SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –Following are events planned during November at the College Avenue Senior Center, operated by Jewish Family Service in the social hall of Beth Jacob Congregation, 4855 College Avenue, in the San Diego State University area. Tuesdays, November 1, 8 & 15; 1 – 3 pm Facebook Starter Kit: Facebook is the most […]
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San Diego CalendarWASHINGTON, D.C. (JINSA)–Bellicose threats directed at Israel by the Turkish government delivered over the past two months are extremely disturbing and demand an American response. Never before in the history of the alliance has a NATO member used such strident and threatening language at a fellow democratic country. This is in addition to nine years
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Middle East
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Somewhere between reality and romanticism is the space in which the Candelaria Family lives. Somewhere is also the title of one of Leonard Bernstein’s reflective ballads from his popular West Side Story and it is also the title of Matthew Lopez’s brand new world premiere comedy drama now being given a
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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Second in a series By Jeanette Friedman Jeanette Friedman WARSAW, Poland –When I went to look for my grandmother’s house and her grave, I sought one friend, Isaac Kot from Boston, to help me. Isaac and I have known each other since 2002, when we both attended our first World Federation of Jewish Child
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InternationalBy Andrea Erins HOUSTON, Texas — While there are not many Jewish scholarships available through government programs due to issues with the separation of Church and State, there are a number of scholarships available through private organizations. In addition to the national scholarships listed here, there are a number of scholarships through individual colleges and
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Jeanette Friedman Jeanette Friedman NEW YORK — On the Friday night, immediately after Rosh Hashanna, my son Dan called for Shabbat dinner at Occupy Wall Street. There were about 25-30 of us who made kiddush, ate cholent (translates these days into vegetarian chili), had tuna fish instead of gefilte fish and drank lots of
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USA
By David Amos David Amos SAN DIEGO — Do you agree or disagree with the following “arguments”? *Modern music is not modern, and is rarely music. (We are talking about the classical, symphonic and chamber variety, not popular music). *It represents an attempt to perpetuate a European musical tradition whose technical resources are exhausted, and
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Travel and Food
By Rabbi Ben Kamin Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO –With the Judgment pending (perceived as a moral threshold by most Jews, a time for cleansing souls), Yom Kippur is really one of the rare times of the year when our spiritual community actual ponders evil so stanchly. We’re not that intrigued by sins, sinners, satanic
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Travel and FoodCARLSBAD — The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture has announced the line-up of its Scholar Lectures on Jewish Studies in Carlsbad and in Coronado. Lawrence Baron, SDSU, will kick off the monthly series at both venues Baron’s lecture will take place in the Schulman Auditorium of the Carlsbad Dove Library on Oct. 17 at
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San Diego Calendar
By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM — Ben Gurion Airport closed at 1 p.m today and won’t reopen until three hours after the end of Yom Kippur tomorrow night. Public transportation all over Israel grinds to a halt by 2:30 p.m. In the streets later in the day, men hurry along with towels to the nearest
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — “Mr. President, three years ago I met you at a similar venue and told you then that I worried about you—you answered that you were worried about yourself too—you were a candidate then. I must admit that I have not stopped worrying since and that you are
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Natasha Josefowitz, USA
By Josh Namm RANCHO SANTA FE, California — Seventy one people gathered at the home of Dr. Bob Shillman on Tuesday night for the debut of “Israel Inside” ahead of its nationwide premiere next week. Produced by Rabbi Raphael Shore and Rabbi Richard Green the film was made in conjunction with Jerusalem Online University. Shore
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Middle East-First in a Series- By Jeanette Friedman WARSAW–My first glimpse of Poland came through an airplane window. The thick turbulent clouds had just thinned, and from my aisle seat I could see a lush checkerboard of fields punctuated by small forests, and realized that these were the fields and forests where the Jewish Partisans I
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International
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Jewish Federation of San Diego on Thursday, Dec. 1, will host its annual “Options” event, the largest gathering of Jewish women in San Diego, with the theme of “Women Changing The World” intended to inspire attendees to engage and make a difference. The emotional experiences of activism, leadership and
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San Diego County