SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — It was a day of remembrance of those who came before us, in particular polio vaccine discoverer Dr. Jonas Salk and physicist Albert Einstein, two Jewish scientists who in their time helped transform the world.
The U-T’s Bradley J. Fikes detailed a $25 million gift that philanthropist Conrad Prebys made to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in part to honor Prebys’s brother, who contracted polio as a child, and in part to express gratitude to the late Dr. Salk for developing the vaccine. Prebys called the donation “a debt I owe. This is a long time saying thank you.”
The Einstein tribute was more indirect. The U-T’s Deborah Sullivan Brennan reported that the San Diego Women’s Foundation donated $25,000 to Friends of the Albert Einstein Academies (named in the physicist’s honor) to help support the Academies’ programs for water education and water conservation.
In memory of a local Jewish philanthropist, money will also be raised on Monday, June 2, for Jewish Family Service. The Ruby Schulman Memorial Golf Tournament will get underway at 11 a.m. at the Maderas Golf Club in Poway. Donations will range from $275 from “emerging leaders” to $2,000 for the gold package.” Tickets for the awards dinner-only are $80, according to the U-T’s “For Their Benefit” column.
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Jeff Zlotnik, executive director of The Meditation Initiative, led a session at the Vista Superior Court for courthouse workers that won this appraisal from Jannell Gelfarb, a jury commissioner: “On a scale from one to 10, it’s a 10.” The U-T’s Dana Littlefield further reported that Zlotnik suggests when people are feeling stress, they should “take three to five minutes; sit, breathe and attempt to stay present.”
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U-T reporter David Garrick, reporting on the City of San Diego’s stalled efforts to close illegal pot dispensaries (while keeping legal ones open), said part of the problem stems from the time of resigned-and-former Mayor Bob Filner, when hizexhonor ordered zoning violation enforcement against pot shops suspended. According to the article that resulted in proliferation of the pot shops.
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With the election coming up June 3, the U-T’s Kristina Davis questioned D.A. Bonnie Dumanis and her opponents, Bob Brewer and Terri Wyatt, on a variety of issues on which they all seemed to agree, in terms of policy, but disagreed who could do a more effective job. Thus they all said AB109, which transferred state prisoners to county jail facilities, was bad law; they all believe in the death penalty; and they all said that they support laws enabling the sale of marijuana for medical purposes. Dumanis and Wyatt added that pot dispensaries must not be permitted to become fronts for illegal drug dealing.
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In another , pre-election story, the U-T’s Dana Littlefield looked at Superior Court traces, including two in which members of the Jewish community are competing – Carla Keehn for Office No. 20, and Brad Weinreb in Office No. 25. Probably a good thing that the two are not running against each other. According to Littlefield, “Keehn said she doesn’t believe endorsements are appropriate in judicial races.” Weinreb on the other hand, listed endorsements from Sheriff Bill Gore; Public Defender Bill Coker; City Attorney Jan Goldsmith; Chula Vista Police Chief David Bejarano, and more than 65 current and former Superior Court judges.
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U-T Reviewer Pam Kragen describes Brad Zimmerman’s one-man show, My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy at the Lyceum Theatre as “witty and deeply personal.” She reports that Zimmerman’s story is “sprinkled with wry and often hilarious recollections about his overbearing Jewish mother…” From our SDJW viewpoint, the ‘Jewish mother’ stereotype, like most stereotypes, conceals more than it reveals, and is unfair to Jewish women.
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Qualcomm Chairman Paul Jacobs told a panel sponsored by UC Extension that it’s easy to recruit people to work in San Diego, particularly if you take them to eat at a restaurant near the beach. However, according to a story by UT reporter Roger Showley, it’s best not to tell them too early in the process about the cost of real estate in San Diego, nor about a traffic light requiring an inordinately long wait at Sorrento Valley’s entrance to the Interstate 805 freeway. …. In another section of the newspaper, Paul Jacobs’ parents, Qualcomm founder Irwin and Joan Jacobs were written up by the U-T’s Vincent Andrunas for their continued support for the San Diego Symphony. Along with numerous other members of the Jewish community, including but not limited to Gayle and Don Slate, and Jay and Lael Kotvun, the Jacobs attended a Symphony event to support the “Partner With a Player” program, which pairs symphony musicians with sponsors.
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In sports, the U-T’s Dennis Lin reports that Major League Baseball has had mixed success drafting players right out of high school. In 2012, Max Fried, a left handed pitcher, was a Padres first round draft pick, but he “continues to have his season delayed by forearm soreness.” Lin added that the Padres hope Fried can resume his throwing program this week.
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Preceding compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff.