By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — For several years I’ve been telling you that under its current Islamist regime, Turkey has become less and less of a democratic state. Hundreds of peaceful dissidents have been arrested, thrown in prison, and accused of seeking to overthrow the government violently when there is no real evidence. The […]
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Barry Shaw, Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—It was no accident that Louis Rose Point was dedicated at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 24, rather than at some other time on some other date. Nor was it happenstance that hamantaschen, rather than some other sweet, was served at a reception immediately following the event. In fact, little
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Jewish HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Judging a prominent politician who is also a skilled showperson is like putting on a blindfold and attempting to judge a beauty contest. One can ask for advice, listen to the contestants, maybe even touch their faces. Yet a lot will be missing. Any decision to be made will be risky in
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — “Sing Out!” San Diego Jewish Choir Festival with two distinct programs Sunday, April 3 at 1:00 and at 4:00 at the Lawrence Family JCC will bring together nine choirs with directors of outstanding backgrounds and accomplishments. The final combined choirs will be directed by David Amos, the San
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Help is wanted. My wife Nancy and I have been publishing San Diego Jewish World for several years now. After the San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage and the San Diego Jewish Times folded, we created this publication to make certain San Diego had a daily Jewish news voice. San Diego
By Cynthia Citron BURBANK, California – You might think that living in an all-pink house would give you a toothache. But, au contraire, Jackie Goldberg, the “Pink Lady,” has made her all-pink home a delightful nest of airy light and soft color. White walls and tasteful pink furnishings, but nothing in Pepto-Bismol, thank you very
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Travel and Food
Editor’s Note–Send us a notice about your Jewish community event and we’ll carry it for free, as a public service, in this column until the date has passed. Send it via email to gail.umeham@sdjewishworld.com This calendar is presented in chronological order. Ongoing Events may be found at the end of the chronological listings. Compiled
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff USO-JWB Southwestern Jewish Press, January 6, 1956, Page 3 Now hear this: “Would you believe it – we’re proud of you!” thusly ran the letter of invitation sent to Junior Hostesses of the USO-Jewish Welfare Board for their many hours of service to USO, for a dinner in
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Adventures in SD History
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nobody expected the Syrian uprising. Syria has long been thought of as “stable” country, if not a nice one, but maybe it is just a country on which you could write your own script. The Obama administration saw a needy country that could be “weaned” away from Iran and
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Shoshana BryenBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel–As I’ve reported, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is horrified by White House policies in the Middle East. Indeed, he has an extra reason for being upset since it is his military forces that have to manage the Libyan mess while simultaneously fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while, on top
U.S. miscalculations make another Israel-Gaza war inevitable Read More »
Middle East, USA
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–The Talmud’s words: “I have learned from all of my students” certainly holds true for me. On Tuesday evening my eighth grade class at our Community Jewish High School was studying an ancient aphorism quoted in the Talmud: “When we were young, [we were treated] like grown-ups; now that we
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Jewish Religion
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The recent murder of five members of a family in the settlement of Itamar, the continued rocket barrage deep into the Negev, and now an explosion in the centre of Jerusalem that took the life of a woman from Britain and injured many seem to have prompted partisan interpretations
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — For many Americans, the notion of a tribe may mean nothing more than what they (or their grandparents of my generation) used to see for 25c yelling and fighting the good guys on Saturday afternoon at the local cinema. More sophisticated are studies of contemporary Africa, where some social scientists
As in Libya today, tribalism an important factor in intra-Arab politics Read More »
Ira Sharkansky
By Rabbi Baruch Lederman JERUSALEM — The Torah details the regulations and specifications of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) which was a precursor to the Bais Hamikdash (Holy Temple) in the Jerusalem. Hashem gave us special Mitzvos to be done in the land of Israel, as well as the ability to carry out those mitzvos as the
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Jewish Religion