By Rabbi Michael Berk Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Lately I have taken umbrage at President Trump’s intrusion into an aspect of Jewish culture that is not well understood outside the Jewish community, and at the same time is a key to Jewish persistence throughout history. Since Jewish survival is a mystery, and […]
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Jewish Religion, USA
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — President Trump and PM Boris Johnson in particular are nightmares, and Mayor Bill de Blasio, in his quest to advance from the nation’s second toughest to the toughest job, is abandoning his neighboring nine million New Yorkers. The modern threesome are conducting themselves in a matter which could
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Bruce Ticker, International, USA
By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — It’s been a dark period for President Trump— his tariff increase on China have backfired…his often-announced plans for building the wall on the U.S. southern border remain stalled… his poll numbers are falling…and he’s even dissed his favorite news outlet for being critical of him (“Fox isn’t working
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International, Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Editor’s Note: Ever since he coined the term “cli-fi,” SDJW correspondent Dan Bloom has monitored with satisfaction from his home in Chiayi City, Taiwan, the use of the term spreading in popular culture. CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Hollywood is catching up with the ”cli-fi” buzzword these days, as the popular TV show Jeopardy episode last
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & BroadcastActing method coach Sandford Meisner was born this day (August 31) in 1905.
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast
-Third in a Series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — “Well, I’m going to be in your neck of the woods, so why don’t you suggest a place for us to meet for lunch,” I opened. Terrence didn’t hesitate for a moment. He came back with, “Yes. Let’s go to my favorite restaurant: Applebees.”
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Donald H. Harrison Helping Holocaust Survivors SAN DIEGO — Meeting the needs of impoverished Holocaust survivors is a new joint initiative of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County and Jewish Family Service in association with the Seed the Dream Foundation and KAVOD Survivors of the Holocaust Emergency Fund (SHEF). In a statement in
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIsraeli basketball star Tal Brody was born this day (August 30) in 1943.
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Sports & Competitions-Second in a Series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — So, relying on a friend’s referral, I allowed her to give my number to Marc. Marc is a self-professed sexy millionaire. He owns the lion’s share in a failing, dog-eared Resort-Spa. Rumor has it that it was a bad investment, and Marc got stuck
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –This article responds to an esteemed colleague who weighed in on the congressional candidacy of Ammar Campa-Najjar. Before beginning, I wish to make something clear: It is difficult to take incumbent Congressman Duncan Hunter seriously given his alleged illicit activities while he was in office. Frankly, he
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — The distinguished Rabbi Richard N. Levy paid tribute to his colleague, Cantor William Sharlin in recognition of 30 years as originator and Director of the Department of Music at the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. “William, you taught me the difference between davening and singing, between
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA
Bullet holes at Temple Emanu-El cause for deep concern By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The report of the discovery of two bullet holes in a wall of Temple Emanu-El, apparently fired from College Avenue, has prompted the regional chapter of the Anti-Defamation League to offer a $3,000 reward for information leading to the
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Donald H. Harrison, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USA
Donald Trump’s Endvironmentalism By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO- At the recent G7 meeting, Donald Trump claimed, “I’m an environmentalist.” Was the term he actually uttered “endvironmentalist?” Here’s a fact check. * The G7 devoted a session to climate change and decided to partially fund the effort to extinguish the fires in the Amazon. Trump neither
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireFilm director William Friedkin was born this day (August 29) in 1935.
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast