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International and National
*'Battle of the Stars' highlighted Democratic convention in SD

*ZOA issues summary of Winograd Commission Report on leadership failure in Lebanon War  
                              
*When Israel's news depresses, Talmud enlightens

*Rep. Tom Lantos needs to recall history

*DNC celebrates Jewish American heritage month

*Filner backs Holocaust education grants

Regional and Local
*Welcome to our San Diego Jewish World

Daily Features
Jews in the News
Jewish Grapevine

Arts & Entertainment
*Humanitarian who fought against genocide does so again, from beyond the grave, in Filloux play


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*Keruv talk on Jewish-Catholic intermarriage
 

April

President George W. Bush declares May 2007 as Jewish-American Heritage Month, in LRS Newsletter #32
2007-04-30


*An easy way to learn to speak Hebrew, in LRS Newsletter #32
2007-04-30

Filner backs plan to permit undocumented workers to pay fine and earn citizenship, in LRS Newsletter #32 2007-04-30

Our lives in first person: We experience The Gift of the Magi, in LRS Newsletter #32  2007-04-30

August Wilson Recreates the 60s in Old Globe's Two Trains Running, in LRS Newsletter #32 2007-04-30

Yom Ha'Atzma'ut Festival in San Diego: Photo coverage in LRS Newsletter #31 2007-04-29

A governor, mayor and an admiral join San Diegans in a salute to Gert Thaler for her work in behalf of Tel Aviv and Jaffa, in LRS Newsletter #31. 2007-04-29

California Democratic Convention Report: For the Jewish community, one Democratic presidential candidate is easy to dismiss, in LRS Newsletter #30.
2007-04-28

Columnist Ira Sharkansky in Israel
casts a critical eye on the Palestinian media campaign, in LRS Newsletter #30. 2007-04-28


Republican Jewish Coalition spins its version of Democratic presidential confab, in LRS Newsletter #29.  2007-04-27

Opinion: The need to codify Roe v.Wade, in LRS Newsletter #29. 2007-04-27

Filner calls for 'innovation agenda to promote science, technology in schools, in LRS Newsletter #29. 2007-04-27

Jewish, Greek Orthodox, Muslim and Hindu journalists form interfaith group, in LRS Newsletter #29 2007-04-27

Opinion: Why this Jew favors the Mt. Soledad cross, in LRS Newsletter #29
2007-04-27

Restaurant Review: 1500 Ocean now light, breezy and very modern, in LRS Newsletter #29 2007-04-27

 Keyboard Conversation with Jeffrey Siegel heads for Jewish Music Festival, in LRS Newsletter #29. 2007-04-27

'You Shall be Holy'—But Exactly How? in LRS Newsletter #29 2007-04-27

D'var Torah: Koach Halashon—A folk tale: On lyin' about a lion, in LRS Newsletter #29 2007-04-27



Haifa University study indicates soldiers leave Israel Defense Forces more dovish, in LRS Newsletter #28 2007-04-26

Columnist Bruce Kesler asks 'Was the western media duped in its 2nd Lebanon War coverage?" in LRS Newsletter #28 2007-04-26

Songs of Leiber and Stoller delight
in Welk Theatre's Smokey Joe's Cafe.  Review by Carol Davis appears in LRS Newsletter #28. 2007-04-26

Two units of San Diego State University join the Peres Peace Center to promote Arab-Israeli cooperation on agriculture, in LRS Newsletter #27. 2007-04-25

Dr. Fred Reiss, a Jewish scholar, presents the background on the controversy over crypto-Jews, in LRS Newsletter #27. 2007-04-25

Sayings from some of our famous sages: Woody Allen, Albert Einstein, Golda Meir and the Jewish folk, in LRS Newsletter #26. 2007-04-24

Herb Targum takes his camera to Yom Hazikaron ceremonies at the Lawrence Family JCC, in LRS Newsletter #25 2007-04-23

Bruce Kesler tells his thoughts on
turning 59 with Israel, in LRS Newsletter #25.2007-04-23

Conductor David Amos debuts his
music column on this website, in LRS Newsletter #25. 2007-04-23


Judy Lash Balint reports a warm breeze comforted attendees of national Yom Hazikaron ceremonies in Israel, in LRS Newsletter #24. 2007-04-22

Ira Sharkansky tells of how Israelis are "holding their fingers" (in Israel people don't cross them) for a bone marrow recipient, in LRS Newsletter #24. 2007-04-22

Sheila Orysiek suggests that Jews background themselves before dialoguing with Evangelical Christians in LRS Newsletter #24 2007-04-22


  We found more than a dozen stories in the daily papers about Jews making news.  If you were unable over Shabbat to read your daily newspaper, we'll help you catch up, in LRS Newsletter #23 2007-04-21

Reflecting on the Virginia Tech Massacre, Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal ponders what the media should do when the news in leshon harah, in LRS Newsletter #22 2007-04-20

Looking for adult Jewish education in San Diego.  Sandy Golden reports that AJE can show the way, in LRS Newsletter #22 2007-04-20

Carol Davis reviews Wozzeck, Enchanted April and Wit in today's Arts in Review column, in LRS Newsletter #22 2007-04-20

Rabbi Baruch Lederman tells the remarkable story of the Straus Brothers, in LRS Newsletter #22 2007-04-20.

 Insecurity of South Koreans in Virginia Tech aftermath parallels experiences of Jewish community, suggests columnist Donald H. Harrison in LRS Newsletter #21 2007-04-19


Retired forensic pyschiatrist Dr. Joel Moskowitz ponders the legal issues that prevented officials from committing gunman Cho Seung-Hui to a mentalLRS Newsletter No. 21 institution, in . 2007-04-19

Zionist Organization of America persuades Coca-Cola to give serious consideration to plight of former Egyptian Jewish family, in LRS Newsletter No. 21 2007-04-19


President Bush outlines Darfur policy in speech at the Holocaust Museum, in LRS Newsletter #20. 2007-04-18

Ira Sharkansky essays on when is right time to teach children about the Holocaust, in LRS Newsletter #20. 2007-04-18

A Holocaust survivor dies protecting his students in Virginia Tech massacre, in LRS Newsletter #19 2007-04-17

  Jewish Family Service tells results of annual meeting, awards, in LRS Newsletter #19  2007-04-17

Rabbi Dow Marmur says fear of Iran are fueling Arab peace overtures to Israel, in LRS Newsletter #18 2007-04-16

Judy Lash Balint expresses concern over how the Holocaust will be remembered after the survivors pass on, in LRS Newsletter #18 2007-04-16

Herb Targum provides a photo essay of survivors featured at San Diego observance of Yom Hashoah, in LRS Newsletter #17 2007-04-15

180 photos discovered of family that perished in Shoah.  Who are they? Bruce Kesler has a commentary, in LRS Newsletter #17 2007-04-15

Commentator Ira Sharkansky notes that the Shoah and Israel are eternally linked, in LRS Newsletter #17 2007-04-15

Guest commentator Dr. Alex Grobman tells why numbers matter when discussing the extent of the Shoah, in LRS Newsletter #17 2007-04-15

Rabbi Baruch Lederman tells how a stranger's kindness after making a chance discovery helped bring a family together, in LRS Newsletter #17 2007-04-15


Dance critic Sheila Orysiek weighs what Internet criticism will mean for the Arts, in LRS Newsletter #17 2007-04-15


UCSD holds its 29th annual cultural celebration at Thurgood Marshall College. Sandi Masori's story in LRS Newsletter #16.  2007-04-14

Columnist Donald H. Harrison reflects at a traffic light on a Holocaust lesson, in LRS Newsletter #16 2007-04-14

San Diego Jewish Academy to honor Holocaust Survivors at ceremony remembering those who perished.  Story in LRS Newsletter #15 2007-04-13

So, why do we Jews like to ask questions?  Isn't that Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal asking, in LRS Newsletter #15? 2007-04-13

Haifa University reports Holocaust survivors suffered terribly in 2nd Lebanon War.  Story in LRS Newsletter No. 14 2007-04-12

 Democratic presidential candidates —all the major ones—courting the Jewish vote at NJDC confab.  Story in LRS Newsletter No. 14.  2007-04-12

