TEL AVIV (Press Release) – Terminal 4 – Pet Relocation, the pioneer of pet travel in Israel, on Mondayt announced the launch of its “Aliyah for Pets” project. The company, already assisting “Olim” families with their pet travel needs, will be broadening its support for Jewish families in the process of relocating to Israel. Statistics […]
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Middle EastBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — It sounded as if Florida Gov. Charlie Crist had all but declared war on the 800,000 Jewish inhabitants of his state. Bob Kunst, president of Shalom International in Miami Beach, sent Crist a vehement letter, which he shared with the media and others, accusing him of mounting “a direct
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Didi’s Magic Keys, a play for children ages 3-8, tells an engaging story while teaching valuable lessons about creative problem solving. The performance has been touring the United States this year with stops on the East Coast in New Jersey and Chicago, moving on to Las Vegas and landing in California for
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San Diego CalendarBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Jerome Summers hales from Ontario, Canada, where he is Music Director of the Stratford Symphony Orchestra and, across the border, conducts the International Symphony Orchestra of Sarnia/Port Huron, Michigan. Summers was in San Diego recently to guest conduct TICO. For several days prior to TICO’s opening concerts November 15
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar
Wine and Food Festival, 2009, behind Seaport Village ______________________________________________________ By Lynne Thrope SAN DIEGO– Amongst the 170 wineries, breweries, and spirit purveyors, 70 chefs showing off their gourmet prowess, and thousands of enthusiasts in attendance at last weekend’s Grand Tasting at the largest wine and food festival in Southern California was Ellen, my long lost
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By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO–When I first began to frequent the coffee shop I slowly realized that there were about twenty people who gathered regularly. Not all at one time, of course, but in various numbers, usually in the morning or on a pleasant evening. The group was made up of individuals from all walks
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) —Write Out Loud, San Diego’s only live dramatic short story reading company, presents The Peddler’s Gift by Maxine Rose Schur in its annual holiday program, “Giving Season,” on December 14 at 7pm at the Old Town Theatre, 4040 Twiggs Street, San Diego, 92110. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and$5 for
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–In response to a recent column, an American friend wrote the following: “In other words, you are saying that the Israeli gesture is not a good faith effort to restart peace talks. Isn’t that what the Israelis have done before when they offered “concessions” they knew were inadequate and not acceptable
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
Compiled by Gail Umeham ** Letters to the Editor Southwestern Jewish Press January 8, 1954 Page 2 December 28, 1953 Dear Mr. Kaufman: I have just returned to New York and my first thoughts were to write to you to express my appreciation for your considerate assistance to me on December 17th, 1953 while I
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–After Jacob leaves Laban and begins his journey back to Eretz Yisrael, Laban chases after him and accuses him of deserting him. Jacob explains his actions and Laban eventually decides to leave Jacob alone and returns to his own home. The Torah puts it this way: “Laban returned to his
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Jewish ReligionBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM—Reading the announcements of government officials is more of an art than a science. It is appropriate to weigh the use of certain words rather than others, and take note of what a statement does not say. No one, including those involved in its preparation, can claim certainty as to how it
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABEIRUT (WJC)–Lebanon’s new unity government has adopted a policy that recognizes the Shiite paramilitary group Hezbollah’s right to use arms against Israel, in spite of UN resolutions calling for its complete disarming. The text adopted by the Cabinet reaffirms right of “Lebanon, its government, its people, its army and its resistance” to liberate all Lebanese
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Middle East, USAVATICAN CITY (WJC)–Pope Benedict XVI has met at the Vatican with a Holocaust survivor from his native Germany. After his weekly general audience, the pontiff of the Catholic Church met with Cäcilie Peiser, the founder and honorary president of Child Survivors Germany. She presented him with a signed copy of her biography, which tells the
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a 10-month settlement construction freeze will not include Israeli’s “sovereign capital” of Jerusalem, including the eastern parts of the city captured in 1967. The moratorium would also not apply to construction already started or authorized in the West Bank, as well as buildings to allow the 300,000
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