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September 2008

Friday, September 5, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 214)

International
Tales of squill, wagtails and sunsets by Ulla Hadar in Kibbutz Ruhama, Israel
A lightning tour through South Italy's numerous Jewish historical sites by Karen Primack in Trani, Italy
Judaism
'Prayer isn't boring... You are' by David Benkof in New York
San Diego County
In tribute to Marie Berg and other community leaders w ho came before us by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History:
—December 30, 1949: Episcopalian Rector Invites Cantor To Participate in Midnight Mass
—December 30, 1949: S.D. Lasker Lodge Bnai Brith Installation Set For January 8
—December 30, 1949: Congregation Tifereth Israel

Thursday, September 4, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 213)

International
Unlike Americans, Israeli families of politicians usually stay out of limelight by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem
Rabbi overcomes odds in Italy’s south by Karen Primack in Serrastretta, Italy
San Diego/Tijuana
American Reform group grows in Mexico by Gerry Greber in Tijuana, Mexico
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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History
—December 30, 1949: Tifereth Israel Junior League
—December 30, 1949: Council Nominates Officers for 1950:
—December 30, 1949 Memorial Altar Fund Drive Progressing
—December 30, 1949:
Rabbi Cohn To Review ‘Why Jesus Died’
Arts
All is Vanities at Pasadena Playhouse by Cynthia Citron in Pasadena, California
Thursdays With the Songs of Hal Wingard
—#18,
American Dream
—#23,
Golden Shore
—#113,
The Two Dollar Diamond

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 212)
International
Children try to persuade parents to make aliyah from war-torn Georgia by Idan Peysahovich
Special Report: Internet AntiSemitism by Debora Stone in Canberra, Australia
The Jews Down Under, a roundup of Australian Jewish news by Garry Fabian in Melbourne:
Year-long Israel odyssey inspires teacher
NSW Premier announces security funding boost
ECAJ President named to Claims Conference
MP petitions Deputy Prime Minister to ban blog
ADC calls for action against broadcasts
Western Australian Jewish Community expands
Central Synagogue feted with a grand concert
Local lobby group apologizes
San Diego County
Neo-Nazi graffiti again plagues Ner Tamid by Donald H. Harrison in Poway, California
San Diego Jewish History
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History:
—December 30, 1949: J.C.R.A. by Anna Brooks
—December 30, 1949:Congregation Beth Jacob
—December 30, 1949:Beth Jacob Ladies Auxiliary
—December 30, 1949: Tifereth Israel Sisterhood
Arts
The Actors’ Gang brings the dead to life by Cynthia Citron in Culver City, California

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 211)

International
Problems in U.S., Israel known; likely responses of leading candidates aren't by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem
Unusual ceremonies scheduled for Ramadan in Jerusalem and lifesaving at the Dead Sea by Judy Lash Balint in Jerusalem
San Diego County
Congregation Beth Am picnics on the green by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
One of Jewish San Diego's favorite columnists walks—and writes!—again It's Gert Thaler in San Diego
San Diego Jewish History
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History:
— December 30, 1949:Jewish War Veterans of the United States
— December 30, 1949:San Diego Birdie Stodel B’nai Brith Chapter No. 92
— December 30, 1949:Senior Pioneer (Negba) Club
— December 30, 1949: Hadassah

Arts
Music of Our People, a collection of Jewish songs performed by Cantor Sheldon Merel of San Diego, debuts today on San Diego Jewish World with Adon Olam


Monday, September 1, 2008 (Vol. 2,No. 210)
International
Interfaith dialogue best at grassroots level by Rabbi Dow Marmur in Toronto, Canada
Souvenirs not from U.S., Israel, but China by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
National
Eco-activists rob U.S. of 'can-do' spirit by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego
Judaism
Arrival of family from Israel prompts the brit debate:
who should do it and where? by Carol Davis in San Diego
Sports
Nike's 'Human Race' went well for red-shirted 10k runners in Tel Aviv by Ulla Hadar in Tel Aviv
San Diego Jewish History
—December 30, 1949: Life Begins for Rabbi Cohn
—December 30, 1949: Community Center Soccer Team
— December 30, 1949: Chaim Weizmann Labor Zionist Organization
December 30, 1949: San Diego Hebrew Home Auxiliary

