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*Monsignor says two problems detract from
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*Opinion: It's time for Ehud Olmert to resign
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Palestinians market olives in Italy
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Jewish American Heritage Month.
*Filner call for dramatic
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*Now
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*'Battle of the Stars'
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*ZOA issues summary of Winograd Commission Report on
leadership failure in Lebanon War
*When Israel's news
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*Rep. Tom Lantos needs to recall history
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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)
|
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 Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-07-02—Hamas
'government' unable to speak with one voice in Gaza crisis
(Commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-07-02—Sarah Silverman offends everyone;
are we better off for her bad taste? (DVD review by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-07-01—California
CPA recruits 'drug carriers' to assist Cuba's Jewish community
(Story by Donald
H. Harrison)
June 2006
2006-06-30
New Weekly Feature: An Alef Bet of San Diego County's Jewish
community (Column by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-06-29—Eliyahu Asheri, victim of Arab terror,
eulogized
at funeral attended by thousands of mourners (story by Judy
Lash Balint)
2006-06-29—Haifa
University researcher finds artificial light contributes to breast
cancer (Story by
A.M. Goldstein)
2006-06-29—Baseball
agent Kligman improves his average as an observant
Jew (Story by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-06-28—Global
tsedakah has a way of making round trips, UJF annual meeting hears
(story by
Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-06-28—Fifteen
percent of Israeli teens surf Internet for porn sites, study
indicates (Story by A.M.
Goldstein)
2006-06-27—What
price will Israel exact—or pay—for the life of a soldier? (Commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-06-27—Former Mossad director says kidnaping of Israeli
soldier Gilad Shalit a 'moment of truth' for Hamas (story by Judy
Lash Balint)
2006-06-27—Researchers
found pre-traumatic stress among Gaza settlers before evacuation
(Story by Amir
Gilat)
2006-06-27—Adobe
ruins at Stagecoach Park
reminders of 'Wild West' period (Story by
Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-06-26—Senior
prom comes late—about 60 years late (Story by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-06-25—Three
'L's' of a rabbinic convention featured in San Diego: locale,
locals, loco (Story by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-06-25—A View from La
Costa: Hamas=Fatah=terrorists (Commentary by
Rabbi
Yeruchem Eilfort)
2006-06-24—On
DVD: Syriana resembles its premise, that what seems boring
can, in time, prove important (Movie review by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-06-23—A
Disorder Peculiar to the Country conflates 9/11 trauma and a messy divorce
(Book review by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-06-22—On DVD:
A Jewish tailor is sympathetic character
in The White Countess, a story of Shanghai (Review by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-06-21—Some more commentary on recent jewishsightseeing articles
(George Fogelman, Barbara Perlitch)
2006-06-21—Posner
in The History Boys is Jewish and gay; Is he the ultimate
outsider at WASPy boys school? (Play review by Cynthia
Citron)
2006-06-21—Israelis
debate military, political consequences of retaliation against Gaza
rocketing of Sderot (Commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-06-21—Jewish
stories paved George Fogelman's way from rock musician to producer
of 'talking books' (Story by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-06-20—Help
save San Diego's early history! (commentary by Bruce
Coons of the Save Our Heritage Organization)
2006-06-20—Some
in Awake and Sing cast need to awake and start acting (Play
review by Cynthia
Citron)
2006-06-20—Educators
send thanks for articles on their schools (Cecile Jordan, Audrey
Jacobs)
2006-06-20—In memoriam: The late U.S. Senator Chic Hecht was
key player in Soviet refusenik exodus (Story by
Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-20—Reuibin
Chen, Taiwanese pianist with Jewish mentors, to perform three
concerts in Southern California (story by Eileen
Wingard)
2006-06-19—Rebbetzin
Esther Jungreis sounds an alarm at Soille San Diego Hebrew Day
School banquet (Story by
Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-18—A View from
La Costa: The original beanie babies (column by
Rabbi
Yeruchem Eilfort)
2006-06-18—Sledgehammer's Chiang Kai Chek is a
deception filled with sadism (Play review by
Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-17—PBS
documentary skillfully retells the story of nuclear fission's discovery (story
by
Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-16—More
praise from readers for different articles on this site (Jack
Forman, Ed Samiljan, Dan Bloom)
2006-06-16—Zapping the Ziz! (Book review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-15—Compliments
from two readers (From Dan Schaffer, Miyo Reff)
2006-06-15—A View from La Costa:
Did you hear the one about the rabbi and the Talmud class? (Column
by Rabbi
Yeruchem Eilfort)
2006-06-15—Kadima
Independent Day School takes over for Beth Israel Day School (Story
by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-15
Jewish humor: A lesson in streetcorner marketing (forwarded by Myles
Anderberg)
2006-06-14—San
Diego's Jewish camp nears opening
of its historic first summer season (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-14—Israeli, Palestinian columnists debate death of
family on Gaza beach (Commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-06-13—Superman,
the all-powerful immigrant, returns to save our American idealism
(Television review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-13—Palestinians
make propaganda over deaths that they, not Israeli rockets, caused
(Commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-06-12—A View from La Costa:
Torah and technology complement each other (Column by Rabbi
Yeruchem Eilfort)
2006-06-12—Couple
is remarried under a chuppah; ceremony undoes their 1997
divorce (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-11—Jewish
Humor: The Man of the House (Forwarded by Herb Braverman)
2006-06-11—On
DVD: The Tenants offers insight into the
problems between Blacks and Jews (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-10—Santee
Lakes experiment in reclaimed water inspired experts around globe (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
|2006-06-09—
It's only pre-school, but graduation is a big deal! (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-09—The Gaza-Sderot rockets anger Israel's defense
minister (commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-06-08—Jews
have been important participants in Palomar Observatory's space saga
(Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-08—Israel
has higher per capita income, yet Portugal has a real rail system (Commentary
by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-06-08—Israeli expert says Al-Zarqawi death may lead to
end of Al Queda in Iraq (Story by A.M.
Goldstein)
2006-06-07—Panelists
urge united effort by Latinos and Jews to reform immigration laws
(Story by Irvin
H. Jacobs)
2006-06-07—Israeli
security expert gloomy about prospect of violence in territories
(Story by A.M.
Goldstein)
2006-06-07—The
Bermuda Avenue Triangle fails to square with its potential (Play
review by Cynthia
Citron)
2006-06-07—Jewish candidates triumph in San Diego County
polling (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-06—New
York: Life in the Big City is whimsical portrait of urban trials (Book
review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-05—Letter
to editor: Former SDJA principal says critique by Dana Greene was
'on the mark' (By Mike Kessel)
2006-06-05
—Historian's look at Kristallnacht flawed
by what was omitted and what wasn't (Book review by Donald H.
Harrison
2006-06-04—Tears of Zion
is a controversial
portrait of political fratricide (Book review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-03—Cross-Cultural
Experience: Taiwanese tour Temple Solel (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-02—Turning
on the Jewish communal light in Cabo San Lucas (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-06-01—Here are punch lines to 75 Jewish jokes.
Do you know them? If not, we have links so you can learn them.
(Stories by Bruce
Lowitt)
2006-06-01—As
other communities brave rockets, Jerusalem is in a mood of
celebration (Story by Judy
Lash Balint)
2006-06-01—For Jan Galicot, best prescription
for business was 'pharmaceuticals' (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
May 2006
2006-06-01
A View from La Costa: The joy of a website that can change lives positively
towards Judaism (Column by Rabbi Yeruchem
Eilfort)
2006-05-31
A View from La Costa: Judaism and Team Sports (column by
Rabbi Yeruchem
Eilfort)
2006-05-31—Strategic
planner predicts many West Bank settlers will decide on own to
relocate (Story by A.M.
