By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “The Shoah is part of Paris’ history” – Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo “The speech by Fatima Mousa Mohammed at the CUNY Law School commencement shocked and horrified so many people in New York and around the world” – Maura Moynihan, daughter of the late N.Y. Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan […]
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Whether it’s because I have an M.A. in Communications (with a thesis on the language of the news) or am simply a glutton for punishment, I find it impossible to cut myself off from the nightly news broadcasts on television. The anchormen and women do their best to
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Opinion
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — In recognition of the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, Jewish National Fund-USA partnered with several schools and synagogues in the San Diego area to host 9/11 ceremonies, during which students learned about the terrorist attacks that forever changed America and the world. The events also served as an opportunity to honor
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Israel, San Diego County, USA
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Local playwright, performer, lyricist, director, and teacher, Omri Schein, never fails to delight audiences regardless of which hat he is wearing. When his cleverly, witty, and innuendo-laden scripts are co-directed and acted by Phil Johnson, you know you’re in for exceedingly good fun. Now, the entire experience is put
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced on Wednesday to deny a report his government had approved a shipment of weapons to Palestinian security forces after hard-right ministers in his coalition expressed outrage. Israel’s Army Radio reported that the United States had supplied 1,500 assault rifles to Palestinian security
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Israel
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Socrates is famous for saying, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” If Socrates had a preferred Jewish holiday, I believe it would undoubtedly be Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. These holidays offer us an opportunity to reflect, review, and reconsider who we are, what we’ve
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Opinion
By Oz Laniado SAN DIEGO — Here is the good news: We are going to win this battle because we don’t have a choice. To be able to continue to put Mezuzahs on our doors during the next decade, we better wake up now. In the face of adversity, the Jewish community has always shown
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Israel, Opinion, USA
Knowing that we have the strong, vocal support of city and county leaders is crucial as we work with our partners and allies to address the abhorrent flyering, “swatting,” and other dangerous antisemitic acts that have been all too common in San Diego lately. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County
Clothing outsold books at a charity sale conducted Sunday, Sept. 10, respectively by the Sisterhood and the Men’s Club of Tifereth Israel Synagogue. Proceeds and surplus books went to a variety of good causes. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
Set in a carwash in Chula Vista, this multilingual show is about families — both born and discovered. Don’t worry if you don’t speak Spanish, the most important parts are in English, and Spanish is used to give it color and flavor. It is mostly slang. You will be able to get what’s going on from the context, and in those few places where you may not understand, one of the characters will explain. [Sandi Masori]
Ironically, ‘Mugre’ is a Bright, Shiny New Play Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
In chronological order, the women whose accomplishments are praised are Emma Lazarus, Henrietta Szold, Marthe Cohn, Shari Lewis, Golda Meir, Vera Rubin, Devra Kleinman, Judy Blume, Nalini Nadkarni, Barbra Streisand, Marlee Matlin, Rusty Kanokogi, Judit Polgar, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Cheryl & Nikki Bart; Dara Torres, Annie Leibovitz; April N. Baskin, and Jessica Meir. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer Thirty years ago, on Sept. 13, 1993, I sat on a folding chair in the sunshine on the White House lawn, along with 3,000 other witnesses, watching President Bill Clinton nudge a reluctant Israeli prime minister and the ebullient chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization into shaking hands. The occasion
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Israel
Published by Reuters By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Thousands of Israeli anti-government protesters rallied at the Supreme Court on Monday, the eve of a historic hearing on a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to curb the court’s powers. Forming a sea of blue and white Israeli flags, the protesters chanted “democracy” in a
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Israel
(Press Release) American Jewish Committee (AJC), ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Potomac Law Group announced on Monday they filed suit on behalf of the Brandeis Center and its membership arm, So-CUE (Southern Californians for Unbiased Education), comprised of Orange County and Santa Ana residents, against
Jewish Groups File Lawsuit Against California School District Over Antisemitic Content Read More »
California, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA