Ron Roberts provides funds for computers at College Avenue Older Adult Center

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — In this digital age, many seniors find computer use to be an important source of medical information, financial information, entertainment, and connection/interaction with loved ones.  “While many older adults are comfortable using computers, others are not, often finding computer technology to be intimidating,” said Sherry Fusco, Director of Older Adult

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Travel and Food

Poizner announces rate reduction for Farmers Insurance policy-holders

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)–California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced on Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of Farmers Insurance customers are eligible to receive an average rate reduction of 14.5 percent and a one time 10 percent insurance premium rebate, worth a combined total of up to $100 million. “Farmers Insurance’s $100 million rate reduction is great

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Commentary: U.S. continues to arm Israel's enemies in Lebanon, Palestinian Authority

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — 1) The PLO flag is flying in Washington.  The administration downplayed the change – it is a “delegation” office not an Embassy.  The change implies “no enhancement in diplomatic status,” and does not provide “any diplomatic privileges or immunities,” said State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley.  It is about the same

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Middle East, USA

Torah scribe required to refrain from speculation on scrolls' origins

ROCKVILLE, Maryland  (WJC) — The nonprofit group Save a Torah has agreed it will only give provenances of its Torah scrolls “if there is documentation or an independent verifiable witness to such history,” according to an agreement with state officials. Save a Torah restores Torah scrolls, but waded into controversy after restoring a scroll donated

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USA

British PM in Turkey calls Gaza a 'prison camp'

ANKARA (WJC)–Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron  has indirectly attacked Israel by saying that Gaza was currently like a “prison camp.” During a visit to Turkey, he also harshly criticized Israel’s raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in which nine Turkish activists were killed at the end of May. Addressing reporters in Ankara, he said: “The

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ADL finds U.S. averages more than 3 anti-Semitic acts per day

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States remained at a “sustained and troubling” level in 2009, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which compiles annually a statistical audit of anti-Semitic assaults, vandalism and harassment. The 2009 ADL Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, released on Tuesday, July 27, counted a total of

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Middle East

Will WikiLeaks' disclosures lead to international probes of Afghan War?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–“Document Leak May Hurt Efforts to Build War Support” Each of us may have a different view of that headline in the New York Times, which derives from the paper’s activities, along with the Guardian, Der Spiegel, and WikiLeaks, to bring purloined documents to the public’s attention. Some will condemn the paper as working against the national interest

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USA

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, October 15, 1954, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk Southwestern Jewish Press, October 15, 1954, Page 6 By Janet & Susan Solof Elaine Shapery really shot the works with swimming, dinner and dancing at the Kona Kai celebrating her 16th birthday.  Among those shooting the guns of fun were Larry Prager, Ed Rosenthal, Martin Weiner,

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Adventures in SD History, Middle East

Clinton, Geithner applaud new Iran sanctions levied by Canada and European Union

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The following is the text of a joint statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner. “The United States welcomes the strong steps taken by our European and Canadian partners to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1929. Consistent with the Security Council’s mandate, these

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USA

Guardians of San Diego Hosts its 19th Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) — Guardians of San Diego hosted its 19th Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament July 19 at the exclusive, championship course at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, while tennis players competed in round robin play also at the beautiful Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club. The event was a tremendous success with all proceeds directly

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Theater Review: 'Engagement' is, well, an engaging production

By Cynthia Citron   BEVERLY HILLS, California – The actors are terrific and their characters are complex, varied, and funny enough to keep you entertained and engaged for two hours.  Unfortunately, the play goes on for three…  The play, written and directed by Allen Barton, is Engagement, now having its world premiere at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.  And it starts off with a screaming tirade

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Cynthia Citron

Commentary: Women of the Wall pioneering true egalitarianism in Judaism

By Rabbi Dow Marmur TORONTO–A scandalous aspect of virtually all religions has been their treatment of women. My own has shunned many excesses — stoning for alleged adultery, so-called honour killings or officially putting the ordination of women in the same category as pedophilia — but it nevertheless has a history of embarrassing discrimination. One

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Middle East

Jerusalem tourism waxes and wanes with international politics

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–More than two million overseas visitors arrived in Jerusalem during a recent year. The attractions are well maintained places linked to individuals and events featured in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, and a functioning Old City enclosed by walls built in ancient times and last reconstructed in the 16th century. The

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA