LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The 16th Annual San Diego Jewish Book Fair presents three approaches to fresh, healthy and delicious food with Terra Restaurant’s Executive Chef, Jeff Rossman on Fri., Nov. 5 at 10 a.m.; kosher baker Paula Shoyer on Sun., Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.; and Sam “the Cooking Guy” Zien on […]
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyNEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned Hollywood’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for intending to award an honorary Oscar to French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, a virulent anti-Semite of long-standing. Godard, one of the French New Wave film directors, like Francois Truffaut, with whom Godard fell out over anti-Semitic
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Stronger Than Iron by Mendel Balberyszski; Gefen Publishing House; 331 pages; no price listed. By Norman Manson SAN DIEGO — In utterly excruciating detail, this memoir tells the complete story of the destruction of one of the world’s great Jewish communities – Vilna, known as “The Jerusalem of Lithuania” for at least two centuries
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Two items are front and center in the Israeli media. One is American and one Israeli. Both are important in their own right, and may spill over to what had been the principal issue of the peace process. Palestinians should be worrying that Americans are concerned with their dirty laundry,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California– Grossmont College Theatre Arts Prof. Jerry Hager wrote and directed Tin, an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s short story “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” that will be taken on tour at local elementary schools from now through Dec. 9. Like many fairy tales, it has an important lesson. Previewed
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Donald H. Harrison
By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Athol Fugard’s new play The Train Driver brings to mind Bette Davis’ legendary line, “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night!” The “bump” in this case being the fatal collision between a speeding train and a black woman with a baby on her back. As
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Cynthia Citron
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA– “We are safer today as a result of these convictions.” So proclaimed U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of Manhattan after four Newburgh, N.Y., men were convicted of plotting to bomb two shuls in the Bronx’s Riverdale section and firing missiles at military planes taking off from a base outside Newburgh. These
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — The firing of Juan Williams by NPR is important for a dozen reasons–violation of free speech; a demonstration of NPR’s leftist bias; Political (In)Correctness run wild; an insanely ridiculous example of the inability to deal with Islamism; and so on. But there’s one aspect that has not been addressed. The
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Two questions come to mind on reading about the latest release of secret material by WikiLeaks: Will this provide the same push to anti-war activists as the Pentagon Papers in 1971? and will anyone notice that the ugliness associated with the Americans and their allies dwarfs the charges levied against
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — “An Evening with Joan Rivers” will be presented at the Balboa Theatre downtown on Saturday, January 15 at 8 p.m. Considered one of the hardest-working celebrities in the world, she’s an internationally renowned comedienne, Emmy-winning television talk show host, Tony®-nominated actress, best-selling author, playwright, screenwriter, motion picture director, columnist, lecturer,
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By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — The most frequent complaint I hear from widows is that when evening comes and they’re alone in their homes, no matter how interesting, exciting, or awful an event occurred during the day, there is no one to share it with. If I have seen a good movie or
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Natasha Josefowitz
SAN DIEGO — As Melanie Rubin collects Jewish-interest license plates, sometimes it seems as if they are having a conversation with each other. ” Chvere1″ seems to ask the identity of the #1 friend. And “Devori” and “Goldie9” seem to suggest alternative answers to that question!
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By Joey Seymour SAN DIEGO–It’s been six months since the passing of Robert Breitbard, founder of the San Diego Hall of Champions. Today, as you tour the museum he worked so hard to create, there is nothing more than outdated exhibits, empty walls, and a solitary bass fish. The operators of the expansive complex are
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By Shoshana Bryen NEW YORK — JINSA New York Cabinet Members and Long Island Cabinet Members heard a remarkable presentation from a retired four-star Marine general this week. Rather than just providing an update from the field – Iraq and Afghanistan, with a look at Iran and Israel – Gen. Robert Magnus, USMC (ret.) asked
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