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San Diego Jewish World 2009 GUEST WRITERS
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| Azevedo, Manuel Baron, Laurie Bart, Michael Beckman, Tami Ben-David, Laura Berg, Irwin Bielski, Ze'ev Burstain, Gerry Casuto, Morris Chundak, Hunter Cohen, Shomstion Cohn. Guenter Dagan, Eyal Dubnov, Shlomo Farrauto, Matthew Feldman, Howard Frank, Heather Gilat, Amir Golden, Sandy Goldstein, Carol Ann |
Gorfine, Larry Graubart, Jonathan Gutman, Alon Harris, David A. Hertz, Deborah Jevotovsky, Ira Klein, Morton A. Mandel, Daniel Mann, Norman, Dr. Mazansky, Hillel Meir, Boaz Meir, Reuven Mendes, Philip, Dr. Miller, Hannah Moore, Susan Moses, Nissim Primack, Karen Pundak, Ron Rowland, David J. Poe, Richard Lawrence |
Schaffer, Dan Schaffer, Jane Schiff, Jairn Schuster, Alon Seible, Betty Shaldova, Victoria Sherman, Brad, Congressman Singer, Soni Snyder, Sonia Stern, Michoel Stern, Norton Surbeck, J.J. Sutton, Marsha Telser, Phoebe Steele Tobin, Diane Wang, Mark Zeiden, Heather |
March
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 76)
Remember, Honor, and Teach: San Diego County Holocaust Commemoration to be held April 19th ... by Michael Bart in San Diego
Monday, March 30, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 75)
Sha'ar Hanegev teacher lectures U.N. on human rights ... by Shomtsion Cohen in Geneva, Switzerland
Matzah, Matzah, Matzah ... a children's story for Pesach by Sonia Snyder in San Diego
Perfecting the world by perfecting oneself ... by Michoel Stern in South Fallsburg, New York
Thursday, March 26, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 72)
Author believes social reformer and pioneer feminist Ernestine Rose's achievements under-appreciated ... by Phoebe Steele Telser in Carlsbad, California
Monday, March 23, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 69)
Western States: A story of Sen. Barry Goldwater's Jewish family... by Dr. Norton B. Stern
Thursday, March 19, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 66)
A Bene Israel Fish Recipe for Passover ... by Nissim Moses in Petah Tiqwa, Israel
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 64)
Attorney demands Sweden return Nazi-looted art ... by David J. Rowland in New York
Sunday, March 15, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 62)
Lake Murray photo now provides background for desktop computer ... from Tami Beckman
Demonstration of Israeli ingenuity ... from Larry Gorfine
Friday, March 13, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 61)
Ibim Student Village retools for a vocational program ... by Soni Singer in Ibim, Israel
Thursday, March 12, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 60)
Carção explores history of hidden Portuguese Jews ... by Manuel Azevedo in Carção, Portugal
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 59)
Who are the Donmeh: true believers, Jewish heretics or untrustworthy Moslem converts? ... by Irwin Berg in Istanbul, Turkey
San Diegan dies of cancer on her 9th wedding anniversary ... from Mark Wang in Taipei, Taiwan
Seeking families of Latvian Jews ... from Victoria Shaldova in Riga, Latvia
Writer takes issue with NYT's Roger Cohen on Middle East ... from Dr. Norman Mann in San Diego
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 58)
Escape: new novel about Elizabethan Crypto-Jews ... by Karen Primack in Silver Spring, Maryland
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 52)
Kibbutz Kfar Aza resident faces lung transplant operation ... by Alon Gutman in Kibbutz Kfar Aza,Israel
Prehistoric Middle Easterners used 'desert kites' for hunting ... by Amir Gilat in Haifa, Israel
Monday, March 2, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 51)
While soldier fought, his marrow was needed for transplant ... by Hannah Miller in New York
Thursday, February 19, 2009 (Vol. 3, Issue 43)
ARTS
Waltz With Bashir is stunning visual art form, but will it give viewers a biased view of the Arab-Israeli conflict? ... by Heather L. Zeiden in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 42)
UCSD invites community to Holocaust workshop ... from Deborah Hertz in La Jolla, California
Directly confronting anti-Semites not always best strategy ... from Morris Casuto and Heather Frank in San Diego
Kudos for Sheila Orysiek ... from Jane Schaffer by San Diego
Sunday, February 15, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 39)
The Last Train and One of the Last Witnesses .... by Laurie Baron in San Diego
Friday-Saturday, February 13-14, 2008 (Vol. 3, No. 38)
Confronting anti-Semitism; what would you have done? ... from Ira Jevotovsky in Pittsford, New York
A story for Valentine's Day of a lasting love ... by Dan Schaffer in San Diego
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 36)
You see almost everyone in Inauguration photo by Bergman ... from Larry Gorfine in San Diego
Monday, February 9, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 34)
American Jewish University professor's lecture on Islam was positive .. from Carol Ann Goldstein in San Diego
Turkey: 'Do as I say, not as I do'... by David A. Harris in New York
San Diego’s New Vision: The Jewish Education Commission in 1948 ... by Hunter Chundak
Oscar Schindler, Reluctant Savior... by Jairn Schiff in Cayucos, California
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 24)
Literary tutors provide valuable public service ... from Susan Moore in San Diego
More tutors needed ... from Betsy Seible in Encinitas, California
Monday, January 26, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 22)
Hamas violations do not give Israel carte blanche to fire away in Gaza... from Jonathan Graubart in San Diego
Israelis unify 'one drop at a time' to save life of little Amit Kadosh ... by Laura Ben-David in Jerusalem
Thursday, January 22, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 19)
Blurring distinction between school, family ... by Marsha Sutton in San Diego
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 18}
Comanche composer empathizes with Jews; Yeagley work to be performed January 25 & 27 in San Diego County .... by Richard Lawrence Poe in New York
Michelle Obama's rabbi cousin among racially diverse Jews at Inauguration... from Diane Tobin in San Francisco
Pro-Israel rally conducted in Balboa Park ... by Sandy Golden in San Diego
Gaza 'teach-in' an absolute farce ... by J.J. Surbeck in Encinitas
U.S. pact with U.A.E may help Iran go nuclear ... by Congressman Brad Sherman in Washington, D.C.
Sunday, January 11, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 9)
Israel's goal should be Hamas defeat... by Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel
Peres Peace Center's efforts continue, even in wartime ... from Ron Pundak in Tel Aviv
Bias against Israel, not international law, basis of latest Union-Tribune Op-Ed attack ... by J.J. Surbeck in Encinitas, California
The many ways the Jewish Agency helps the residents of embattled southern Israel ... by Meir Boaz in Los Angeles
GAZA-ISRAEL WAR
Ibim Student Village professionals keep working, even under fire, to help new olim ... by Soni Singer in Ibim, Israel
Moral clarity in Gaza ... from Shlomo Dubnov in San Diego
Our job is to help the IDF ... from Howard Feldman in San Diego
Our soldiers continue to clean up Gaza ...'from Reuven Meir in Tel Aviv
Readers recommend Internet flicks on Middle East ... from Eyal Dagan and Hillel Mazansky in San Diego
Historic Bible for Swearing In ... from Matthew Farrauto in Washington, D.C.
Sha'ar Hanegev mayor praises wartime actions of Army, Israeli citizens and friends ... by Mayor Alon Schuster in Sha'ar Hanegev
Miko Peled column on Gaza situation in San Diego Union-Tribune draws rebuttals ... from Gerry Burstain in Escondido and J.J. Surbeck in Encinitas
Aliyah continues despite Gaza War ... by Ze'ev Bielski in Jerusalem
San Diegan finds Israel calm in wartime... from Guenter Cohn in Ramat Bet Shemesh