August 2008

Sunday, August 31, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 209)

International
Amid Georgia's ruins, Jews weigh aliyah by Idan Peysahovich in Tbilisi, Georgia
Turkish diplomat saved Jews from Nazis by Rabbi Baruch Lederman in San Diego
National
Campaign 2008: VP pick Palin has 'strong working relationship' with Alaska's Jews by Matthew Brooks in Washington, D.C.
Campaign 2008: NJDC rejects RJC critique of Biden by Ira Forman in Washington D.C. Judaism
Why so many laws not found in Torah? by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal in San Diego
Lifestyles
Instrumental vs. nurturing friendships
by Natasha Josefowitz in La Jolla, California
San Diego Jewish History
San Diego Jewish World seeks historic newspapers to archive on the web
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History:
December 16, 1949: Beth Jacob P.T.A.
December 16, 1949: Youth Groups to Stage Chanu-Kapers
December 16, 1949: Temple Sisterhood
December 30, 1949: Federation Plans Community Survey
December 30, 1949: Community to Know Allocations Before Campaign Begins

Friday, August 29, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 208)
Lifestyles
Tough interview: a jet-lagged grandson, 7
by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Arts
Bolshoi Principal Dancer Sulamith Messerer centennial was August 27 by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego

San Diego Jewish History
San Diego Jewish World seeks historic newspapers to archive on the web
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History
—December 16, 1949:
Tifereth Israel Men's Club by Henry Bowman
—December 16, 1949:
Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary by Binni Brooks
—December 16, 1949:
San Diego Birdie Stodel Chapter B'nai B'rith by Bess Boroshek
—December 16, 1949:
San Diego Hebrew Home for the Aged


Thursday, August 28, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 207)

International
Worrying about Obama's Mideast advisors by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem
Campaign 2008: Biden wrong on Iran, inconsistent on Israel by Matt Brooks in Washington, D.C.
Judaism
The 'Leviticus Traps'
by David Benkof in New York
Education
Choose your student's backpack carefully by Gary Rotto in San Diego
San Diego Jewish History
San Diego Jewish World seeks historic newspapers to archive on the web
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History:
—December 16, 1949:
Sisterhood Invites All to ‘Come to the Fair’
— December 16, 1949:
Tifereth Israel Sisterhood
—December 16, 1949:
Delegation Attends Conference of Histadrut
—December 16, 1949:
Hadassah
Arts
Thursdays With the Songs of Hal Wingard, in San Diego
—#217, Silent He And A Silent She
—#200,
Two Elderly Ladies
—#2,
Emperor's New Clothes

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 206)
International
Sublimating more pressing global concerns, Rice pushes her false Mideast priorities by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C.
The Jews Down Under,
a roundup of Jewish news of Australia, by Garry Fabian in Melbourne
—Record number of Jews enter local politics
Scholarship winner to promote peace efforts
—How Jews fared in the Big Run
—Nazi Hunter calls for swift extradition
—Salcberg's Run at Olympics comes to an end
—Survivors on show in Adelaide
Move to block anti-Semitic 'Terror TV'
Police Apology for Vorchheimer
Peres Peace team arrives in Australia
Brisbane Jewish community supports victim of violence
—Jewish Issues get airing at Writers Festival

San Diego Jewish History
—December 16, 1949: Letters to Southwestern Jewish Press from Rabbi Monroe Levens, Lou Mogy, Rabbi Baruch Stern, Rabbi Morton J. Cohn, Wm. B. Schwartz, Manuel S. Fisher, Julia Steinman, Marie Berg, Clara E. Breed
—December 16, 1949: Senior Pioneer Women (Negba) Club
Sports
Jewish high school soccer sensation now a freshman on University of Maryland's team
by Bruce Lowitt in Oldsmar, Florida
Lifestyles
Life turning pleasant circles upon itself
by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Jewish tam at Currant American Brasserie
by Lynne Thrope in San Diego

