Micah Parzen named Museum of Man executive director

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Following a nation-wide search, San Diego native Micah Parzen, Esq., Ph.D., has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the San Diego Museum of Man. Dr. Parzen will draw upon his unique professional background and skill set–including a Ph.D. in Anthropology, significant nonprofit leadership experience, and expertise as an employment […]

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 17, 1954, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Betrothed Southwestern Jewish Press, September 17, 1954, Page 3 Mrs. Edith M. Townes announces the engagement of her daughter, Marilyn (Mitzi) Carol Kohn, to Mr. Dan Yale Rosenberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Rosenberg of Cleveland and Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Kohn is a graduate of Tucson High

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Clinton seeks Jewish community help in freeing Alan Gross from Cuba

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is the transcript of remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a reception for Hannah Rosenthal, the special envoy to combat worldwide anti-Semitism.  SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I don’t think I need to say a word. (Laughter.) It is such a great pleasure for me to welcome all of you here

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Wiesel book on Rashi should have been more thorough

Rashi by Elie Wiesel. Translated from the French by Catherine Temerson, Nextbook ISBN 978-0-8052-4254-6, ©2009, $22.00, p. 90 plus chronology, glossary, and bibliography. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — One would be hard pressed to find a greater Jewish authority than Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzhak, known to the world as Rashi. Many religious questions

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International Fellowship of Christians and Jews help underwrite Jewish day schools in former Soviet Union

JERUSALEM (Press Release) –The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, under the leadership of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, its founder and president, announced a donation of $1.1 million to the Jewish Agency for Israel to support the network of Jewish day schools in the former Soviet Union. This comes in addition to the $400,000 in support to

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 17, 1954 Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Plans for 300 Year Celebration In Making Southwestern Jewish Press, September 17, Page 1 Mayor John D. Butler this week took official cognizance of the 300th anniversary of Jewish settlement in America and issued a Tercentenary proclamation. The proclamation states that the theme of the observance, man’s opportunities

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San Diego's Agency for Jewish Education offering Hebrew for public school credit

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Registration is now open for the Teen Hebrew for Credit Program presented by the Agency for Jewish Education! The Hebrew for Credit Program is an accredited foreign language program (for grades 8 to 12), recognized by the public schools in our community. T his program mirrors the public schools in terms of

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Sharansky says Orthodox-conversions-only bill divides world Jewry

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Jewish Agency for Israel Chairman Natan Sharansky said he is deeply disappointed that conversion legislation proposed by MK David Rotem, which includes several controversial clauses, passed today (July 12) in Knesset committee. “We cannot divide the Jewish People with legislation which many in the Jewish world view as defining them as second class

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 3, 1954, Part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff A Grievous Loss (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press, September 3, 1954, Page 7 The Jewish Community lost one of its outstanding leaders last week with the passing of George Neumann, at the age of 69.  He and his wife, Julia, had been pioneers and leaders in every worthwhile activity

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UC Irvine suspension of Muslim Student Union appropriate

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA– Perhaps it was their futile attempt at humor. Eight students at the University of California Irvine passed up their chance to answer university charges that they disrupted a speech presented by Israeli Ambassador Michael B. Oren last Feb. 8, a UCI administrator stated in a letter. Instead, they invoked their “Fifth

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