By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Some of us get a big kick when Yiddish makes it to a non-Jewish part of our culture, and it just recently happened again — this time in what, at least to me, was an unlikely and unexpected venue. The event was the latest Scripps National Spelling […]
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International, Jewish History, Joel H. Cohen, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Diary of Donald Trump By Laurie Baron In San Diego June 3, 2019: Today my family and I went to London. Who invited Tiffany? More people welcomed me than attended my inauguration. One Londoner carried a sign equating me with England’s democratic oranges: “Donald Trump=Magna Farter.” Others flew a blimp proving I was bigger
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireOn the occasion of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, we recall this movie by Steven Spielberg.
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Travel and FoodBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California –Two remarkable young people, Sofie Whitney and Brendan Duff, both alumni of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were at the Lawrence Family JCC last Sunday evening, talking about the shooting at their high school on February 14, 2018. They were interviewed by Jordan Harrison, senior director
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, USAOn June 5, 1899, Alfred Dreyfus at last was acquitted of being a traitor to France, notwithstanding the prevalent mood of anti-Semitism.
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Travel and FoodBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The return of Israel to election mode is no reason to change the Trump administration’s plans for the U.S.-led economic conference set for Bahrain in late June. The Palestinian decision to boycott the meeting certainly is no reason to change — or cancel — it. It needs only a few tweaks to
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — During the holiday of Shavuot, the practice in many synagogues is to read the beautiful biblical book Ruth. Various reasons attempt to explain the practice including that Ruth is said to have converted to Judaism around the time of Shavuot and so did the Israelites when
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish ReligionWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League and the Mexican Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, June 5, launched a new social media campaign, “#DenunciaElOdio” (“Denounce Hate”) to raise awareness among the Mexican immigrant community in the U.S. of the value and importance of identifying, reporting and exposing hate crimes. At a time of increased hate
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International, USALest we forget, June 4 marked the 80th anniversary of the SS St. Louis being turned away from Florida, condemning Jewish refugees to return to Hitler’s Europe
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Book review and interview by Joe Gandelman The Moderate Voice SAN DIEGO — Some political observers and historians feel that authoritarianism, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, is making a comeback in the United States and in Europe after being discredited and (in part) defeated during World War II. The questions are always:
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San Diego Jewish World has learned of the death of Nechama Rivlin, 73, from lung disease. We extend our deepest condolences to her husband, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, and to the rest of the Rivlin family on this occasion. May her memory always be for a blessing!
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Middle EastBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The phenomenon of genocide has baffled historians for many generations. The question that has been and continues to be asked is what goes through the minds of leaders, however despotic and ruthless, to conclude that committing genocide against their real or perceived enemies will provide them with salvation that
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a conversation with American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris, discussed the U.S.-Israel relationship, Israeli-Palestinian peace process, continuing Iranian and Hezbollah threats, UN treatment of Israel, and efforts to combat anti-Semitism. A segment of the interview was shown for the first time Monday,
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International, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — In his new book, Chazara bli teshuva – paraphrased in English as “the philosophic roots of the secular-religious divide” – Micah Goodman, whose praises I never fail to sing, makes an important distinction between influence and domination. To be influenced, he writes, is to grow and to develop as
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