January 24, 2012

Michael Hopkins installed as CEO at Jewish Family Service

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Michael Hopkins was officially installed as Chief Executive Officer of Jewish Family Service by the Board of Directors at its monthly meeting Jan. 24. Retiring CEO Jill Borg Spitzer will continue her connection to the JFS family as a consultant, helping to facilitate the transition with the many programs, services, and community relationships. […]

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San Diego County

Drama, tension, suspense at ‘The Water’s Edge’

By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California– As Winston Churchill might describe it, Theresa Rebeck’s play The Water’s Edge is “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” There re more mixed emotions, contradictions, outright lies, duplicity, passion, and chills in this dramatic masterpiece than in any play you’re likely to see in this decade. The

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Cynthia Citron

Even with addition of two Footes, play is no great feat

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–When it comes to dividing up the family estate between brothers and sisters, any amount of civility goes unnoticed in playwright Horton Foote’s last comedy/drama. In Dividing the Estate the three adult Gordon siblings (Lucille, Lewis, called Brother and Mary Jo) who assemble at their childhood home, for a supposed dinner

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Religion, not land-use politics, at heart of Mideast dispute

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSAELM–We are never far from a reminder that the Israel-Palestinian conflict has a strong element of religious animosity. Those who aspire to solve this with a simple agreement about lines on a map will be better off refereeing a football match (American or European). The Middle East is not for them.  

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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion