The Arts

The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ at 50: Newsweek’s 1966 Feature

Fifty years ago today, the Beatles released Revolver, an album that would revolutionize pop music. Apparently, nobody told Newsweek. When we published a piece on the Beatles several weeks later, under the headline “Blues for the Beatles,” we didn’t bother to mention the record once. Instead, the article focused on the fall-out following John Lennon’s

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Pete Fountain, clarinet virtuoso, dies at 86

{Editor’s Note: San Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg.  Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, USA

Zesty concert showcases youthful energy and talent

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — San Diego County’s flagship Chamber Music Festival, the La Jolla Music Society’s Summerfest, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and what a celebration it is! There will be 65 musicians participating in 17 paid concerts in Sherwood Hall, and free events, such as five open rehearsals, three encounters

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Clint Eastwood defends Donald Trump’s racism and anti-PC stance

Clint Eastwood, a respected elder statesman in Hollywood, has a reputation for being a man of few words, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have things to say. After all, this is the same guy who addressed an empty chair in place of Barack Obama at the 2012 Republican National Convention, and once threatened to

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Comic-Con: Yes, wild and crazy, but educational too

  By Marsha Sutton Originally published in the Del Mar Times SAN DIEGO — Behind the craziness of Comic-Con is a hidden world of education panels that offers tips and insights into trends in teaching tools, strategies for improved classroom learning, and support for victims of bullying. The panel titled “Capturing the Imagination of Middle-Grade Readers”

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Israel’s right, left tussle over control of textbooks, media

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Israel may be one of the noisiest of democracies. There’s a large variety of views expressed in families of many different origins, media providing different views of news and commentary in both traditional and Internet varieties, as well as politicians, Knesset Members, government personnel, and other activists who span a wide

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Venice welcomes back Shylock in marking its Jewish history

Last week, an international, multilingual cast performed Shakespeare’s controversial play, “The Merchant of Venice,” in the secluded main plaza of the city’s historic Jewish Ghetto. It was the first time the play was performed in the iconic location. Enclosed by tall tenements and the arched windows of 16 th-century synagogues, audiences — US Supreme Court

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History

If some of the great art masters painted Jewish scenes

Converted Masters: World Famous Masterpieces with a Jewish Twist Artwork by Esty Frankel-Fersel and edited by Barbara Bensoussan. Menorah Books Ltd., West Hills, CA, ©2016, ISBN 978-1-940516-45-5, p. 150, plus artists credits, $44.95   By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California –  What would happen if we took some of the world’s greatest Christian artists, gave them

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Winners of Jewish Culture Prize for literature announced

Minister of Education Naftali Bennet announced on Sunday this year’s winners of the Education Minister’s Prize for Jewish Culture in the field of literature: Haim Sabato and Sarah Friedland. The committee responsible for electing the winners wrote of Sabato: “His work […] reveals the world of the Sephardic traditions of Torah – in which sharpness

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Amid fraught election rhetoric, Smithsonian to open first major Quran exhibition

The sacred work of Islam and the signature museum of Washington, DC will combine for an unprecedented exhibit this fall. “The Art of the Quran,” the first major exhibition of Qurans in the US, will open at the Smithsonian Institution on October 15, less than a month before the presidential election that will close a

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

Film Festival to whet donors’ appetites Aug. 21

</iframe LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The San Diego Jewish Film Festival presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, will launch the 27th season Underwriter kickoff party and the San Diego premiere screening of In Search of Israeli Cuisine directed by Roger Sherman

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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast