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The Jews Down Under, a roundup of Jewish news of Australia by Garry Fabian in Melbourne:
Council gives green light to Chanukah in the Park
A Policy for the whole community
B'nai B'rith International President Moishe Smith visits Australia/New Zealand
— Living Community Memories
— Pressure grows for automatic traffic controls
Israel programs affected by plummeting Australian dollar
Jewish Attendance at Muslim festival
Tips and Tales from Genealogist
— Jewish delegates may join Australia's Durban II team
Russia Holds key to Iran
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Council gives green light to Chanukah in the Park

By Garry Fabian

MELBOURNE -Glen Eira City Council (an area with a large concentration of Jewish residents) has given the go-ahead to Chanukah in the Park, despite an independent expert recommending that no major events be held at Caulfield Park this year.

Chanukah in the Park, organised each year by Chabad of Caulfield, attracts up to 8000 people with its chanukiah candle-lighting, rides, carnival atmosphere and evening fireworks display.
The matter was discussed at last Wednesday night’s council meeting, and despite the breaches and the expert’s report, councillors approved the event seven votes to one.
Councillor Michael Lipshutz, who is seeking re-election in the Camden ward at next month’s council elections, moved that Chanukah in the Park remain at Caulfield Park this year – albeit with conditions.
The motion was seconded by Jewish councillor Margaret Esakoff.
Cr Lipshutz told council the event was an iconic festival in the Glen Eira calendar and since Caulfield Park was a “people’s park”, it should be used for sport and other events.
The only councillor to vote against the event was Jacquie Robilliard.
Cr Lipshutz said Cr Robilliard “has had a long history this year in criticising the organisers of the Jewish event”.

It is understood that Cr Robilliard – who serves in the same ward as Cr Lipshutz – raised the Chabad-organised event at four consecutive council meetings earlier this year, in an unsuccessful attempt to have it investigated by officers.
During last year’s event, council reported that organisers allowed heavy vehicles to be driven across cricket pitches and irrigation lines. They did not stop large pegs being used to secure chattels, which damaged park irrigation, then verbally abused council staff trying to stop the pegs being used.
They also reportedly moved the fireworks display away from the approved location, in contravention of occupational health and safety practices.
Following last year’s breaches, council commissioned an independent turf expert to assess the impact of Chanukah in the Park on Caulfield Park. He wrote that after the December event, the oval was in “extremely poor condition”.
For the 2008 event, Chabad of Caulfield will be required to pay a bond of $15,000. Under council conditions, Chabad must pay $500 for any vehicle illegally driven onto the oval and $1000 for any peg illegally inserted into the ground.

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A policy for the whole community

MELBOURNE - In its first policy document, the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has made a series of requests to the Victorian Government.

The 14-page document – which puts forward a comprehensive policy platform promoting the community’s views on a wide range of issues – was ratified at this month’s JCCV plenum.

From interfaith relations to climate change, affiliates of the JCCV – the representative body for all Victorian Jews – voted to accept the new ­policies.
As well as stating a range of positions on Jewish and secular issues, the policy document also made a number of requests of Spring Street.
These include calling on the Government to ensure all students learn about the Holocaust, requesting that it ensure employees wishing to observe religious days will not risk losing their jobs, and reducing “the relative disadvantage many indigenous people may face”.
“This enunciation of its position of a range of issues that are important to us as Victorians, Australians and Jews was a significant step forward for the Victorian Jewish community,” JCCV president Anton Block said.
The JCCV policy platform includes support for Australian anti-terrorism laws and Australia’s involvement in wars against terrorism.
It asks that Jewish fundraisers work to alleviate financial constraints “affecting Jewish day school education and the ability of ... schools to provide the highest quality Jewish education”, and it notes with concern the lack of youth representation in most community organisations.
The policy recommends the community learn and use Yiddish and Hebrew because of “the centrality of language to cultural transmission” and it requests that all mainstream political parties put “racist, divisive and extremist candidates” at the bottom of how-to-vote cards.
Block said developing the policy was not an easy task.
“It forced us to focus and articulate our views, and clearly there are certain issues on which we are generally united,” he said.
“These include a clear commitment to Jewish continuity, a steadfast allegiance to Australia and its values, the importance of Jewish education for our children, and the significance of Israel in Jewish life.”
Block admitted there would be Jewish people who disagree with some of the statements in the policy platform, but he said it represented the majority view of the community.
For those concerned about the policies, Block emphasised it is a “living ­document”.
“As our community and the larger society change, and as new issues arise, there will inevitably be concomitant changes in our policies.”