Remember the campers in Marjorie Morningstar?  They're 50 years older and coming to San Diego.  Story by Geri Kuscher Pizzi, in LRS Newsletter No. 14.  2007-04-12

Carol Davis reviews Hold Please, an Old Globe play examining the office from four women's perspectives, in LRS Newsletter No. 14.  2007-04-12

Ira Sharkansky speculates on the disappearance of Azmi Beshara, an Arab member of the Knesset, in LRS Newsletter No. 13 2007-04-11

Congressman Bob Filner (D-San Diego) draws mixed reactions in return to history classes at SDSU.  Story by Donald H. Harrison, in LRS Newsletter No. 13.  2007-04-11

Carol Davis reviews John Patrick Shanley's Sailor's Song, in LRS Newsletter No. 13. 2007-04-11

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) calls on community members to participate in Shoah commemorations, in LRS Newsletter No. 12 2007-04-10

Author Natasha Josefowitz debuts her column with a look at the generational gap in retirement homes, in LRS Newsletter No. 12 2007-04-10


Israelis rush to Mimouna celebrations and bakeries as Pesach ends.  Story by Judy Lash Balint in LRS Newsletter No. 11 2007-04-09

Turning a blind eye to Israel-bashing is a form of anti-Semitism, commentator Bruce Kesler says in LRS Newsletter No. 11  2007-04-09


Sharing power with unions is good governance, San Diego Community College District Board President Marty Block says.  Story by Donald H. Harrison in LRS Newsletter No. 11 2007-04-09

Five hundred crowd Lawrence Family JCC to fete Rabbi Martin Lawson. Carol Davis reports in LRS Newsletter No. 10 2007-04-08

Restaurant critic Lynne Thrope debuts her column on this site with a review of Chef Axel European Bistro, in LRS Newsletter No. 10 2007-04-08

Ira Sharkansky, in a letter from Jerusalem, observes that Israeli government always has to choose from imperfect alternatives, in LRS Newsletter No. 9  2007-04-07

Just as Christians have their Easter bunnies, so too do we Jews have our mythic animals, reports Donald H. Harrison, in LRS Newsletter No. 9 2007-04-07

Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal of Tifereth Israel Synagogue inaugurates a weekly "Torah on One Foot" column, in LRS Newsletter No. 8.  2007-04-06

In his debut column on this site, Rabbi Wayne Dosick tells why the attitude of "whatever" fails to live up to the Jewish moral mandate, in LRS Newsletter No. 7.  2007-04-05

Shalom Foundation devises a challenging summer program for people who want to learn Yiddish—in Poland.  Newsletter No. 7 2007-04-05

Drama critic Carol Davis looks back on three Southern California productions. Newsletter No. 7. 2007-04-05


Ever wonder how they made matzo in the 19th Century? Western States Jewish History in its current issue revives a story about how it was done, in LRS Newsletter No. 6. 2007-04-04

Dance writer Sheila Orysiek tells what made the Salute to Tchaikovsky performed by the City Ballet so special last weekend at the Lawrence Family JCC, in LRS Newsletter No. 6. 2007-04-04


Popular "Arts in Review" columnist Carol Davis, formerly of San Diego Jewish Times, premieres her column on this site with a look at Paula Vogel's The Long Christmas Ride Home in LRS Newsletter No. 5 2007-04-03

Ira Sharkansky, our esteemed Jerusalem correspondent and professor emeritus of Hebrew University, reflects  on his days as one of the few Jewish students at Wesleyan University in LRS Newsletter No. 5 2007-04-03

Sheila Orysiek, with a hilarious eye for detail, shares her remembrances of Passovers past, in LRS Newsletter No. 5
2007-04-03

Rabbi Michael Berk, new senior rabbi for Congregation Beth Israel, is profiled in LRS Newsletter No. 4  2007-04-02

Jewish Music Festival to screen We Want Light in kickoff for San Diego Jewish Music Festival.  Reported in LRS Newsletter No. 4  2007-04-02


Although times are somber, Jerusalemites follow some light-hearted customs in preparation for Pesach. Column by Judy Lash Balint in LRS Newsletter No. 3 2007-04-01

Editor's reading file: Stories in recent issues of United Synagogue Review, San Diego Weekly Reader and WIZO Review caught our editor's eye. The gleanings may be found in LRS Newsletter No. 3  2007-04-01

  Los Angeles theatre scene: Cynthia Citron brings us up to date on some recent and current plays, particularly those of specific Jewish interest in LRS Newsletter No. 3 2007-04-01

March

'Birds of Prey' near UCSD Hillel House. Donald H. Harrison comments on latest exclusionary tactics of the La Jollans in LRS Newsletter No. 2 2007-03-31

Theological Debate: Chabad Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort takes on Christian evangelist Dyan Salatino in LRS Newsletter No. 2 2007-03-31
Advocates for Israel form a new chapter in San Diego.  Story by Donald H. Harrison in LRS Newsletter No. 2 2007-03-31

San Diego Jewish Community Calendar: We begin a 'clip and save' series of listings for your own desktop calendars in LRS Newsletter No. 2  2007-03-31

Eric Frydler the musician is a Renaissance man.  Jerry Levens profiles him in LRS Newsletter No. 1  2007-03-30

One thing always changes in the Middle East—the weather, reports Muriel Goldhammer from Kfar Saba. Story in LRS Newsletter No. 1   2007-03-30

Africa deserves the world's attention but Middle East has the oil.  Ira Sharkansky's commentary in LRS Newsletter No. 1  2007-03-30

Louis Rose Birthday celebration, personal celebrations stir thoughts of our responsibility to history—Story by Donald H. Harrison in LRS Newsletter No. 1   2007-03-30

Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi serve up meaty performance—Story by Eileen Wingard in LRS Newsletter No. 1  2007-03-30

San Diego Jewish Times folds with Passover edition—Story in LRS Newsletter No. 1.  2007-03-30

2006

2006-12-13--Navy considers modifying swastika barracks following inquiries from Congresswoman, ADL (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-12-08—Baker, Carter and Gates and the scapegoating of Israel (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-12-08—Children and Borat: unwise viewing choice (Commentary by Marsha Sutton)

December 8, 2006—Expert explains  'Capgras Syndrome'; that underlies The Echo Maker  (Story by Dr. Joel Moskowitz)

2006-12-01—Changing of the guard at San Diego State's Jewish Studies Program (Story by  Donald H. Harrison)

2006-11-28--This Day of Atonement is Jewish, but it's not about Yom Kippur (Play Preview by Jerry Levens)

2006-11-28—Remembering Chanukah's Real Religious Meaning (Commentary by Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort)

2006-11-26—The transcendent importance of Oy Vey Iz Mir (essay by Sheila Orysiek)

2006-11-20—Defining Israeli reality while enjoying luxury in Eilat
(Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-11-18--Enjoy gourmet food? Well here's a very 'wizo' choice (Story by Jerry Levens)

2006-11-18—Wishful Drinking...Carrie Fisher tells her tragedy with lots of laughs (Play review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-11-15--Good news for Jewish politicians (Story by  Donald H. Harrison)

2006-11-11—Two license plates that  really belong together (Story by  Donald H. Harrison)

2006-11-11—Reading In My Mother's Kitchen will make you wish you were there too (Book review by Jerry Levens)

2006-11-09—Dangers to Jerusalemites come from many different directions (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-11-09—Borat won't bore you, but it may disgust you (Movie review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-11-09—Camiel takes readers on happy  hike through the canyons of memory (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-10-30—Attack and counter-attack in corruption case against Olmert (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky

2006-10-28—Souvenir: Memories of a  big heart, terrible voice (Play review by Cynthia Citron)

November 2006
2006-11-28--This Day of Atonement is Jewish, but it's not about Yom Kippur (Play Preview by Jerry Levens)

2006-11-28—Remembering Chanukah's Real Religious Meaning (Commentary by Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort)

2006-11-26—The transcendent importance of Oy Vey Iz Mir (essay by Sheila Orysiek)

2006-11-20—Defining Israeli reality while enjoying luxury in Eilat
(Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-11-18--Enjoy gourmet food? Well here's a very 'wizo' choice (Story by Jerry Levens)

2006-11-18—Wishful Drinking...Carrie Fisher tells her tragedy with lots of laughs (Play review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-11-15--Good news for Jewish politicians (Story by  Donald H. Harrison)