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 205)

International
Filner opposes Saudi nuclear power
by Congressman Bob Filner in Washington, D.C.
Energy Freedom Summit planned in Chicago by Tom Neumann in Washington, D.C.
Letters
Does Obama think Ahmadinejad and Assad are rational?
from Mitchell Finkel in North Bethesda, Maryland
San Diego County
United Nations-style family gives Igbo names to the newest children in the clan
by Gail Umeham in San Diego
Tibor Rubin, Jewish recipient of Medal of Honor, heads for San Diego exhibit
by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
San Diego Jewish History
December 2, 1949: American Jewish Congress
December 16, 1949: ‘Home Beautiful’ Program Impressive by J(ulia) Kaufman
December 16, 1949: Labor Zionist Shekel Campaign Continues
December 16, 1949: Overseas News and Views by Maxwell Kaufman

Monday, August 25, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 204)
International
Their limited knowledge does not prevent 'intellectuals' from Middle East punditry
by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem
National
A private concert on a sultry Philadelphia night
by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego
San Diego County
J
ewish Family Service showcases its service to refugees at New American Museum reception by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
San Diego History
December 2, 1949: Jewish Labor League
December 2, 1949:Temple Senior League
December 2, 1949: 'Hay In Your Hair' by P. Kaufman
December 2, 1949: T.Y.L. 'Hello Dance' by Joel Goldfus
December 2, 1949: ‘What’s Cookin’ at Troop 99?’
Arts
The future in The Pavilion just goes on and on by Cynthia Citron in Los Angeles
Jewish License Plates
"Feigele" adorns a Lexus in New York City,
photo by Bill Swersey

Sunday, August 24, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 203)

International
Do missile defense systems really defend?
by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem
Cracks appear in U.S.-Israel alliance against nuclear Iran; what is trigger point for attack?
by Shoshana Bryen in Washington D.C.
Campaign 2008: Senator Obama and his positions on Israel
by Ambassadors Dennis Ross and Daniel Kurtzer
Judaism
Judaism's tradition of putting study first
by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal in San Diego
Remembering Rav. Henach Leibowitz
by Rabbi Baruch Lederman in San Diego
San Diego County
First Shabbat in Emanu-El's new hom; 'We are finally facing Jerusalem' by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego
Tall ships on parade on San Diego Bay
by Dan Schaffer in San Diego
San Diego History
December 2, 1949: San Diego Birdie Stodel Chapter B’nai B’rith by Bess Borushek
December 2, 1949: Women’s Auxiliary, San Diego Hebrew Home for the Aged
December 2, 1949: Council of Jewish Women
December 2, 1949: Hadassah
Sports
The embarrassment of Israel's 'pro' baseball by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
A bissel sports trivia with Bruce Lowitt in Clearwater, Florida

Friday, August 22, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 202)

San Diego
Paul Spector, hospital roommate, served as an international problem-solver
by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
San Diego History
December 2, 1949: Tifereth Israel Men’s Club
December 2, 1949: Beth Jacob Congregation
December 2, 1949: Tifereth Israel Elects Officers
December 2, 1949: Tifereth Israel Sisterhood

Thursday, August 21, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 201)

Arts
SDSU professors probe common origins, traditions of Christianity and Judaism
by Fred Reiss in Winchester, California
Thursdays With the Songs of Hal Wingard:
—#45, Love Is The Promise
—#95, Love Is So Elusive
—#174, Porcelain Love

San Diego History
'
Adventures' column provides overview of San Diego's Jewish community in late 1940s by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History; articles from the archives
December 2, 1949: Who's New?
December 2, 1949: J.C.R.A. by Jeanne Camiel
December 2, 1949: San Diego Lasker Lodge B’nai B’rith
December 2, 1949: Temple Men’s Club

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 200)

