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Felder dazzles with insights into Leonard Bernstein

August 8, 2011

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO —Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein is Hershey Felder’s personal love letter to Leonard Bernstein. Felder, the consummate master of bringing musical genius alive by adopting the persona of the masters and becoming them has been a treat for yours truly in the past. He has paid tribute to George […]

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Tisha B’Av — a holiday for victims, not for modern Jews

August 8, 2011

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — In years past, I’ve rejected the commemoration of Tisha B’av. Over time, the legend of what an awful day this is for the Jewish people has growth. It’s become the Friday the 13th of Friday the 13ths – except for the fact that I don’t believe in Friday the

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Jewish Religion

General questions about special forces casualties

August 8, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –They are all special forces; every American killed in service to our country is a special force. There have been 1,725 Americans killed in Afghanistan and 11,541 wounded (3,649 not returning to duty within 72 hours) before Saturday. But actual Special Operations forces are something else. One website that works

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

Fame is a disappearing act

August 8, 2011

“Rameses – The Forgotten Star” by Christopher Woodward By Joel A. Moskowitz M D LA JOLLA, California –“Sic transit gloria mundi” (thus passes the glory of the world). Doug Henning was much admired only a few years ago. Who speaks of him now? Few would recognize the name Albert Marchinsky or Albert Marchinski. If you were told he

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories

Federation backs scholarships for Jewish camping

August 8, 2011

SAN DIEGO– In the first six months since the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, in partnership with the Foundation for Jewish Camp, launched the One Happy Camper Program, over 120 San Diego campers have headed off to 11 Jewish overnight camps across North America. Over $92,000 has been awarded to these first-time overnight

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San Diego Calendar

Contemporary Jewish Museum spotlights Gertrude Stein

August 8, 2011

By Donald H. Harrison SAN FRANCISCO – The writer Gertrude Stein was a woman of collaborations, alliances, and partnerships. The unorthodox web she wove gained her fame in the art world, celebrity in the popular media, and made her an icon among lesbians and gays. Her life is exhaustively chronicled in the “Seeing Gertrude

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Donald H. Harrison

Many experiences rolled into one at California Academy of Sciences

August 6, 2011

By Donald H. Harrison SAN FRANCISCO – Anyone who flatters himself into believing that he has “been there and done that” will be quickly disabused of that conceit during a visit to the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. The sprawling complex houses a planetarium, tropical rain forest and aquarium as well

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Donald H. Harrison

A disgrace for the London School of Economics

August 2, 2011

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — As an alumna of the London School of Economics, I received the following notification by email at the beginning of March: ‘It is with great regret that I am writing to inform you … that the LSE Council has accepted the offer of resignation of Sir Howard Davies as

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Science, Medicine, & Education

A look at the post-deal Defense budget

August 2, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Raising the debt limit would not ordinarily be fodder for JINSA Reports but the deal will necessarily impact upon American defense policy and our ability to plan for the defense of ourselves, our interests and our allies, so a quick review is in order. The Numbers.Total defense-related spending in

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

New book provides readings for Yom Kippur

August 2, 2011

Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information, Contemplation by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins, Editor; ISBN 978-1-58023-438-2 ©2011, $19.99, p. 311 plus Sources By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Why is Yom Kippur different from all other holidays? On all other holidays synagogues have a meager attendance, but on Yom Kippur they are filled to over

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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

The power of Torah multiplied by community

August 2, 2011

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–During The Three Weeks (Bein Hametzarim) culminating in Tisha B’Av, we mourn the destruction of the Temple, which was due to sinas chinam – unwarranted hatred. We also mourn the hatred itself and the disunity and isolation which it causes. When Jews are united, amazing things can happen as the

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Jewish Religion

Protests impressive but are they effective?

August 2, 2011

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Israel’s summer of discontent is maturing. Last week we reached the peak of romantic anticipation of upheaval from below. Young reporters on the popular news and commentary programs were ecstatic in reporting the daily expansion of tents, marches, and proclamations. Older commentators expressed their own sense of the injustices involved in high prices

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Norway’s ambassador justifies terror against Israelis while condeming domestic Norwegian terror

July 31, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It should be hard to pick on Norwegians and their government this week, but it is impossible to overlook Svein Sevje, Norway’s ambassador to Israel. Trying to “outline the similarity and the difference in the two cases” (mass murder of Norwegians by a Norwegian and mass murder of

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

How to put an end to these budget crises

July 31, 2011

By Isaac Yetiv, PhD LA JOLLA, California — The Founding Fathers, fearful of “tyranny,” created, intentionally, a system of “divided government” to make impossible the concentration of power in the hands of one man or one group. But today, because of the great divisions in our society, the fierce partisanship and factionalism have led to

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USA

Felder dazzles with insights into Leonard Bernstein

Tisha B’Av — a holiday for victims, not for modern Jews

General questions about special forces casualties

Fame is a disappearing act

Federation backs scholarships for Jewish camping

Contemporary Jewish Museum spotlights Gertrude Stein

Many experiences rolled into one at California Academy of Sciences

A disgrace for the London School of Economics

A look at the post-deal Defense budget

New book provides readings for Yom Kippur

The power of Torah multiplied by community

Protests impressive but are they effective?

Norway’s ambassador justifies terror against Israelis while condeming domestic Norwegian terror

How to put an end to these budget crises

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