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B'nai B'rith International President Moishe Smith visits Australia/New Zealand

MELBOURNE—BBI President Moishe Smith visited Australia and New Zealand this week. After spending three days in New Zealand, where he addressed Jewish community members and met with government officials, he moved on to Sydney. There he addressed meetings of B'nai B'rith members, communal leaders and held meetings with members of the New South Wales Government and the Opposition.
In Melbourne, where he attended the Convention of B'nai B'rith Australia/New Zealand, he participated in its sessions, installed the newly elected President and  Executive, as well as having discussions the Deputy Opposition Leader and  Victorian Government Minister for Multi-Cultural Affairs. He also met Jewish community leaders and discussed a range of issues. He pointed  out that in many respects, challenges facing North American and Australian Jewish communities were very similar. Other topic that he raised included the rising incidence of anti-Semitism in Europe, and the worrying development the increasing influence of Iran in Latin America, through the increasingly closer association between Iran and Venezuela, that is starting to permeate other countries in the region.

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Living Community Memories

MELBOURNE—On Thursday, live carp were swimming happily in the bath,” Bina’s story begins. “Why carp? Well my parents were very Orthodox Jews and they kept Shabbat – which is the Saturday – very preciously, and Friday night was the evening where the whole family is together, plus some strangers were invited.

“Fish was the thing that would always be served on the Friday night ... and so my mother would buy the live fish and have them swim in the bath [for] a couple of days before, and then killing them, oh my God ... I wouldn’t have done it!

“And she did all the mincing and everything by hand you know – with a beater or a hacker – everything was done by hand at that time. And then, when we wanted to wash ourselves, we had to take the fish out of the bath.”

Bina is one of eight participants in a project being jointly run by the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia in Victoria (NCJWA) and RMIT University, with support from the Victorian Multicultural Commission.

The project, called Living Memories, explores the stories and unique experiences of a group of older Jewish women.

Another woman, Hania, says in her interview that when Holocaust survivors came to Australia, sometimes they had lost their “backbone”. She says that it was only after those migrants made a life for themselves in their new home and became accepted, that things changed. She even credits the NCJWA with helping migrant women to grow a ­backbone.

The aim of Living Memories is to capture a snapshot of these women’s lives and to allow them to talk about the history they have witnessed.

Students studying media at RMIT are conducting the interviews and filming them. The students will produce short portrait films for each of the nine women in two formats: a memory box format and a more creative vignette film.

Living Memories is being coordinated by David Carlin, from RMIT’s School of Applied Communication Media, Nancy Sugarman and NCJWA’s Di Hirsh. It will be launched on December 8 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Federation Square. Following the launch, the videos will be accessible on the NCJWA website.

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Pressure grows for automatic traffic controls

MELBOURNE—In a second incident this Yom Tov period, an Orthodox Jewish pedestrian  has received a fine notice  from police for crossing the street against a red light, as part of a state-wide crackdown on jaywalkers.
The incident triggered urgent talks between the Jewish community and the Victorian Road Authority, with the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) set to consider fund raising to pay for conversion of key intersections to automatic pedestrian cycles on Shabbat and Yom Tovs.
Several corners are already automatic over Shabbat. The estimated cost of covering each set of pedestrian lights is $2000.
Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) executive director Geoffrey Zygier has written to Police Commander Ashley Dickinson, co-chair of the Police and Community Multi-cultural Advisory Committee, to request more intersections be placed on automatic and on more days.
The young mother in the latest incident, was booked after crossing an intersection last Saturday, as she wheeled a pram with her seven-month-old son. She also had a three-year-old son with her. Due to Shabbat observance she did not press the pedestrian button, but said the turning arrow for road traffic was red at the time.
When a police vehicle approached her, the woman said she thought "it was really weird" because she had read the headline sin the paper about the recent similar happening on Yom Kippur.
"It flashed through my mind that the woman had been stopped where she was, didn't know what to do, the crossed back - so I just continued across the road. I didn't think they were going to pull me over".
She was booked by a female police officer from the local Traffic Management Unit, who allegedly said "If we're not pulling you over for jaywalking, we're picking bodies up off the road from traumas".