Goldstein)
2005-05-31—On
DVD: The Producers satirizes satires, which, anyway, are ineffective (Review by
Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-30—Danube, 60
Years After The Holocaust (a poem by José
Galicot)
2006-05-30
A View from La Costa: Why honoring our parents is so important in
Judaism (Column by
Rabbi Yeruchem
Eilfort)
2006-05-30—Maseng
presents music that reawakens a Jewish soul Review by Jerry
Levens)
2006-05-30—'Warm soup' and 'not wasting time'
recurring themes in Maseng concert (Review by
Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-29—On
DVD: Ushpizin an enjoyable fable about two uninvited guests
(Review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-28—Concerts
shows how Shostakovitch, though not Jewish, had great empathy for
Jews of the Soviet Union (Review by Jerry
Levens)
2006-05-28—If Richard Greenberg knew what the
machine said about The Violet Hour, would he still write the Old Globe play?
(Play review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-27—A
Star of David button is intriguing find at historic site (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-26—Panelists
almost can predict what group will suffer hate crimes by the
controversy making the news (Story by Joel A.
Moskowitz)
2006-05-26—Scholar
traces anti-Semitic depictions from the Passion Plays to Shakespeare
(Story by Irv
Jacobs)
2006-05-26—Soul of a Young Girl...Dances of
Anne Frank is emotional, evocative Eveoke production (Review by
Linda Cohen)
2006-05-26—Unusual
seating enables audience to feel it's in hiding with Anne Frank
(Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-25—Jerusalem
has a unique flavor on its special 'Jerusalem Day' (Story by Judy
Lash Balint)
2006-05-25—If
Vilbush had known the bush, African highlands might have become the
Zionist homeland (Story by A.M.
Goldstein)
2006-05-25—WIZO
salutes Jewish history, fashions & dances in 15 countries (Story
by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-24—'Life
imprisonment without exchange' urged for Hamas leader by victim's
mom (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-24—Quail
Botanical Gardens offers a sampling of biblical plants in
beautiful, varied collection (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-23—On
DVD: Much maligned Munich is a thoughtful movie (Review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-22—San
Diego Jewish Academy alum feels 'betrayed' by firing of educator
Karen Rund (Commentary by Dana
Greene)
2006-05-22—The
Friedman Family Fortune bequeaths much for our imaginations
(Play Review by Cynthia
Citron)
2006-05-22—Austrian
Jewish refugee Hilda Pierce's memoirs enfold you into her heart
(Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-22—Havel
warns of spread of neo-Fascism during a speech at University of
Haifa (Story by A.M.
Goldstein)
2006-05-22—Kind words for Livni, Peretz and Olmert (Commentary
by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-05-21—The
experience of Fathom (Dance writer Linda Cohen looks
back on a memorable performance)
2006-05-21—Which
Hillel Center will be built first? SDSU, UCSD race to put up a mezuzah (Story by
Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-21—Top
British litigator tells of plans to oppose Israeli university
boycott (Story by A.M.
Goldstein)
2006-05-20—Filner
says San Diego 'Stand Down' program for veterans needed 365 days a
year nationally (Story by
Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-20—Israeli
barrier fence has parallels to U.S. urban road building, with higher
stakes (Commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-05-19—Judging
by San Diego County's Voters Pamphlet, there is a Kolender-Dumanis
slate in June 6 election (Commentary by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-18—'Rube
Goldberg' inventions teach physics in hilarious ways (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-18—Former
U.S. ambassador gives Israelis primer on Central Asia (Story by Melissa
Schwab)
2006-05-17—Restoration
of Casa de Bandini wins support from religious, ethnic groups (Story
by Donald H. Harrison)
2006-05-17—Tony
Leon, Jewish successor to Helen Suzman, leads Democratic
Alliance, South Africa's opposition party (Story by Howard
Wayne)
2006-05-16—Panelists
recall their lives in the Terezin concentration camp (Story by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-05-16—Varian
Fry risked his life to preserve cream of European Jewry (Exhibition
review by Joel A.
Moskowitz, M.D.)
