10, 2011

By Isaac Yetiv LA JOLLA, California– The month-old painful spectacle of Washington partners-in-government fighting each other on “raising the debt limit,”something that should have never occurred in the first place, has strengthened my belief, expressed in a previous column, that the system as presently constituted is broke and, as a result, we have a dysfunctional

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USA

U.S. purposes in Afghanistan remain muddled

August 10, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Having written that “the mission” is what counts when sending American soldiers to protect, to fight and sometimes to die on our behalf, readers challenged us to define the mission in Afghanistan. We tried. Going back to the beginning of the Obama administration, we looked at what the

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

Camp Mountain Chai: A fast raft ride to strengthened Jewish identity

August 10, 2011

By Gary Rotto Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — I really miss my daughter. She comes home today from her first overnight camp experience – with Camp Mountain Chai. I have to admit, I didn’t go to overnight camp as a kid – with the exception of a one week basketball camp. It wasn’t until I

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Jewish Religion

Jewish Federations laud bill to aid aging Holocaust survivors

August 10, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—The Jewish Federations of North America lauded the introduction of a Congressional bill to provide support for agencies serving Holocaust survivors as they age in place in communities across the country. This bill is a result of meetings and discussions that Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Iliana Ros-Lehtinen conducted with Holocaust survivors and social

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USA

While you watch your computer, it will watch your posture

August 10, 2011

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– A multidisciplinary team at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed a new training method using a desktop webcam to improve ergonomic posture and reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among office workers using computers. According to an article in Applied Ergonomics in the forthcoming issue, a group of 60

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Business executives back Fletcher for San Diego mayor

August 10, 2011

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)- A group of local job creators, CEOs and business leaders today announced they have endorsed Nathan Fletcher for mayor. Citing his focus on job creation and proven ability to lead, the group pledged to support and help Nathan’s mayoral campaign “I support Nathan Fletcher because I know when he is

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San Diego County

Men’s Club Event has pier but no peer

August 10, 2011

Co-Chairs David Geffen, Gary Kornfeld and Steve Shulman visit the Port Pavilion at Broadway Pier, the new and exciting venue for this year’s annual Men’s Event, October 25. The Men’s Event is the largest annual gathering of men in the San Diego Jewish community and will help kick off to the 2012 Federation Annual

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San Diego Calendar

Savings Bonds: Easy To Forget?

August 10, 2011

By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Dear Money Maven, My wife and I own quite a few savings bonds. I can’t even remember when we bought them. Should we keep these bonds or cash them in? With Interest, Irv Dear Irv, I can’t give you a definite answer without knowing more about your bonds. However,

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Sheryl Rowling

LGBT community should be natural ally for Israel

August 10, 2011

By Lillian Faderman SAN DIEGO — Americans have every reason to envy Israel’s enlightened policies toward their LGBT citizens. So it puzzles me deeply when I hear of LGBT groups lending their sympathy to opponents of Israel. The rights we have been fighting for and still have not fully achieved in the United States, LGBT

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Middle East

Wells Fargo Museum interprets the ‘golden state’

August 9, 2011

Concord Stage Coach at Wells Fargo Museum By Donald H. Harrison SAN FRANCISCO – Joycee Wong missed the fourth-grade study week in Old Town San Diego when she moved with her family from Hong Kong to Chula Vista, California. Starting her U.S. schooling in fifth grade, she didn’t have the opportunity to learn very

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Donald H. Harrison

Suddenly, Melissa…Shines in Little Shop at Cygnet

August 9, 2011

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — Shout out another Hosanna or Mazel Tov to the gang at Cygnet. They’ve gone and done it again: producing a home run production of the Alan Menken (music) and Howard Ashman’s (book and lyrics) cult (gothic) musical The Little Shop of Horrors based on the film by Roger Corman

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

What way out for Assad — and what consequences for the rest of us?

Traveling, lodging and dining in San Francisco

Three businessmen named to Jewish Community Foundation board

Why the financial community repudiates American politicians

U.S. purposes in Afghanistan remain muddled

Camp Mountain Chai: A fast raft ride to strengthened Jewish identity

Jewish Federations laud bill to aid aging Holocaust survivors

While you watch your computer, it will watch your posture

Business executives back Fletcher for San Diego mayor

Men’s Club Event has pier but no peer

Savings Bonds: Easy To Forget?

LGBT community should be natural ally for Israel

Wells Fargo Museum interprets the ‘golden state’

Suddenly, Melissa…Shines in Little Shop at Cygnet

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