Pesach, Rube Goldberg style
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VideosErdogan’s dangerous agenda in Kosovo
By Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra NEW YORK – Whenever Kosovo is mentioned we are reminded of the 90s, when Europe and the US provided shelter for hundreds of thousands of Albanians who resisted the tyrannical Milosevic regime. A few years later in 1999, the US, jointly with EU countries, launched NATO air strikes
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle EastJewish descendants fight for lives in WWII novel
The Soul of a Thief by Steven Hartov; Hanover Square Press © 2018; ISBN 9781335-144577; 293 pages; $24.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – War, sex, hidden identities, betrayal—you can find all these in this fast-moving novel. Shtefan (as Stefan is pronounced) had a Jewish great-grandmother, enough for him to also be considered Jewish
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonLas Vegas ghost story invokes the mob
The House Always Wins by Brian Rouff; Huntington Press © 2017; 324 pages; $16.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This novel seems like two separate stories, loosely connected. In the first, Christian girl meets Jewish boy, a bass player in a band, and after interviewing him for a local newspaper, finds herself falling
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonMedal for Shearith Israel rabbi
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, Orthodox rabbi and spiritual leader of the oldest Jewish congregation in the U.S., is the 2018 Canterbury Medalist for his public defense of religious liberty for people of all faiths. The Canterbury Medal, Becket’s highest honor, recognizes an individual who has demonstrated courage and commitment to
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Jewish Religion, USAThe Corbyns of this world
By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Jeremy Corbyn represents the shameful, sneaky, face of anti-Semitism. The one that accepts Jews who subscribe to his radical brand of politics, the ones who will play by his rules. He’ll probably admit to admiring Karl Marx. He was a Jew with no other agenda except the Communist cause.
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle EastBibi zig-zags on African refugees
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Amotz Aza-El, a respected Israeli journalist, writing in Thursday’s Jerusalem Post has compared the current prime minister of Israel to the biblical Aaron, the brother of Moses, who yielded to popular demand and built the Golden Calf: Aza-El argues: Like Aaron…. whose eloquence proved irrelevant when it was time
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International, Middle EastUnsavory guests at Australia’s Hydro Majestic
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4. By Donald H. Harrison MEDLOW BATH,
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Travel and FoodWorld premiere of ‘Unetane Tokef’ April 7, 10
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — A world premiere will be featured at Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra’s concerts Saturday evening, April 7, 8:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April 10, 7:30 p.m. at Tifereth Israel Synagogue. Unetane Tokef by composer John Michael Luther, will feature the East County Mormon Chorale and shofar soloist, Steven Ovitsky. Ovitsky, who recorded Hugo Weisgall’s
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Eileen Wingard, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsHumoring the headlines; April 4, 2018
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−President Trump plans to send the National Guard to patrol the Southern border. If that works out, he will deploy the Navy to blockade the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts. The ships will also be the first line of defense in the coming trade war. * In the wake of the
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireIsrael’s African refugee fiasco
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The latest political farce has deepened this country’s status as a cynic’s paradise. Prime Minister Netanyahu, together with Interior Minister Ariyeh Deri, surprised us Monday afternoon with a dramatic announcement that Israel had signed an agreement with the UN Commission on Refugees that a number of western countries would accept
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBiography of Galantiere prompts mixed reactions
Galantière by Mark I. Lurie; Overlook Press © 2017; ISBN 9780999-100202; 402 pages including notes and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This was an interesting book to review. Written by the cousin of writer, literary critic, and U.S. government propagandist Lewis Galantière, it is both an expose and a paean. I found
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonBritish Jews fight rising anti- Semitism
By Lloyd Levy LONDON, England –The Jewish Community in Britain has proclaimed “enough is enough“. The perceived anti-Semitism in the Labour Party has reached such a level, that British Jewry has demanded that the situation be addressed. For the famously reticent British Community, this must be almost unprecedented. Why the situation is so important, is
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