Books, Poetry & Short Stories

Look, up into the political atmosphere… It’s Captain Israel!

By Donald H. Harrison   SAN DIEGO – StandWithUs is turning another page in popular Israel advocacy—and it’s in a comic book. The Los Angeles-based group, which sends speakers and sign-bearers to counter Palestinian demonstrations and purchases space on billboards to tell Israel’s message, recently issued the first number in a comic book series to […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories

San Diego Jewish Book Fair: Author will tell story of Rick Hodes’ clinic in Ethiopia

This Is a Soul: The Mission of Rick Hodes by Marilyn Berger, HarperCollins, 2010; ISBN 978-0-06-175954-3, $25.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Journalist Marilyn Berger travels in circles which one would expect might lead to cynicism, or at least to the blasé attitude characterized by the phrase: “Been there, done that.”   Based in New York

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International

Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, writes intriguing memoir

Eva’s Story by Eva Schloss (with Evelyn Julia Kent), William B. Eerdman Publishing Co, 2010, 226 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—This is an updated version of the memoirs of Eva Schloss, who was the posthumous stepsister of the immortal Anne Frank.  Originally published in 1988, the current edition brings readers up to date

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History

‘Seder Stories’ by Nancy Rips may prompt good conversation at your seder

By Joel A. Moskowitz, MD LA JOLLA, California — In anticipation of spending a Seder with our daughter and her family, I chanced upon  a book that describes how one hundred and one famous and not so famous persons recall their experience on Pesach. Nancy Rips, a book commentator, has gathered a small volume, of

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion

A concise and relevant Holocaust compendium for classrooms

Why Should I Care? Lessons from the Holocaust by Jeanette Friedman and David Gold; The Wordsmithy, LLC 2009; 263 pages By Marcia Tatz Wollner SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Why Should I Care? Lessons from the Holocaust is an easy to read and engaging text to add to one’s personal library and definitely a recommendation for a

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Marcia Tatz Wollner, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

This Chanukah, your child can receive the gift of Jewish reading

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–This week I was honored to be a member of San Diego’s delegation to the “First Ever Jewish Legacy Forum” in Tucson, Arizona. San Diego’s Jewish Community Foundation has been a pioneer in helping local synagogues and agencies promote legacy giving and the establishment of endowment funds. Tifereth Israel Synagogue

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion

Ongoing American Jewish commitment seen as key to Israel’s long-term prospects

_____________________________________________________________ By Jack Forman LA JOLLA, California — Peace will come only when Arabs love their children more than they hate our children” –Golda Meir In a November 9 talk at the San Diego Jewish Book Fair based on his most recent book Saving Israel: How the Jewish People Can Win a War That May

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USA

Telushkin: Love your neighbor and yourself

By Jack Forman LA JOLLA, California–Rabbi Joseph Telushkin spoke engagingly with humor and insight on Sunday, November 8, to an almost-filled auditorium of San Diego Jewish Book Fair attendees at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center about some of the issues he examines in his most recent book, A Code of Jewish Ethics, volume 2

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