Editor’s Note: From time to time, on request, we will reprint articles from the that editor Donald H. Harrison compiled has compiled over nearly a half century of reporting. Carlos Salas-Diaz, subject of this article, still is leading his congregation in Tijuana. Reprinted from the San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage, October 23, 1998 TIJUANA, Mexico (special) — The [...]
Editor’s Note: The following story, “The Threat from Within, is reprinted with permission from The Forward, in which it appears in the August 27 issue. * In May, when Israel was invited to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a 31-nation club of the world’s most elite, developed economies, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz [...]
By David Amos SAN DIEGO –From the title of this article, you may surmise that I will be sharing with you some conducting and/or recording adventure in a far-away land. But this time, it is not the case, but rather, a two-week vacation just completed, which my wife and I survived with our two grandchildren, [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Jewish Center Plans Big Invitation Dinner Southwestern Jewish Press, December 10, 1954, Pages 1, 6 “You can help make a dream come true” will be the theme of the invitation on behalf of the Building Fund of the Jewish Community Center on Saturday, January 8, 1955, in the [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Ida Urbach Wed to Julio Liberman In Candlelight Ceremony Southwestern Jewish Press, November 18, 1954, Page 3 Ida Urbach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Urbach, was wed to Julio David Liberman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo LIberman of Van Nuys, in a candlelight ceremony November 21 [...]
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–A San Diego Passport Agency is scheduled to open to the public in the spring of 2011, according to the U.S. State Department. “I’m very excited about expanding our presence to the San Diego area,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services Brenda S. Sprague. “As passports are required for [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Welcome to Mexico…The Tourist Wonderland Southwestern Jewish Press, November 12, 1954, Page 5 Ensenada-Tijuana – In the extreme Southwestern portion of the United States, just across the border from San Diego, Calif., is a region of great tourist transformation in recent years to meet the exigencies of the [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staffSouthwestern Jewish Press, November 12, 1954, Pages 1,6, 7 Salute To Tijuana and Ensenada: Jewish Community of San Diego Greets Neighbors Because of the short distance between San Diego and the Mexican border, Jews of Tijuana and Lower California feel a great deal closer to the Jews of San [...]
By David Amos SAN DIEGO–Earlier this month we celebrated our Independence Day. My thoughts brought me to the importance of American music, and the shameful neglect we have allowed music education to be. Part of this was stimulated by an article in the editorial section of the San Diego Union-Tribune by John M. Eger, on [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Personals Southwestern Jewish Press, October 1, 1954, Page 3 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Shapov of Chula Vista left Monday, Sept. 13 for a month’s tour of Mexico. They will visit Mexico City and other spots of interest below the border. * We’re glad to welcome back from Oceanside, [...]
