Cailin Acosta

‘Lempicka’ Boldly Tackles a Climate of Upheaval

By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — Artistic Director Christopher Ashley hit the nail squarely on the head when he compared our current climate of “upheaval” to the era in which La Jolla Playhouse’s latest show, Lempicka, is set. He juxtaposed “Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine, and our own domestic threats to LGBTQ+ rights […]

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

San Diego Jewish World to Honor Founding Editor Donald Harrison, Israel Educator Roz Rothstein at July 31 Event

By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — San Diego Jewish World will honor its founder and Editor Emeritus Donald Harrison as well as Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of the influential Israel education organization StandWithUs, at the publication’s inaugural gala on Sunday, July 31, at 4:30 p.m. in La Jolla. Harrison — a veteran journalist

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Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County

Guns Kill Americans

By Laurie Baron (Melody: God Bless America) In Memoriam to the Victims of Highland Park Guns kill Americans; we should expect Some who bear arms will inflict harms. With malice background checks detect. From the temples to the churches. To the markets and parades once secure. Guns kill Americans, easy for all to procure. Guns

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Lawrence Baron, Opinion, USA

Back From Europe, Biden Turns to Diplomatically Delicate Saudi Arabia Trip

Published by Reuters By Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden turns his attention this month to a sensitive trip to the Middle East that will test his ability to reset relations with Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince after Biden denounced him as a pariah. So far, Biden has been

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USA

We the People

By Doron Krakow Of late, I find myself thinking back on the meaningful ways I have marked America’s Independence Day over the years. At camp, barbecues and carnivals captured the spirit of America—while special pride was taken in the shared anniversary of Israel’s heroic rescue of the hostages taken aboard the hijacked Air France jet

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Doron Krakow, Middle East, Opinion, USA

Jewish Community Should Support Arizona School Choice Law

By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) The organized Jewish community—whether local Jewish community relations councils or national groups like the Jewish Council on Public Affairs, the American Jewish Committee or the Anti-Defamation League—and the religious denominations say they’re committed to two positions. On the one hand, all of them purport to be strong supporters of social

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Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Hamas Restoring Ties With Syria ‘Source of Concern’ for Israel

By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) Reports that appeared in recent days stating that Hamas and Syria have re-established relations after a decade of rupture between them represent a source of concern for Israel, a senior terrorism research has said. According to a report by Reuters, “Hamas has decided to restore ties with Syria 10 years after

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Middle East

Rise of Arab-Israel Bloc Spurs Iran to Redouble Nuclear Talks Push

Published by Reuters UK By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – The spectre of an emerging Arab-Israeli bloc that could tilt the Middle East balance of power further away from Iran is driving the Islamic Republic to pursue nuclear talks with world powers with renewed determination, officials and analysts said. Indirect talks in Qatar between Tehran

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Middle East

After 2 Years, Full Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra Plays Together Again

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — What a special treat to hear the entire Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) playing together again. Under conductor David Amos, TICO undertook an ambitious All-Beethoven program for their first full-orchestra concert after COVID forced their suspension for some two years. Prior to this concert, they have had two

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Israel’s Lapid: From Heart-Throb to the Hot Seat

Published by Reuters UK By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – As a TV star and newspaper columnist, Yair Lapid titled his weekly commentary “Being Israeli” – a rhapsody about the politically centrist middle-class that he saw holding together a fractious country, with him as its tribune. As caretaker prime minister after parliament dissolved itself on

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Middle East