San Diego Jewish World

Vigdor to step down as director general of Jewish Agency to take similar post with Israel's Board of Higher Education

December 24, 2009

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Jewish Agency Director-General Moshe Vigdor was appointed Director-General of the Israel’s Board of Higher Education by Israel’s Minister of Education, and will be leaving the Jewish Agency in February. Since assuming his position as director-general in 2005, Vigdor oversaw the Jewish Agency’s strategic change, during which the organization underwent significant reform […]

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Middle East

Incrementalism the political norm in U.S. and Israel

December 24, 2009

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–We see in the health care bills that passed the U.S. House and Senate yet another indication that policy making is, most of the time, incremental. For me, that is another endorsement of a finding that helped establish me as a political scientist. Long ago I published a number of items showing

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Haifa University awards three prizes for non-fiction

December 24, 2009

HAIFA (Press Release)–The prestigious Bahat Prize for original works of non-fiction was awarded Wednesday by the University of Haifa Press to Prof. Eli Yassif, Dr. Dana Olmert and Dr. Yehuda Goodman. The prize was awarded at a festive ceremony at the University of Haifa to Prof. Yassif for his manuscript Legends from Safed (“Agadot

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Travel and Food

Orthodox excesses pave way for Reform growth in Israel

December 24, 2009

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Most Orthodox Jews are individuals who wish to serve God in a particular way, often at great sacrifice. I respect them whether or not I agree with them. But there are at least three groups that, though in the diaspora at worst only annoying, are often a menace and worse in

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Middle East

Fort Worth visit has great Jewish worth

December 23, 2009

By Sara Appel-Lennon FORT WORTH, Texas–I watched my step-daughter, Erin, make 200 Christmas tree shaped cookies when I found myself saying aloud, “Etz a beautiful tree. How do you say tree in Hebrew? Etz”. Memories of conversational Hebrew lessons danced in my head from my summer camp counselor experience at Camp Tamarack in Brighton, Michigan.

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Travel and Food

Which is better: a bad conductor with a good orchestra, or vice versa?

December 23, 2009

By David Amos SAN DIEGO–The story is told that sometime in the first half of the Twentieth Century, a New York music critic took his seat at Carnegie Hall for a concert of the NBC Orchestra. An elderly lady seated next to him asked, “That man on the podium, Mr. Toscanini, is he also supposed

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Middle East

ADL urges attendance at Jan. 18 All People's Breakfast

December 23, 2009

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League disseminated the following press release urging attendance at the annual All People’s Breakfast , in which ADL is a participant. “On January 18, 2010, 7:30am people throughout San Diego County will gather together for The 22nd Annual All People’s Breakfast. Hosted by the YWCA of San Diego County, the theme

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San Diego Calendar

U.S. welcomes U.N. resolution criticizing Iran on human rights

December 23, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Wednesday concerning passage by the U.N. General Assembly of a resolution calling on Iran to improve its human rights record. “The United States welcomes the United Nations’ final passage of the resolution calling upon the Government of Iran to respect its human rights obligations

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USA

Being certain to take the right measure in Judaism

December 23, 2009

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–When Pharaoh met Yaakov for the first time, the first thing he asked him was, “How old are you,” which is sort of a funny question to ask someone whom you just met. The Midrash explains by filling in the back story: The entranceway to Pharaoh’s chamber had a very

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Travel and Food

There are times in politics when doing nothing is the best option

December 23, 2009

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There are times in politics, and they may be most of the times, when it is best to do nothing. Long ago I learned that the essential rule in policy making is: Don’t make things worse. At about the same time, I heard that America is safest when Congress is

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History~February 6, 1954, Part V

December 23, 2009

Compiled by Gail Umeham Odds and Ends Southwestern Jewish Press February 6, 1954 Page 7 The new smaller (size and type) phone book is the latest gag subject around town, but the best is the quote from Bert Eifer, “If you can find your optometrist’s phone number in the new book you don’t need his

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Adventures in SD History

Like every U.S. President, Obama becoming scapegoat for world's bad guys

December 23, 2009

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C.–Adversaries of the United States blame the United States for their woes. THE President, not “this president,” or “that president,” receives the animus of those who need America to be their adversary. Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Nicaragua -to some extent Russia and China-all use the United States as a foil. In the

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

ZOA opposes prisoner exchange for Shalit; argues it will lead to more kidnapping and terror

December 23, 2009

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed its opposition to the possible decision of the Israeli government to free nearly 1,000 jailed Palestinians, including murderers, attempted murderers, accessories to murder and others involved in terrorism against Israel in return for the freeing of kidnapped Israeli serviceman Corporal Gilad Shalit as a

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Travel and Food

Vigdor to step down as director general of Jewish Agency to take similar post with Israel's Board of Higher Education

Incrementalism the political norm in U.S. and Israel

Haifa University awards three prizes for non-fiction

Orthodox excesses pave way for Reform growth in Israel

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