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We Were Europeans: A Personal History of a Turbulent Century by Werner M. Loval, Gefen Publishing House, 2010, ISBN 9789652295224, 520 pages including index, no price listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Although he is not a household name, Werner M. Loval has led a life that has brought him into contact with […]
A man of two centuries, four continents tells his Jewish story Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
How to Be a Mentsh (& Not a Shmuck) by Michael Wex, HarperCollins, New York; ISBN 978-0-06-177112-5 ©2009, $13.99, p. 178 plus notes and bibliography. Hillel: If Not Now, When? by Joseph Telushkin, Nextbook, New York, ISBN 978-0-553-8052-4281-2, ©2010, $24.00, p. 217 plus notes and bibliography. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California –Yiddish speakers are
Wex and Telushkin tell us about menshen and others Read More »
Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion
Brush Barry Brush by Linda Valderrama, R.D.H.; illustrated by Sudi Memarzadeh, Shirley’s Gil Publications, ISBN 978-0-578-06605-9 51195; 29 pages including brushing chart with stickers, $11.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — This book is for parents and grandparents to read to preschoolers. Written by dental hygienist Linda Valderrama, who is a member of our
Book for preschoolers offers a health tip that adults could brush up on Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO –Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) is to be congratulated for doing a great “mitzvah” by featuring the works of four unfamiliar composers, three of them alive today. All three living composers were present at the performances last month, at the La Jolla Country Day School, November 14, and at Tifereth
TICO concert emphasized works of living composers Read More »
Eileen Wingard
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MITZPEH RAMON, Israel — I’ve never been to a passing-out parade at Sandhurst or West Point, and am not likely ever to go to one, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the ceremony at which my granddaughter was made an officer in Israel’s Air Force (no, she’s not a pilot) was
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Dorothea Shefer-VansonFinding Words by Merle Feld, URJ Press, New York; ISBN 978-0-8074-1162-9, ©2010, $14.95, 86 pages. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Finding Words by Merle Feld, an award-winning author and playwright, is a book of poetry that pulls at the heartstrings. Feld’s poetry expresses her most intimate feelings on the significance of family and
Poems in ‘Finding Words’ will find your heart Read More »
Fred Reiss, EdD
With A Doll in One Pocket and a Pistol in the Other, (Memoir of Rebecca Cohen Mayer, 1837-1930); annotated by Kay Goldman, Create Space, ISBN 1453777776, 144 pages including index, 2010, No price listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – There is more than one way to read a work like this. You can
A teenage bride faces the American West Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – It was a mostly adult party that even the neighbor children were excited to attend so that they could see for themselves. How often do you get to meet a woman who is 105 years old, or sing her “Happy Birthday,” watch her blow out
Guests from arts and media gather for Laura Simon’s 105th Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO –I spent the entire month of October on the East Coast, book-ended by two concerts featuring my younger sister, Violinist Zina Schiff. On Saturday evening, October 2, in the New England Conservatory’s excellent Jordan Hall, Zina performed the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Longwood Symphony under the direction of Jonathan
Violinist Schiff wins plaudits in her new hometown of Boston Read More »
Eileen WingardTorah Tapestries: Words of Wisdom Woven from the Weekly Parashah, Bereishis by Shira Smiles, Feldheim Publishers, New York; ISBN 978-1-59826-641-2, ©2010, $19.99, 201 pages plus bibliography, index, and glossary (Also available as a Kindle eBook) By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — In the Book of Deuteronomy (31:10-12), God commanded that every seventh year, at
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish ReligionSAN DIEGO—Well, were the recent elections good for us Jews? Yes and no. Some Jewish incumbents lost their seats, others retained them, and some Jewish candidates will become freshmen members of Congress next term. Some Jews lost their committee chairmanships in the House, but one Jew—Eric Cantor of Virginia—appears poised to become the next majority
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Donald H. Harrison, USAHey Waiter…There’s God in My Soup! Learning Kabbalah through Humor by Sam “Simcha” Krause with Terry Krause; ISBN 978-1-553-4537-2980-9, ©2010, $16.00, 98 pages By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Jewish tradition holds that Moses received three things from God on Mt. Sinai. First, he received the Written Law, known as the Torah and Five
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish ReligionSAN DIEGO—We can help our fellow Jews by voting in today’s election, whether we are Democrats or Republicans, members of a smaller party or “decline-to-state” voters. We can help our people just by going to the polls, no matter which candidates or ballot propositions that we, as individuals, vote for. The sad fact in American
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Donald H. Harrison, USASAN DIEGO — It was horrifying to read about the wanton attack on a Catholic Church in Baghdad in which more than 50 people were violently slain and even more were injured. I’m sure I speak in behalf of the entire Jewish community in offering heartfelt condolences to the large Chaldean community of San
Heartfelt condolences to our neighbors and cousins, the Chaldeans Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County