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 & SatireIn honor of Mel Brooks, who was born this date (June 28) in 1926
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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 HistoryBy 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, USAWe show this documentary in honor of filmmaker Danny Schechter, who was born this day (June 27) in 1942.
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Travel and FoodBy 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 ReligionSAN 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 CountySAN 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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San Diego CountySAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State University recently announced a new slate of visiting Israeli professors who will teach at SDSU during the upcoming academic year. They include Eran Feitelson, Moshe Zonder, Shuki Ben Naim, Luba Levin-Banchik, and Gilad Shteinberg. Dr. Eran Feitelson Over the decades, Israel has
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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Netanyahu’s reported attempt to cancel the general election he called for next September is viewed as evidence that he knows that he’s likely to lose this time. His allegedly faithful ally Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein is helping him and thereby, it seems, tarnishing his own reputation. The
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Middle EastBy Menachem Posner Chabad.org/news SAN DIEGO — A central organ of Jewish communal life is the chevra kadisha, the “sacred society” that performs the final rites for the Jewish deceased. In larger communities, the chevra kadisha may contain dozens of volunteers or paid staff. In smaller communities, however, it is usually a small, dedicated group
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyIn honor of composer Jacob Druckman’s birthdate today (June 26) in 1948.
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Travel and FoodHere is an episode of the television series ‘Brooklyn Bridge,’ created by Gary David Goldberg, who was born this day (June 25) in 1944.
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Travel and FoodBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO –We recently completed the first tax season since passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. There were sweeping changes and most taxpayers experienced many unforeseen surprises. Rather than lament, we should learn from these surprises and turn them into planning opportunities for the future. Let’s look: Surprise #1: Many
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Business & Finance, Sheryl Rowling, Travel and Food, USA