The woman admitted she had done the wrong thing, but explained to police that she could not press the button because of Shabbat. She was allegedly told that this was no excuse and she should have waited until someone could press the button for her.
Asked if she could be let off with a warning, she claimed the office replied that the penalty was "only $57 and there is no way the tickled will be withdrawn, and will take it all the way to the courts".
The Acting police superintendent for the district said it is illegal to cross against a red light, but that this is quite a different matter from rude or inappropriate comments from a police officer to member of the public. She added that Rabbi Kluwgant, the RCV president, had put her in touch with the pedestrian in an effort to determine what had actually happened.
JCCV president Anton Block said complying with road laws is fundamental, but allegedly rude comments by police, if proven "are not helpful and do not encourage a positive feeling towards government and authorities".
Rabbi Kluwgant repeated his call that road safety and abiding by the law are top priorities for all pedestrians.
Notices were placed in Melbourne synagogues last week asking congregants to take extra care at pedestrian crossings during the yom tov period.

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Israel programs affected by plummeting Australian dollar

SYDNEY—The sinking Australian dollar is wreaking havoc for two Jewish community organisations with overseas programs.
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has been forced to hike its fees at the last minute for its flagship program, Academy AUJS, due to the low Australian/US exchange rate.
Maccabi Australia has also been affected, with those wishing to represent Australia at next year's Maccabiah now require to pay a five figure sum, in order to travel to Israel.
The Academy program fee has jumped from $8800 to $9600 - an $800 increase.
Meanwhile Maccabi is finalising its teams over the next few weeks. Those who have nominated have been advised earlier this week that the cost of participating was now $10,000, an increase of more than $500 on the anticipated cost 12 months ago.
Maccabi hedged some funds earlier this year, so was able to keep its costs from rising even further, but has been affected by the US exchange rate as well as the weakening Israeli shekel.

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Jewish Attendance at Muslim festival

CANBERRA—The Jewish community was represented at a commemoration of the Muslim festival of Eid last week.
Sylvia Deutsch, a long-time member of the Canberra Jewish community, represented the ACT Jewish community president Dr Anita Shroot at the function. The Eid celebration was organised by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship ACT branch, and guests included Parliamentary Secretary for Multi Cultural Affairs Laurie Ferguson and representatives from a range of faith groups.
Ferguson's western Sydney electorate is the largest Muslim electorate in Australia.

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Tips and Tales from Genealogist.

PERTH—British genealogist Dr Anthony Joseph told a large gathering about researching family history. He warned amateur genealogists that research on the internet can be of limited value because it contains frequent inaccuracies. He suggested that checking original sources where possible was a far more accurate research tool, which for those with British family ties was easier. However those that originated from Europe, and Eastern Europe in particular, had more limited access to this information. Considering the profile of the Australian Jewish community, this poses many challenges for accurate and factual data in genealogy research.

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Jewish delegates may join Australia's Durban II team.

