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Bollywood star to play stereotyped Jewish gangster in ‘The Great Gatsby’

September 13, 2011

By Danny Bloom TAIPEI, Taiwan — Overseas, and in India in particular, the big movie gossip involving the 2012 Warner Bros. remake of The Great Gatsby has nothing to do with Leonardo DiCaprio or Tobey Maguire. Rather, it involves Bollywood film star Amitabh Bachchan and what will amount to the actor’s first-ever Hollywood film appearance

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Travel and Food

Beware anti-democratic legislation pending in Knesset

September 13, 2011

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–The news that Israel’s Knesset is considering a new “Basic Law” purifying what makes the nation a Jewish state is both disheartening and bewildering. The proposed twelfth Basic Law, filed in recent weeks, collects all the basic elements of Israeli society—including its Hebrew language, national anthem, banner, and calendar—concretizing all

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Middle East

Israeli consul general praises U.S., Egyptian actions following mob attack on embassy

September 13, 2011

By David Bramzon LA JOLLA, California — Israel’s Consul General David Siegel addressed a large gathering at Congregation Beth El on Saturday, Sept. 10, during morning services. He was invited to speak on behalf of the San Diego Israel Advocacy Leadership Forum; a coalition of 15 non-profit organizations that have Israel education or advocacy as

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Middle East

The Palestine-Afghanistan analogy

September 12, 2011

By Ehud Eilam, PhD WASHINGTON, D.C. — States are evaluated through many parameters, the economic factor being a major one. Thus, the Palestinian Authority (PA) – judged by its economic progress in recent years – is almost a state, while Afghanistan is barely one. Another major criterion for assessing a state is its national security.

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Middle East

Festival Sept. 18 to kick off Beth Israel’s 150th anniversary celebrations

September 12, 2011

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest synagogue in Southern California, kicks off a year-long commemoration of its 150th anniversary with an opening celebration Sept. 18 at the temple in La Jolla. Free and open to all is the afternoon of fun and festivities, including appearances by San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders,

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San Diego County

Too much of a good thing in ‘Falsettos?’

September 12, 2011

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — I’ve never heard more enthusiastic responses to a song than the ones that greeted each fabulous number in the new musical Falsettos. And I was right there, clapping and screaming with all the rest of them. By the second act, some two hours into the show, however, the applause

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Cynthia Citron

‘Milk Like Sugar’ premieres at Playhouse

September 11, 2011

By Carol Davis LA JOLLA –There’s something inherently wrong about watching three naïve sixteen year old African American high school girls, or any other children for that matter, chatter and plan about the parties and gifts they would get if they all decided to have babies at the same time. As the mother of three

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

Rabbi recalls her 9/11 terror

September 11, 2011

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO – Ten years ago and 2,800 miles away, Rabbi Yael Ridberg emerged from a doctor’s office on East 33rd Street in Manhattan. She peered downtown and could see smoke billowing into the sky -although the World Trade Center towers were 55 blocks away. “You could see the smoke – it

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USA

Artificial lighting may prevent body from defending itself against cancer

September 11, 2011

HAIFA (Press Release)– White light bulbs that emit light at shorter wavelengths are greater suppressors of the body’s production of melatonin than bulbs emitting orange-yellow light, a new international study has revealed. Melatonin is a compound that adjusts our biological clock and is known for its anti-oxidant and anti-cancerous properties. The study investigated the influence

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Festive Torah dedication ceremony in store for Taiwan

September 11, 2011

By Danny Bloom TAIPEI, Taiwan — Are there any Jews in Taiwan? Well, there are 23 million Taiwanese Buddhists and Taoists, and a few Christian converts and Muslin converts, but there aren’t many Jews in Taiwan to speak of. But that isn’t stopping Lubavticher Outreach Rabbi Schlomi Tabib at the Taipei Jewish Center from celebrating

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International

Oldest author, newest news show anchor meet over Greek fare

September 10, 2011

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – After we all were settled at our patio table at the Apollonia restaurant in the Costa Verde Shopping Center on Saturday night, Laura Simon reached into her purse and distributed three copies of a letter she had received from Bridgette C. Jenkins, head of the U.S. Monographs Section

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Donald H. Harrison

May-December friendship blossoms on a park bench

September 10, 2011

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES–There is just one word for Jean Baker and Jean-Loup Dabadie’s new film My Afternoons with Margueritte, and that’s DELICIOUS! In this one Gerard Depardieu is a big soft chocolate mousse and his costar, 97-year-old Gisele Casadesus, is a lean, crunchy baguette. The two unlikely companions meet on a park bench,

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Cynthia Citron

Too many choices dull our brains

September 10, 2011

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — For those of you who have not read the article by John Tierney in the New York Times Magazine of August 24, 2011 called, “To Choose Is to Loose.” I would like to summarize some of the main points as I feel it is one of the

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Natasha Josefowitz, Science, Medicine, & Education

Winning battle against terrorists requires determined action

September 9, 2011

By Steve Pomerantz WASHINGTON, D.C. — Like everyone else in America, I will never forget where I was on 9/11/2001 or how the events unfolded. After my Assistant told me to turn on my office TV, I witnessed the second airplane strike the World Trade Center and, again like almost everyone else, I realized that

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USA

Bollywood star to play stereotyped Jewish gangster in ‘The Great Gatsby’

Beware anti-democratic legislation pending in Knesset

Israeli consul general praises U.S., Egyptian actions following mob attack on embassy

The Palestine-Afghanistan analogy

Festival Sept. 18 to kick off Beth Israel’s 150th anniversary celebrations

Too much of a good thing in ‘Falsettos?’

‘Milk Like Sugar’ premieres at Playhouse

Rabbi recalls her 9/11 terror

Artificial lighting may prevent body from defending itself against cancer

Festive Torah dedication ceremony in store for Taiwan

Oldest author, newest news show anchor meet over Greek fare

May-December friendship blossoms on a park bench

Too many choices dull our brains

Winning battle against terrorists requires determined action

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