Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staffSouthwestern Jewish Press, November 12, 1954, Pages 1,6, 7 Salute To Tijuana and Ensenada: Jewish Community of San Diego Greets Neighbors Because of the short distance between San Diego and the Mexican border, Jews of Tijuana and Lower California feel a great deal closer to the Jews of San
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Adventures in SD HistoryJerusalem’s Traitor: Josephus, Masada, and the Fall of Judea by Desmond Seward, Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA; ISBN 978-0-306-81807-3, ©2009, $28.00, p. 275, plus maps, endnotes, and selected bibliography By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Desmond Seward, noted historian and author, in his newest book, Jerusalem’s Traitor provides us with a biography of Joseph
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By Alon Schuster Mayor, Sha’ar Hanegev SHA’AR HANEGEV, Israel — A rocket exploded Saturday night, July 31, on the roof of our Hydro Therapy Center. The center is situated in the educational campus, where the schools and Sapir Collage are located. Fortunately, children with special needs were not in the facilitiy that they use to train their
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Middle EastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Temple Sisterhood Holds County Fair Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29, 1954, Page 10 Plans are underway for a gigantic County Fair to be given by the Temple Beth Israel Sisterhood on Sunday, Feb. 65, at the American Legion Hall, 2691 B. Street. Mrs. Richard Lustig is chairman and
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Despite the cool evening, nearly 1000 people gathered at Allied Gardens Park last July 11 to hear the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO), conducted by David Amos, in its annual “Summer Pops Concert on the Green.” Sponsored by the Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis Club, the event was enhanced by sophisticated
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Eileen WingardBy Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD–Seven people stranded in a stalled elevator makes an interesting premise for a play, wouldn’t you think? Well, almost. In Elevator, a new play written and directed by Michael Leoni, seven strangers, fine actors all, twiddle through the first hours of the ordeal without really making contact with each other. In fact,
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By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California—If you’ve never seen Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this might be a good time to catch it at the La Jolla Playhouse. If you have seen it, this may be a good time to see it again and compare it to other productions you’ve seen. I think
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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Anti-Semitism is ancient, although the term itself appears only from the 19th century onward. By the latter part of the 20th century, Arabs were ridiculing the charge that they were anti-Semites, on the grounds that they are Semites. Tendentious claims aside, no less a reference than the Oxford English Dictionary defines anti-Semitism
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USACompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Bay City B’nai B’rith Women To Hold Donor Dinner Dance November 14th Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29,1 954, Page 8 Mission Valley Country Club will provide the setting for the Fifth Annual Donor Dinner-Dance sponsored by the Bay City B’nai B’rith Women on Sunday, November 14th, 6:3-0 p.m.
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Adventures in SD HistoryOperation Mincemeat, by Ben Macintyre. Bloomsbury, 2010, 402 pages. By David Strom SAN DIEGO — Two young British brothers fought against the Nazis during WWII. Both, Ewen and Ivor, worked for intelligence agencies. One served in the British secret service while the other, it was reported, may have been a spy for the Soviet Union.
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has commissioned an art project for children across the United States to create images depicting their interpretation of the theme, “We Are America.” This project asks children to draw pictures that answer the question “People have come from all over the world to become Americans. Why
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)- National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) President and CEO David A. Harris issued the following statement retracting his earlier comments about Representative Michael McMahon’s (D-NY) campaign: “At the time of this morning’s statement, we had initial press reports in hand but not all the facts. Now that we have the facts, including
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Depending on one’s perspective, Haim Ramon is either a naughty boy or wise man of Israeli politics. Currently 60 years old, he has been prominent since he took one of the conventional routes to national affairs via leadership of student politics. He was secretary of the Labor Party youth wing when he
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Travel and FoodSTATEN ISLAND, NY (Press Release) – Congressman Mike McMahon (Democrat-New York) issued the following statement after his campaign announced that it has fired Campaign Communications Director Jennifer Nelson: “These comments were entirely inappropriate and there is no place for this kind of behavior. I was outraged by these unfortunate remarks which were unauthorized and are in