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‘Keep your eye on the ball’ advises pinball magnate

July 20, 2019

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – “Keep your eye on the ball,” advises Gary Stern, who ought to know. No, he’s not a Little League coach. His company is a large manufacturer of pinball machines, and the sponsor of international pinball tournaments which attract 70,000 ranked players in 30 countries. Stern has other tips […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Hounding the headlines: July 20, 2019

July 20, 2019

A Pet-tition to the Rabbis of Elad By Elona Baron (as told to Laurie Baron) SAN DIEGO−While lying on the rug in my owner’s room, I glanced at his computer and noticed a news story about the ultra-orthodox rabbis of Elad issuing the following edict: “We have heard and have seen that lately, a serious

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Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire

LJFCC’s extensive music collection available for loan

July 20, 2019

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Books, sheet music, phonograph records and CDs are all part of the Jewish music collection of the Astor Judaica Library at the Lawrence Family JCC. After long years of sorting and cataloguing, Ted Parker and I have completed the task of organizing this wonderful collection, now available to

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Democrats call out Trump but not their own bigots

July 20, 2019

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — The Democratic party’s response to President Trump’s disgusting taunts makes Democrats in the House of Representatives vulnerable to charges of hypocrisy. Trump was called out by House Democrats for denouncing perceived immigrants in Congress, yet the Democrats danced around atrocious claims against American Jews uttered by one member of

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USA

Happy Birthday Elliott Yamin

July 20, 2019

Singer Elliott Yamin, born this day (July 20) in 1978 made his debut on American Idol and since has become a recording star.

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Travel and Food

Remembering Larry Sherry

July 20, 2019

In the 1959 World Series, Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Larry Sherry completed all four games that the Dodgers won against the Chicago White Sox, and was named the series’ most valuable player. He was born on this day (July 25) in 1935.

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Travel and Food

Comic book series promotes Pakistani peace

July 19, 2019

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Walking through the exhibit hall at Comic-Con, I heard someone ask, “Would you like some free comic books for peace?” and when I turned, there was a smiling young woman wearing a hijab. Of course, I was interested right away. Could they mean peace between Arabs and

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, USA

Remembering Max Fleischer

July 19, 2019

Max Fleischer, a pioneer of cartoons and animated movies, was born this date (July 19) in 1883.

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Travel and Food

A poet among the comic book writers

July 19, 2019

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Not all the books on sale at Comic-Con are graphic novels or comic books. Adam Greenfield, under auspices of the Puna Press, is selling a book of poetry, Regarding the Monkey. Greenfield is a San Diegan who makes his day-to-day living helping people record podcasts – he brings

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

The ‘good times’ for ambitious Iran are over

July 19, 2019

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — What appears to be an oil tanker war brewing in the Red Sea and beyond, including the downing of an Iranian drone by a U.S. Navy ship, is more evidence that Iran is showing the strain of American-led sanctions and reluctant European acknowledgment that appeasing the Islamic Republic is

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Weekly Torah portion: Balak

July 19, 2019

By Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — This week, in Parashat Balak, Bilam is sent by the Moabite King Balak to curse the Israelites. After a series of rather peculiar events, instead of cursing them, Bilam offers the Israelite camp what traditional biblical commentators consider to be a blessing. He says “How goodly are your

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Jewish Religion

Being Jewish and having celiac disease

July 19, 2019

By H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — I used to think going gluten free was a silly fad. All of a sudden there seemed to be something wrong with bread, and I love a good piece of bread, who doesn’t? More than fifty years later, I can still practically taste the fresh rye bread my father

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Play’s twist of dice comes up a winner

July 18, 2019

By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel SOLANA BEACH, California — On our approaching the theatre, a volunteer remarked, “Roll the snake eyes and you get a free drink,” an appropriate welcome indeed. Being re-introduced to Frank Loesser ‘s music and Damon Runyon’s short story characters was a lot of fun, laughs , fast moving scenes, actors

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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Food for thought: Is it racist?

July 18, 2019

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — There’s been a lot of buzz about whether or not it’s racist to say, “Go back where you came from!” Most white conservatives are saying that it isn’t, while virtually everyone else is saying that it is. So here’s some food for thought: In my training as an actor,

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Eric George Tauber, Travel and Food, USA

‘Keep your eye on the ball’ advises pinball magnate

Hounding the headlines: July 20, 2019

LJFCC’s extensive music collection available for loan

Democrats call out Trump but not their own bigots

Happy Birthday Elliott Yamin

Remembering Larry Sherry

Comic book series promotes Pakistani peace

Remembering Max Fleischer

A poet among the comic book writers

The ‘good times’ for ambitious Iran are over

Weekly Torah portion: Balak

Being Jewish and having celiac disease

Play’s twist of dice comes up a winner

Food for thought: Is it racist?

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