CANBERRA— Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will "give positive consideration" to the idea of sending a Jewish representative as part of Australia's delegation to the 2009 UN anti-racism conference, also known as Durban II.
Smith told Executive Council of Australian Jewry  (ECAJ) president Robert Goot that the government had not yet confirmed its attendance.
"He reiterated that the Government has yet to make a decision whether it will attend the conference in Geneva, but that it was inclined to do so unless good reasons occur, which would necessitate a boycott" Goot reported after meeting the Minister.
In good news for the Jewish community, it is understood that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials are discussing the feasibility of including an ECAJ representative if Australia sends a team.
Since the last election in December 2007, Government and Opposition front-benchers have frequently met with representatives of the Jewish community to discuss Australia's approach to the conference. Goot said the next step is for the ECAJ to hold discussions with DFAT officials.
"Those sorts of issues - a Jewish representative - in the Australian delegation are what we are now seeking to discuss with officer of the department" Goot said." We also want to meet to find out the process the Government might take if it attends Durban II".

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Russia Holds key to Iran
MELBOURNE—RUSSIA holds a key to preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons, a spokesperson for the Israeli Prime Minister said this week.

Australian-born and educated Mark Regev has served as Ehud Olmert’s spokesperson since December last year. He was in Melbourne this week at a number of speaking engagements, as well as visiting his family.

In a media briefing organised by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, discussion was dominated by Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Regev estimated that, if given the opportunity, Iran would have a nuclear weapon early in the next decade. This means, he said, “there is still time for diplomacy”.

However, the experienced spokesperson – who has previously worked for Tzipi Livni and the Israeli embassy in the United States – said a traditional western alliance would not be strong enough to halt Iran’s nuclear progress diplomatically.

“This [diplomacy] will only work if there is a strong international consensus,” Regev said.

The consensus must include Russia and Middle Eastern or Muslim countries, as well as the United States and Australia – which have already spoken out against Iran and imposed sanctions.

“If the Iranians think they have wiggle room, we’re going to end up with a nuclear bomb,” he said.

According to Regev, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “said all the right things” during a meeting with Olmert earlier this month.

When it came to the Middle East peace process, Regev – who was in Annapolis during last year’s peace talks – did not hesitate about the next 12 months.

“There is no rational reason for anybody to be pessimistic about the future,” he said.

On Annapolis, he said good things were happening between the Israelis and the Palestinian population on the West Bank.

The Palestinian security services are being progressively strengthened and Regev said journalists had told him that on their travels to Palestinian cities, they had seen markets full of fresh produce.

“On the security thing, there is still a lot of work to be done,” Regev added. “But what did Chairman Mao [Tse-Tung] say? A long march starts with small steps.”

One hurdle to the Annapolis process, he said, is the failure of Arab countries to follow through on the funding commitments made to their Palestinian brothers and sisters.

While the Annapolis process and the situation on the West Bank are progressing well, Regev called Gaza “problematic”.

Despite the current ceasefire in Gaza, Regev said the Israeli Government knows that Hamas is using the period of calm to rearm and smuggle new and more sophisticated weaponry into the zone.

When asked why Israel doesn’t do anything about the Hamas rearmament, Regev said the situation was being watched “very, very, very closely”.

He resisted the idea of a military incursion, indicating that if the Israeli Defence Forces were to go into Gaza, they would face similar problems to those experienced during the Second Lebanon War.
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Australian Foreign Minister Smith, to visit Israel

CANBERRA—Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will become the first minister in the Rudd Government to travel to Israel when he touches down on Tuesday.

Smith, who is on a whirlwind trip to Israel, Cyprus and France, said before leaving Australia he was looking forward to visiting Israel in its 60th year.
“I made it clear when I became foreign minister that I would like to go to Israel this year to coincide with the 60th anniversary,” Smith said.
“Australia is a long-standing, good friend of Israel so I will reinforce that point.
“Australia is also a long-standing supporter of the peace process and a long-term enduring peace in the Middle East. Australia and the government [supports] a two-state solution, a nation-state for Israel and a nation-state for the Palestinian people, and I will make that point as well.”
During his day-long visit, Smith will meet Israeli government ministers, including Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, plus Binyamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak.
He will also venture to Ramallah to meet with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki and negotiator Abu Allah. He also plans to lay a wreath at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
Smith has visited Israeli once before, as part of a parliamentary delegation in 2001.



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ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY

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What’s Cookin’ At Troop 99
Southwestern Jewish Press, March 28, 1950, page 25

By I. (Rube) Rubin, Assistant Scoutmaster

The date has now been set, and Troop 99 will hold its first annual “Open House” on April 19th.  This promises to be a gala affair with a variety of activities taking place.  In addition to the formal presentation of the Troop Charter for 1950, we will have an exhibit of scouting skills and projects, an investiture ceremony, presentation of awards culminating the troop contest now going on, and other features. Refreshments will also be served. We extend a welcome invitation to the parents of our scouts, to the boys (and parents) who would like to join our troop, and to all the other friends of Troop 99.

WE now have 20 scouts registered, and at our last 2 troop meetings the attendance at each was 26, which is an unusually high percentage and bespeaks well for our troop activities in general.

We held a most enjoyable and successful camp on Sunday afternoon, March 19, at the scout headquarters campsite in Balboa Park. Each scout cooked his own meal and those who had cooking tests to pass, all came through with flying colors. Incidently (sic, incidentally) no complaints of indigestion were heard up to the time of breaking camp which was at 5 p.m.  The afternoon was spent by taking a short hike, map reading tests and games of skill. Lots of fun was had by all.  The leaders on hand were, Scoutmaster Dave Sugarman, Assistant Scoutmaster I. (Rube) Rubin, Committee Chairman Al Doctor and Committeman Eddie Breitbard.

Any boy who has the benefit of scouting will undoubtedly grow up to be a man of finer character and broader citizenship than the one who has not had the advantage of scouting. So why not bring your boy down to our “Open House” and get acquainted.  Any boy who is 11 years of age, or who will be 11 soon, can join.  If your boy is over 11, bring him down also because scouting actually has no age limit.  When your boy becomes 16 years old, we will then register him as a Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, regardless of how much or how little scouting he may have had in the past.  We hold our troop meetings each Wednesday night at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 30th and Howard Streets.  Parents and visitors are always welcome.

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You Name It
Southwestern Jewish Press, March 28, 1950, page 25

By Sammy Krasner and Don Rosen

Thanks a lot! We’re deeply grateful to the many readers who sent us thousands of post-cards suggesting names for this column, namely Judy Yukon of National City, whose suggestion was “Kosher Kollege Kibitizings.” The judiciary committee is having a terrible time picking the winner. Consequently the contest will be continued and the grand prize—well, it is still a secret.

We’ve heard from a local party-pooper that Beta Tau’s first annual “Bubble Dance” was a huge success. This closed bid house party was held at the Irving Krasner estate. The affair created a challenge for future activities.  Speaking of Beta Tau, we’ve leared that this growing fraternity has applied for colony status with the National Offices of Zeta Beta Tau. They expect a reply within the next few weeks.

Speaking for the Jewish students at State College, we wish to thank Dr. Walter Hepner for arranging spring vacation to coincide with Pesach.  This will save us the trouble of schlepping Matzos to school.

State College has been selected to serve as host for Deans of Men confab to be held at the end of this month.  Hillel will give the benediction at the banquet to be held at the Fronton Palace, situated in picturesque old Tijuana.

Seen on the bulletin board: Round trip to Israel, 937 Shekels. This includes all expenses, namely –Blintzes, Borscht and Batel. 

The “Aztec,” State’s weekly newspaper, complained last week of the lack of news on campus which reminds us of a story.

The city editor explained to the cub reporter, “”Now when a dog bites a man, that’s old stuff. But let a man bite a dog, and boy, that’s news. Get it?”

“Yes, sir”

“Well go out and dig up some news, and make it good.”

“Yes, sir.”

An hour later, that boy was back.  He threw himself at his typewriter and pounded furiously.  The city editor grew curious and finally strolled over to see and read on the headline:

“Hydrant Sprays Dog.”

Next week, Hillel will hold its third Annual Inter-faith Passover Seder. The Seder will begin at 7:30 p.m., March 28, at Scripps Cottage.  Officiating will be Rabbi Cohn and Cantor Miller.

Beta Taus’ Richard Silberman, part time television repair man for Cantor Bros., has been elected as co-chairman of the Youth Division of the U.J.F.  This year the money is not as abundant, but remember—the need is just as great.  Give, All you can – and then some!

