By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California–Near the northwest corner of Gillespie Field is an annex of the San Diego Aerospace Museum, where visitors can hear lore and legends about aircraft from people who, in some cases, made them originally or who are helping to restore them to museum quality. Among the volunteers […]
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Donald H. Harrison
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO— Cygnet Theatre in Old Town has done it again. After a successful run of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeny Todd they are off and running with Noel Coward’s Comedy of Manners, Private Lives. What makes this madcap comedy so amazingly engaging is the terrific five (Annie Hinton comes in
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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Donald H. Harrison MIRAMAR MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, California—There are two ways to visit a museum. You can browse the entire collection, getting a little knowledge about a lot of things. Or you can focus on a single exhibit, say, for example, a World War II carrier-based aircraft known as
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Of Israel’s major newspapers, Ha’aretz is the least friendly to the present government. It is also the most likely to criticize the lack of empathy for Palestinian interests that it finds among officials and the population. The journalist who wrote a long article in the weekend edition could have been referring to colleagues when
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—The umbrella agency of San Diego’s Jewish community celebrated its 75th anniversary with a new name, new logo, new board chairperson and a newly-defined six-part mission. All this became clear Thursday evening, June 10, when the agency formerly known as the United Jewish Federation announced its board had changed its
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East
By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California—It’s funny how some things in life come full circle. In 1988 two budding young actors, Lynne Griffin and Sean Sullivan appeared together in the Old Globe’s Cassius Carter Theatre production of John Olive’s The Voice Of The Prairie. From that theatrical tale, another and much larger production
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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON–President Obama described the situation in Gaza as “unsustainable,” and a White House statement said the administration “demands a significant change in strategy” while agreeing that “Israelis have the right to prevent arms from entering into Gaza that can be used to launch attacks into Israeli territory.” Standing with Abu Mazen, the
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Shoshana Bryen, USA
God spoke to Moses on that very day, saying, “Ascend to this mount of Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, which is before Jericho and see the Land of Canaan that I give to the Children of Israel as an inheritance, and die on the mountain where you will ascend, and
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Jewish incumbents on San Diego County ballots won election or renomination to their seats in California’s primaries on Tuesday, but most Jewish candidates running for open seats fell short of the mark, or placed second for runoff spots. San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis won outright reelection in
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There is no knowledge without comparison. “Better” or “worse” are the keys to intelligence. The principle applies to how we judge our health, bank account, personal relationships, the actions of a politician or an entire country. We compare one event to another, or one time period to another. Is X more desirable than
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Ira Sharkansky, USA
By Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Turkey and Honduras, in different ways, highlight the lack of effective leadership the United States currently is able to exercise in the world. Turkey: Turkish government support for the IHH ship in the Gaza flotilla is now well understood and the anti-Semitic ravings of both official Turks
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Here it is, the day before the California primary election, and I seriously would like to see a new third party formed, one which would adopt the motto “Let’s lower our voices.” It has been almost impossible to avoid watching on television the primary battles among Republicans for the California
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USASAN DIEGO–Ilana Mysior was a musical force in our community. The life of this Israeli-born pianist, who died last March 17 from Marfan’s Syndrome, was celebrated in an evening of music and memories at the First Unitarian Universalist Church on May 22. Her last public performance as piano soloist with the New City Sinfonia under
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Eileen Wingard, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The idea of being God’s Chosen People has been as much of a burden as a blessing. Thanks to the prominence of the Hebrew Bible, the doctrine has not been something for us to cherish quietly. It has fueled the animosity and ridicule of adversaries as well as inspiring those who would
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East