2006-11-11—Two license plates that  really belong together (Story by  Donald H. Harrison)


2006-11-11—Reading In My Mother's Kitchen will make you wish you were there too (Book review by Jerry Levens)

2006-11-09—Dangers to Jerusalemites come from many different directions (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-11-09—Borat won't bore you, but it may disgust you (Movie review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-11-09—Camiel takes readers on happy  hike through the canyons of memory (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

October 2006

2006-10-30—Attack and counter-attack in corruption case against Olmert (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky

2006-10-28—Souvenir: Memories of a  big heart, terrible voice (Play review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-10-25—Katzav et al: parade of Israeli politicians may face charges (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-10-25—Do I hear a song? (Review by Cynthia Citron of Musical of Musicals: the Musical)

2006-10-25 — In this one, Salome sings ( Review of Leipzig by Cynthia Citron  )

2006-10-25—San Diego Jewish Times singles columnist
is engaged: her own romance revealed (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-10-08—Jewish license plates: Decoding Khai 18 (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-10-07—Arthur Miller's Broken Glass examines the effect 
of Kristallnacht on an American Jewish family (Play Review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-10-07—No Escaping It: Fleischman's 'Houdini' Will Handcuff Kids to the Reader's Chair (Book review by Joel Moskowitz, MD)

2006-10-07—George Gershwin Alone, an Old Globe concert-play
 deserves audiences packed with music lovers (Concert/play review by Jerry Levens)

2006-10-06—Our San Diego Alef Bet News of Jews of San Diego County (compiled by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-10-06—On walking counter-clockwise to Isaweea—is clockwise too dangerous? (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-10-06-- Eleventh Hour Before Iran Gets the N-Bomb (Commentary by Ya'acov Liberman)  

2006-10-05—Time for the Jewish community to speak up against Escondido's racism (Commentary by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-10-04—Palestinian civil strife: good or bad for Israel? (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

September 2006

2006-09-26—San Diegan's sexually charged novel paints gritty picture of Israel (Book review by Donald H. Harrison) 

2006-09-22—Israeli news makes few ripples for vacationers in Leiden (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-09-22 — The eruv and the cross: what are the rules for separating church and state? (Commentary by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-18 — Some post-Lebanon reflections on the Holocaust and Israel (Essay by Solly Ganor)

2006-09-16—Zayde the Student: Why I like being a 'San Diego
State student,' but not an 'Aztec' (Commentary by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-16 —Talley's Folly poses the question 'Should a Christian marry out?' (Play review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-09-13—One billion people live in slums—can we help them, before it's too late? (Commentary by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-12—Learning something from Khatami's visit to Harvard (commentary by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-11—Another Judge's Cross to Bear (Link to story by Daniel Strump on the Voice of San Diego website)

2006-09-11—How the late Congressman Clair Burgener
handled running against a Klansman (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-10—Surveying the organizations helping Israel in the wake of war (Commentary by Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort)

2006-09-10—On DVD: Akeelah and the Bee—Spell it i-n-s-p-i-r-i-n-g. (Review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-10—Proud mothers cruise the roadways (License plate update by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-09—Our San Diego Alef Bet: News of Jews of San Diego County (Compiled by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-09—Is Israel now losing the Lebanon peace? (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-09-08—On DVD: RV: Memories of cheap gasoline, and an unforgettable family vacation (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-07-A discourse on Deuteronomy (Commentary by Irvin H. Jacobs)

2006-09-07—Wake Up! Another  Holocaust in Offing (Commentary by Ya'acov Liberman)

2006-09-07—Continuing the Jewish debate over loyalty to the Democrats (Commentary by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-06—Zayde The Student: SDSU's Snyder Judaic Studies Reading Room may face the fate of many Jewish memorials (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-05—On DVD: Methods in Inside Man clearly were unethical (Review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-04—Moonlight and Magnolias: Hilarious back-story about Gone With the Wind (GWTW) (Play review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-09-04—Zayde the Student: Why passing by Nasatir Hall makes me think of actor James Stewart (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-04—Disturbing developments in the Middle East: Here is the litany—and a response (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-09-03 -- Our San Diego Alef Bet:  News of Jews of San Diego County (Compiled by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-02—A New Jewish License Plate Becomes Mother of a Dialogue (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-09-01—Commentary: A salute to Philip Paulson (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

August 2006

2006-08-31—Readers scold, applaud us for leaving the Democrats (Story by Donald H. Harrison)  

2006-08-30—Zayde the Student: 'Birthright' experience prompts student to return to active Jewish life (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-29—Israelis argue over who should head inquiry commission after Lebanon II  (commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-08-29—Zayde The Student: Are there Jewish stories at SDSU? I have a suspicion there are plenty! (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-28—Historic Casa de Tempo in San Diego
stirs up sour memories of dictators (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-27—A Mensch in Florida adds to our collection (Jewish license plate update by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-26-Our San Diego Alef Bet: News of Jews of San Diego County (Compiled by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-25—Zayde The Student: Sleuthing for answers about the Graduate Bulletin and SDSUcard (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-24—Israel's president, ex-minister embroiled in allegations of sexual misconduct (Commentary by  Ira Sharkansky)

2006-08-24—Zayde The Student: Forty years after receiving a B-A, it's off to SDSU for graduate work (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-23—Hadassah's book on health and wellness deserves commendation and recommendation (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-23—Our collection of Jewish license plates grows;
readers, please send more! 

2006-08-22 —Norman Mann, letter writer, now you too are a columnist

2006-08-22—The Hill, premiering on Sundance Channel, shows partisanship of Capitol Hill staffs  (Preview by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-21— Rady stresses 'ethics, morals and values' in ceremony for first UCSD Rady School grads (story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-21—The 'blame game' consumes Israeli politics in wake of Lebanon (Commentary by  Ira Sharkansky)

2006-08-20 —Lebanon just a foretaste of worse things to come (Commentary by Ya'acov Liberman)

2006-08-20—L.A City Limits details numerous forms of 
racism that thwarted African-Americans (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-19—Our San Diego Alef Bet: News of Jews of San Diego County (Compiled by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-18—San Diego Natural History Museum: Scrolls the center pieces, but much more to see and hear at upcoming  exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls (last story of a series by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-17—What scrolls you'll see at San Diego exhibition
of Dead Sea Scrolls (second story in a series by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-16—Here's what you would read if the Dead Sea Scrolls headed for San Diego were written in English (first of  a series by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-15—We Jews can blame ourselves for Mount Soledad cross fiasco (Commentary by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-15—Was Lebanon the war Israel refused to win? (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-08-14—A father pays the ultimate price (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-08-14—Help us build an online collection! Yiddish, Hebrew, biblical references find their way to bumpers, license plates (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-13—San Diego Alef Bet: News of Jews of San Diego County (compiled by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-12—Anna Krakovich: Survivor of 1994 terror helps
Israelis who face it today (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-11—Interview with AJE's Alan Rusonik: An Overview Of Local Jewish Education (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-11—Sleepless in Jerusalem (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-08-10—At the front in Akko, Maalot,  Tarshiha and the holy city of Tsfat (story by Judy Lash Balint)
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2006-08-10— As Jews, we're quitting the Democratic party in complete disillusionment (Commentary by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-09—Thoughts of a Holocaust Survivor in Natanya, Israel (Commentary by Lucy Mandelstam)

2006-08-09—U.S., others should check rhetoric on Israel's war against their own records (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-08-09—The Man from Beyond revives Houdini-Doyle rivalry in novel form (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-08—San Diegans contribute $2.5 million in response to Olmert's appeal for Israel (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-07—Rabbi Arnold Kopikis parts company with Ner Tamid Synagogue of Poway (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-06—In the Company of Crows and Ravens: Mischievous birds figure in many stories, including 'Noah and the Ark' (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-05—Our San Diego Alef Bet: News of Jews of San Diego County (Compilation by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-05—Emerging lessons from  the war in Lebanon (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-08-04—In respite from war, Israeli teenagers visit San Diego on Jerusalem Zoo program (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-03—Kiryat Bialik congregation finds relief from the missiles by taking some R&R in Jerusalem (Story by Rabbi Mauricio Balter)

