October 2011

College Avenue Senior Center tells November activities

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 Calendar

Turkey is not just Israel’s problem; it’s the West’s

WASHINGTON, 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

West Side Story sequel needs some retooling

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

Where are the Jewish scholarships for college?

By 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, & Education

The agony of modern music

 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

No ‘devil’ in Yom Kippur

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 Food

On meeting the President

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

Polish Odyssey: 2nd Generation Survivor visits ancestral homeland

-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

‘Women Changing The World’ theme of upcoming Options event

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