April 2010

San Diego Rep to present 17th annual Lipinsky Family S.D. Jewish Arts Festival

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diego REPertory Theatre will present the 17th Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival: A Joyous Celebration of Art and Soul, directed by the REP’s Associate Artistic Director Todd Salovey. This year’s festival will be held May 30 – June 21 and celebrates the richness of Jewish culture through […]

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Middle East

Jacqueline Jacobs' work selected for San Diego Book Arts juried exhibit

  SAN DIEGO – Jacqueline Jacobs, whose works in textiles and on canvas are part of the collections of various synagogues in San Diego, has another medium in which she excels: Book Arts.  She has been notified that her book entitle “Misunderstandings” has been accepted for the juried exhibition of  San Diego Book Artists, to

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Travel and Food

Jewish license plate~Schatz2

LA JOLLA, California — Melanie Rubin, our license plate maven, spotted this plate.  Although “Schatz” is a family name, it also has a meaning in German and in Yiddish: “Treasure.”   Ah, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all could feel that way about our cars? This license plate has been added to our online collection. 

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Travel and Food

KPBS, Union Bank honor 'local heroes' in Jewish and Asian communities

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month (April/May) and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May), Union Bank, N.A., and KPBS have named four exceptional San Diegans as 2010 Local Heroes for their outstanding community service. This year’s Jewish Heritage honorees are Ellen Beck and Marjory Kaplan, and the Asian Pacific American

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Travel and Food

UCSD Student Senate should defeat anti-Israel resolution

By Alex Liff SAN DIEGO — Following is a letter sent to the President of the University of California, the Chancellor of UCSD, and the President of the Associated Students of UCSD regarding this afternoon’s expected vote by the Associated Students Senate  on a resolution seeking divestment from companies doing business with Israel.   I am writing

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Middle East

ADL tells objections to Arizona's new immigration policy

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is profoundly disappointed with Arizona Governor Jan  Brewer’s decision to sign what is the most reckless state immigration law in the country.  The ADL was founded 97 years ago with the mission “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” With

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USA

Benefit concert for Jewish Family Service set for May 23

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–Shir L’Chaim Variety Show, a concert to benefit Jewish Family Service Older Adult Centers, will take place on Sunday, May 23 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. Cost of tickets, which includes a reception with complimentary Hors D’Oeuvres at Classic Residence by Hyatt, is

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San Diego Calendar

San Diego’s Historic Places: 19th Coast Artillery at Cabrillo National Monument

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—It is commonplace to see elementary school classes walking through Cabrillo National Monument on history field trips. But similar field trips to Cabrillo may also be appropriate for high school trigonometry classes – especially for those students who wonder, “What’s the point of this stuff? When would we ever

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Israel divestment campaign moves to UCSD campus

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — UCSD has become a campus battlegrounds in the movement by pro-Palestinians to have Associated Student oganizations  divest their funds from companies doing business with Israel. A resolution that will go before the student Senate on Wednesday, April 28, specifically targets United Technologies, which it says makes Apache helicopters,

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East

Obama using Israel as a scapegoat for his own failed policies

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–There was no particular courage required to excoriate the government of Israel when its housing minister announced the construction of so many new home units in the Jerusalem area exactly when Vice President Joe Biden was arriving in the country to discuss peace talks.  Many in the Israeli establishment and

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Middle East, USA