2006-08-03—Catholic educators witnessed the unexpected on ADL Israel trip (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-03—A trek around the old city of Jerusalem makes Tisha B'Av observance memorable  (Story by Judy Lash Balint)

2006-08-02—San Diego's first couple tells of mayor's experiences learning about wife's Judaism (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-08-02 —Better war than a Holocaust (commentary by Ya'acov Liberman)

2006-08-01—Sidney Sheldon's memoir mum on why he left Judaism (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

July 2006

2006-07-31—University of Haifa diary: Cyber classrooms utilized by students, building becomes 'flag' (Compiled by Amir Gilat)

2006-07-31-A Bench in the Sun reveals secret for warming to life (Play review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-07-31—Thoughts on the Mideast war from the safety of San Diego (Commentary by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-31—Will investigation prove Hezbollah arms at fault in Qana building collapse? (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-07-30—Rabbi in Kiryat Bialik describes a week at war (By Rabbi Mauricio Balter)

2006-07-30—Much of Wilder's autobiography is told on his psychiatrist's couch (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-29—South African odyssey—Former California Assemblyman Howard Wayne provides reports from South Africa on Soweto, Cape Town, Zululand and a safari park in a copyrighted series. 

2006-07-29—Our San Diego Alef Bet: News of Jews of San Diego County (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-29—'Disproportionate'—A new word in anti-Semite's lexicon? (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-07-28—Former resident of Harbin impressed by Chinese government's commitment to preservation of Jewish history (story by Ya'acov Liberman)

2006-07-28—Map-reading tells the Genesis of U.S. (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-27—A Diaspora Jew sticks out the war in Natanya (Story by Len Horwich)

2006-07-27—Blood Secret tells the story of  'secret Jews' to young readers (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-26—University of Haifa diary: Work authorized at home;  professors provide their analyses (Compiled by Amir Gilat)

2006-07-26—Israelis back the war in Lebanon by 9-1 margin (commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-07-26—Anonymous Lawyer satirizes the climbers in big law firms (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-25—University of Haifa diary: under the Katyusha barrage (Compiled by Amir Gilat)

2006-07-25—Murder in Jerusalem ponders  'politically incorrect' thesis (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-24—Coping with falling bombs, University of Haifa toils on (Story by A.M. Goldstein)

2006-07-24—Israeli withdrawals from Gaza and Lebanon only whetted the appetites of Arab terrorists (Commentary by Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort)

2006-07-24—San Diego County Jews, Christians rally for Israel as it fights 2-front war (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-24—Flags, shirts, signs and tzedakah provide color for pro-Israel rally (Sidebar photos by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-23—Bacall's acting career blossomed  despite shadow of anti-Semitism (book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-23—Jews must unite as Israel seeks to excise cancer of terrorism  (commentary by Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort)

2006-07-22—Our San Diego Alef Bet (News of Jews of San Diego County compiled by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-21—Participation in planned Israel rally, fundraising soar in San Diego County (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-21—July 21, 2006: Benjy Hillman, 3 weeks ago a bridegroom, now a fallen soldier (Story by Judy Lash Balint)

2006-07-21—Can Israel's lessons to neighbors ever be taught? (Commentary by  Ira Sharkansky)

2006-07-21— Power and Passion, Delicacy and Refinement Paired in Reuibin Chen recital (review by Eileen Wingard)

2006-07-20—July 20, 2006: Personal postings on internet give flavor of Mideast war (Compiled by Judy Lash Balint)

2006-07-20—Volume 4 of  Famous Jewish punch lines hits our website, brings master story-teller Bruce Lowitt's grand total of jokes for you to savor to 150! 

