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Travel and FoodHumoring the headlines: June 20, 2019
Hit the Road Juan (tune: Hit the Road Jack) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Today is World Refugee Day. To protest the event, President Trump commissioned the following song. It will be premiered after his speech at the celebration [campaign rally] he is holding at the Lincoln Memorial on July 4th. * Hit the road Juan
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireNo Rep. Omar, Iran troubles didn’t start with Trump
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D. C –For Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, the world must start fresh every day. That would explain her ignorance on Iran. “None of this [tension] would be happening if Trump didn’t back out of the Iran nuclear deal,” Omar said on Twitter. “America’s response should be to return to the table
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAIsraeli native invents Digital Poker Table
By Robbie Strazynski CardPlayerLifeStyle.com LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Last year, while walking through the hallowed hallways at the Rio during the World Series of Poker, I noticed a vendor with an interesting product I had never seen before, a Digital Poker Table. The vendor, Ariel Shefer, told me all about his product and how
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USANotes on the Torah reading for June 22
Charm, Kindness, and Mischief in Beha’ Alotakha (Numbers: Chapters 8-12) By Irvin H. Jacobs, MD, MPH, MFA LA JOLLA, California — The reading is busy, but here are a few nuggets to tickle one’s sentiments. I. Chapter 8, v. 7 describes the process of prepping Levites for their duties, which were to maintain and transport
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish ReligionSeven ‘Women of Valor’ saluted at Jewish Arts Festival
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Celebrating its tenth anniversary as an annual part of the Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival, this year’s Women of Valor featured seven outstanding local Jewish women, Jaqui Silver, Pianist and Educator; Allison Price, Philanthropist and Body Builder; Theresa Dupuis, Chair of San Diego Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy;
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Eileen Wingard, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWill You Marry Me? ~ Paula Abdul
In celebration of singer/dancer Paula Abdul’s birthday, June 19, 1962.
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Travel and FoodSaxophon’-marmalade ~ Manuel Rosenthal
In honor of composer Manuel Rosenthal’s birth today (June 18) in 1904.
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Travel and FoodMoe Berg’s surprising double life
The Spy Behind Home Plate, a documentary on the life of Moe Berg by Aviva Kempner, opening June 28 at the Landmark Ken Theater, 4061 Adams Avenue, San Diego. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In baseball, an all-around player is one who can hit, field, steal bases, and inspire his team mates. They
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA‘Illegal occupation’ by Israel is a myth
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C –U.S. policy toward the Middle East swings substantially depending upon the occupant of the Oval Office, but some hoary myths persist year after year. One concerns the legal status of the territories. U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman told The New York Times that, “Under certain circumstances, I think Israel
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAContrasting my life and Anne Frank’s
By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Last Wednesday (June 12) marked the 90th birthday of a world-famous woman, but there were no gifts, cards or cake and certainly no party. For, though this international icon — Anne Frank — left an indelible legacy, she’d died in her teens. In Amsterdam years ago, we visited
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International, Jewish History, Joel H. Cohen, USAPolitics, religion, geography make Israel atypical
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israel is not a typical country. Its prominence includes a rise in population over its 70 years of history, from less than 800,000 to more than 9,000,000. There have been wars in 1948, 1956, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1982, and 2006, several prominent military operations in response to West Bank intifadas
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastCancer patient’s empathy led to Seany Foundation
By Amy Robins SAN DIEGO — My son Sean Lewis Robins dreamed up The Seany Foundation in his bed. Sean, 16 at diagnosis, had been trapped in his illness, Ewing sarcoma, a rare pediatric bone cancer for six years already. Due to his isolation and inability to have a normal teenage life, Sean reached out
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