The World We Share

Whatsapp Baby?

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Some twenty-five years ago our son and his wife presented us with our first grandchild. She was the center of our life and our pride and joy, and over the subsequent fifteen years she was joined by another six grandchildren, three from the same couple and three from

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, The World We Share

La Mesa Sunrise Rotary honors 4 altruistic women

By Donald H. Harrison SPRING VALLEY, California – La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club honored four women on Saturday, March 5, for their advocacy in behalf of Syrian refugees, victims of sex trafficking, survivors of torture, and abused wild animals. Besides a certificate of appreciation and half the proceeds from the tea for them to donate

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Donald H. Harrison, Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, The World We Share

In praise of the whistle blowers

“He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.”—Charles Péguy, poet and essayist (1873–1914) By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Some things that were deemed unacceptable not long ago are considered acceptable today. Other things were acceptable until recently, but are now perceived

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Natasha Josefowitz, The World We Share

Hungry Americans far exceed total number of Canadians

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Speaking at a Shabbat luncheon at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, Rabbi Jonathan Stein, secretary of the national Mazon board of trustees, said that hungry people receiving government food stamps obtain the equivalent of $4.50 per day, which based on three meals a day, works out to $1.50 per meal. The

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Donald H. Harrison, International, The World We Share, USA