2006-07-20—San Diego responds to Mideast crisis with dollars, teach-in, rallies and a new prayer (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-20—Historians may ask: 'Was this a new war or the same old one? (Commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-07-19—'Where are the Muslim and Palestinian teachers who educate against terrorism?' (Commentary by Amotz Brandes)

2006-07-19—Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays pays tribute to boyish days with his dad (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-18—Bias in the media permeates coverage of Mideast conflict (Commentary by Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort)

2006-07-18—Girlfriends episode highlights perils of intermarriage
from perspectives of Jews and Black Baptists (Television review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-17—Biography of Pop Music's "Mama Cass" reveals the inner Ellen Naomi Cohen (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-16—Reflections in Stars of David show how formative 
Holocaust has been in shaping Jewish identity (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-16—As war continues, constant question remains, 'What's next?' (Commentary by  Ira Sharkansky)

2006-07-16—San Diego County reader offers suggestions for helping Israel (Letter from Bruce Kesler)

2006-07-16—July 16, 2006: Citizen reports from an unnamed war (Story by Judy Lash Balint)

2006-07-15—Chaim's Love Song seems unfortunately off-key (Play review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-07-15—Our San Diego Alef Bet (Column by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-14—A response to Rabbi Dosick's '2 Judaisms' (Letter from Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort in response to column by Rabbi Wayne Dosick)

2006-07-14—Slow fast—a fact, not a contradiction (Tisha B'av column by Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort)

2006-07-14—San Diego County rabbi believes Jewish world on verge of splitting into two separate Judaisms—Orthodox and non-Orthodox (Commentary by Rabbi Wayne Dosick)

2006-07-14—Iran, seeking to divert U.N. nuclear vote, is puppet master of Hezbollah and Hamas (commentary by Muriel Goldhammer)

2006-07-14— I Am My Mother's Daughter urges becoming friends as adults (Book review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-13—Jewish Punch lines ... and their jokes, Vol. 3. (Continuing series by Bruce Lowitt)

2006-07-13—July 13, 2006: Citizen's  updates from Israel (Compiled by Judy Lash Balint) 

2007-07-13—Israel's War with Hamas, Hezbollah intensifies on fast day of the 17th of Tammuz (story by Judy Lash Balint)

2006-07-13—That Old Love Triangle (story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-12—Lebanon battling refocuses Israel's attention from the Katzav scandal (commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-07-12—Like CNN's Larry King and his interviewees, we too learn much from a dad, Sam Zeiden (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-11—Possible Katzav sex scandal diverts media attention from Gaza operation (commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-07-11—'Any hotel that would have Groucho as a guest' prompts other La Valencia stories (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-10—JNF monument in Jerusalem will honor Jewish service personnel of the world (Story by Jodi Bodner)

2006-07-10—Jerusalem Film Festival: And Behold There Comes a Strong Wind... examines human toll of Gaza evacuation (Review by Judy Lash Balint)

2006-07-10 A big bang theory for the Exodus—Can volcano explosion explain 'miracles'? (Television review by Peter Garas)

2006-07-10—U.S. Rep. Davis quizzed on immigration, taxes, health costs and the Iraq war (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-09—Groom brings bride to happy tears with a gift that will keep on giving (Story by A.M. Goldstein)

2006-07-09—If only Great Aunt Florence could have known
families profiled in Journal of San Diego History (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-08—Zero Hour brings Zero Mostel back to the stage posthumously (Play review by Cynthia Citron)

2006-07-08 Thirteen months later, reader takes issue with column on cross (Letters to the editor)

2006-07-08—'Bible story' episode of Law and Order, despite flaws, reaches important conclusion (Review by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-07—Israel seeks 'quiet,' knowing absolute victory is elusive (commentary by Ira Sharkansky)

2006-07-07—An Alef Bet of San Diego County's Jewish community (Column by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-06—240 North American immigrants, ranging from very young to very old, are greeted as the newest Israelis (Story by Judy Lash Balint)

2006-07-06—Here's something on which two Jews can agree: Torrey Pines State Reserve is uniquely beautiful (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-05—Enjoying typical American 4th of July, a former Iranian Jew is glad for U.S. life (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-04—If Leo Carrillo had only taken Sam Warner's job and his stock, this ranch might be 10 times as large (Story by Donald H. Harrison)

2006-07-04—Twenty-five more Jewish punch lines; see if you know the jokes.  Plus a bonus!  (Humor feature by Bruce Lowitt)

2006-07-03—United Jewish Communities to Convene General Assembly in Los Angeles Nov. 12-15. (Story by H. Glenn Rosenkrantz)

2006-07-03—Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort of Chabad debuts in San Diego as a radio host (Radio review by