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32.  30 April 2007President George W. Bush declares May 2007 as Jewish-American Heritage Month *An easy way to learn to speak Hebrew *Filner backs plan to permit undocumented workers to pay fine and earn citizenship *Our lives in first person: We experience The Gift of the Magi *August Wilson Recreates the 60s in Old Globe's Two Trains Running * Jews in the News *Jewish Grapevine

31. 29 April 2007
—Yom Ha'Atzmaut Festival Photo Essay *Salute to Gert Thaler coverage *Jews in the News *The Jewish Grapevine


30. 28 April 2007— Easy to dismiss one Democratic hopeful * The Palestinian media campaign * Jews in the News *Jewish Grapevine.

29.  27 April 2007Republican Jewish Coalition spins its version of Democratic presidential confab *Opinion: The need to codify Roe v.Wade *Filner calls for 'innovation agenda to promote science, technology in schools *Jewish, Greek Orthodox, Muslim and Hindu journalists form interfaith group *Why this Jew favors the Mt.
Soledad cross *Keyboard Conversation with Jeffrey Siegel heads for Jewish Music Festival *Restaurant Review: 1500 Ocean now light, breezy and very modern
*'You Shall be Holy'—But Exactly How?*D'var Torah: Koach Halashon—A folk tale: On lyin' about a lion

28.  26 April 2007
Haifa University study indicates soldiers
leave Israel Defense Forces more dovish* Was the western media duped in its 2nd Lebanon War coverage?
*Songs of Leiber and Stoller delight in Welk Theatre's Smokey Joe's Cafe * San Diego Rep tells schedule of Lipinsky SD Jewish Arts Festival *Israel Contemporary String Quartet scheduled by Jewish Music Festival *Rhythms of Senegal, Jamaica to add spice to Dor Hadash gala
 
27.  25 April 2007Two units of San Diego State University team with the Peres Peace Center in Israel to promote joint Arab-Israeli crop development and marketing * Scholar Fred Reiss provides background for the controversy surrounding Crypto-Jews. *Jews in the News *Jewish Grapevine.

26.  24 April 2007Some wise sayings of Jewish people *Jews in the News *The Jewish Grapevine.

25.  23 April 2007— Photographer Herb Targum takes us to San Diego's Yom HaZikaron commemoration * Bruce Kesler essays: We grew up together, Israel and I. *Conductor David Amos to share musical insights on this site in Music Notes column

24.  22 April 2007Warm comforting breeze blows over Yom Hazikaron rites in Jerusalem * Holding fingers' for young woman who
embodies the Zionist dream *
When evangelical Christians invite Jewish dialogue, background helps

23.  21 April 2007We found more than a dozen stories dealing
with Jews who are making news, good and bad, in the daily media.
For those who didn't have time over Shabbat to read the newspaper,
we'll help you catch up.  


22. 20 April 2007Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal ponders what media should do when the news is lashon harah *Looking for adult Jewish education in San Diego?  AJE will help you find it * Carol Davis reviews Wozzeck, Enchanted April and Wit * Rabbi Baruch Lederman retells the remarkable story of the Straus brothers

21. 19 April 2007—Insecurity of South Koreans in Virginia Tech aftermath parallels experiences of Jewish community * Cho's known derangement brings medical ethics issues to the fore *ZOA says intervention for Egyptian Jewish family proved to be 'the real thing' for Coke


20.  18 April 2007—President Bush outlines Darfur policy in speech at the Holocaust Museum in Washington * When should children be taught the Shoah? *Jews in the News

19.  17 April 2007Holocaust survivor dies in Virginia Tech massacre * JFS Annual Meeting and Awards Session Told * 200 Packages of Help Brightened Local Passovers *Letters to Editor *Jews in the News.

18. 16 April 2007SDSU students mark Yom HaShoah by urging action on Darfur * Fear of Iran may be fueling Arab peace gestures to Israel * Child of Survivor wonders how Holocaust will be remembered after that generation passes * NJDC faults Republicans for not rebuking columnist Robert Novak for anti-Israel columns.


17. 15 April 2007—Survivors featured at Shoah commemoration in San Diego * 180 photos discovered of family that perished in Shoah. Who are they? *Shoah and Israel eternally linked *Holocaust children and grandchildren no more traumatized than others, study shows * Why numbers matter for the Shoah *A Stranger's Act of Kindness Brings A Family Back Together *Sunset, Sunrise: Print and the Internet. *Jews in the News

16.  14 April 2007—UCSD stages its 29th annual cultural celebration * Columnist Donald H. Harrison reflects at a traffic light on Yom HaShoah,

15. 13 April 2007San Diego Jewish Academy hosts survivors
at butterfly remembrance for Shoah victims. * Beware of Spreading False E-Tales.*So why do Jews like to ask questions? *Israeli jazz musician Avishai Cohen is San Diego-bound. *Jewish Grapevine *Jews in the News.


