By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Canada has been dealing with a growing truckers’ protest over the last few weeks, which began in response to a vaccine mandate for drivers entering from the United States. The truckers have been disrupting traffic across the country by parking their rigs on major streets and blocking large intersections, […]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The Strings of TICO, the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra, needed to postpone its concert, originally scheduled for last November, to February, due to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The program finally took place in the First Methodist Church in Chula Vista on February 6 and then, in
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
This intense novel is about two journeys, one physical, the other psychological. Both were prompted by a pogrom and a rape. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
The 757-room, Victorian-era, beachfront Hotel del Coronado, which opened in 1888, has hosted U.S. Presidents, British royalty, and movie and recording stars in its more than 130 years of existence [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA
Morris Casuto, the Anti-Defamation League regional director who defended San Diego County’s Jewish community against antisemites while forging good relations with other ethnic and religious groups within the county, died from leukemia Friday night, February 11, at the UCSD Jacobs Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Casuto, 79, will be conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, at El Camino Memorial Park. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County
By Heidi Gantwerk SAN DIEGO — A few weeks ago I had the privilege of listening to Deborah Lipstadt speak in conversation with Rabbi Jason Nevarez in a wide-ranging discussion about security, antisemitism, racism, Holocaust denial, and Jewish identity. She was asked how she stays standing given all the ugliness she deals with and teaches
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Heidi Gantwerk, Opinion, San Diego County
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — During an interview on the OAN network, Marjorie Taylor Greene declared, “Not only do we have a D.C. jail — which is a D.C. gulag — but now we have Nancy Pelosi’s gazpacho police spying on members of Congress, spying on the legislative work that we do, spying on
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO — This year’s Passover Seders are still about two months away, but Melanie Rubin has already found Elijah! As for the extra “h” on the license plate, it looks like she has also found the Afikomen.
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San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Published by Radar Online New details surrounding the passing of beloved Jewish comedian Bob Saget have been revealed. According to the official autopsy report released on Thursday, the 65-year-old Full House and Fuller House star was COVID positive when he died from a freak head injury he sustained inside an Orlando, Florida, hotel room on
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Jewish Celebrities
(JNS) Barnabas Szollos achieved Israel’s best-ever individual finish at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Thursday when he came in sixth place overall in the men’s alpine combined. The 23-year-old Hungarian-born skier, who’s representing Israel in his Olympic debut, finished second in the slalom portion of the race and 11th in the downhill section, which
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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions
By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — We live in a hyperculture: the internet, email, cell phones, and texting are all speeding up our interactions. It’s not only faster, it’s also more complex, leaving behind people like my mother, who, when asked to push a number on her phone in order to continue
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz, Opinion
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — It’s been 60 years since I hearkened to the glorious words, “Yaamod Ha’Bachor ha’Bar Mitzvah Moshe Rafoyel ben Betzalel Shlishi,” and chanted this parasha, Tetzaveh, at Temple B’nai Abraham in Newark, N.J., under the watchful eye and full heart of Rabbi Joachim Prinz, zt”l. I recall our
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — The American Society of the University of Haifa (ASUH) has added two team members who will strengthen its community engagement efforts. Dahnie Brandes brings a unique combination of passion for changemaking, advocating for Israel and promoting marine sustainability to a new role in which he is charged with expanding ASUH’s
By Israel Kasnett (JNS) The perceived Western European notion that a major war cannot again occur on the continent is quickly dissipating as Russia continues to threaten war with Ukraine. Even with the flurry of diplomatic activity on the part of the United States and Europe to reduce tensions, the threat is not going away
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International, Middle East