2006-05-16—'Terezin'
concert opens new vistas on the musical experience (Concert review
by Jerry
Levens)
2006-05-16—Israelis told what to do about online
rip-offs (Story by Melissa
Schwab)
2006-05-15—Jewish,
Buddhist background needed for fathoming Fathom (Story by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-05-15—Sports
Museum celebrates feats of Jews both on and off the field (Story by Diana
Barliant and Nowell Wisch)
2006-05-14—What
would Maimonides think about Harry Potter? (Story by Melissa
Schwab)
2006-05-14—My
Architect is son's multilayered examination of Louis I. Kahn's life (Video review by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-05-13
Jewish humor: Mama and the Psychiatrist (Forwarded by Bruce
Lowitt)
2006-05-13—Eisner's expose of Protocols released in paperback;
a sand castle against the tide? (Book review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-12
Jewish players have provided humor to baseball from the NL's
beginning (Story by Bruce
Lowitt)
2006-05-12—Contingency
plans needed to maintain order if Mt. Soledad cross is moved
(Commentary by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-12—Olmert's inexperienced coalition shows strain after
just one week (Commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-05-11—Local
poet Goldfarb's Give Me Wings chosen for SDJA's butterfly project
(story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-11—Israel's insurance director-general decries lack of
welfare minister (Story by A.M.
Goldstein)
2006-05-10—Baron
calls it quits as director of SDSU's
Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-09—San
Diego's best bargain? Tuesdays in Balboa Park (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-08—Stopping
at San Diego's airport for a little hometown sightseeing (Story by
Donald H. Harrison)
2005-05-07—Israel
Festival provided plenty of Israeli and Diaspora experiences (Story
by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-06—Renny's
Story furthers both a search and the cause of memory (Story by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-05-05—San
Diego civic LEADers salute two prominent Jewish businessmen (Story
by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-05—Celebrating
Yom Ha'atzma'ut in Jerusalem: colorful, happy festivals
wherever you look (Story by Judy Lash
Balint)
2006-05-04—For
a Nobel Peace Prize winner, Lech Walesa seemed awfully naive
(Commentary by Yiftach Levy)
2006-05-04—Jews,
Catholics dialogue at USD on day Mt. Soledad Cross is ordered taken
down (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-04—Major
problem for biblical archaeology: discoveries don't substantiate
Bible (Story by Gerry
Greber)
2006-05-04—No
stars in Ehud Olmert's government; No military knowledge in Defense
minister (Commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-05-04—Lonely
dolphins may substitute humans for friends. (So, be assured, we have
a porpoise in life) (Story by Melissa
Schwab)
2006-05-03—Scholars
weigh Hamas, Kadima victories during televised forum (Story by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-05-02—Going
down to Rio de Janeiro: A tikkun olam project in Brazil
(Story by Andy
Hoffman)
2006-05-02—A&E
documentary on domestic abuse provides insight on court system;
raises important question for parents (Television review by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-05-01—Zion
Avenue in San Diego: An American street with just a bit of
Jewish flavoring (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-05-01—Hold onto Jordan
Valley, geographer urges Israel (Story by Melissa
Schwab)
2006-05-01—Israeli Arab women marrying later, more often
picking own husband (Story by Melissa
Schwab)
April 2006
2006-04-30—Separating
wheat from chaff in Sex, God, Christmas & Jews (Book
review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-29—Two
Israeli preoccupations: the Palestinians and the Iranians
(commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-04-29—Western
States Jewish History tells stories of pioneer L.A. Jews (Story
by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-28
—Secretary
and former attorney general try each other's patience in Old Globe's
Trying (Play review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-28—Ghetto
Fighters House, Israeli Air Force mark Holocaust with stirring
ceremony (Story by Judy Lash
Balint)
2006-04-27—Leeway
Cottage presents true drama, but focuses on trivia (Book review
by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-26—Daughter
of 'Shahid' lectures to Arabs and Jews at SDSU (Story by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-04-25—Somber
ceremony under chuppah symbolizes bride's destruction in
Shoah (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-25—University
forms department to study medical ethics during the Holocaust (Story
by Melissa Schwab)
2006-04-25—New
film on Arab-Israeli conflict received negatively on Yom
Hashoah (Story by Judy Lash
Balint)
2006-04-24—New
San Diego AIPAC chair has deep ties to Israel and U.S.
(Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-24—Holocaust
survivors more prone to cancer than others of their age (Story by
Melissa Schwab)
2006-04-23—Continuing
Jewish evolution seen in two b'not mitzvot (Story by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-04-22—Grandson's
railroad adventure began with a Jewish pioneer (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-21—General
Foods laboratory was nothing like Mama's kitchen (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-21—Mama
and the case of the 'kosher ribs' (Story by Gerry
Greber)
2006-04-20—U.S.
and Israeli politicos turn out for Mimouna (story by Judy Lash
Balint)
2006-04-20—Museum
of Making Music displays numerous Jewish contributions (Story by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-04-20—Response
to Tel Aviv bombing is a model of 'coping' strategy (commentary by
Ira Sharkansksy)
2006-04-19—Story
of the little Jewish gaucho charms two generations, perhaps more
(Article by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-18—Human
trafficking growing problem in San Diego County, NCJW is told (Story
by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-17—Television
program offers quick history of how The Ten Commandments were
modified and interpreted over time (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-16—iWitness
is brilliant tale of conscientious objector (Play review by
Cynthia Citron)
2006-04-16—A tip for lobbying U.S. presidents: have a good
historical anecdote ready (Story by Donald H. Harrison)
2006-04-15—'History'
Channel offers speculation that a UFO led Moses in Exodus (Television review by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-04-15—Arab boycotts of Jerusalem vote results in less
political influence (commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-04-14—Radiologist
author illuminates the secrets of Jerusalem's street names (story by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-04-13-Moses
struggles with issues of morality and
competing loyalties to 'family' and 'group' in television's Ten
Commandments mini-series (Review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-12—Portrait
of a poet as a man: son profiles Zalman Shneour (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-11—Rabbi
Shmuley Boteach's Shalom in the House off to good but
unorthodox start (Television review by Donald H. Harrison)
2006-04-10—Congregation
Beth El sanctuary literally
will surround congregants with Torah (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-10—'Gospel
of Judas' not likely to change many attitudes (commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-04-09—Finding
the Jewish angles in the life of Lincoln (story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-08—As
Jews lived in many places, so too do Jewish music festivals include
many voices (San Diego Jewish Music Festival preview by Jerry
Levens)
2006-04-08—A
visit to a Holocaust refuge in upstate New York (Story by Nowell C.
Wisch and Diana "DJ" Barliant)
2006-04-08—Men's
Clubs of Conservative movement examine their attitudes to non-Jews
(Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
The Jacob Goldberg lectures in San Diego:
2006-04-07—Israel
and Iran (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-07—Israel and the Palestinians (Story by Irv
Jacobs)
2006-04-07—Israel's
election analysis (Story by Yiftach
Levy)
2006-04-07—Is
Hamas beginning to reassess the realities? (commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-04-06—We'll
watch Kadima dissolve from internal contradictions (Commentary by
Ya'acov Liberman)
2006-04-06—University
of New Mexico historian portrays writers, a rabbi and a president
(Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-05—Orthodox
Jewish girls less likely to be obese, Haifa study indicates (Story
by Melissa
Schwab)
2006-04-05—Son of Druze apple-growers headed for postdoctoral
studies in evolutionary biology at Yale (Story by A.M.
Goldstein)
2006-04-05—An S.O.S. to help brighten the lives of impoverished Holocaust survivors (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-05—Old
marrieds switch some gender roles, University of Haifa study
suggests (Story by Melissa
Schwab)
2006-04-05—Childhood memories
influence the profession you chose to enter (Story by Melissa
Schwab)
2006-04-04—Ever
Again, a painful experience, sounds the shofar, but to do
what? (commentary by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-04—An encounter with Mormon
missionaries by the beach (Story by Irvin
Jacobs)
2006-04-03—University
of Haifa gerontologist hails gains of Pensioners' Party in Israel
(Story by A.M. Goldstein)
2006-04-03—San
Diego Symphony program at Jewish Music Festival draws analogy
between Noah's Ark and an orchestra (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-03—U.S.
