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Traveling Around Israel in the Run-Up to Israel’s Independence Day

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Israel recently commemorated its 74th year of independence, preceded by the memorial day for military and terrorist casualties. To celebrate Israel’s birthday, which follows Passover by two weeks, we visited a number of places around our small country. All of these jaunts were a half-day or more, with […]

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Middle East, Opinion, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food

Israel’s Memorial Day and Independence Day

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Israel’s passions come to the fore during the 48 hours of Memorial Day and then Independence Day. Sadness, sacrifice, and joy. Along with considerable dispute as to how the sentiments should be marked. Memorial Day, last Wednesday, commemorated  24,068 persons who lost their lives while in the military and

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Opinion

‘Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits:’ The Delightful Comic Relief We’ve All Been Waiting For

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH — Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits is the delightful comic relief that we’ve all been waiting for. Thank you, North Coast Rep for providing this playful romp that might have otherwise been titled Broadway Bloopers or Broadway Barbs. The extremely talented cast includes director and performer William Selby, Cathy Barnett, Trisha

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

Congregation Beth Israel Joins PALS4PALS to write cards to PALS

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — About 13 years ago, Cole Spector first learned about ALS, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or more commonly, Lou Gehrig’s disease, when his aunt and godmother was diagnosed with this disease. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Currently there

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San Diego County

Hollywood Star Noa Tishby to Headline Jewish National Fund-USA’s Love of Israel Brunch

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The land of Israel is “the most misunderstood country on earth,” according to Israeli actress, producer, author, and activist, Noa Tishby, who was recently named the Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism & the Delegitimization of Israel by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On Sunday, August 28, 2022, Tishby will

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Middle East, San Diego County, USA

San Diego High School Student Curates Holocaust Exhibit and Presents at International Holocaust Commemoration Event for David Labkovski Project

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The David Labkovski Project (DLP) creates a living bridge from the lessons of the Holocaust to the realities of today’s world. The DLP introduces and preserves the legacy of the Holocaust experience through the artwork of world-renowned artist David Labkovski (1906-1991). His work empowers participants to engage in curated multi-disciplinary

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Holocaust, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Watch Your Step!

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I was recently made aware of the importance of being careful to avoid falling by the incident in which a friend who is a little bit younger than myself fell in her home and broke her hip. This involved a trip to the emergency room of a local

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Lifestyles

Terror Attack in Elad on Yom Ha’atzmaut: 3 Murdered, 4 Seriously Wounded

(JNS) Security forces are searching for the attackers who killed three Israelis and injured at least four people, two critically, in the central Israeli city of Elad, not far from Petach Tikvah. The attack on Thursday night came as celebrations for Yom Ha’aztmaut, Israel Independence Day, were winding down. “Unfortunately, three people who we performed

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Middle East

8 Fun and Fascinating Facts Surrounding Israel’s Founding

(Israel21c via JNS) Israel is celebrating 74 years of independence on May 5 this year. The passage of time and the solemn black-and-white photos of the period give one the feeling that the nascent country’s first footsteps were orderly, well-thought-out affairs. In reality, things couldn’t be more different: the country’s very name was hotly debated,

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Middle East

Ron Dermer on Israeli Independence Day: ‘From Powerlessness to Power’

By Ron Dermer (JNS) Israel was not established because of the Holocaust. In contrast, it is because of the modern State of Israel that there has not been another mass Jewish genocide, according to former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer. Speaking on this week’s “Diplomatically Incorrect” podcast with JINSA’s David Makovsky, Dermer

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Middle East, Opinion, USA