Donald H. Harrison

Documentary, like a Vitamin B-12 shot, energizes seniors

  By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California—Television station KPBS teamed up with documentarian Susan Polis Shutz on Wednesday evening,  April 20, to produce a giant pep rally for senior citizens in the Sherwood Auditorium of the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art. As van after van from such senior residence establishments as Seacrest Village […]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

White House e-voting for best school April 21-29 ; Hi Tech High International of San Diego is among the six finalists

By Gary Jacobs SAN DIEGO–As many of you know by now High Tech High International (HTHI) is one of the top six finalists in the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge put on by the White House.   Teams of students had to submit essays and videos on why their school is exemplary.  Our students

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Some backyard reflections

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – My backyard is now carpeted in green and yellow – the green being what we commonly call “grass” and the yellow either “weeds” or “wildflowers” depending on a person’s point of view.  Those who want to exercise control over their domains probably would call them “weeds.”  People like

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Donald H. Harrison

Bill would prohibit U.S. foreign subsidiaries from trading with Iran

Washington, DC  (Press Release)– Congressman Brad Sherman, the Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, reintroduced the Stop Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program Act late last week.  Sherman’s new bill would tighten economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran and its remaining business partners.   Congressman Ed Royce is the lead Republican

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International

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, February 17, 1956, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Personals Southwestern Jewish Press, February 17, 1956, Page 3 Charlie Juster wishes to express his appreciation for the kind wishes of his friends and organizations during his illness. * Saul and Eve Chenkin are being wined and dined this month in honor of their 35th Wedding Anniversary.  The

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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History

In time of Arab tumult, Palestinian bid for U.N. independence declaration an all-out gamble

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The Palestinians are betting the farm. Or–Muslim friends, forgive me– throwing a Hail Mary pass. They are doing everything they can to achieve world recognition of their state, with 1967 borders, a capitol in Jerusalem, and maybe something about refugees, without bothering to negotiate with Israel about what Palestinians might

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

AJE to merge into Lawrence Family JCC and San Diego Center for Jewish Culture

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –Beginning in July 2011, AJE’s current adult education, teacher professional development and teen programming, resources and services will be integrated into JCC/CJC’s program offerings. Adult Education:  JCC/CJC will be offering Melton classes both at the JCC and in North County and Lecture Series in both Coronado and North County, all under the

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San Diego Calendar

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, February 17, 1956, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Schwartz-Sugarman Take Lead Posts in Fund Drive Southwestern Jewish Press, February 17, 1956, Pages 1, 4 Two leaders of the San Diego Jewish community have accepted posts of responsibility in the 1956 United Jewish Fund Campaign. Harry Sugarman has been named Pace-Setters chairman and William B. Schwartz has

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The Pazinskis are back at North Coast Rep. in ‘King O’ The Moon’

By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California—-What a different a decade makes. In Tom Dudzick’s Over the Tavern that took place in 1959 the age of innocence was on the wane, drive in movies, Dairy Queen (we still have one in my neighborhood) and the Ed Sullivan Show were the ‘talk of the town.’ Martin and

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, February 3, 1956, Part 5

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Memorial Meeting Slated for Samuel Charney-Niger by Zionists Groups Southwestern Jewish Press, February 3, 1956, Page 7 Samuel Charney-Niger, one of the great personalities in the Jewish and Hebrew literary world for the last half-century, died recently at the age of 72.  A memorial meeting will be held

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Passover, French-Hill style

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–French Hill is a largely secular Jewish neighborhood, with families who are religious and ultra-Orthodox, as well as a few Arab families and Arab plus East Asian singles and young couples who are students at the nearby university. The neighborhood synagogues are one Ashkenazi, one Sephardi, one mixed Ashkenazi-Sephardi, one Conservative, and

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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion