Buddy Hackett ~ Going to Get a Pizza Pie
In honor of comedian Buddy Hackett (here appearing with Dean Martin), who died on this date (June 30) in 2003 at the age of 78.
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Travel and FoodDemocratic opposition to Israel’s government grows
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Democrats are in denial when they claim that Israel’s perception within the party is solid. Its image has ebbed among Democrats and other Americans, primarily on the liberal side, and it is difficult to determine how much. Israel’s image can be revitalized, though the conditions for it will
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Middle East, USAUsing the law to fight for Israel
By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — I recently attended the first day of a two day ‘Law & War’ conference in Jerusalem held by Shurat HaDin, a terrific organization that fights Israel’s battles by legal means, using court systems around the world to go on the offensive against Israel’s enemies. Its motto: “Bankrupting Terrorism
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International, Middle East, Steve Kramer, USAIrving Wallace’s ‘The Chapman Report’ ~ Jane Fonda
In honor of writer Irving Wallace, author of The Chapman Report, which was made into a movie starring, among others, Jane Fonda. Wallace died on this date (June 29) in 1990 at the age of 74.
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Travel and FoodMemories of post-war Venice
By Natasha Josefowitz LA JOLLA, California — In October 1939, the SS Saturnia brought my family over to America as frightened and hopeful refugees from war-torn Europe. Tragically, the ship was torpedoed on her return trip. In March 1948, I was on her sister ship, the SS Vulcania, with my parents returning to Europe for
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Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and FoodProudly Blueish
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Continuing Jfest 2019, the Lyceum’s Main Stage was nearly filled to capacity for Blueish: Jews & The Blues. Not too shabby for a Monday night. This concert featured a Jfest favorite, ethnomusicologist Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi. They were joined by three special guest artists: Blues mavens Robin Henkel,
Humoring the headlines: June 28, 2019
Debates Updates By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−On the first night, Beto O’Rourke, Julián Castro, and Cory Booker briefly spoke in Spanish to woo Latino voters. On the second night, moderator José Díaz-Balart posed his question to Pete Buttigieg in Spanish who replied in kind. This threw Pete off his initial plan to answer one question
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Best of Mel Brooks
In honor of Mel Brooks, who was born this date (June 28) in 1926
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Travel and FoodBook Review: ‘Confessions of a Yiddish Writer’
Confessions of a Yiddish Writer and Other Essays by Chava Rosenfarb, McGill-Queens University Press © 2019, 282 pages including appendix and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Chava Rosenfarb was recognized as a novelist and essayist of substance by those of the post-Holocaust, shrinking, Yiddish-speaking world, but it remained for her daughter,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryArabs’ straight line to nothing
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — It pains me to write this, but there seems to be a straight line between the rejection of the UN Partition Plan by the Arab countries in 1947 and the Palestinian Authority’s current refusal to attend the Bahrain workshop arranged by the USA in an attempt to move
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, USAMandela in America ~ Danny Schechter
We show this documentary in honor of filmmaker Danny Schechter, who was born this day (June 27) in 1942.
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Travel and FoodNotes on Torah reading for June 29, 2019
By Irvin H. Jacobs, MD, MPH, MFA LA JOLLA, California — This week’s Torah portion, Shelah-Lekha (Numbers Chapters 13-15), deals largely with an expedition of twelve men chosen by Moses to scout the promised land, for its attraction and likelihood of conquest by the wandering Israelites. Two scouts, Joshua and Caleb, reported the land was
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish ReligionClassical trio to perform at College Avenue Center
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Pianist Monique Kunewalder, Oboist Lerina Chmura and Violinist Eileen Wingard will present a free program at Jewish Family Service’s College Avenue Center, which meets at Temple Emanu-El, 6299 Capril Drive, at 12:45 p.m. Friday, July 5. The trio will perform works for various combinations of their instruments by Bach, Schubert, Ibert,
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyADL offers reward for arrest of swastika vandals
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced Wednesday it is offering a reward of $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for swastika graffiti targeting a neighborhood in La Jolla. Wednesday morning, residents discovered anti-Semitic graffiti, including swastikas and other images painted on property and sidewalks
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