SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– The exhibition, “Celebrate San Diego: The History and Heritage of San Diego’s Jewish Community,” will close on Sunday, June 3, at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. As a send off, the History Center is holding a reception from 6 to 8 p.m.,Thursday, May 31, at which the exhibition’s curator, […]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, San Diego Calendar
BALTIMORE, Maryland (Press Release) — On June 24, the Jewish Museum of Maryland (JMM), in Baltimore, will open Inescapable: The Life and Legacy of Harry Houdini, an original exhibit exploring the life and legacy of the world’s most famous magician. Featuring dozens of artifacts, photos and archival records, many on loan from public and private collections,
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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — When we were in Las Vegas last year, visiting our son and daughter-in-law, on one particular evening they were otherwise occupied. They made sure to seat us comfortably in the living room facing the large TV screen, handed us the remote control, and told us to find something on
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — Aaron Burr is glacial; Alexander Hamilton is overwrought; King George has skinny legs and a hilarious voice; Eliza Schuyler (Hamilton’s deceived wife) is heartbroken and enraged. The unprecedented and prize-winning musical, Hamilton has been touring far and wide—I finally had the chance to see and hear it here
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By Pamela Pollack-Fremd SAN DIEGO — American Socialist: The Life & Times of Eugene Victor Debs, a documentary created by Yale Strom, is an excellent introduction to a man who had a great effect on the life of all who labor to survive. Debs spent his whole life speaking, writing, organizing and representing those who
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Bruce F. Lowitt CLEARWATER, Florida — Donald H. Harrison’s 77 Miles Of Jewish Stories, a journey along the Kumeyaay Highway (better known as Interstate 8) from the Pacific Ocean to San Diego County’s eastern border, is a wonderful companion to his earlier work, Schlepping Through The American West, vividly revealing often little-known nuggets of
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Bruce F. Lowitt, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyBy Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The Jewish Museum in New York City is currently presenting the work of Chaim Soutine (1893-1943), featuring just over thirty paintings by one of the most distinctive and significant artists of the early twentieth century. Focusing on still life paintings, of which he was a master, “Chaim Soutine: Flesh” includes
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA© Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Some observations suggest sharing. They may be intimate, personal, or idiosyncratic. The task is to make them meaningful for a wider reading audience. My mission is to identify stories by Jews and of interest to Jews. Three recent San Diego Jewish World stories appear to have threads. I
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Oliver Pollak, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodThe Israel Bible edited by Rabbi Naphtali “Tuly” Weisz, Menorah Books, New Milford, CT and Jerusalem, © 2018, ISBN 978-1-940516-80-6, p. 2141, plus introductory and supplemental material, $59.95. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – The Israel Bible, produced in honor of Israel’s seventieth anniversary by Israel365, an organization promoting the essence and importance of
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Jewish Family Service of San Diego’s (JFS) annual luncheon to support mental health awareness will take place on Wednesday, May 30 at 11 a.m. at the La Jolla Hyatt, with author and performer Judy Batalion sharing her humorous and insightful account of hoarding, healing, and the effects of the Holocaust on
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego CalendarBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Hannah Senesh (1921-1944) and Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000) were two of Israel’s most celebrated poets. Their works will be featured in Poets of the Past at the Astor Judaica Library, Lawrence Family JCC on Wednesday evening, May 23, 7:00 p.m. Rabbi Martin Lawson, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El, will speak
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology, which rallies support for an academic institution that is at the forefront of empowering women in Israeli society, Sunday night featured “Big Bang Theory” star actress Mayim Bialik as the keynote speaker at its New York City gala dinner. Over 400 people gathered at Lincoln
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MONTREAL, Canada (Press Release) – In the presence of officials from the World Jewish Congress, Deputy Mayor Prof. Dr. Uwe Grobshäuser of the City of Weinsberg, returned the Dutch Golden Age painting “Women of Weinsberg” by Gerrit Claesz Bleker (1592-1656) to representatives of the Max and Iris Stern Foundation and its three university beneficiaries –
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Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsLanding Up – Official Trailer from Bold Compass Films on Vimeo. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Landing Up, a debut film by Israeli director Dani Tenebaum starring and co-produced with him by his wife Stacey Maltin, is a sensitive portrayal of a young homeless woman who dreams of having her own home, but who
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Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & Broadcast