NEW YORK (Press Release) — Toby & Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences Boca Raton, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC), on Monday hosted a ceremony to celebrate the dedication of the Rachel and Max Javit Medical Simulation and Classroom Building at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). Rachel is a Sinai Residences resident. Her husband,
Published by Reuters By Emily Rose and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -Palestinian armed groups fired salvoes of rockets from Gaza into southern Israel on Tuesday after an Islamic Jihad leader died in Israeli custody following an 87-day hunger strike, the first such death in more than three decades. Khader Adnan, who was awaiting trial, was
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Israel
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — While sorting through and getting rid of books in order to accommodate a new item of furniture I came across “The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait,” which I had given to my father for his birthday in 1965. It still bears my dedication, “To Daddy, with love,” reminding me
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Who in the world are we to speak to anyone else in a harsh, insensitive, or disrespectful manner? This week’s Torah reading teaches us to speak with love, kindliness, and thoughtfulness. Speaking with gentleness, graciousness, and warmth is vital to our healthy future. How timely parashat Emor is
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders on Monday that unless the debt ceiling is raised, the United States could be left with insufficient funds to pay its debts as soon as June 1. In a letter she wrote: “After reviewing recent federal tax receipts, our best estimate is that we will be unable to satisfy all of the government’s obligations by early June, and potentially as early as June 1, if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit before that time.” President Joe Biden has invited congressional leaders to come to the White House on May 9 to see if an agreement can be reached. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish Celebrities, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “They love him in Israel.” Do they love him in Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami Beach, the main cities and their suburbs where most Florida Jews live? Or, for that matter, Floridians generally who live in those areas? Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade county voters consistently vote for
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) Both houses of Congress reintroduced legislation this week to honor the late Roddie Edmonds, who put his life in danger to save Jews during the Holocaust and is one of five Americans Yad Vashem names as “Righteous Among the Nations.” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) put the bill up again in the
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Holocaust, USA
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — There were 150,000 Israelis demonstrating in support of judicial reform. That’s about as big of a crowd as provided by opponents. So it’s close to a tied score. Right-wing extremists are excited. Yari Levin, Bezalel Smotrich, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Simcha Rothman are pressing for action. Reports from before this
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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — If my interviews with these three spirited women is any indication of the energy of this show, Scripps Ranch Theatre’s Lost in Yonkers is going to blow your mind! Last Tuesday, I had the extreme pleasure of speaking with actor, Jill Drexler, director Jacquelyn Ritz, and dramaturg, Samantha Goldstein.
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Eva Trieger, Holocaust, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Kate Hatmaker, co-founder and director of Art of Elan, gave an enthusiastic welcome to the full house at an unusual concert by living composers from various corners of the world. The program was entitled, DEFINING HOME. This concert took place Sunday evening, April 23, in the basement space
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
(Melody: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — We believe a fetus constitutes a life. Whether the mother is single or a wife. Ending Roe made the moment rife. There must be fifty ways to ban abortions. Fifty ways to ban abortions. “We’ll save the ovum in the womb. A
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe heartbreaking loss of lives in the airplane crash resulted in Air Florida going into bankruptcy, and the stroke reduced Timoner’s earning capacity. He held on for nearly 40 years, but when congestive heart failure made him even more dependent on others, he decided that as a California resident he would take advantage of the Golden State’s “Right to Die” Law. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Barry Soper, who has contributed to many political campaigns, now has political figures donating money to build a new, less destructible outdoor menorah at Chabad of San Diego State University, which is led by Rabbi Chalom Boudjnah. Among contributors are the current and previous two San Diego County Assessors/ Clerks/ Recorders respectively Jordan Marks, Ernie Dronenburg, and Greg Smith. The menorah, which symbolizes the Jewish hope to bring light into the world, has been vandalized on several occasions over the years. Overseeing construction of a new one is Joshua Soper, son of Barry Soper. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Eye: Outdoor Menorah; Banning Books; Gun Safety Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish Celebrities, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA
Stone’s first thought was to commission I.M. Pei himself to “design a building that takes in an old sanctuary from Eastern Europe that was destroyed in the Holocaust and use concrete and glass to rebuild it – an ode to the past in a modern context.” At the nearby library of UC San Diego, Ryan found illustrated books about the synagogues of Eastern Europe, whose congregants had been annihilated in the Holocaust. Synagogues Without Jews by Rifka and Ben-Zion Dorfman proved particularly helpful. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, USA