San Diego Jewish World

Chapter 30, Exit 18B (Washington Street): San Diego County Sheriff’s Museum * From Washington Street exit turn right to San Diego Avenue, turn left to Sheriff’s Museum at 2384 San Diego Avenue. It will be on your right.* The San Diego Sheriff’s Museum …

By Eileen Wingard Eileen Wingard Dr. Ron Eisenberg SAN DIEGO — In a special ceremony last month in Jerusalem, Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, awarded Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer CEO, the Genesis Prize, often called the Jewish Nobel Prize. Bourla was s…

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts,” — William Shakespeare , As You Like It – 2/7 Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to i…

By Mark D. Zimmerman Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Actor James Caan, most famous for his role as Santino “Sonny” Corleone in The Godfather, died last week at the age of 82. Caan was born in the Bronx to German Jewish immigrants, and his father…

By Ira Sharkansky, PhD Ira Sharansky JERUSALEM — Yair Lapid has become our Prime Minister, at least until the election results in November. It’s been a long haul, with Lapid demonstrating resolve and a willingness to defer. His coupling with Bennett, w…

By Gedaliah Borvick Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — When buying a property in Israel and determining your budget, there will be additional costs above the purchase price, such as the acquisition tax, legal and brokerage fees, and other sundry items. When …

** Chapter 28, Exit 17B (Sassafras Street): San Diego Unified Port District** From Sassafras Street exit, turn left and follow it to a right on Pacific Highway to large Port of San Diego building on the left at 3165 Pacific Highway. Make the soonest po…

A quiet moment at San Diego International Airport (Photo: Ben Dishman) Chapter 27, Exit 17A (Hawthorn Street): San Diego International Airport Make a left turn from the Hawthorn Street exit and follow it all the way down to Harbor Drive. Make a right a…

Sabine’s Odyssey: A Hidden Child And Her Dutch Rescuers by Agnes Schipper; Amsterdam Publishers, the Netherlands; 9788493-231948; 219 pages, $18.95 SAN DIEGO – Sabine Fröhlich grew up a Catholic in Breslau, Germany, but her ancestry was Jewish. Along w…

By Steve Kramer Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Israel’s significance as a Middle Eastern powerhouse has reached new levels with the help of two seminal events: the discovery of natural gas in Eastern Mediterranean waters and the success of the Abraha…