By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–The 17th annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Arts Festival: ‘A Joyous Celebration of Art and Soul’ spread its program across the June calendar offering a variety of art, dance, music and theatre. Here are some impressions of the programs yours truly was able to attend. The first offering, The […]
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Carol Davis, Eileen Wingard, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, June 25, 1954, Page 4 Letter to the Editor Dear Mr. Kaufman Thos of us who attended the Israeli Day Celebration at Tifereth Israel Synagogue were very much impressed by the speaker, General Eliahu Ben-Hur and the supporting program. I wish to express my deepest
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Adventures in SD History, Middle EastHAIFA (Press Release)–Multiple sclerosis patients who directly confronted the stress of the Second Lebanon War suffered fewer attacks than those who chose to cope with the situation by focusing on feelings. This has been shown in a new study carried out by researchers of the University of Haifa, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Carmel
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It is appropriate to ponder the significance of one hundred thousand ultra-Orthodox demanding independence from the Israeli judiciary. While the Sephardim suffer discrimination in the ultra-Orthodox communities, only a few of their leaders made that point. It was more common for prominent Sephardi rabbis and politicians to join hands with the Ashkenazim,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman WASHINGTON, D.C. –There are six hugely important developments that have happened in the last month that will provide extraordinary help to protect Israel’s security. Unfortunately, these events have been underreported in the media: 1. On June 9, 2010, the U.N. Security Council passed a set of new sanctions against Iran
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO, California (Press Release)– Ishmael Khaldi, policy advisor to the Foreign Minister of Israel, will be speaking at Jewish Federation of San Diego County on Thursday, July 1. Khaldi is Israel’s first Bedouin diplomat, having served as deputy consul in San Francisco, and the first Muslim to rise through the ranks of the nation’s Foreign Ministry. He
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–An alarming image is appearing across the Internet showing young Islamic protestors, in Muslim and Arab garb, marching British streets, shouting hate slogans and bearing signs that clearly declaim the grimmest intentions for Westerners, including: “Britain, Your 9/11 is Coming.” This is what we are dealing with: An entire generation of
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The ultra-Orthodox (or Haredim=God fearing) promised the “Mother of all demonstrations.” This does not signal the spread of feminism. The expression may have come from Saddam Hussein’s proclamation of the “Mother of all Battles” when the United States invaded Iraq in 1991. The guess is problematic, insofar as the Haredim assert that
By David Amos SAN DIEGO–In the 18th and 19th Centuries, people attended music concerts expecting to hear a few old favorites, and at the same time, to sample newly composed music. Many of the most celebrated concerts in history featured nothing but new music. Somehow, starting in the Twentieth Century, we have lost our way.
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)– Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations welcomed the letter to President Obama currently circulating in the House of Representatives supporting the U.S.-Israel relationship and urged members of the House to join the effort led by Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX), Gary Peters (D-MI), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Agency for Jewish Education continues its summer class offerings with Professor Sanford Lakoff of UCSD. Lakoff will teach a 5 week class beginning on July 8th on “Israel: A condensed history of its origins and challenges.” This course aims to present a concise history of the origins and development of the
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Middle East, San Diego CalendarNEW YORK (Press Release)–Acerbic and hate-filled statements by President Hugo Chavez and other Venezuelan government leaders are once again contributing to a climate of rising anti-Semitism in Venezuela, where extreme criticism of Israel “continues to be used as a political tool.” According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), recent statements from Chavez and others in the
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Middle EastHAIFA (Press Release)–“Zionism has one meaning: The establishment of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel, with an emphasis on the establishment of a state,” said renowned Israeli author Prof. A. B. Yehoshua at a conference at the University of Haifa that discussed “What is Zionism in the 21st Century?”. Prof. Yehoshua opened his
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Middle EastHAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Cyclical changes in atmospheric pressure and sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean affect drought in the Sahel region on the southern Sahara rim. This has been revealed in an international study carried out by researchers from the University of Haifa, the French National Meteorological Service, Columbia University and the University
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