Israelis focus on Giffords’ Jewishness, compare Tucson rampage to Rabin assassination

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the collateral killing of Judge John Roll and several others has generated a great deal of commentary. Much of it deals with the capacity of incendiary political rhetoric to trigger violence from those who are on the fringes of sanity or utterly unhinged. Israelis are […]

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Congresswoman Davis reflects on the attempted assassination of her friend and colleague

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — My friend Tyree, posted the following on her Facebook page:   “Can’t stop thinking about Giffords’ staffer who was killed or the other two injured. That could have been me… or a countless number of my friends and colleagues. Just at a day at the office. Just another event.

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USA

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 16, 1955, Part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Happy New Year (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 13-14 It seems to us that the spirit of the High Holy Days – the sense of solemnity and awe with which we approach the beginning of the New Year – is one of the most constructive

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County

Five charges brought against Tucson suspect Jared Loughner in shooting rampage

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, Dennis K. Burke, announced Sunday that his office filed a federal complaint against Jared Lee Loughner.  The complaint was signed by Magistrate Judge Michelle Burns in Phoenix. Loughner is suspected of shooting U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Chief Judge John Roll, Giffords’ staff member

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USA

Even if Iran’s nuclear timetable has slowed down, pressure to stop its program necessary–Clinton

EN ROUTE TO ABU DHABI, January 9 (Press Release)– Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she does not favor letting up the pressure on Iran just because Israeli intelligence sources believe Iran is farther away from development of a nuclear weapon than prevously thought.   She met with reporters aboard her plane en route to the

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Travel and Food

Clinton criticizes Israel for Shepherd Hotel demolition

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The following statement was issued by the State Department for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “We are very concerned about the initiation of demolition of the Shepherd’s Hotel in East Jerusalem. This disturbing development undermines peace efforts to achieve the two state-solution. In particular, this move contradicts the logic of a reasonable

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Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 16, 1955, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff This Can Happen Only In America: The Methodist “Guardian of Israel” Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 7 By Harry Golden In a small town in the deep South, the Jewish community, about twenty-five families, organized a congregation and made plans to build a Temple.  The Christians

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County

Debbie Friedman, Jewish song and hymn composer, dies

NEW YORK, Jan. 9  (Press Release)–The Union for Reform Judaism mourns the passing of our teacher Debbie Friedman, z”l. Debbie influenced and enriched contemporary Jewish music, and Jewish life, in a profound way. Her music crossed generational and denominational lines and carved a powerful legacy of authentic Jewish spirituality into our daily lives. Responding to

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Jewish Religion

Dane tells family’s World War II experience during Jewish rescue

By Charlotte Thalmay COPENHAGEN –Telling about the Rescue of the Danish Jews during the Holocaust is of course a very personal thing. However, this is a story that has affected almost 95% of the Jewish population of Denmark and is therefore something most of us share in this community. Denmark was the only occupied country

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Travel and Food

Turkish action series ‘Valley of the Wolves’ is anti-American, anti-Semitic

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Amazing. The New York Times has a long piece about how Turkey is becoming an important factor in Iraq. Fair enough. But it includes the following paragraph: “A surprising feature of Turkey’s success is the image it has managed to project in Iraq. On the road from Erbil to

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

This revival of ‘Hair’ has nothing to do with Rogaine

   By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD — All that exuberant energy!  All those gorgeous voices!  All those wonderful songs!  It’s Hair, The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, which has just opened in L.A. with much of its Broadway cast.  And you can readily understand why this production won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, as

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Cynthia Citron

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 16, 1955, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World Staff Bay City Women Present Calendars Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 4 The San Diego Bay City Women are presenting to Dr. Malcolm Love of State College 100 school calendars. Mrs. Jack Meyers, Chairman of the ADL program, through whom these calendars are sponsored, advises that the

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