International
Former American, now an Israeli, finds faults with both Obama and McCain
by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem
Former captive nations want to be in NATO
by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C.
The Jews Down Under, a roundup of Australian Jewish news by Garry Fabian
Israeli, Aussie paramedics share knowledge
High honour for Australian community leader

Australian Government denies policy shift on Israel
Maccabi provides Jewish sporting and social networks
Security concerns about latest technology
Toben awaits verdict
Gold Coast school shuts its doors
Professionals providing community support
The Promised Land Down Under
Vorchheimer settles civil claim against authorities
The Keeper of Memories
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History

November 18, 1949: American Jewish Congress
November 18, 1949: Cottage of Israel
December 2, 1949:Mordecai Kaplan To Be Honored in Los Angeles
December 2, 1949:Agency Authorizes Fund Campaigns
December 2, 1949: Beth Jacob P.T.A.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 199)

San Diego
Jewish stories at the foot of a hospital bed by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Letters
Touching the Soul author touched by review, letter from Max Fallek
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History

November 18, 1949: Temple Senior League
November 18, 1949: Temple Beth Israel P.T.A.
November 18, 1949: Bankruptcy faces Israel, declares Christian minister
November 18, 1949:Hadassah
November 18, 1949: Junior Pioneer Women
November 18, 1949: Temple Beth Israel

Monday, August 18, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 198)
International
'Best school in Israel' a matter of survival for planned Sha'ar Hanegev High School
by Ulla Hadar in Sha'ar Hanegev, Israel.

San Diego
Why ducks are wary—but not necessarily intimidated—by those human critters by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego
Arts
Surviving and transforming in widowhood,
book review by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History

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November 18, 1949: Plans Country Fair For Temple Sisterhood
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November 18, 1949: San Diego Birdie Stodel Chapter B’nai B’rith
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November 18, 1949:Addleson Calls Meeting For Home
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November 18, 1949: 35th Anniversary Observed by Jolly 16
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November 18, 1949:Tifereth Israel Sisterhood
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November 18, 1949: Hadassah Study Group

Sunday, August 17, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 197)

International
A second- generation scholar promotes food's peace-building possibilities by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Judaism
A place to start teshuvah by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal in San Diego
Sports
A bissel sports trivia by Bruce Lowitt
in Clearwater, Florida
Letters
Ginsburg, Maccabi security committee showed high community commitment, from Stuart Simmons in San Diego
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History

November 18, 1949: Congregation Beth Jacob
November 18, 1949: S.D. Lasker Lodge
November 18, 1949:San Diego Hebrew Home for the Aged Auxiliary
November 18, 1949:Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary
November 18, 1949: Beth Jacob Ladies Auxiliary

Friday-Saturday, August 15-16, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 196)

International
Russian-Georgian conflict reverberates through Israel; chills its FSU relations by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem
So where was Russian expert Condy Rice before the bombs started falling? by Shoshana Bryen in Washington D.C.

Sports
JCC Maccabi Games tennis results, compiled by the Lawrence Family JCC
Arts
The kind of friend all may value
by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Thoughts on writing a bimonthly column
by Natasha Josefowitz in La Jolla, California
Conclusion of Reluctant Martyr,
a serialization of a historical novel by Sheila Orysiek.
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History

November 18, 1949:Israel Faces Bankruptcy! {Editorial}
November 18, 1949: Overseas News and Views by Maxwell Kaufman
November 18, 1949:Who’s New? (Maybe They Came From Your Home Town)
November 18, 1949:Weinbergers Hit Half Century Mark

Thursday, August 14, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 195)

International
Europe, dependent on Russian oil, unwilling to intervene in Georgia war by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C.
San Diego
This security chief did so well, you never heard about him or his team
by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Preparing lunc, fostering teamwork by Donald H. Harrison in La Jolla, California
Arts
Thursdays with the songs of Hal Wingard:
#28, Wondering
#304, Last Will and Testament
#286, Dying
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History