Keep sending in those postcards. We should say start sending them in, who knows what you may win?  The address again, Sammy Krasner, 810 W. Upas. Well we have to get back to differential calculytical isotopes. Be seein’ you guys and gals on or around campus.  Happy Passover to you and yours.

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1950 Fund Drive Begins
Jewish Community Will Meet Obligations

Campaign Off to Good Start!

Southwestern Jewish Press, April 14, 1950, pages 1, 4

San Diego launched its 1950 United Jewish Fund “Keep the Miracle Alive” Drive this week with campaign workers moving in an all out drive to raise $283,000 to fulfill urgent needs of more than 39 local, overseas and national agencies. 

Over $50,000 in advanced gifts have been pledged to the United Jewish Fund already, according to Campaign Chairmen Murray D. Goodrich and Nathaniel Ratner. Small advance gift dinners, run by members of the Campaign Committee, accounted for this auspicious start. Significant increases in the amounts of individual gifts were an encouraging sign, amounting to an overall average of over 16 percent, the chairmen revealed.

“our big problem is to get workers to volunteer to go out and call upon prospects,” the chairman said.  “We must follow up each and every prospect, and we can if we get complete cooperation, especially among our organizations. We hope that Magic Carpet Day on Sunday April 30th will not only e the solution to complete coverage, but also make for a quick campaign.”

“Last year, out of 2,000 prospective givers in our file, we secured only 1,600 pledges. This means that 400 persons didn’t respond. They didn’t give and some Jews didn’t live, because no one called on them.”

According to the chairman, the Women’s Division has reported that it is ready to start the campaign, and will have its advance gift luncheon on April 18th at the El Cortez Hotel with Selma Getz, Women’s Division Chairman, as the hostess.

April 27 will be a Red Letter Day in San Diego’s campaign history, when the women of San Diego gather at the one large meeting to make their contributions to “Keep the Miracle Alive.” 

On another front, the Young People’s Division is planning a campaign to cover the largest number of young people yet solicited in San Diego Sunday Schools. High Schools, College and young marrieds will be involved in the campaign plans of the Youth leaders.

A gala event of the Young Peoples campaign—a dinner dance, at which Ernst Michel, well known dynamic young speaker, will address the young people, will be held on Saturday, April 22, in the Marine Room of the San Diego Hotel.

On another front, the Christian Division of the United Jewish Fund, led by Charles Davies, opened it phase of the Campaign with a committee meeting held this week at the San Diego Club.  29 Community leaders gathered to hear the story of the United Jewish Appeal of the United Fund as told by Leo Lania, outstanding correspondent, commentator and author.

“Let’s  go San Diego!”

With sights set for $283,000, knowing that the cause is just and worthy, knowing that the entire community is looking to see what the United Jewish fund will do in 1950, we cannot miss.  “Let’s Go San Diego! Give so tht they may live!  Keep the Miracle Alive!”

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SAN DIEGO JEWISH WORLD
: THE WEEK IN REVIEW


INTERNATIONAL
Peres Peace House inaugurated during center's 10th anniversary by Donald H. Harrison in Tel Aviv 

Livni's call for new elections puts peace with Palestinians on back burner by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem

Ten Mideast lessons for next President by Norman Manson in San Diego 

CAMPAIGN 2008
San Diego Jewish World endorsements

LIFESTYLES
Psychology teacher taught lessons to staff by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego

ARTS
Play sculpts Jewish advice columnist whom readers knew as "Ann Landers" by Cynthia Citron in Pasadena, California

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—March 28, 1950: News of the Fox
—March 28, 1950: San Diego Birdie Stodel B’nai B’rith Chapter No. 92
—March 28, 1950: Pioneer Women (Negba) Club


Sunday, October 26, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 255)

INTERNATIONAL
Lame duck leaders seek to change conditions in the Middle East pond by Shoshana Bryen in Washington D.C.

