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Sightseeing Review: Oasis Camel Dairy

Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori RAMONA, California – Camels know all about water conservation.  Just ask Gil Riegler, the Canadian-born, Israeli-raised owner of the Oasis Camel Dairy located in this inland San Diego County town. “Camels can go two weeks without drinking, lose 25 percent of their body weight in […]

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San Diego County: America’s animal capital

Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori and Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – San Diego County is the animal capital of the United States, and possibly the world. I say this without reservation or qualification after a 10-day vacation period during which my son David and grandchildren Brian, 10 and Sara,

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 18, 2018 (7 items)

Butterfly Project striving to memorialize each of 1.5 million children lost in the Holocaust Cheryl Rattner-Price, co-founder and executive director of the Butterfly Project, said 212,238 butterflies have been painted and exhibited around the world in an effort to represent the 1.5 million children who were murdered in the Holocaust. The non-profit organization hopes to

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Historic question: Is turkey really kosher?

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The question of turkey’s status as a permitted bird is a topic that comes up every Thanksgiving holiday season. Nevertheless, many Orthodox Jews I personally know will never eat turkey since there is no tradition permitting it. Clearly, the Torah does not mention turkey at all

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AJWS endorses global campaign to save the forests

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)–Nine of the world’s leading philanthropic foundations announced their intent to commit at least $459 million through 2022 to the protection, restoration and expansion of forests and lands worldwide and the recognition of indigenous peoples’ and traditional communities’ collective land rights and resource management. These are powerful and under-appreciated climate solutions and

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Jerusalem Zoo’s Doron sentimental in visit to S.D. Zoo

Story by  Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – In Hebrew, Shai Doron’s names – both his first and his last name – mean “gift,” and as he goes from one successful post to the next, perhaps he feels that in the matter of careers, he has been doubly gifted.  Currently

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 11, 2018 (3 items)

Israel Defense Prize goes to man who discovered a way to detect Hamas tunnels Col. Yaniv Avitan, a graduate of the Jerusalem College of Technology’s (JCT) electro-optics engineering department, received the 2018 Israel Defense Prize from the Israeli Ministry of Defense for his role heading a team that works to detect the Hamas terror group’s

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Cushion stars and tuataras in Picton, N.Z.

Editor’s Note: This is the 15th in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego.  Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 By Donald H.

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Noah would be proud of Dr. Gary Weitzman

By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word, humane, as “being marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals”. This is a good description of Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Giving

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Real Tasmanian Devil unlike Warner Bros’ ‘Tazzy’

  Editor’s Note: This is the ninth in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego.  Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 By Donald H. Harrison

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SeaWorld Encounters on World Penguin Day

Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – If I had gone into the place blind-folded, I might have thought I was in the sanctuary of a synagogue—a very cold sanctuary—listening to the sounds of shofars being blown in celebration of Rosh Hashanah. The blasts were reminiscent of the tekiah

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Pentagon spent $22 million on UFO research, reports say

The Pentagon spent millions of dollars investigating reports of unidentified flying objects, according to reports from The New York Times and Politico. The $22 million Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program began in 2007 after its funding was pushed by Sen. Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat who retired this year, according to The Times. Reid has

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