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A bissel this, a bissel that—San Diego Jewish news and chatter

(Column 7, January 10, 2011) By Donald H.Harrison Tributes to Debbie Friedman, z”l San Diego’s Agency for Jewish Education, commenting on the death of Jewish composer Debbie Friedman on Sunday, commented that “Debbie was a great friend of the AJE, having performed many concerts during the years of Jewish Education Week, and at other numerous […]

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Donald H. Harrison

Israelis focus on Giffords’ Jewishness, compare Tucson rampage to Rabin assassination

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the collateral killing of Judge John Roll and several others has generated a great deal of commentary. Much of it deals with the capacity of incendiary political rhetoric to trigger violence from those who are on the fringes of sanity or utterly unhinged. Israelis are

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

This revival of ‘Hair’ has nothing to do with Rogaine

   By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD — All that exuberant energy!  All those gorgeous voices!  All those wonderful songs!  It’s Hair, The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, which has just opened in L.A. with much of its Broadway cast.  And you can readily understand why this production won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, as

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Cynthia Citron

A bissel this, a bissel that –San Diego Jewish news and chatter

(Column 6, January 8, 2011) By Donald H. Harrison The Education Beat   * Send your kid to preschool and he or she is less likely to become a criminal.  So said  District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Republican State Sen. Mark Wyland on a tour of the David & Jillian Gilmour Early Education Campus.  According

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

Is anyone–on either side–serious about the peace process?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Sorting out claim and reality is often at the center of the puzzle that an observer of politics must ponder. The puzzle may be especially severe when contending parties or governments are dealing with sensitive issues touched by religion and nationalism. Welcome to this tiny portion of the Middle East. In case

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

A bissel this, a bissel that—San Diego Jewish news and chatter

(Column 5, January 7, 2011) Mount Soledad Controversy By Donald H. Harrison Two local Republican members of Congress- Brian Bilbray and Duncan Hunter—have written a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Attorney General Eric Holder urging them to defend the Mount Soledad cross as a “secular” monument and work to overturn a ruling by

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

‘Sinatra Dance With Me’ is heaven; ‘Menopause…’ not so much

By Carol Davis LAS VEGAS,  Nevada—-I had the good fortune to make my last trip of this past year to Las Vegas to visit dear friends. That said I never pass up an opportunity to see as many shows as possible that I can squeeze in-between my compulsive gambling spirit. It’s all about winning the

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

A bissel this, a bissel that—San Diego Jewish news and chatter

(Column 4, January 6, 2011)   By Donald H. Harrison San Diego and Israel Monica Bauer Federman, spokeswoman for the Anti-Defamation League, which always works closely with law enforcement agencies, says there will be a San Diego Police Department presence at the dueling Middle East rallies on Sunday afternoon in Balboa Park to make certain

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Yeruchem Eilfort-Rabbi

Amazing stories of Jonas Feurzeig’s abilities recounted at his funeral

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – As speakers at his funeral told stories on Wednesday, Jan. 5,  of Jonas Feurzeig’s seemingly magical abilities,  more than a few attendees looked at his simple pine casket waiting to be lowered into a grave in the King David section of Greenwood Cemetery.  It would have been shocking,

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

A bissel this, a bissel that—Jewish news and chatter in San Diego

(January 5, 2011, Column 3)   By Donald H. Harrison   San Diego and Israel   Invitations are going out on Facebook from Tibi Zohar and other active members of the Jewish community to the Balboa Park demonstration planned by Israel advocates to counter another one planned by Palestinians and leftists in behalf of the

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Donald H. Harrison, Eileen Wingard, Lawrence Baron, San Diego County

Ultra-Orthodox a bloc? Not so far as Ashkenazis and Sephardim are concerned

  By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–This morning I walked to the nearby shopping center of Ramat Eshkol. That is one of the neighborhoods created soon after 1967. It is technically over the “Green Line” marking the armistice of 1948, but no one in their right mind would consider handing it over to the Palestinians. Originally its

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Ira Sharkansky

Western media fail to verify atrocity stories from the Palestinians

(Editor’s Note: San Diego Jewish World columnist Ira Sharkansky also has written a column refuting the Palestinian-spawned atrocity story mentioned below) By Barry Rubin   HERZLIYA, Israel — What happens when the New York Times publishes, with no investigation, an atrocity story about Israel that is not only false but ridiculously so, based on the most obvious

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Barry Shaw, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

A bissel this, a bissel that–Jewish news and chatter in San Diego

(Column No. 2, January 4, 2011) By Donald H. Harrison MAYORAL SPECULATION — Gary Rotto suggests the possibility of an all-Jewish runoff election for mayor of San Diego, with Congressman Bob Filner, a Democrat, facing District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, a Republican, in the 2012 officially non-partisan race to succeed incumbent Mayor Jerry Sanders. Of the

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County