CAMPAIGN 2008
Pro-Obama column, endorsement excoriated by Arizona reader — Letter to the Editor from Alan Rockman in Phoenix, Arizona

Campaign rhetoric promoting discrimination against Arabs, Muslims, African-Americans—Letter to the Editor from Carol Ann Goldstein in San Diego

SAN DIEGO
Sweat-equity partners sought for San Diego Jewish World by future-minded publisher — A message from Donald H. Harrison

San Diego teen practices tikkun olam by Sara Appel-Lennon in San Diego

JUDAISM
What is meant in Genesis that man was created in God's image? by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal in San Diego

ARTS
J*Company's Pocahontas thrilled — even before curtain went up by David Riech in San Diego

This Minority of One Fails to be Enchanted by Cynthia Citron in Los Angele

SPORTS
A bissel sports trivia with Bruce Lowitt in Oldsmar, Florida

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—March 28, 1950: Jewish War Veterans, S.D. Post No. 185
—March 28, 1950: Council of Jewish Women
—March 28, 1950: Labor Zionist Organization
—March 28, 1950: Junior Charity Leagu

Friday-Saturday, October 24-25, 2008 (vol. 2,, No. 254)

{Click an underlined headline in this area to jump to the corresponding story. Or, you may scroll leisurely through our report}

CAMPAIGN 2008
Yes, McCain pro-Israel, but... by Gary Rotto in San Diego
San Diego Jewish World endorsements, with links to editorials on which they were based

SAN DIEGO
U.S. Presidents as seen by Richard Lederer by Gerry Greber in Escondido, California

ARTS
Reprise: Thursdays with the songs of Hal Wingard—Linking problems prevented many people from hearing Hal's songs yesterday, so here are the links to them now. Printed lyrics may be found in Thursday's edition: #41 Old Love Sweet Love; , #91 Together We Will Watch Our Love; #280 To Make Things Fair.

Bleeding Kansas powerful in juxtaposition with U.S. election by Carol Davis in San Diego

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—March 28, 1950: The Center Side
—March 28, 1950: Local Leaders Attend Men’s Club Conference in L.A.
—March 28, 1950:Toy Packing Party
—March 28, 1950:Bay City Chapter 713


Thursday, October 23, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 253)

CAMPAIGN 2008
Obama has a Yiddishe neshuma by Gary Rotto in San Diego
San Diego Jewish World endorsements, with links to editorials on which they were based

INTERNATIONAL
U.S. election, Israel coalition building again in Jewish spotlight as holidays end by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem

JUDAISM
The trouble with improvising Judaism by David Benkof in New York

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—March 28, 1950: Support San Diego Jewish Soccer Club
—March 28, 1950: Surprise for Rabbi Levens
—March 28, 1950:Civic Protective Agencies To Be Part Of The 1950 ‘Keep the Miracle Alive’ Campaign
—March 28, 1950: Passover Recipes

COMMUNITY WATCH
Lawrence Family JCC: Documentary on Hannah Senesh at San Diego Jewish Film Festival

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 252)

CAMPAIGN 2008
San Diego Jewish World endorsements, with links to our editorials

INTERNATIONAL
The Jews Down Under, a roundup of Jewish news of Australia by Garry Fabian in Melbourne
—Musician saved by Oskar Schindler dies at 90
—Australian Government backtracks on Ahmadinejad
—Police regret Yom Kippur jaywalk ticket
—JCCV Calls for urgent meeting with police
—Australia likely to attend Durban II
—Former Melbourne Jewish teacher jailed in the US
—Jewish Students snub B'nai B'rith competition
—Melbourne Jewish Communal launch in 2010

JUDAISM
A celebrity's courtship with Torah by Judy Lash Balint in Jerusalem

Holidays help measure time and values by Fred Reiss in Winchester, California

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
—March 28, 1950: Letters to the Editor from Nixie Kern, B.B., and Pauline Opert
—March 28, 1950: Once Upon A Time {Jews of Libya} by Pauline Oppert

COMMUNITY WATCH
Lawrence Family JCC: Religion and Atheism To Collide at S.D. Jewish Book Fair


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