TORONTO (Press Release)–The non-specific call a few weeks ago to Americans and others to be vigilant when travelling in Europe sounded like a version of the classic telegram: “Bad news — start worrying — letter follows.” Or was it yet another way to canvass support for the “war on terror”? Perhaps there’s more to it. […]
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) — Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations strongly criticized the resolution passed recently by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, in which it labeled the historic and sacred Jewish burial site of Rachel’s Tomb a mosque. “The UNESCO resolution is an affront to
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Middle East
By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD — “Shakespeare was God, and so was my father,” Lucia Joyce says. Then she adds, by way of explanation, “God comes down to earth and forgets who He is.” Lucia (Meg Wallace), the passionate, obsessive daughter of James Joyce is eventually consumed by her desperate hunger for his attention. He (Ian Patrick Williams), for his part,
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Cynthia Citron
By Abraham H. Foxman NEW YORK — It was only nine months ago that former President Jimmy Carter issued an open letter to the American Jewish community asking for forgiveness for the pain he had caused by his comments which may have stigmatized Israel. Mr. Carter went on to imply that he would avoid in the
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USA
By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — If you think I’m exaggerating about the current administration’s cluelessness toward the Middle East just read the State Department daily press conference transcripts. Even journalists covering these events are often shocked by what they hear. Today’s topic is Syria, but it’s just an example and many others could be found. State Department
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Middle East, USATEL AVIV (Press Release)― In many areas of the world, including California’s Mojave Desert, rain is a precious and rare resource. To encourage rainfall, scientists use “cloud seeding,” a weather modification process designed to increase precipitation amounts by dispersing chemicals into the clouds. But research now reveals that the common practice of cloud seeding with
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –This is a story that benefitted from the weekend; much of Friday’s rush to judgment was wrong. First reports had the printer cartridge as a fake causing several experts to claim it was a “dry run” for later bombs; the addressees were synagogues and Jewish organizations in Chicago, which some
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Shoshana BryenSAN DIEGO — It was horrifying to read about the wanton attack on a Catholic Church in Baghdad in which more than 50 people were violently slain and even more were injured. I’m sure I speak in behalf of the entire Jewish community in offering heartfelt condolences to the large Chaldean community of San
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–On rare occasions it may be appropriate to assert that “everybody is crazy but us.” The risks are considerable. Asylums are crowded with individuals who say the same. Not everybody but us is crazy. We have friends who admit that they agree with us. And we suspect (or hope) that others who
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Noted Jewish Editor To Speak Here May 12th on Tercentenary Theme Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Pages 1, 6 San Diego’s Tercentenary Committee and the United Jewish Fund will act as co-host for the concluding event of the Tercentenary Year celebrating 300 years of Jewish life in
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the bombing in a public sqaure in Istanbul, which injured more than 30 people. She issued this statement: “The United States condemns today’s terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey, which brutally targeted innocent civilians in one of the city’s busiest squares. This is a shocking crime
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued the following statement about the elections in Bahrain: The United States congratulates the people and government of Bahrain on the success of its parliamentary and municipal elections. Voter turn-out was robust at approximately 67% and we understand that the voting procedures were peaceful. With
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Travel and FoodBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel–The New York Times–you know, it’s sort of like National Public Radio but with printed letters on murdered trees–keeps saying it can’t find any connections between IHH, the Turkish Islamist group that organized the Gaza flotilla, and terrorism. From time to time, I’ve published helpful hints to assist them in making these
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International, Middle East, USA
A Bum Deal: An Unlikely Journey from Hopeless to Humanitarian, by Rufus Hannah & Barry Soper, Source Books, ISBN -13: 97801-4022-4471-1; 2010, 238 pages, $24.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – For people in this city, one of the most startling things about this book is that its events occurred, in great measure, in
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County