November 14, 1949: Fund Requests Pledge Payments
November 14, 1949: Jewish Institute Opens for Registration
November 18, 1949: JDC Western States Conference Ends
November 18, 1949: Local Leaders To Be Honored At Annual United Jewish Fund Meeting

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 194)

International
The snarling Russan bear returns by Shoshana Bryen in Washington D.C.
The Jews Down Under: A roundup of Jewish news in Australia and New Zealand, by Garry Fabian
—Jewish opposition leader likely to be New Zealand's next prime minister
Abe Saffron's son to name names
—Zalcberg ready for Olympics-style table tennis
—Jewish member defends Adelaide club
—Rising Liberal star confirms support for Israel
Rabbi's dismissal threatens congregational split
Margoyles' traditional Jewish welcome
—Sydney Orthodox turf war ends
—Restoring cemetery gates to the past 

San Diego
San Diego Jewry overflow Tifereth Israel for final farewell to a Holocaust Survivor
by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Dr. Paul Thomas had a life to celebrate
by Norman Greeene in San Diego
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History

November 14, 1949: J.C.R.A. by Anne B. Brooks
November 14, 1949: Troop 99 Resumes Activities
November 14, 1949: New Youth League Formed by P(aul) Kaufman
November 14, 1949: An Orange Tree's Dream by Alice Aufricht, Age 13

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 193)

International
Georgia appears to have provoked war with Russia; Jewish agencies aid refugees
by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem
Sports

Sport leads the way in caring for the hungry
by Donald H. Harrison in Lake Elsinore, California
Some individual JCC Maccabi results
compiled by the Lawrence Family JCC.
Arts
Arthur Miller obsesses mysteriously
by Cynthia Citron in Los Angeles
Separating dance text from dance midrash
by Sheila Orysiek in Costa Mesa, California
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History
November 14, 1949: Tifereth Israel Sisterhood
November 14, 1949: Hadassah
November 14, 1949: Pioneer Women Negba Club
November 14, 1949: Birdie Stodel Chapter B’nai B’rith


Monday, August 11, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 192)

International
A Tisha B'Av hike around the Old City by Judy Lash Balint in Jerusalem
Beijing Olympics - YEA! Well, maybe not…. by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego
San Diego mission to Sha'ar Hanegev focuses on educational issues, cooperation
by Ulla Hadar in Kibbutz Ruhama, Israel

San Diego
Reflections on the JCC Maccabi Games by Gary Rotto in San Diego
Lifestyles

Enjoying the local fare in Carlsbad by Donald H. Harrison in Carlsbad, California
Arts
Sight Unseen reflects on 'Jewish' writers by Gail Feinstein Forman in San Diego
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History

November 14, 1949: Jr. Pioneer Women
November 14, 1949:Beth Jacob Cong Elects New Officers
November 14, 1949:Hadassah Annual Convention to be November 13th


Sunday, August 10, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 191)

International
Rocky political future for prisoner deal
by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem
Peace proponents, members of Kol Acher, gather on both sides of Gaza border by Ulla Hadar in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel
Hiding in Holland from the Nazi killers by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
San Diego
Not 'Mission' Bay but perhaps 'Synagogue' Bay? by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
Judaism
JCC Maccabi Games exemplified ahavat chinam, selfless love, uniting all Jews by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal in San Diego
Sports
How the teams fared at JCC Maccabi Games, compiled by the Lawrence Family JCC
A bissel sports trivia with Bruce Lowitt in Clearwater, Florida

Lifestyles

Donovan’s Steak and Chop House a prime reason to visit historic Gaslamp Quarter by Lynne Thrope in San Diego
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History

November 14, 1949: JDC-USNA Hold Joint Meeting
November 14, 1949: Council of Jewish Women
November 14, 1949: Letter to the Editor from Rabbi Morton J. Cohn
November 14, 1949: Personals {Rabbi Baruch Stern}
November 14, 1949: Temple Beth Israel Sisterhood

Friday-Saturday, August 8-9, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 190)_

2008 JCC Maccabi Games
Jewish communal leaders predict lasting benefits as 2008 JCC Maccabi Games end
by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego
International