Rep. Shelley Berkley urges sanctions
on Iran; halt to aid to Palestinian Authority. (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-02—
Wiesbaden honors parents of survivor Eve Gerstle, films her
Holocaust testimony (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-04-02
Left Hand of God: blueprint of utopia or guidebook for
election-year rhetoric? (Review by Norman
Manson)
2006-04-01—Eyal Dagan:
Israeli shaliach in San Diego
veteran of youth movement (story by Donald H.
Harrison)
March 2006
2006-03-31—'Tower
After Hours' introduces Jewish
and Israeli culture to museum goers (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-30—When
Do We Eat? is an offensive Passover movie (Review by Cynthia
Citron)
2006-03-30—The
homeless man on the freeway off-ramp wants cash; how should a Jew respond?
(story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-29—Is
Matsiyahu good for Jewish education? (Commentary by Alan
Rusonik)
2006-03-29—CAJE
makes big push to recruit Jewish educators (story by Judi
Resnick)
2006-03-29—Pensioners
big winner in Israeli election, question mark in next government (commentary
by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-03-29—Paradise
Now is biased toward
Palestinians,but nevertheless adds to Mideast understanding (review
by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-28—'Spiritual
soaring' with Sandy Goodkin (story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-27—On
DVD: Everything is Illuminated is mystery,
witty travelogue and history lesson (Review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-26—Haifa
University displays 20 gold coins from Ein Gedi's archaelogical
trove (story by A.M.
Goldstein)
2006-03-26—Jewish
fundraiser follows the snowbirds (story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-25—Seniors
enjoy their lives in the theatre (story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-24—Mystery
writer Faye Kellerman tells of the fear stalking her in Germany
(Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-23—On
DVD: The Squid and the Whale is a primer on ugly divorces
(Review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-23—Left
and center parties leading in poll of Israeli electorate (story by
A.M. Goldstein)
2006-03-23—Parties
make wide diversity of promises in Israeli election campaign
(commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-03-23—The
quality of The Mercy Room strained/not strained by its ambiguity (Book
review by Donald H. Harrison)
2006-03-22—Two
Harvard academics' report yet another version of old canard
(commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-03-22—Actor
Tab Hunter tells JCC audience of Jewish father, half-sisters,
partner (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-21—On
DVD: Prime: A twist with shtick on an old romantic plot (review by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-03-21—Talking
Peace panelists say continued Palestinian - Jewish dialogues
in U.S. necessary (story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-20—NYU's
Hasia Diner reports field of American Jewish History widely
misunderstood (story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-20—WJSA
Conference: Jewish stories from the world over (Story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-20—My
Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy (play
review by Cynthia
Citron)
2006-03-20—A
lavish bar mitzvah in viva Las Kremlin style (story by Norman
Greene)
2006-03-19—Humanity's
struggles, resilience and everlasting spirit are artist's themes
(review by Irvin H.
Jacobs)
2006-03-19—The
Twilight of the Golds is a distressing, yet excellent, drama
(review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-18—Church
opera about Noah prompts grandson to ask a 'fludde' of questions
(preview by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-18—Intimate
Apparel provides hopeful view of Black-Jewish relations (Play review by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-17—Israeli
freelance writer tells her view of the bad (Iran and Hamas) and
the good (Negev development) (story by Gerry
Greber)
2006-03-17—Lively
35th World Zionist Congress predicted by U.S. Mercaz delegate
(story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-17—CityBeat
columnist responds to Jewish community protests (interview by
Donald H. Harrison)
2006-03-16—Anti-Defamation
League calls for written protests of CityBeat column on Hasidim (story by Donald
H. Harrison)
2006-03-15-Liberty
Station developers refurbish historic NTC chapel (story by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-15—Jericho
jailhouse raid was boon for Olmert (commentary by Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-03-14-Rhetoric
over eruv revives memories of era when La Jolla excluded Jews
(commentary by Donald H.
Harrison)
2006-03-14—Two Jerusalems, the writers' and the residents' (Commentary by
Ira
Sharkansky)
2006-03-13—Israel
after Sharon (commentary by Ya'acov Liberman)