By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Probably no event has seared into the consciousness of the Japanese-American community more painfully than their forced relocation from their homes on the West Coast of the United States to internment camps in the interior of the country during World War II. This is the central portion of […]
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–Terms such as the “chain of Jewish tradition” and “Jewish continuity” have been so overused that they are in danger of becoming trite. However, once in a while something happens that makes me pause and reflect on how our tradition is truly ancient and unbroken. One such moment occurred for
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Jewish History, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—The intersection which Jewish settler Louis Rose called 1st and Main Streets back in 1869 as of Thursday, April 29, bears a plaque recognizing it as the place where the community of Roseville began. Today Roseville is a section of Point Loma, a neighborhood in the City of San Diego.
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—It is commonplace to see elementary school classes walking through Cabrillo National Monument on history field trips. But similar field trips to Cabrillo may also be appropriate for high school trigonometry classes – especially for those students who wonder, “What’s the point of this stuff? When would we ever
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Members of the La Playa Trail Association will place a monument at 10:15 a.m., Thursday, April 29, at the corner of Rosecrans Street and Avenida de Portugal to mark the location where the town of Roseville was founded in 1869 by Louis Rose. The monument duplicates one that had been erected
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Margaret “Midge” Costanza, 77, died in San Diego on Tuesday after a battle with cancer. Midge was a tireless advocate and impassioned champion for equality, justice and human rights. She was the first woman to hold the office of Assistant to the President of the United States, when President Jimmy Carter
POETIC SAN DIEGO By Dr. Will Kramer, z”l (From his column ‘My Shtetele California,” November 12, 1971 in the Jewish Heritage newspapers) The San Francisco correspondent of The Jewish Voice of St. Louis wrote this San Diego item in his paper’s March 31, 1893 edition: The other day a gentleman, who has made a
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Jewish History, San Diego CalendarBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — I admire Abba Eban, z”l, I do not agree with his view on governing by consensus. Eban wrote: “A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.” I have the opposite opinion: a consensus means that everyone has put aside their personal reservations
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East
Why Should I Care? Lessons from the Holocaust by Jeanette Friedman and David Gold; The Wordsmithy, LLC 2009; 263 pages By Marcia Tatz Wollner SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Why Should I Care? Lessons from the Holocaust is an easy to read and engaging text to add to one’s personal library and definitely a recommendation for a
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Marcia Tatz Wollner, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida–Sometimes you live too long and know too much. I celebrated my 96th birthday last week so I was around when East Jerusalem and the West Bank of Jordan were conquered by Israel in 1967. I learned from an aide to Teddy Kollek what he and Moshe Dayan were
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Jewish History, Middle EastBy Peter Eisner LA JOLLA, California–Sol Price, the founder of Price Club and the acknowledged father of warehouse superstores who was a life-long advocate of liberal politics and quietly gave millions to charity, died at his home in La Jolla, California, on Monday at the age of 93. His family said he had been in
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Jewish History, San Diego Calendar, USAEditor, San Diego Jewish World I was playing on the web and found the link to my articles in the San Diego Jewish World. Of course, I knew you were running them, which I very much appreciate, but I just discovered they are sponsored by Waxie Sanitary Supply in memory of Morrie Wax. I was
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Jewish History, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA
Park Ranger Tracey Walker ____________________________________________________ By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Tracey Walker, the chief ranger at Mission Trails Regional Park, has a special reason for mourning the passing of actor Gene Barry, who died Wednesday at age 90. One of Barry’s most famous television roles was as the dapper, gold-cane carrying, western lawman and gambler
Compiled by Gail Umeham Hebrew Home (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press December 25, 1953 Page 7 “Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength faileth, forsake me not.” Thus wrote the second of Israel’s kings in the immortal Psalms of David. The concern men entertain for the problems of the aged
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Jewish History, Middle East, USA