By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — I take it as a maxim that no political party should take Jewish voters for granted, nor should any political party write Jewish voters off. Overwhelmingly, Jewish voters have preferred Democratic candidates because they more closely align with Judaism’s teaching of tikkun olam — repair of the world — than many […]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
Other items in this column include: Political bytes By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Hillel Newman, the South African-born, Israeli consul general in Los Angeles, has practiced highly confidential private diplomacy as the former Israeli ambassador to the Muslim countries of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Now, notwithstanding coronavirus restrictions, he is engaged in highly public
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
By Oliver B. Pollak. Ph.D RICHMOND, California — The 1918-1919 “flu” epidemic took between 2,800 and 7,500 Nebraska lives, 974 of them in Omaha. On July 4, 1919, the weekly Omaha Jewish Bulletin published “Breaking Lives and Homes for Profit.” It read: Fanny Skulke came with her husband to the United States from Lomas, “a
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By Ira Spector SAN DIEGO — I planned a vacation in Costa Rica. As usual I searched every airline, travel agency, garage sale and the entire catalogue of the Library of Congress for the cheapest airfare. My efforts were rewarded with a very inexpensive airline to transport us to this Central American paradise. It’s a
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International, Jewish Fiction, Travel and Food
By Laurie Baron We don’t know how he caught it? Was it flying through the air? Now he’s got the covid, it didn’t just disappear. He’s got the covid ‘cause he dissed it. Covid not wearing a mask. Covid, from big rallies. Safety is not much to ask. Fauci gave us warnings How
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Other items in today’s column include: *Political bytes By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Seated in a sukkah on her second day on the job, Karen Parry introduced herself to a Zoom audience as the new director of Hillel of San Diego. Among her priorities, she said, will be to monitor the activities
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyBy Ira Spector SAN DIEGO — Why is it, sometimes, that the same item is called one thing in one place and another name somewhere else? What we Yanks call a cigarette, or cig, the Brits call smokes, a fag, or faggot. What we call underpants, they call knickers. Every vacuum cleaner to them is
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International, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Other items in today’s column include *Susan Davis honors Justice Ginsburg in Congressional Record *Jewish organizations By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — It wasn’t all that long ago that the City of San Diego had a City Manager form of government. That meant that the mayor was like a super councilmember, who had a
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA
By Marcia Berneger SAN DIEGO — As soon as Yom Kippur ends, preparations begin for a new holiday, for Sukkot is just around the corner. Many synagogues begin to build their sukkah the very next morning. This year, the week-long celebration of Sukkot begins on tonight, (October 2). This is a festive holiday that celebrates
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Jewish Religion, Marcia Berneger
By Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort CARLSBAD, California — This year we have the great privilege of ushering the joyous holiday of Sukkot on the holy Shabbat! It is a double ‘whammy’ of spiritual greatness. Sukkot is the holiday on which we celebrate the Divine Protection enjoyed by the Jewish people during their 40-year sojourn in the
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By Teresa Konopka SAN DIEGO — We are truly living in challenging times. When it comes to lockdowns and masks, everyone has an opinion. So-called experts in the media have flip-flopped on their guidance. Even doctors seem to be at each other’s throats as those who go against popular opinion are censored. This “expert” says masks work – this
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Jewish Religion, Teresa_KonopkaBy Ira Spector SAN DIEGO — I remember that the black Howler monkeys screamed indignantly from the dense tree branches above, while we waited patiently at the water’s edge. Time seemed to rust as we waited for the boat to depart. Twenty-five sun burned tourists were eager to begin an eight-hour journey up the muddy
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International, Travel and FoodBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — We should all wish President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and White House Senior Assistant Hope Hicks a speedy recovery from coronavirus, which already has killed more than 200,000 Americans. Even as we Jews pray in synagogue each week for the health, safety, and wisdom of
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Donald H. Harrison, USA
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — Some of my Christian friends assert that they still support President Trump in spite of his many glaring flaws because they feel that he best represents “Biblical values.” So great is Trump’s reverence for the Bible that he’ll use federal troops to disperse crowds of non-violent demonstrators with
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Eric George Tauber, USA