Rescuer Horst Lantzsh receives posthumous ‘Courage to Care’ Award

NEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) posthumously honored Horst Lantzsch for his courage and bravery in defying the Nazis to save his Jewish friend from a concentration camp during the Holocaust. The ADL Courage to Care Award, which honors rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust era, was presented to Lantzsch’s daughter, Ursula E.

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Travel and Food

MERIA editor Barry Rubin addresses Middle East peace process Oct. 14

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — A free lecture about “Israel’s Struggle for Peace and Legitimacy” will feature Middle East expert, Professor Barry Rubin on Thursday, October 14, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Sherwood Auditorium at the Museum of Contemporary Art at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla, CA 92037. The event is presented by

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Middle East

ADL says Israel’s proposed citizenship oath should apply to all immigrants

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday, Oct. 11, called on the government of Israel to extend a proposed amendment to the citizenship law to cover all immigrants seeking citizenship. Under the 1952 Citizenship Law, naturalized immigrants currently declare:  “… I will be a loyal national of the State of Israel.” 

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Middle East

Alternatives to plastic surgery subject of Seacrest luncheon

ENCINITAS, California  (Press Release) – The Women’s Auxiliary of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities held a special ladies’ luncheon on Thursday, October 7,  featuring expert speakers that explored “Alternatives to Plastic Surgery.” Topics included Accent XL Laser, ReFirme™ Skin Tightening, Harmony™ Laser, Elos™ Skin Rejuvenation, injectibles such as Botox and dermal fillers, permanent makeup and micro

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Israeli researcher says mental well being often depends on patients’ personal ‘time trajectories’

TEL AVIV (Press Release) ― In life, we’re told, we must take the good with the bad, and how we view these life events determines our well-being and ability to adjust. But according to Prof. Dov Shmotkin of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Psychology, you need more than the right attitude to successfully negotiate the vicissitudes

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

Commentary: Tea Parties and tempests in tea pots

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — While American politics are currently being roiled by Tea Parties, and their capacity to capture Republican Party nominations by individuals who had admitted to an affinity with witchcraft and liked to dress in the uniform of the most reprehensible unit of the Nazi army, Israeli politics are currently being roiled

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Scholars say universities must protect Jews, other religious minorities

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)–  As North American Jewish college students return to campus this Fall, their security on some campuses has been questioned by a leading group of antisemitism scholars in a statement on “Contemporary Antisemitism in Higher Education:  Manifestations, Sources, and Responses.”  Assembled for two weeks, July 26 – August 6, 2010, at the U.S.

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USA

Janine Strauss will direct global affairs for Nefesh B’Nefesh

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Nefesh B’Nefesh on Monday, Oct. 11,  announced the appointment of former CEO of the Israel Tennis Center Adv. Janine Strauss to the position of Director of Global Affairs. As part of her role at Nefesh B’Nefesh, Strauss will be working closely with friends and supporters of the organization around the world to expand and

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Middle East

‘Visual math’ developer wins an ‘Eddy’

HAIFA (Press Release)–Prof. Michal Yerushalmy has been awarded the International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) award (known as “the Eddies”) for excellence in design of educational products and materials in science or mathematics. The award and $10,000 prize was given to Prof. Yerushalmy for Visual Math, a curriculum developed through a rigorous

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 1, 1955, Part 5

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff All Military Personnel Afforded Passover Sedorim Southwestern Jewish Press, April 1, 1955, Page 13 All Jewish military personnel and their dependents stationed in the San Diego and Camp Pendleton areas are assured attendance at traditional Passover sedorim on Wednesday, April 6th,  it was announced today by Morris W.

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County

Jewish veterans pay tribute to Sir John Monash’s memory

By Harold J. Karpin MELBOURNE–Recently the Victorian Association of Jewish Ex Servicemen and Women (VAJEX) organized a yahrtzeit grave side memorial service for Sgt Issy Smith, VC.  Last Sunday, 10th October we payed tribute to an outstanding Jewish man and the highest ranking Australian Army commander; General Sir John Monash, by paying tribute at his

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Travel and Food

‘K2’: A mountain top drama

 By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD –Imagine being stranded with a broken leg on the narrow ledge of a 600-foot ice wall, in minus 50-degree weather, just 1,000 feet from the summit of the second highest mountain in the world. That’s the terrifying premise of Patrick Meyers’ play, K2, that opened this week at the Underground Theatre

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Cynthia Citron