14. 12 April 2007—A Haifa University reports indicates Holocaust survivors suffered terribly in 2nd Lebanon War. Yom HaShoah prompts events, memories. Democratic presidential hopefuls to woo Jewish Democrats. Campers from locale of Marjorie Morningstar film head for San Diego. Carol Davis reviews the Old Globe's Hold Please.  Plus today's "Jews in the News."

13.  11 April 2007—Ira Sharkansky wonders what happened to Azmi Beshara, the missing Arab member of the Israeli Knesset.  IDF schedules a concert in San Diego.  The Ayn Rand Institute takes the UN to task on religion bill.  National Jewish Democratic Council chides Rudy Guiliani on world affairs. Congressman Bob Filner returns to SDSU's History Department to lecture where he once taught. Gruss Foundation and Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education contribute $500,000 to local Jewish day schools.  Carol Davis reviews Sailor's Song at the New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad. Plus Jewish Grapevine, Jews in the News, and a Jewish Directory for San Diego County.

12.  10 April 2007—U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer calls for participation in Holocaust commemorations. Author Natasha Josefowitz debuts her column on the retirement age on this site. Plus the Jewish Grapevine and Jews in the News columns



11.  9 April 2007—Chametz-hungry Israelis line up at bakeries, attend Mimouna parties.  Are those who turn a blind eye to Israel bashing themselves anti-Semitic.  Bruce Kesler things so.  Marty Block, president of the San Diego Community College board, explains the notion of power sharing with teacher unions.  Jewish political debate follows House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria.


10. 8 April 2007—Hundreds help Rabbi Lawson mark milestone of 30 years in the rabbinate.  Lynne Thrope inaugurates her column on this site with a review of Chef Axel European Bistro.

9.  7 April 2007—Ira Sharkansky, in his "Letter from Jerusalem" column explains that for Israeli policy makers there are rarely, if ever, perfect solutions.  Donald H. Harrison says just as Christians have their Easter bunnies, we Jews enjoy our mythic animals too. Some Jews in the news: Alan Bersin, Bruce Kesler, and Sam Zell.


8.  6 April 2007—Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal of Tifereth Israel Synagogue inaugurates a new column "Torah on One Foot." Some fun items appear in our "Jewish Grapevine" column.  JFS sets a program on mental health featuring author Pete Earley


7. 5 April 2007—Rabbi Wayne Dosick, who wrote for The San Diego Jewish Times, inaugurates his column on this site with a discussion of why the attitude of 'whatever' does not fulfill the Jewish mandate. Yiddish study is being offered by the Shalom Foundation—in Poland. Carol Davis looks at three recent productions: Taking Flight, The Piano Teacher and The Adoption Project: Triad. Clarence Kaufman is remembered.


6.  4 April 2007—Courtesy of Western States Jewish History, we explain how matzo was made—back in the 19th century.  Dance Writer Sheila Orysiek tells what made the City Ballet of San Diego's salute to Tchaikovsky so good.  And our newsletter sees its first advertisements-for the upcoming JUMP (Jews United through Music Performance) Festival, and the Gert Thaler tribute dinner.

5. 3 April 2007—Arts columnist Carol Davis reviews Paula Vogel's The Long Christmas Ride Home; Jerusalem correspondent Ira Sharkansky reflects on his days as one of the few Jewish students at Wesleyan University; Renny's Story is reprised at Ohr Shalom Synagogue; Clarinetist Marian Liebowitz in free concert and lecture; and Sheila Orysiek, with a hilarious eye for detail, shares her remembrances of Passovers past.

4. 2 April 2007—Profile of Rabbi Michael Berk, new senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel; music in the concentration camps; The Jewish Grapevine; Jewish Community Calendar; Jewish History Video Link: Assuring a daily Jewish community news voice; Jewish Internet humor; Chag Samach to your family from four generations of ours.

3. 1 April 2007—Pesach preparations in Jerusalem; Editor's Reading file: Stu Eizenstat (United Synagogue Review); La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club (San Diego Weekly Reader); UN High Commission for Refugees (WIZO Review); Seven play reviews by Cynthia Citron: Catskill Sonata; Miklat; On Second Avenue; Mamaleh; Smokey Joe's Cafe; A Splintered Soul; Tip-Toes; more Community Calendar listings.

2. 31 March 2007 Hillel vs. La Jolla commentary; debate between Christian evangelist Dyan Salatino and Chabad Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort; Advocates for Israel in San Diego, The Journal of San Diego History features Louis Rose; Jewish license plates;  Community Calendar listings including dates for the San Diego Jewish Music Festival.

1.  30 March 2007San Diego Jewish Times demise; Louis Rose 200th birthday; 'Generations Day' at Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School; Brit Milah of Shor Masori; Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi, Israel mood pieces from Kfar Saba and Jerusalem; Jewish license plates, Eric Frydler profile.  {Writers and Photographers: Muriel Goldhammer, Donald H. Harrison, Nancy E. Harrison, Jerry Levens, Melanie Rubin, Ira Sharkansky, Eileen Wingard.}