Remembering another July 4 when an American president stood up for Israel

 By Rabbi Ben Kamin   SAN DIEGO — One recalls July 4, 1976—the great Bicentennial—with much nostalgia and affection.  America was exactly 200 years old, had survived the Watergate scandals and a presidential resignation without bloodshed or constitutional tremors.    The dreadful Vietnam War was over after some fifteen years of entanglement, though we struggled (and

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 6, 1954, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, August 6, 1954, Page 5 Terror in Rumania (Editorial) Recent revelations regarding the reign of terror conducted by the Communist Government against Zionists there have shocked many in the free world.  Communists in Israel, faced by the news that 200 Zionist leaders in Rumania have

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Clinton pledges $15 million for Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

KRAKOW, Poland (Press Release)–In a speech July 3, at the Schindler Factory Museum here, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the U.S. intention to contribute $15 million over five years to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, subject to Congressional authorization and appropriations. The World War II-era factory of Oskar Schindler, the German entrepreneur who saved hundreds

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USA

Shakespeare’s ‘Lear’ a blockbuster opener for Outdoor Festival Stage

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–What a better way to kick off the Old Globe’s summer outdoor Festival than to mount a stunning production of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy King Lear staring Robert Foxworth and directed by Adrian Noble formally of the Royal Shakespearean Company? None that I can think of thank you. Now

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You've got to have seichel

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — “Vatikravnah bnos Tzelofchod…”  “The daughters of Tzelofchod drew near… (Num 27:1) The daughters of Tzelofchod were in a bind. Their father died in the wilderness. Moshe was about to apportion the land of Israel to all the Jewish families, but the land was given  based on the man of

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Travel and Food

Israeli Arab diplomat sees Gazans unfulfilled under Hamas rule

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Israel’s first Bedouin Arab diplomat, Ishmael Khaldi, said on Thursday that the granting of American asylum to Mosab Hassan Yousef points up that Palestinians in Gaza are far from universally favorable to Hamas, the terrorist organization that has ruled the territory since 2006. Yousef, 32, son of

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Donald H. Harrison

Obama signature on Iran sanctions bill wins NJDC plaudits

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) emphatically applauds President Barack Obama’s signing into law of the latest round of Iran sanctions. Marc R. Stanley, NJDC’s Chair, Ira N. Forman, NJDC’s outgoing CEO, and David A. Harris, NJDC’s President and incoming CEO attended the signing ceremony at the White House this evening. Following

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Ira Forman resigns as NJDC's chief executive officer

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – After leading the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) since January of 1996, CEO Ira N. Forman announced his resignation, effective Thursday, July 1. NJDC’s leadership has appointed NJDC President David A. Harris – who has been serving with Forman in a co-executive leadership team – to serve as President and

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