By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — This is an early and partial (i.e. neither complete nor impartial) attempt to comment on the second election in Israel this year, due next September. The immediate inspiration comes from a cartoon in Ha’aretz that shows the quartet that leads the main opposition Blue and White Party. Three of […]
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — There are many instances where both Jews and non-Jews tell stories with some variations on the same plot. In many of these instances, the Jewish version attempts to use its version to teach Jews proper behavior. The following is an example. Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving (1783-1859)
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish ReligionSAN DIEGO — A message from editor Donald H. Harrison: In an effort to better serve readers, San Diego Jewish World will be changing format over the summer. Currently we are updating and improving our daily subscription service so that an interactive summary of every article posted in the preceding 24 hours will be delivered
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Travel and FoodOn this day (June 12) in 1942, Anne Frank received a diary for her 13th birthday. What she wrote in it continues to touch the conscience of the world.
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Travel and FoodBy Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra NEW YORK — Two weeks ago, a 29-year-old Roma woman was physically attacked in the middle of the day in Kosovo, after a false accusation spread that the victim had been kidnaping children. Social media provided a platform for hate speeches and misleading information, which often precipitates violence against
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Alon Ben-Meir, InternationalBy Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — While there is little to laugh about when it comes to the subject of the Holocaust, Simon Wiesenthal (Tom Dugan), began the one-man show with a joke. The longer the show went on, the more the actor revealed the character, and perhaps a trace of hubris, of Simon
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Eva Trieger, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – As the House Armed Services Committee considers the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) throughout the day on Wednesday, Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53) added key measures to the base bill. As a senior member of the committee, Davis influences policy changes and crafts key provisions each year in the bill.
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By Zev Bar-Lev SAN DIEGO – A student, let’s call her Ida, says: “I find the Hebrew language completely opaque, as if hidden from me by a thick curtain. I’ve memorized the whole alphabet, all the shapes & their sounds, but I can’t make much out of words, much less sentences—even with a bunch of
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationIn honor of Gene Wilder’s being born on this day in 1933.
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Travel and FoodBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO –The 2019 Fringe Festival is in full swing, eleven days and nights of “Eyeball Busting” shows. To qualify, each show can be no more than an hour and the festival organizers like to keep the venues close to each other so that audience members can easily go from one
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Lawrence Krause ENCINITAS, California — As regrettable as it may be, the plan for two states to co-exist in peace on the land between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea is truly dead. Events on the ground have proclaimed its death. Failure to recognize its demise only strengthens the forces that killed it.
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Most people are convinced that there are comparatively few Jews in the world, only about 13.3 million in 2001, about 1.4 percent of the world population. Of these 4.9 million lived in Israel and 8.3 million outside the Holy Land. Logic would dictate that the actual
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International, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAPHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Press Release)—The National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) will be the premier East Coast venue for Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first-ever exhibition about the trailblazing associate justice. Based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name and created in partnership with its
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Jewish History, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Shavuot (the Sephardic and Israeli pronunciation), or Shavuos (the Ashkenazic pronunciation) just ended. The holiday commemorates God’s giving of the Torah to Moses and the Israelites at Mt. Sinai. Shavuot traditions include eating dairy food, participating in all-night study sessions, and reading the Ten Commandments and the
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