By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — We all make decisions in our lives. Someone like me (i.e., a very old person) has had to make decisions at many points in my life — what to study, whom to marry, where to work, where to live, whether to have another child, what to cook for […]
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Holocaust, International, Middle East, Opinion
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Not everyone gets to have his birthday parade in Heritage Park in Old Town, San Diego, and enjoy performances in his honor. But then again, the Bard is not just anybody! William Shakespeare’s birthday and his accomplishments are the focus of the 17th Annual San Diego Shakespeare Festival.
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Jerry Klinger The words together will offend someone, perhaps more than just one someone. The Holocaust was a horror that converted millions of Jews into mincemeat. Operation Mincemeat was an impossibly successful British military operation that saved at least a million Jews from being exterminated. April 24, in Hackney, London, a black polished historical
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Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History
(JNS) Jewish National Fund-USA mourns the passing of Dr. Morton “Mort” Mower, a legendary member of the organization’s King Solomon Society and World Chairman’s Council, who was also the inventor of the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) for congestive heart failure. “Dr. Mower loved Israel with a passion beyond words,” said Jewish
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Looks like I may soon have the same challenge as an antisemitic co-worker years ago at a medical publishing company in New Jersey, all thanks to U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). I was passing through a hallway when my uncollegial colleague blurted out to a small crowd that she
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA
SAN DIEGO — It seems that by substituting the number 5 for the letter S, Israel’s intelligence agency was trying to evade our license plate maven Melanie Rubin on this one. Yet unbeknownst to the Mossad, Rubin is well-versed in undercover operations.
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Melanie Rubin, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — “They don’t allow it,” you’re told. “They wouldn’t like it….” “They have decided…” “It’s up to them.” We hear such common pronouncements often, but who are they? They are “the powers that be,” the nameless, faceless others who control our lives. They are the systems, institutions,
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz, Opinion
By Daniela Ben Joseph SAN DIEGO — On the beautiful morning of April 10, The Butterfly Project in collaboration with the StandWithUs San Diego High School Department, held a Holocaust education program at the House of Israel. The International Village in Balboa Park where it is located, receives hundreds of visitors each weekend, making it the
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Holocaust, International, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
Rhea Joyce Shifrin Goot passed away Sept. 12, 2021, in Laguna Woods, California. She was 85. Born in Chicago on Oct. 26, 1936, Rhea attended South Shore High School and the University of Illinois at Navy Pier. She raised her children in Chicago, Phoenix, and San Diego. She completed her undergraduate degree at Arizona State University,
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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County
Haftorah reading for Aharei Mot is I Samuel 20:18-42. By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — The readings for this Shabbat are taken from I Samuel, of the “Early Prophets,” [1] though one can find another reading, from Amos, when in another year Aharei Mot’s haftorah is combined with that of Kedoshim. [2] The
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — About a month ago, we read in parasha Shemini about the deaths of Nadav and Avihu. This Shabbos, in Parasha Acharei Mos, once again, the Torah takes the time to mention their deaths. In this week’s parasha, Aaron and his family are forbidden to mourn their loss,
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — There’s been a lot of mayhem lately at the Temple Mount (the summit of Mount Moriah) in Jerusalem, which is a magnet for religious Jews, especially during Passover. Because this year Passover, Easter, and the Muslim holiday of Ramadan coincided, more violence than usual has resulted. The current
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Middle East, Opinion, Steve Kramer
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — ADL’s annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents issued today found that the Jewish community of San Diego County experienced 38 recorded incidents, including 14 incidents of vandalism of businesses, places of worship, and schools, 23 incidents of targeted online and in-person harassment, and 1 incident of assault. “These numbers are alarming
LA JOLLA, California — It’s unclear exactly which Chabad center in San Diego County inspired this license plate, spotted by Melanie Rubin in the Lawrence Family JCC parking lot. But more than likely, the driver was grabbing a bite at Botanic Burgers for some post-Passover chametz.
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Melanie Rubin, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire