Every Man in This Village is a Liar, by Megan K. Stack, Doubleday Publishers, 2010 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — Megan K. Stack, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times writes from distant lands wracked by war and unrest. She takes the reader to Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, various Palestinian areas, Israel and
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By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Violinist Zina Schiff will be at Tifereth Israel Synagogue this Sunday afternoon, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m., to introduce the MGM Academy Award-nominated movie The Fixer. Schiff’s solo violin playing is heard throughout the movie score, which was composed by Maurice Jarre. Jarre is famous for scores to such
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSAN DIEGO — This is the conclusion to the monologue published yesterday, revealing the rabbi’s mother’s side of the story….and continuing to ask the question, “When is it right to lie?” This monologue is designed to work with yesterday’s monologue as a duo – but each will stand alone. Lies (The Rabbi’s mother) A monologue by
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) Celebrating the San Diego Jewish Film Festival’s 26th Season, presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, will run February 4-14, 2016. On February 8th, 22 short films beginning at 10:00am to 7:30pm at the ArcLight Theatres (UTC) La
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO — A common complaint shared by many husbands is, “My wife is chewing my ear off.” How can I complain when my wife, playwright Janet S. Tiger, reads something to me that she has written every day. I enjoy it . So, I can say having my ear chewed off
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The opening program of the eighth season of Jewish Poets- Jewish Voices will be held on Tuesday evening, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m., in the Teen Lounge at the Lawrence Family JCC. Three poets will be showcased, Nancy Sandweiss, Simon Menkes, and the late Tony Kunewalder. Nancy Sandweiss’s
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Many years ago, as I tried to keep up with each of my kids as they breezed through “the new math” and learned to multiply fractions, I realized with dismay that if I had to go through grammar school again I would probably flunk the third grade.So you can imagine
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIsaac Stern: My First 79 Years, written with Chaim Potok, Alfred Knopf Publisher, 1999 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — On any list of the outstanding violinists of the twentieth century, one would surely find the name of Isaac Stern. Born in 1920, in the city of Kreminiecz, which, as he states in this
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Karen Levine, Hana’s Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery; © 20r Te02, 2012; Random House Children’s Books; ISBN 978-1-101-93349-7; 135 pages, $9.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Perhaps because I’m in the process of researching a local biography, I’m all the more impressed by the resourcefulness and stick-to-it-iveness of Fumiko Ishioka,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryLet There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World by Seth M. Siegel, St. Martin’s Press, New York; ISBN 978-1-250-07395-2 ©2015, $27.99, p. 252, plus eight color photos, appendices and; an index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. “Water, water, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” WINCHESTER,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationI Don’t Know What to Believe: Making Spiritual Peace With Your Religion by Rabbi Ben Kamin; Central Recovery Press, © 2016; ISBN 878-1-942094-04-3; 224 pages; $16.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Rabbi Kamin’s columns appear regularly on San Diego Jewish World. In fairness to those reading this review, it should be noted that we
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish ReligionLA 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 run February 4-14, 2016. This year the festival will showcase a total of 60 films of the best contemporary Jewish themed films from around
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By Amber Bartlett LA JOLLA, California –Aside from making me realize just “how lucky I am” and that “Anything’s Possible”, J*Company Youth Theater, and Seussical in particular, have shown me that at this point in my life, I’ve jumped off my clover and my “who” has finally been heard. I started off at J*company as
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San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & BroadcastEleanor of Aquitaine, A Life by Alison Weir, Balantine Books, 1999 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — In a time when chivalry placed women on a pedestal, knights fought for ladies faire and troubadours sang their praises, the reality of existence was quite different, even for a queen. This is the time from whence many legends
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