By Rebecca Sugar (JNS) I missed comedian Dave Chappelle’s opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend, but I knew I had to watch it when the wave of social media outrage reached me. When I finally saw it, what I heard shocked me. Chappelle’s jokes about the Kanye West and Kyrie Irving controversies were […]
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Opinion, USA
By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) You have to live in a bubble of New York Times readers and NPR listeners to think that what happens on “Saturday Night Live” is of earth-shattering importance. But the controversy about what guest host comedian Dave Chappelle said about recent antisemitic controversies involving African-Americans during the course of his
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Opinion, USA
Special problems faced by the preschool-through-12th-grade school district in Sha’ar Hanegev (Gateway to the Negev) are security for the students in a region often targeted by missiles fired by terrorists in neighboring Gaza, and persuading the students that there are jobs and good futures for them in that rural, agricultural area. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
Rachel’s name was extracted from the records of USC’s Student Health Service. An official letter informed her that a lawsuit had been brought successfully against Tyndall, and that she was entitled to damages depending on the extent of her injuries. She was required to fill out an explicit questionnaire. One question at the end of the questionnaire brought back another suppressed memory: “Have you had any experience prior to your visit(s) with Dr. Tyndall that you felt constituted inappropriate sexual behavior or abuse? If so, please describe.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education
(JNS) The 120 lawmakers who make up Israel’s 25th Knesset were sworn in on Tuesday, exactly two weeks after Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in the national election. During the parliamentary ceremony, legislators, one after the other, stated, “I commit” in response to their names being called out in alphabetical order. “The citizens of Israel
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Israel
(JNS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into the killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May, Israeli media reported on Monday. In September, the IDF concluded its own investigation into the death of Abu Akleh, who was killed during a firefight between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen in
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Israel, Middle East, USA
Published by Reuters UK By Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said it had summoned the Ukrainian ambassador for a dressing down on Tuesday, after Kyiv voted in favour of a resolution to open an international probe into Israel’s prolonged occupation of the West Bank. The resolution, approved at U.N. headquarters in New York last
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Israel
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Over the past several years when writing about this week’s Torah portion, I often shared two very contemporary lessons – never give up hope and be in control, emotionally, when dealing with oneself and with others. As the years pass, it appears these lessons are even more
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Mark D. Zimmerman Donald Trump was honored last week by the ZOA, which bestowed upon him the prestigious Theodor Herzl Medal, an award that has previously been given to Lord Balfour, Winston Churchill, Harry Truman, David Ben Gurion, Golda Meir, and Menachem Begin. ZOA’s announcement of the award, which is only rarely given out, noted Trump’s
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
The mind-numbing amount of expletives-deleted in this book dim whatever appreciation the sex-and-money plot might generate among readers seriously interested in the abuses and corruption of the legal system. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Stephen P. Cushman, one of San Diego’s most trusted and respected civic leaders, philanthropists, and a member of the San Diego County Assessment Appeals Board, on Monday released a statement on the activities of his Political Action Committee, San Diegans for Tax Fairness (SDTF) and the role it played in
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — The U.S. election results are not final, but a lot closer than projected in pre-election polls. The combination of a Supreme Court decision about abortion and Donald Trump’s prominence provided enough threats to limit the usual non-presidential party’s tendency to lose in mid-term elections. The projected “red wave” turned
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
“Top line results” are expected in January from the survey of the San Diego Jewish community that was sponsored by five local agencies and was conducted by Brandies University’s Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, it was announced Sunday at the Tapestry event at the Lawrence Family JCC. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, San Diego County, USA
At 11:11 a.m. on November 11, or what might be written as 11:11/11/11, former South African enlisted man Norman Kort blew taps on a World War II bugle that he had purchased at an estate sale in England. As he did so, David Schlichtman raised the U.S. flag at Tifereth Israel Synagogue in honor of America’s Veterans Day. The occasion marked 104 years since the Nov. 11, 1918 Armistice that brought World War I to a close. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA