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1999

1999-12-31: No fan of smokestacks, Judge Murphy seeks protection for San Diego's beauty
1999-12-24: The Queen Mary permanently docked in Long Beach, once had a synagogue and a kosher kitchen.
1999-12-17: Chabad banks on a bright future in University City
1999-12-17: Bay Area agency to rule on academy's bid for tax-exempt securities
1999-12-10: Jewish ritual at Camp Pendleton
1999-12-10: Rock formations at Mission Trails Park inspire imaginative hikers
1999-12-10: How Jewish staffers on the Nordic Empress decided that the sailing life was for them
1999-12-10:Visit to Haifa turned sea captain's career around
1999-12-03: Reggae Chanukah: Liberation music for peaceful warriors
1999-12-03: A Jewish tree of life on the Ramona frontier
1999-11-26: Germany's daughter, candidate's wife. German-born Ernestine Schlant, wife of presidential  aspirant Bill Bradley, discusses the silence of her parents' generation concerning Jews and the Holocaust.
1999-11-19:Bermuda art show evokes memories of Jewish exodus
1999-11-12: Candidates criticize invocations at City Council
1999-11-12: Emotional moments in the Holy Land
1999-11-12: When Bermuda's top lawman swore oath on a Jewish Bible
1999-11-05: Book fair at JCC opens a new chapter for lovers of Jewish books
1999-11-05:  Bermuda scion links with Zion
1999-11-05:  Return to Austria
1999-10-29:  Israeli diplomat shares memories of Rabin's death
1999-10-29:Expect courtesy from Hollywood folks? Forget about it !
1999-10-29: Under the surface, a troubled past for Jews in Bermuda
1999-10-27: Catholic & Jewish dialogue
1999-10-22: Judah in Bermuda: Resort island's tiny Jewish community struggles to build Yiddishkeit in paradise
1999-10-22: Vista building shared by temple, church marred by graffiti.
1999-10-15: From debate to dialogue. Conversations between Jews and Arabs open peace institute
1999-10-08: This old house.  Luis Moses Gomez found freedom--and prosperity--in the American colonies. A house he built serves as a shrine to Jewish history in the Revolutionary era.
1999-10-01:Frum in the sun: Rabbi Bogopulsky helps build an Orthodox community around Beth Jacob 
1999-10-01: The new citizens
1999-09-24: A life that adds up to Torah: Rabbi Lederman, a math whiz, multiplies at Carmel Mountain 
1999-09-24: Jewish groups lining up with atheists' challenge to cross.
1999-09-17: Come together: Rabbi at newly-merged Ohr Shalom Synagogue knows how to build bridges between cultures
1999-10-17:Car mitzvah: Kindness of San Diegans is the wheel thing for distraught Israeli  teacher
1999-09-10: Shehecheyanu moments: For San Diego's chaplain, daily encounters with illness and grief can lead to blessings
1999-09-03:Humanist leader urges acceptance of 'nontheists'
1999-09-03: A Sephardic outpost in Chula Vista
1999-09-03: Grant from county aids seniors at San Diego Jewish Family Service
1999-09-03: Doctors and scientists build bridges between nations 
1999-08-27: A Bridge Across the Jordan: The Friendship Between a Jewish Carpenter and the King of Jordan
1999-08-27: A day at the races includes advice on political jockeying
1999-08-27: Zoo-ris' and nachas for Jerusalem zoo chief
1999-08-27: Jewish culture's on parade in Toronto
1999-08-20: Two super salesmen of Toronto
1999-08-13: Canada's champion of multiculturalism: Bernie Farber leads the charge against hate speech and for equal rights for religious minorities 
1999-08-13: Toronto's center of Jewish pride
1999-08-07: Old Town San Diego history tour
1999-08-06:  Migratory birds over Israel
1999-07-30: Mayorly passing through:Municipal executives from Israel learn from San Diego government
1999-07-30:Trying to move beyond suspicion between Afula and Jenin
1999-07-30: Abou Foul envisions his town of Jatt as center for tourism, archeology
1999-07-30: Soldier Barda comes home to lead Jezreel's 'Tower of the Valley
1999-07-30: 'Quality of life' is theme for bedroom community of Oranit
1999-07-30: Likudnik mayor of Sderot promotes 'peace in our area'
1999-07-30: Khalil Kasim sees hope for citizens of Arab city
1999-07-23: A shidduch for Shimon the peres: Israeli vulture heading for San Diego Zoo is former prime minister's namesake --in more ways than one
1999-07-23: We can work it out: PAIRS seminar helps couple repair their relationships
1999-07-23:Barak's advisor is 'almost a San Diegan':Goldberg, who taught at SDSU and UCSD, has enduring links to community
1999-07-16: Teaching 'the way of the land: Soille's educational philosophy emphasizes kindness, spiritual growth
1999-07-16: San Diego exhibit charts old maps of Jerusalem
1999-07-12:Jewish walking tour of Balboa Park
1999-07-09: Worldwide hunt for nazi documents turns up surprises
1999-07-09: An Olympian coincidence: KPBS  reporter discovers link to own grandfather at exhibit
1999-07-09: The Jewish Padres: AJC group meets team officials,then enjoy romp at Qualcomm
1999-07-02: The games of shame: Exhibition examines the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
1999-07-02: Jewish athlete still bitter about ruined shot at gold medal
1999-07-02: Museum's founder aims to inspire champions
1999-07-02: Dr. Peres impresses San Diegans with his animal magnetism
1999-07-02: Book Review: Soldier of Peace: The Life of Yitzhak Rabin by Dan Kurzman
1999-06-25: Saga of a scroll: A Torah's odyssey from Roudnice to San Diego
1999-06-25:The President's rabbi: Jack Riemer, who inspired Clinton, returns to San Diego for a visit
1999-06-18: A festival of dreams: San Diego brings Jewish arts to the world
1999-06-11: Searching for Sugihara: Biographer of Japanese diplomat uncovers a 'conspiracy of goodness'  to save Jews 
1999-06-11: Holocaust museum also tells what didn't happen --  Could America have done more to save lives?
