Philanthropists urged to utilize community teamwork

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—The Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) and San Diego Grantmakers co-hosted a special philanthropic education event featuring distinguished speaker and author Dr. Jeffrey Solomon on April 15.The event attracted more than 95 attendees. JCF Board Chair Murray Galinson who also serves on the San Diego Grantmakers Board welcomed guests to the event. “Jeff’s […]

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San Diego Calendar

SDJA presents Irish Catholic-born Orthodox Jewish star of 'Circumcise Me'

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – On Sunday, May 23rd, San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) will celebrate its 30th anniversary with An Evening of Comedy featuring a performance by comedian Yisrael Campbell fresh from his hit off-Broadway show, Circumcise Me. All proceeds from the event benefit the Every Child Campaign, which helps SDJA provide its students

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Middle East

Lebanese government conspiring with Hezbollah to arm against Israel

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It could not have been more explicit.    Standing next to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington, Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak said if the situation in Lebanon flares into warfare as it did in 2006, Israel would not just blame Hezbollah. “The main responsibility lies with the

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

San Diego County’s Historic Places: Bancroft Ranch House

By Donald H. Harrison   SPRING VALLEY, California—Speculation was popular from the 17th through 19th centuries that Native Americans might have been descended from the Lost Tribes of Israel. In this community off State Route 94, there once lived a famous historian who was among those who investigated the Lost Tribe theory and then dismissed it as being

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Donald H. Harrison

Little optimism as Mideast 'peace talks' start anew

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It is not starting well. One commentator described the talks between Israel and the Palestinians as “beginning on the left foot.” Another called them a “farce.” Several estimated their chances of success as “close to zero,” and attributed their plight to American bumbling. Neither the Israeli Prime Minister nor the Palestinian President

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Another Israel divestment vote at UCSD planned tonight

 SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The student community at UC San Diego is once again facing a divestment debate this evening, Wednesday May 5th. The anti-Israel leadership has already started sending emails, letters, petitions, and propaganda campaigns to promote their mission for the sake of demonizing Israel on campus. The anti-Israel group is calling for their

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Middle East

For refugees, policies of host countries make all the difference

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel–“Refugees.” That word means many different things to many different people. The readership of the magazine of the Association of Jewish Refugees (the British publication for which I also write)  is loosely defined as having once fallen into that category. By today, however, most of those who once sought refuge from a

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East