By Yaakov Lappin WASHINGTON, D.C. –It is not often that scenes of joy wash over Israel and the Gaza Strip simultaneously. Israelis were celebrating the freedom of a soldier who was abducted five years ago while guarding his country’s borders. He was seized in an unprovoked cross-border raid and held by Hamas in violation of
Hamas a winner in Shalit deal, but so was Israel Read More »
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By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO —Musicians in the Making presented two outstanding young instrumentalists last Sunday afternoon in the Lawrence Family JCC’s Astor Judaica Library, Sara Kornfeld Simpson, flute, a student of Jill Coady, and Sonya Jacobs, clarinet, a student of Robert Zelickman. They were accompanied on the piano by Irina Bendetsky, former music faculty
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO — two films which were part of the first San Diego German Film Festival on October 22 and 23 at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. were absorbing, entertaining, and certainly worth my recommendation for you to pursue. The first film was titled Alamanya, Welcome to Germany. It
Mahler’s life, Turkish immigrants, featured subjects of German Film Festival Read More »
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By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — What price is a life? That is the question that is being pondered around the world after the swap of Israeli soldier Gilat Shalit for over one thousand Palestinian prisoners. But for one afternoon, the San Diego Jewish community put aside that question – for the most part. Through
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By Mimi Pollack OCEANSIDE, California — Mi casa es mi casa. That is what caught my eye when I walked into the Oceanside Museum of Art this past weekend for the opening and reception of Becky Guttin’s exhibit called “We Can Work It Out”. Guttin’s play on the famous saying is on a large red
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Mimi PollackBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Amid the public news dealing with the grand issues of Muammar Qaddafi and Gilad Shalit, our personal weekend brought me to recall my various experiences with the Russians of Israel. It began at an Absorption Center outside of Jerusalem in the Summer of 1975. It was the tail end of
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By John Brennan COSTA BRAVA, Baja California, Mexico — I am originally from San Diego but lived in Los Angeles to fulfill my need to be an actor when I could find the work. I have been on many film sets and have had the opportunity to talk to many interesting people. As you probably
Mrs. Weinstock, a Holocaust Survivor, inspired young actors Read More »
Travel and FoodBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — How many times you have heard people say, “Don’t give away the ending; it will spoil it for me.” They could be referring to a novel, a film, or a television episode. You may have expressed this yourself to others. There was an interesting article I recently read about
With good music, you just can’t spoil the ending Read More »
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By Cynthia Citron SANTA MONICA, California –You might think that The Tragedy of the Commons deals with some sort of disaster that befalls Mr. and Mrs. Commons. But no, the commons referred to here is that pristine public park set aside in a newly established village for the enjoyment of its inhabitants. Early on, however,
By Gabriel M. Scheinmann WASHINGTON, D.C. — This year, in a major breakthrough, Israeli Iron Dome batteries successfully intercepted scores of rockets and missiles fired from Gaza. Its 85% success rate has been a major deterrent of Gazan rocket fire and has propelled heated interest in the system by NATO countries and South Korea. These
Turkey balks at U.S.-led regional missile defense against Iran if Israel is involved Read More »
Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — You’ve heard that a picture is worth a thousand words. You’ve seen the pictures of Muammar Qaddifi’s death. Given the comments of Barack Obama and the analysis that appeared in the New York Times, I’m not at that sure that enough American understand what they have seen. Recall George W.
Libyan dictator’s violent death depicts neighborhood in which Israel lives Read More »
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — It didn’t take the observations of a rocket scientist to see the comparisons between the ‘Occupy San Diego’ movement outside the Civic Theatre and the 44-year-old (but revised) smash hit of the late 60’s Hair. Here’s what the young folks protesting the Vietnam war in the 60’s were railing
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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin DEL MAR, California — In the scheme of things, against the news of the Libyan’s dictator’s death, the heartrending collective cri de coeur of the Occupy movement, the release of one soldier’s life for another thousand, the banalities of the endless presidential race, it probably doesn’t add up to very much.
Neighborly exchange reminiscent of a time before cell phones Read More »
San Diego CalendarBy Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel NEW YORK– Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier kidnapped in 2006 and held captive in Hamas-controlled Gaza, has been freed. This is a joyous day for him, his family and world Jewry. However, is the price Israel paid – the freeing 1,027 Palestinians prisoners, including hundreds of convicted,
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