1999-06-04: A Jewish mission of mercy for refugees (Tirana, Albania)
1999-06-04: A Jewish mission of mercy for refugees (Budapest, Hungary)
1999-06-04: A Jewish mission of mercy for refugees (Maagan Mikhail, Israel)
1999-06-04: Zina Schiff bows before a friend
1999-05-28: School on the hill: Jaffes and friends envision a thoroughly modern Jewish Academy  in San Diego's Carmel Valley
1999-05-28: Bringing it all together: Educators at SDJA work to integrate secular and religious realms
1999-05-28: Staying in San Carlos: Parents relieved that campus will remain
1999-05-21: Community well represented at Clinton fundraiser
1999-05-14: Solel: 'Everyone's second family': Encinitas temple offers support for newcomers
1999-05-14: Jewish networking in the U.S. Congress:  Rep. Bob Filner  (D-San Diego) describes process
1999-05-07: Hecht Synagogue: A fortress of faith overlooks Jerusalem
1999-05-07: 'Hate filter' seen as first step against youth violence
1999-05-07: Filner reports from parleys with Middle Eastern leaders: Calls Netanyahu's behavior 'cynical' but was impressed by Jordan's new king. He also attended a Passover seder in Egypt
1999-04-30: Orthodoxy with a smiling face: Young Israel tries to make newcomers feel welcome
1999-04-23: Jewish War Veterans describe experiences as POWs
1999-04-23: Is Israel another Serbia? Specialist in terrorism says similarities are superficial
1999-04-16: Panama's Reform Jews shunned by Orthodox
1999-04-16:Leaving God behind: the Humanistic Jews of San Diego
1999-04-09: Family ties draw San Diego, Panama Jews together
1999-04-09: Beth Am: Building on Judaism
1999-04-02:Oily birds get special treatment from Jewish vet at SeaWorld site
1999-03-26: Panamanian businessman can't say "no" to a good Jewish cause
1999-03-26: Opening doors at Adat Shalom
1999-03-19: "Super" kosher market serves Jews of Panama City
1999-03-12: Locks and Bagels: No people have been more caught up in the romances and tragedies of the Panama Canal than the Jews
1999-03-12: Molas for moolah: Jerusalem native wins fame as vendor of textiles by Panamanian Indians
1999-02-19: Through Russian Eyes: Exhibition coming to San Diego's Balboa Park gives Russian perspective on World War II
1999-02-19:The story behind the exhibition
1999-02-12: German city honors last living Holocaust survivor
1999-02-12: Tijuana tour strengthens AJC’s Latin links
1999-02-05: Ex-refusenik helps Russians pursue the Israeli dreams
1999-01-29: Mazel tov: 'Shtetl wedding' celebrates synagogue merger
1999-01-29: Actor recalls his Happy Days and sad ones
1999-01-29:Movie Review: Soleil: Mother Sophia and her children get by
1999-01-22: Learning together: Barrier-smashing Rabbi Danny Landes of Jerusalem's Pardes Institute is coming to San Diego for an academic marathon
1999-01-22: 'Greatest living Reform scholar' is weekend guest at Beth Israel
1999-01-22: Cat Crisis: Feral felines afflict Israeli cities
1999-01-22: Film festival will look at Jews in small-town America
1999-01-15: Jews & Druze: The 'friendly Arabs' of Daliyat al Karmil
1999-01-15: The Druze: An interview with Dr. Mohamad Z. Yakan
1999-01-08: Fighting the Philistines: Settlers of Ma’ale Michmash feel at home on a biblical (and modern) battleground
1999-01-08: Rewards for Adat Shalom vandals arrest raised to $20,000
1999-01-08:Deaf actor gives ShowBIS a 'Hand': Cara Freedman's play is a lesson in the transforming power of mitzvot
1999-01-01:'Phase Two' for Shaoh survivors -- and for Jewish education fest
1999-01-01: Jerusalem archivists seek rarities of pre-Israel cinema
1999-01-01: Nazi vandals strike at synagogue in Poway