Editor’s Note: Loren Kantor often chooses Jews and Jewish themes as topics for his woodcuts. He’s agreed to share images from his work–and the stories behind them– with San Diego Jewish World. Dodger pitching great Sandy Koufax is the second in this series. By Loren Kantor STUDIO CITY, California — Hitting against Sandy Koufax is […]
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By James Colbert WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration’s intention to shift military resources to the Pacific satisfies American objectives, including enhancing stability and bilateral relations, and, perhaps most importantly, expanding economic opportunities. Broadening the scope of this shift, or “pivot,” as it is often called, to encompass the Arctic region furthers U.S. interests and
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USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Jewish Federation of San Diego County and partners at the Jewish Agency have mobilized in response to the attack on Wednesday, July 18, targeting Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. The Fund for the Victims of Terror, operated by The Jewish Agency for Israel and made possible by contributions from Jewish
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The first news about the bombing of a tourist bus in Burgas, a resort in Bulgaria, came at about 7:15 PM on Wednesday. From then on we returned to the routine of the intifada. Piece by piece bits of information about a bus full of young Israelis who arrived on a recent flight.
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By Natasha Josefowitz LA JOLLA, California — THINGS! More things to clutter our desks, our shelves, our homes! Years ago, on our way to Borrego Springs, just past Dudley’s bakery, we saw a man carving a bear with a chain saw. There were several bears in various stages of completion, some standing, some sitting. One
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Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and FoodNimpentoad is a children’s fantasy book written by San Diegan Henry Herz and his elementary school-aged sons, Josh and Harrison. Nimpentoad is being very well received, with over 40 Amazon 5-star ratings. The authors recently attended the San Diego Comic-Con. Below, older son Josh recounts their fun day. By Josh Herz SAN DIEGO
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By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO –At the Tifereth Israel Community Orchesta’s Pops Concert last Sunday afternoon, KUSI-TV’s charming weekend weather anchor, Dave Scott, was the featured soloist. The dapper, mellow-voiced Scott demonstrated his versatility as vocalist and trombone soloist in a selection of his own compositions and a medley of Frank Sinatra favorites. Both
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Comeback Love by Peter Golden; Washington Square Press of Simon & Schuster; 2010; ISBN 978-1-4516-5632-9; 294 pages, $15. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –If you accept the book jacket summary, this novel “is an evocative journey into the hearts of two lovers who came of age in the 1960s, and who never truly let
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By Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — He did it again. Last April British actor and comedian Ricky Gervais, famous for his role in The Office, was widely criticized by Jewish and non-Jewish publications in both Britain and America when he made tasteless Anne Frank “jokes” on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show in New
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Travel and FoodEditor’s Note: As part of Congregation Beth Israel’s 150th anniversary celebration, San Diego Jewish World editor Don Harrison gave an after-dinner speech to the CBI Men’s Club on Wednesday, July 18, sketching ten Jewish pioneers of San Diego. Here is an edited version of that talk. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Having written a
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryBy Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — If you’re Armenian you’ll love Komitas. If you’re not, the play may seem a little obscure. It’s the story of a 19th century musicologist who made it his life’s work to collect the music of his country—the folk songs, the liturgy, the classics—so that they would remain pure and
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–I’m always thrilled at the quality of the actors who come to San Diego to be a part of the Old Globe’s outdoor summer festival who are able to appear in at least two, if not all three of the shows that are shown in Repertory. After seeing all three, it still
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Moshe Silman is still in intensive care, at least four copycats have failed to immolate themselves alongside banks or government offices thanks to alert bystanders, politicians are accusing one another of being too soft on the Haredim or being too stubborn about one or another detail of what to do
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Ira Sharkansky, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan –In late May, I penned a commentary here titled ”Do ‘Jewish jokes’ need to be updated?” which challenged Jewish comedians on stage and in movies to make modern Jewish humor in the 21st century better mirror Jewish culture today and leave the Catskills and Borscht Belt behind. Struck by
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