(January 5, 2011, Column 3) By Donald H. Harrison I San Diego and Israel Invitations are going out on Facebook from Tibi Zohar and other active members of the Jewish community to the Balboa Park demonstration planned by Israel advocates to counter another one planned by Palestinians and leftists in behalf of the terrorist Hamas [...]
SAN DIEGO (SDJW)–Jane Schaffer, a master teacher whose methodology for writing essays is taught in high schools around the country, died of brain cancer early Sunday morning at home. She was 64. Schaffer, wife of San Diego Jewish World contributor and former San Diego Jewish Times columnist Dan Schaffer, had valiantly fought the cancer up until the [...]
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk Southwestern Jewish Press, October 15, 1954, Page 6 By Janet & Susan Solof Elaine Shapery really shot the works with swimming, dinner and dancing at the Kona Kai celebrating her 16th birthday. Among those shooting the guns of fun were Larry Prager, Ed Rosenthal, Martin Weiner, [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Personals Southwestern Jewish Press, September 3, 1954, Page 3 Home From Abroad—Nelson Olf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Olf, has ended his midshipman summer training in European waters aboard the USS Wisconsin, and is expected home. He will have just a few days with his parents before [...]
Editor’s Note: We previously noted in a column that we hungered for positive contributions about people whose lives are inspirations to us. We thank Sarah Cooper, and The Forum, the quarterly publication of Mothers and More, in which this article was copyrighted in the May issue, for sharing this first place essay. Sarah is the daughter of [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, June 25, 1954, Page 4 Letter to the Editor Dear Mr. Kaufman Thos of us who attended the Israeli Day Celebration at Tifereth Israel Synagogue were very much impressed by the speaker, General Eliahu Ben-Hur and the supporting program. I wish to express my deepest [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, May 28, 1954, page 6 Tifereth Israel Sisterhood installation ceremonies and brunch will take place June 1 at 12:00 noon in the Tifereth Israel Center. A wonderful program, “Color Through the Years,” has been planned, with Mrs. Victor Weiss in charge. Ann Schloss is circle [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk San Diego Jewish World, May 28, 1954, page 4By Janet & Susan Solof Hi gang! Here’s what’s cookin’with the Hop Katz. On the spotlight for many teenagers was the A.Z.A. dance. Before the dance Jack Sharpe entertained with a wonderful “Before Party.” Everyone who attended had [...]
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Chief docent Janet Bartel removed a barrier and stepped into the archaeological dig area at Mission San Diego, beckoning others to follow. Two sets of shallow pits, with a dirt walkway in between, were on the southwestern side of the mission quadrangle. Approximately at the middle of the inner set [...]
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Three Franciscan Padres whose lives are celebrated at Mission San Diego are Father Junipero Serra, who founded this mission and eight others, Fermin Lasuen, who succeeded Serra as president of the missions and founded nine more, and Luis Jayme (also spelled Jaime), who is remembered as the first Christian [...]
