Movie producer, song composer Billy Rose was born this day (September 6) in 1899. Among his films was Jumbo, here showcasing the talents of Doris Day.
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By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — The distinguished Rabbi Richard N. Levy paid tribute to his colleague, Cantor William Sharlin in recognition of 30 years as originator and Director of the Department of Music at the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. “William, you taught me the difference between davening and singing, between
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By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The name, Alhambra Sephardic Music Ensemble, evokes visions of the Moorish citadel, the Alhambra, which still stands in all its radiant glory in Granada, Spain. There, In the 11th century, the Jewish Talmudic scholar, poet and statesman, Samuel Hanagid served for thirty years as minister to the Berber
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Eileen Wingard, International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsOpera star Richard Tucker was born this day (August 28) in 1913.
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastArt collector Peggy Guggenheim was born this day (August 26) in 1898.
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Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsConductor/ composer/ muisican Leonard Bernstein was born this day (August 25) in 1918.
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Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsSculptor Jacques Lipchitz was born this day (August 22) in 1891.
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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – As Arlene Bernstein became less and less “observant”of halacha in her religious practice, she became more and more deeply involved in Jewish life. Today she is a cantor as well as a rabbi. And for the next year, she is serving as the Acting Senior Rabbi of the
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How do we make the Holocaust accessible to students? What’s at stake, for them, for us, for the world? But equally important, what can we learn from working with one another? – Sondra Perl -Second in a series- By Maren Oom Galarpe SAN DIEGO — As an arts educator and perpetual student of life, I
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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, USA
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO –When I walked into the theatre, I greeted the House Manager with a kiss and she said, “I hope you brought your dancing shoes.” I did and I’m glad. She was right. “Our music is part of America’s DNA.” The number 33 1/3 refers to the speed of long
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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastConcert promoter Sid Bernstein, who brought the Beatles to the U.S., was born this day (August 12) in 1918.
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By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) concluded its season with an entertaining Pops Concert under the direction of its founder and conductor, David Amos, and featuring soprano Victoria Robertson. The first half of the program began and ended with two unusual selections, Sousa’s The Fairest of the Fair March,
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By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Consider the following facts as you wend your way to the Guggenheim Museum and its uppermost gallery, where you will presently find “The Death of Michael Stewart” (1983), Basquiat’s gut-punching tribute to a slain artist, and the centerpiece for an exhibition that could hardly be more timely. Black people
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By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — In the early 1930 s, visionary Cantor Reuven Rinder of San Francisco ‘s Temple Emanuel raised $ 10,000 to commission the world acclaimed composer, Ernest Bloch to write a setting with the Reform Jewish Sabbath Morning Prayer book of the `1930s. Bloch was already an acclaimed composer
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