October 2011

Corona, Bloom–two of the many talents contributing to San Diego Jewish World

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Among my great pleasures as editor of San Diego Jewish World is being able to work with a group of talented writers here and abroad. Their accomplishments are a continuous source of pride. For example, here in San Diego, Laurel Corona, a contributing writer and a professor of humanities […]

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Donald H. Harrison

Debbie Kornberg named to Jewish Federation post

SAN DIEGO – The Jewish Federation of San Diego County is pleased to announce the appointment of Debbie Kornberg as Planning Officer for the Community Planning & Innovation (CP&I) Center. Debbie is charged with facilitating community-wide planning in Jewish education throughout San Diego County, and implementing innovation grant planning and funding. The CP&I Center assesses needs

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San Diego Calendar

Jewish Federation joins relief efforts for Turkey’s quake victims

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–In the aftermath of last Sunday’s devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Turkey, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has immediately stepped in to provide relief to the thousands of men, women and children affected by the disaster. The Jewish Federation of San Diego has established an emergency campaign to support the

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San Diego County

Panel at first Beth Israel inaugurates three-Temple tour

By Joel Moskowitz, M.D., and Arlene Moskowitz, JD SAN DIEGO — The first of Congregation Beth Israel’s “Three Temple Tour” was conducted in its original home on Sunday Sunday, Oct. 23. The edifice has been relocated to Heritage Park but the original site was Second Avenue and Beech Street. Scholars JoEllyn Zollman, a History professor

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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History

Two bricks from Buchenwald

By John Brennan BUCHENWALD, Germany — The unspeakable horror, the ignored cries of pain, and the unimaginable suffering. The final resting place for more than 50,000 innocent souls. This was Nazi era Germany: This was Buchenwald, the death camp infamous for performing medical experiments on its inmates. Its place in history marked by being the

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Travel and Food

‘Gypsy’ overcomes small theatre space

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–No it’s not Ethel Merman, Rosalind Russell, Tyne Daly or even Patty LuPone. It’s our own Linda Libby who heads up the first ever big-time musical, or musical for that matter, staged by ion theatre in the company’s BLKBOX space in Hillcrest. Libby, whose credits stretch from stage to TV, is

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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Largest Jewish book sale in Southern California planned in November

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– What is believed to be the largest Jewish book sale in Southern California is planned at The 17th Annual San Diego Jewish Book Fair, with continuing support from Founding Benefactors The Viterbi Family Foundation and presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community

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Travel and Food

Plaudits for musicians Sara Kornfeld Simpson and Sonya Jacobs

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO —Musicians in the Making presented two outstanding young instrumentalists last Sunday afternoon in the Lawrence Family JCC’s Astor Judaica Library, Sara Kornfeld Simpson, flute, a student of Jill Coady, and Sonya Jacobs, clarinet, a student of Robert Zelickman. They were accompanied on the piano by Irina Bendetsky, former music faculty

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Eileen Wingard