By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — Our Graduation in June 1959 took place on a typical hot humid Philadelphia day. I remember the lengthy discussion of what we (the girls) should wear under our graduation gowns, and I think the consensus was – full length slips. And, white heels for sure. There were so many […]
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USA
By Kashif Shahzada LAHORE, Pakistan—Evidence From The Qur’an to demonstrate that it does not support racial discrimination. Islam is the religion of peace, tolerance and social justice. It promotes humankind as one community and shuns racism and bigotry. But sadly some misguided elements portray it negatively and their wrong portrayal if not challenged results in
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Travel and Food
By Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Two recent newspaper articles about climate change in the far distant future, say 2500 or so, (titled, respectively, “How much more proof is needed for people to act?” and “Ignoring the future — the psychology of denial”) emphasized the importance of facing major issues that will have an
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Middle East, USA
WIZO International President Helena Glazer shakes hands with Mayor Alon Schuster of Sha’ar Hanegev, Israel, at ceremonies inaugurating new teachers rooms in two municipalities along the Gaza border. Photo by Kfir Sivan/Israel _____________________________________________________________ By Ulla Hadar SHA’AR HANEGEV, Israel–Eleven upgraded teachers rooms in this municipality and neighboring Eshkol municipality were inaugurated Dec. 21, making them
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Middle EastAsahi Shimbun (a Japanese newspaper) – Interview with Shimon Peres on the Middle Eastern situation. Shoshi Bogoch, the Israeli shlicha for San Diego, reminds that sign-ups are being taken for a teen trip to Israel. Donald H. Harrison, Sightseeing in San Diego County, a growing compendium of stories about places to take your family or
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Film critics have been brutally dismissive of Rob Marshall’s new film “Nine.” (It received only a 38% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.) So I have to tell you, I LOVED it! Based on Federico Fellini’s surrealistic and autobiographical 1963 film “8 1/2,” and the 1982 Broadway musical “Nine,”
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Cynthia CitronBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–One of the creepiest television programs on cable is “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.” Andrew (who is Jewish, of course) tours the world sampling unusual local cuisine. Some of his favorite dishes have been roasted Wallaby tail, raw crocodile eggs, and juicy cheese worms. While all of these
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Jewish Religion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–An estate agent told me the other day that many sellers miss opportunities because they don’t accept an early offer which is near enough to the asking price in the hope of getting more by hanging on. In most cases, more doesn’t happen and in the end the property is sold
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Roundup)–Passage by the Senate on Thursday by a 60-39 vote of the Health Care Reform Act prompted the following commentary from Jewish officeholders and interest groups. Senator Russell Feingold (Democrat-Wisconsin): The Senate health care bill is far from perfect. I am deeply disappointed it does not include a public option to help keep
JERUSALEM (Press Release)–A new poll shows that President Barack Obama, who has endured record-low levels of Israeli popularity for any American president, is regarded as pro-Palestinian by three- to-one ratio of Israelis. According to the poll, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Survey Research this month, only 13% of Israelis regard President Obama’s policy as
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Middle East, USAJERUSALEM (Press Release) — Jewish Agency Director-General Moshe Vigdor was appointed Director-General of the Israel’s Board of Higher Education by Israel’s Minister of Education, and will be leaving the Jewish Agency in February. Since assuming his position as director-general in 2005, Vigdor oversaw the Jewish Agency’s strategic change, during which the organization underwent significant reform
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–We see in the health care bills that passed the U.S. House and Senate yet another indication that policy making is, most of the time, incremental. For me, that is another endorsement of a finding that helped establish me as a political scientist. Long ago I published a number of items showing
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAHAIFA (Press Release)–The prestigious Bahat Prize for original works of non-fiction was awarded Wednesday by the University of Haifa Press to Prof. Eli Yassif, Dr. Dana Olmert and Dr. Yehuda Goodman. The prize was awarded at a festive ceremony at the University of Haifa to Prof. Yassif for his manuscript Legends from Safed (“Agadot
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Most Orthodox Jews are individuals who wish to serve God in a particular way, often at great sacrifice. I respect them whether or not I agree with them. But there are at least three groups that, though in the diaspora at worst only annoying, are often a menace and worse in
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