By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — We’ve all had them come to our door, those clean-cut, baby-faced teenagers –who use the title “Elder” for some reason- in their starched, white, short-sleeved button down shirts and little black name tags. With wide eyes and toothy grins, they seem cheesily cheerful as they try to convert us. […]
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Anya Karaman FES, Morocco — At a juvenile detention center in Fes, it feels like summer camp all year round. There, “maximum security” is an open, white building complex; “delinquents” are watering plants and planting seeds; and the only guard in sight, if you’re lucky, is a wild peacock patrolling the grounds. For
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — “What’s in a name? Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Modern day propagandists understand the power of names. They would like to re-name Israel, “Palestine,” and Judea and Samaria, “the occupied territories.” But facts are facts. The city of Hebron is in the
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Jewish History, Middle East, USAPinhas Numbers: Chapter 25, verse 10 through Chapter 30, verse 1 By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — This week I focus on the episode of the five daughters of their deceased father Zelophehad, who had no son to inherit his lands. (Numbers, Chapter 27, vv.1-7) The prevailing policy was that inheritance of land
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish ReligionComposer Ernest Bloch was born this day (July 24) in 1880.
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –The promise implied in the return to politics of Ehud Barak – former chief of staff, prime minister and minister of defense – isn’t likely to materialize. The disclosure about his association with American tycoon Geoffrey Epstein has compromised him, even though there’s no suggestion that he was in any
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By Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — Comic-Con has exploded into a place where pop culture fandoms blend, creating an almost amusement-park atmosphere encompassing everything from the biggest Internet Providers to the smallest fledgling writers and artists. But one thing has remained consistent throughout the convention’s 50 meetings over the last 49 years: the inspiration
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Shor M. MasoriPianist Leon Fleisher was born this day (July 23) in 1928.
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Travel and FoodBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Jewish industrialists friendly to President Trump and his administration are developing a complex plan to encourage thousands of Americans to “go back where they came from.” According to sources who asked not be identified because of the sensitivity of the project, the plan is to take a “softer”
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Two recent honors in my life undoubtedly will have a positive influence on the kinds of stories that will appear in San Diego Jewish World. Recently, I was elected to the presidency of the Louis Rose Society for the Preservation of Jewish History, a group interested in promoting
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Donald H. Harrison, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –We’re getting closer to August 1, when the parties will have to finalize their candidates for the September 17th election. Currently, the leader of the Labor Party has aligned himself toward the right with Orli Levy-Abekakis, the attractive daughter of Likudnik David Levy. Amir Peretz has provided her with the second
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastWe know that there is only one ending to this, only one liberation from this barbed wire hell: death. — Eddy de Wind By Dorian de Wind The Moderate Voice AUSTIN, Texas –He was one of the approximately 107,000 Dutch Jewish men, women and children who were transported in train cattle wagons to a dozen or
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Beatriz de Oliveira, 17, a senior at Torrey Pines High School, absorbed an important lesson every day from her mother, Dr. Daniela Carvalho, an otolaryngologist at Rady’s Children’s Hospital: “Do a mitzvah every day,” her mother has insisted both to her and Beatriz’s younger brother, Victor, 13. As
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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — God is described in the Bible as Y-h-v-h, which is called “the
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