By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — President Obama’s speech is the most recent in a series of events that change the landscape of the Middle East. The Arab Spring, the killing of Osama bin Laden and the accord between Fatah and Hamas all have come in a matter of weeks. More changes in the Middle […]
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Middle East
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most of the media focus of the President’s speech appears to be on his belief that Israel should shrink to the 1967 borders – with minimal land swaps – and should make that deal even before discussing the status of Jerusalem (the capital of the Jewish people and never
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USALA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–Donations of used books are pouring in for the 11th Annual Used Book Sale of the Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, which will take place June 15-17 and 19, 2011 at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, 1426 Executive Drive, La Jolla. Early Bird Special buying hours
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO– This year the North Coast Repertory Theatre is mounting Aaron Posner’s adaptation of Chaim Potok’s My Name is Asher Lev on Sunday, June 26 as part of the Jewish Art Festival’s program. The show will officially open on June 4 and the final performance is June 26 at the North Coast
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By David Amos SAN DIEGO–I am frequently asked about the different elements that come into play in the education and formation of a serious orchestral conductor. It is indeed a fascinating subject, many factors come into play and as in so many subjects about the arts, and there are wide differences of opinion. For sure,
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Travel and FoodBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the Arab Spring slides into summer, with all its emerging difficulties, President Obama plans to address the region. What can he say in the middle of a process that surely will have starts and stops, forward motion and regression? How can he help in the name of the
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Shoshana Bryen, USA
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World Staff Fund Campaign Moves Fast–$130,000 Pledged; “Still a Long Way to Go,” Roberts Says Southwestern Jewish Press, April 13, 1956, Pages 1, 4 With the official opening of the 1956 United Jewish Fund campaign less than two weeks old, Milton Y. Roberts, Campaign Chairman, reported that over $130,000 or
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History
By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California–My tailor grandfather taught me the difference between being a Jew and being honored. When I was a little boy, holding my grandfather’s hand as we exited the synagogue, all the well-dressed people were walking around a disheveled, crying man at the bottom of the steps. My grandfather immediately went up
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Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in our World-At-Home series, in which we endeavor to show that one can travel to every country of the world without ever leaving San Diego County – provided that one is willing to attend lectures, visit museums, go to ethnic festivals and take advantage of other diverse and manifold
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Donald H. HarrisonWASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives Howard L. Berman (D-CA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) and Robert J. Dold (R-IL) on Monday led a bi-partisan letter signed by 64 Members of Congress urging the House Judiciary Committee to swiftly reauthorize the “Lautenberg Amendment,” which is a lifeline for historically persecuted minorities escaping to seek refuge
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), ranking Democrat on the Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Monday issued the following statement about this weekend’s events in the Middle East: “This weekend’s events in the Middle East illustrate once again the existential threats Israel faces. As protesters rebel against authoritarian regimes throughout the Middle East, the
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Susan Collins, (R-Maine) on Monday introduced a resolution in the Senate that expresses opposition to Palestinian efforts to seek unilateral recognition at the United Nations and states its firm belief that any Palestinian unity government must publicly and formally forswear terrorism, accept Israel’s right to exist, and reaffirm
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–On Nakba Day, thousands of Palestinians from Syria and Lebanon, as well as Gaza, marched toward Israel. On the border between the Golan Heights and Syria, the IDF was expecting the focus to be somewhere else, and by the time a handful of soldiers came to confront the marchers, some 150 of
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) –The University of California, San Diego on Monday announced the outstanding community leaders and campus supporters who have been selected to receive prestigious Chancellor’s Medals as UC San Diego’s 50th Anniversary year comes to a close. Chancellor’s Medal recipients for 2011 are Richard and Rita Atkinson, John and Ann Davies, Sheldon and Susan
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