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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

July 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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