MERTHYR TYDFIL, Wales (WJC)–The oldest synagogue of Wales, in the United Kingdom, is to be converted into apartments provided planning permission is granted, the ‘Jewish Chronicle’ reports. The synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil, a town with 30,000 inhabitants, was built in the 1870s. It is currently empty and has been a target for vandals. The neo-Gothic […]
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Travel and FoodSEOUL, South Korea (WJC)–United States President Barack Obama has warned Iran of the consequences of its rejection of the proposed package on uranium enrichment. Obama said a new measures against Iran could be agreed within “within weeks”. Obama said at a press conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul: “Iran has taken weeks
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USADUISBURG, Germany (WJC)–A 90-year-old former SS member has been charged by German prosecutors with the killing of 58 Jewish forced laborers in the final days of World War II. Adolf Storms is accused of murdering the workers in Deutsch-Schützen, a village in eastern Austria, at the end of World War II. The victims’ remains were
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Travel and FoodOTTAWA (WJC)–The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered the Canadian Government to revisit its decision to strip a suspected Nazi war criminal, the Ukrainian-born Helmut Oberlander, of his Canadian citizenship. In a 2-1 decision, the court told the Cabinet in Ottawa to reconsider the issue of whether Oberlander was a willing member of an SS
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Travel and FoodBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO– When my daughter Myla Wingard first encounted Lucas Richman at the Brandeis-Bardin Institute, she excitedly informed me that this young man, with prodigious musical talents, was sure to become recognized as a second Leonard Bernstein. Like Bernstein, Richman was a gifted pianist, composer and conductor. Although Lucas Richman is not yet
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Eileen WingardBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Remember George McGovern? His clone is sitting in the Oval Office. The 2008 campaign differed in several ways from 1972 that explain Obama’s victory. His speaking ability excels that of other politicians, including McGovern. Obama was running against a ticket with an intellectually handicapped vice presidential candidate, whereas McGovern was embarrassed
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAHAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Is a border line simply a virtual line appearing on the map? If so, why is it that Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian rodents? Why is it that there are more ant lions in Israel than in Jordan? And how come there are more reptile species in Jordan than in
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Sara Appel-Lennon SAN DIEGO–Picture yourself wearing a blindfold while eating. A blind person is challenged with eating in darkness at each meal. In 1999 Jane Clifton and Dave Ward from the Hillcrest Mission Valley Lion’s Club were invited to eat lunch blindfolded while Blind Center students cooked and served them. This experience prompted the couple
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Compiled by Gail Umeham * Lionel Van Deerlin Moderates Panel for Nat’l. Council of Jewish Women Southwestern Jewish Press December 25, 1953 Page 5 On Tuesday, January 5th, 12 o’clock noon at Temple Center, the National Council of Jewish Women will hold their regular monthly meeting. In observance of the forthcoming Brotherhood Week a round-table
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SAN DIEGO–How we shape life and how life shapes us is the theme of the lyrics this week from the collection of Hal Wingard. To see and hear songs previously published from his collection, please click here. (These songs will be added to the collection, once our main server is restored). #101 — The Shots of Life
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By Carol Davis VISTA, California–Larry Shue’s The Foreigner has been around for years. In fact the award winning comedy/farce first appeared on the scene in 1983 and has been going strong ever since. There was a time when it was produced by almost every theatre company here in San Diego over a period of years,
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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– San Diego Opera has announced a $1 million gift from Erna and Andrew Viterbi. The first $500,000 of the gift will be used to underwrite the “Community Conversations on Faith and Freedom” lecture series in conjunction with Verdi’s opera Nabucco, the second opera in the San Diego Opera 2010 season. Portions of the gift will also
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Post intoned on the front page, “Poll Finds Guarded Optimism on Obama’s Afghanistan Plan.” What plan? Plumbing the article, it turns out that support for the President on the issue has “plummeted” since the summer; more than half think “the war is not worth the cost”; and
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Shoshana Bryen, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The White House on Tuesday issued the following statement concerning construction in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem: “We are dismayed at the Jerusalem Planning Committee’s decision to move forward on the approval process for the expansion of Gilo in Jerusalem. At a time when we are working to re-launch negotiations, these actions
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