Books, Poetry & Short Stories

Shafir book on Israel disputed by scholar

A Half Century of Occupation Israel, Palestine and the World’s Most Intractable Conflict by Gershon Shafir; University of California Press 2017, 296 pages; $20.56 By Moshe Dann JERUSALEM — Gershon Shafir, a former Israeli who is professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego, and founding director of its Human Rights Program, has written one […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, San Diego County

When young men’s thoughts turn to war

-Third and last of a series By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California – Of the twelve student poets who participated in the Oct. 16 Jewish Voices-Jewish Poets readings in the Astor Library of the Lawrence Family JCC, only two were males. It was a coincidence, perhaps, that both young men wrote about war. REMAIN by

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori

Student poets explore self- discovery, nature

-Second in a Series– By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California – Six of the 12 featured student poets at the opening session Oct. 16 of this year’s Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices program shared their feelings about self-discovery, animals and nature. HONESTLY by Jenna Kreedman (SD Jewish Academy Middle School)I am about 5 foot 2 I was

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard

Student poets expound on Jewish themes

First in a series By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Twelve student poets shared their original poetry for an audience of proud and beaming parents, teachers and  friends at the opening program of Jewish Poets—Jewish  Voices in the Astor Judaica Library of the Lawrence Family JCC, Tuesday evening, October 16. The audience included Rabbi Lenore

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, Jewish Religion, San Diego County

New Sutro biography tells of his ‘warts and all’

BEYOND THE TUNNEL: The Second Life of Adolph Sutro, by Mark Abbott Stern.  Mark Abbott Stern [Publisher], 2018.  322 pp.  Notes, Bibliography, Index.  Paper, $19.95. By Abraham Hoffman LOS ANGELES — Any works dealing with mining activities in Nevada’s Comstock Lode will likely mention Sutro’s Tunnel, a project designed to solve the problem of excessive

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USA

Friendship between Basques and Jews fuels novel

At Vitoria: a City’s Medieval Promise between Christians and Sephardic Jews by Marcia Riman Selz;© 2016, Archway Publishing; ISBN 9781480-852976; 217 pages plus appendices, $17.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – While the Basque people of Vitoria, Spain, were Christians, like the Jews, they were outsiders, not quite like the other Christians of Castile

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

Surviving the Shoah by hook or by crook

I Survived: My Name is Yitzkhak by Harry A. Butowsky, © 2015 Word Association Publishers, ISBN 9781633-851009; 201 pages including appendices, $18. By Donald H. Harrison   SAN DIEGO – This book came to me “over the transom,” that is, without any previous warning.  Even though it is three years old, I’m glad that I

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

Student poets to read their works Oct. 16

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The opening program of the eleventh season of Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices will showcase student poets from the San Diego Jewish community.  On Tuesday evening, October 16, 7:00 p.m. in the Astor Judaica Library, fourteen young people will read their original poems. English teacher, Elaine Lepow, will be accompanying

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar

His cup runneth over: 17th Annual Celebrity Sonnets

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Once again, the San Diego Shakespeare Society filled our ears with verse at the 17th Annual Celebrity Sonnets held at the Old Globe. Local personality Richard Lederer, clad in a velvet doublet and melon breeches, read an original sonnet in memory of the society’s founder, Alex Sandie, The

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast