After taking a gap year, many students are left wondering, “What’s next?” For people in their early 20s, this can be a frightening question. But Masa Israel Journey fellows at the end of their gap year experiences find this question to not be as daunting. Simon Lagrange, a San Diego native, is finishing his gap […]
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Israel, San Diego County, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Tuesday, President of Israel Isaac Herzog, Hebrew University President Prof. Asher Cohen, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon, and Jose Mugrabi, a prominent art collector, laid the cornerstone for Einstein House, adjacent to the Hebrew University campus on Givat Ram in Jerusalem. The Einstein House will house exhibits of the legacy, work,
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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Guess what an organization should do if a supervisor repeatedly humiliates and bullies a Jewish subordinate in the course of joking about Jews who were exterminated in Nazi death camps. Not in the Canadian army. Military judge Cmdr. Martin Pelletier chastised Sgt. K.E. Bluemke for abusive anti-Jewish comments he
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Bruce Ticker, Holocaust, International, Opinion
By (Proud Papa) Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This week’s parasha is a landmark in Torah’s teaching in contemporary psychology. And a beautiful landmark, B”H, in our family. This Shabbat our youngest grandson’s, Jacob and Max Mantell, will IY”H, become b’nei mitzvah. And it is also the auf ruf of our oldest grandson,
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
On the second floor of the Grandstand East building at the San Diego County Fair, where the entries in the photography contest are displayed, visitors will see in a prominent position “Partners,” a photo made by Leah Horstman that received the most votes from fair goers last year as their favorite photo of all. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food, USA
By Jerry Klinger The Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation (JASHP) conducted a small wreath-laying ceremony at the General David “Mickey” Marcus memorial in Tlse-Stone. June 10 was the Sabbath. No wreath laying would be tolerated by the very religious community and yeshivah students living and studying nearby. The 9th or the 10th really does
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Israel, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Opinion, USA
By Mark D. Zimmerman Pat Robertson, the controversial Baptist minister who preached a conservative brand of political Christianity, died last week at the age of 93. Robertson was the founder of the Christian Coalition and he helmed The 700 Club television broadcast, promoting his vision of America as a Christian nation. Robertson was a strong
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
For children just learning the alphabet, Jewish author Rachel Teichman’s rhyming couplets no doubt will be a delight, perhaps inspiring a sugar high whenever they gleefully recite their ABC’s. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food
For Torah High School, the quarters on the third floor of Beth Israel’s education building are tailor-made. For Beth Israel, the Orthodox high school is not only a rent-paying tenant but also is the source of volunteers who help teach in the Reform congregation’s preschool. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
(Melody: Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Jack Smith indicted him. Donald Trump, excuses slim. Trump’s not above the law. Charged him for his crimes. Took files lied many times. Hid them from the FBI. Trump’s not above the law. He’s going where the guilty dread. No White House,
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Heidi Gantwerk SAN DIEGO — Our last day of the CommUNITY Trip to Israel found us at Anu, The Museum of the Jewish People. This incredible museum shares the story of the Jewish people over thousands of years and celebrates a remarkably rich and diverse tapestry of modern Jewish life. To walk into a
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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County
Published by New York Daily News A shooting at a car wash in the Arab town of Yafa an-Naseriyye in Israel left five dead on Thursday, in what’s considered to be one of the country’s deadliest incidents in recent years. The attack may be related to criminal gangs and linked to a feud between two
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Israel
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Michal and I have been traveling through Israel while enjoying this spring’s excellent weather. My last article described touring through parts of the Tuscan-esque Lower Galilee near Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee). On the way home from Zippori that day, we made just one stop, in Zichron
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Israel, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food
Jews of the Wild West, which ran Wednesday night on KPBS2, was a video quilt with each patch telling the story of 19th or early 20th century Jews who made an indelible contribution to their times. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA