Donald H. Harrison

Violinist Schiff wins plaudits in her new hometown of Boston

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO –I spent the entire month of October on the East Coast, book-ended by two concerts featuring my younger sister, Violinist Zina Schiff. On Saturday evening, October 2, in the New England Conservatory’s excellent Jordan Hall, Zina performed the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Longwood Symphony under the direction of Jonathan

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Eileen Wingard

Positive campaign might have put Wayne on S.D. City Council

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — There is a cardinal rule in campaigning:  don’t attack your opponent in a multi-candidate field.  For example, if you attack one of your opponents in a three- candidate field, the voters are likely to not vote for the person attacked, but they aren’t going to vote for you because

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

NJDC lauds selection of Steve Israel as Democratic Congressional Campaign chairman

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) President and CEO David A. Harris issued the following statement congratulating Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) on his appointment as Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC): “We wish a hearty mazel tov to Representative Steve Israel for being chosen by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve as the

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USA

Nathan Dungan tells philanthropic organizations the value of giving

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– For the first time, the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, San Diego Grantmakers, San Diego Women’s Foundation, San Diego Social Venture Partners, The San Diego Foundation, and UCSD Extension teamed up to increase philanthropy in the San Diego region. The event, underwritten by The Duddingston Sylvester

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

SDJA screens ‘Race to Nowhere’ Dec. 6

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The movie Race to Nowhere examines the high-stakes,  high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children’s lives, creating unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared and stressed-out students. An SDJA education has always been about helping our students discover their passions and exceed their own expectations, no matter their level of ability. “This

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Salome Jens’ one-woman play focuses on life of poet Anne Sexton

By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California–“Anne Sexton saved my life,” Salome Jens says.  The actress, still beautiful in her 70s, sits munching her salad in a trendy outdoor cafe.  Her words are startling as they float in the bright California sunshine.  “At 46,” she continues, “I was suicidal and alcoholic.  Just like Anne.  But I

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Cynthia Citron, Travel and Food

Most European countries need to do more to fight anti-Semitism, ADL says

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The vast majority of the 56 participating governments in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are failing to adequately address the problem of hate crime and anti-Semitic incidents, according to a new analysis by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Human Rights First. ADL and Human Rights First analyzed data

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Travel and Food

Lautenberg legislation would require colleges to put anti-harassment policies in place

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ-12) on Thursday introduced the “Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act,” legislation that for the first time would require colleges and universities to have anti-harassment policies in place. The bills introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, also would

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Feinstein calls for immediate repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday called on her colleagues in the Senate to vote in favor of repealing the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which unfairly discriminates against gay and lesbian Americans in uniform. Senator Feinstein made her statement at a press conference with fellow Democratic Senators. Following is

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USA

Iran’s Human Rights Council secretary-general says stoning an important deterrent

NEW YORK (WJC)–Mohammad Javad Larijani, the secretary-general of Iran’s Human Rights Council, has defended the practice of stoning people. Larijani said in New York that the sentence had not been carried out applied for years because of a moratorium, but added that it served as an important deterrent. “More than 50 percent [of people] may

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Travel and Food

Jewish groups denounce initiative in San Francisco to ban circumcision

SAN FRANCISCO (WJC)–Jewish organizations have condemned a proposal to outlaw ritual circumcision of minors in San Francisco. The Anti-Defamation League, the SFJewish Community Relations Council, the Board of Rabbis of Northern California and the American Jewish Committee together issued a statement expressing “great concern” about the proposed initiative by a San Francisco resident, which would

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USA

Obama pushing peace treaty, whatever the consequences to Israel

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — During the Bush administration, an envoy was sent to ask what it would take for Israel to feel secure if a Palestinian state was established without a peace treaty with Israel. He had incentives in his pocket. The Israelis turned him down because without a treaty that addressed Israel’s

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen