By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — The Coast Starlight, a world premiere, currently showing at La Jolla Playhouse, like any individual, has a unique genetic make-up. This makes sense as it grew out of the DNA New Work Series, and is the brainchild of playwright Keith Bunin. What makes this play such a departure
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By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — A video entitled A Storm is Brewing in Rockland was recently posted on Facebook and has generated a lot of discussion in Rockland County, New York and beyond. What is the video about? A. It is a video made by the New City Jewish Center, a Reform congregation,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAFilm director Mel Stuart was born this day (September 2) in 1928.
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By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD, California — To be perfectly honest, I have absolutely no idea what this play is about. It is called Driving Wilde but the only relation it has to Oscar Wilde is that it is playwright Jacqueline Wright’s tedious version of Wilde’s classic The Picture of Dorian Gray and the actor who plays
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastArchivist and author Allen Weinstein, considered an expert on the Alger Hiss case, was born this date (September 1) in 1937,
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Editor’s Note: Ever since he coined the term “cli-fi,” SDJW correspondent Dan Bloom has monitored with satisfaction from his home in Chiayi City, Taiwan, the use of the term spreading in popular culture. CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Hollywood is catching up with the ”cli-fi” buzzword these days, as the popular TV show Jeopardy episode last
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & BroadcastActing method coach Sandford Meisner was born this day (August 31) in 1905.
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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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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAFilm director William Friedkin was born this day (August 29) in 1935.
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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 & BroadcastAuthor/ Playwright Ira Levin was born this day (August 27) in 1929.
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Seed of Israel: DNA Guide To Tracing Your Jewish Ancestry by Joshua Robbin Marks, 48 pages including endnotes; available on Amazon.com for $14.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Perhaps your friends or relatives have told you that they did a DNA test and found out about their ancestry, and now you’re wondering whether
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — There’s plenty of drama in dance studios, especially when there are competitions coming up. It’s a lot of pressure to put on these kids and rivalries among friends complicate their relationships. The characters are “tweeners,” children in their pre-teen years filled with rambunctious energy, insecurities and curiosities navigating
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