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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Middle East

Jewish license plate~ 1GINGE

SAN DIEGO — Sandi Masori of Balloon Utopia spotted this license plate– which in Hebrew means one redhead.   Judging by the license plate frame, it’s one redhead with bladder trouble. The plate has been added to SD Jewish World’s online collection of license plates.  If you see or have one you’d like to include, please

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Scholarly journal on Holocaust now published bilingually

HAIFA (Press Release)–Israel’s and one of the world’s first scholarly journals on the Holocaust, published in conjunction with the University of Haifa’s Institute for Holocaust Research since 1979, is now being published in English as well as the original Hebrew. Dapim: Studies on the Shoah, The Journal of the David and Fela Shapell Family Foundation

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Middle East

Cosmopolitan Hotel rededicated with parade and speeches

      By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The Cosmopolitan Hotel with 10 boutique hotel rooms in Old Town San Diego Historic State Park was rededicated on Saturday with cannon fire, a parade including a present day Marine color guard, historic Buffalo Soldiers re-enactors, costumed Old Town docents, and representatives of various faith groups that

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A riveting performance by Laurence Fishburne

 By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES–At the same moment that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was being chided by the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee for having clerked for the suddenly demonic “activist judge,” Thurgood Marshall, Marshall himself, in the person of actor Laurence Fishburne, was enthralling audiences in a dynamic nearly two-hour monologue at

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Cynthia Citron

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 3, 1954, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Personals Southwestern Jewish Press, September 3, 1954, Page 3 Home From Abroad—Nelson Olf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Olf, has ended his midshipman summer training in European waters aboard the USS Wisconsin, and is expected home.  He will have just a few days with his parents before

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How to Make Yourself Happy

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Yes, it’s possible to make yourself happy even when you’re not feeling it. Some things you should know: • Contrary to popular opinion, satisfaction with life increases with advancing age. • On average, men and women experience emotions similarly, even though women have more fluctuations between positive and negative

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Natasha Josefowitz

Deconstructing President Obama's interview on Israeli TV

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –President Obama dragged out some really dated stereotypes while demeaning both Jews and Israelis in an interview with Israel’s Channel 2 Television. Confronted with the “anxiety” (as the reporter put it) that some Israelis feel about his relationship toward Israel, Mr. Obama bluntly blamed the Jews:   “This is the

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 3, 1954, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Jewish Community Mourns Passing of George Neumann Southwestern Jewish Press, September 3, 1954, page 1 George Neumann, prominent San Diego resident since 1918, died on Aug. 24 at age 69.  Mr. Neumann was associated with many local and national organizations and played an active part in philanthropy in

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Seemingly, little of substance in Obama-Netanyahu meeting

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–As expected, the White House meeting between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu was an occasion for mutual admiration and pledges of cooperation. It was much different from the image conveyed by their previous meeting, when the White House had blasted the timing of an Israeli planning committee’s announcement about

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA