For those unfamiliar with the story by Agatha Christie, it’s a classic who-dunnit set in 1934. Eclectic guests from around the world board a luxury train in Turkey bound for London. One of the guests is murdered and everyone is a suspect. [Sandi Masori}
‘Orient Express’ Train Set Almost Steals The Show From All-Star Cast Read More »
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Why is Rosh Hashanah so “late” this year? I have many memories of Rosh Hashanah occurring around going back-to-school and the end of summer. But some years it starts in October. Some Jewish years are leap years, in which an entire extra month is added to the calendar. This can result in certain Jewish holidays coming much later than in non-leap years. [Cailin Acosta]
Leap Year ‘Delays’ Rosh Hashanah Read More »
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Now some folks feel that politics is no laughing matter. Our leaders must be smart, charismatic, trustworthy and cool under pressure. There is little room for levity or indecisiveness. Luckily for San Diego audiences, PowPac Theatre believes the polar opposite. Directed by Melissa Malloy, The Outsider provides a delicious comic relief to the tug-of-war we’ve been watching in this election year. [Eva Trieger]
Play Adds Much Needed Laughter to Political Season Read More »
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Presidential opponents Donald Trump and Kamala Harris clashed on numerous topics during their 90-minute televised debate in Philadelphia, but perhaps most vociferously about the Israel-Hamas War and the Russia-Ukraine War. It started when ABC reporter Linsey Davis posed a question to Vice President Harris about how she would go about breaking the “stalemate” in Gaza. [Donald H. Harrison]
Israel, Gaza, Russia, Ukraine Prompt Vociferous Trump-Harris Exchange Read More »
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Older readers may recall Sybil, a 1973 book about the life of a woman with multiple personalities. Suffice it to say that the subject of that book has nothing on Dennis Peters, the one-man phenom who portrays Sam and the other 30 characters in Scripps Ranch Theatre’s “Fully Committed. ” [Eva Trieger]
An Actor of Many Voices Stars in ‘Fully Committed’ at Scripps Ranch Theatre Read More »
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That assessment was made by Jonathan Conricus, former spokesman for the IDF in a webcast interview Sunday with Michael Dickson, the StandWithUs director, who spoke with him from Jerusalem. [Donald H. Harrison]
Report: IDF Now Avoiding Maneuvers in Gaza Areas Where Hostages Being Held Read More »
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As curator and moderator of these programs, I am pleased to have as my guest the outstanding scholar of the Yiddish Theater, Ron Robboy, who will share in the introductions of the 14-selection playlist. [Eileen Wingard]
Great Songs of the Yiddish Theatre to be Highlighted Sept. 12 at the JCC Read More »
Eileen Wingard, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastJewish Family Service of San Diego urges donations from the community for its annual High Holy Days Food Drive. It will start Monday, September 30 and conclude Saturday, October 12. [Cailin Acosta]
Approaching High Holy Days Prompt Philanthropic Campaigns in Jewish Community Read More »
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With radical groups rounding up the citizenry and imprisoning, executing and persecuting at will, entropy was the order of the day. [Eva Trieger]
Four Women’s Stories Dramatize French Revolution’s ‘Reign of Terror’ Read More »
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“Reboot Studios is proud to support this year’s Creator Fund recipients, who are expanding the Jewish narrative by bringing to light underrepresented stories from across the diaspora,” said Reboot Studios Managing Director Noam Dromi. [Press Release]
Reboot Studios Helps Finance 4 New Jewish Films Read More »
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Nan, bolstered by best friend Simon (Isai Luna) and her new pal, Sweetheart/Peaches (Ruth Russell), has had all she can take. Her plan to leave Kyle involves duct taping him to a chair in a cabin to which she plans to lure the local bears. [Eva Trieger]
Story of an Unbearable Marriage at Coronado Playhouse Read More »
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Sasha Velour comes out swinging from a harness in a fantastically sparkly holographic bodysuit. What’s all the glitz and glamour about? Well, it’s drag. Not a drag but drag as in drag queens and kings. [Sandi Masori]
‘Velour’ Educates While Entertaining at the La Jolla Playhouse Read More »
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“We basically have been dehumanized,” Eitan Chitayat said in a Zoom interview from Tel Aviv. “We have been boiled down to apartheid lovers, to colonialists, to genocide enablers, and this has to stop. The only way it will stop is if one person at a time in the private sector, in our own individual lives, start saying ‘We’re Jewish,’ or ‘I’m Jewish!’ Let’s start there.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Israeli President and Viral Video Creator to Share Webinar on Sunday, Aug. 25 Read More »
Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAs students go back to college next week in San Diego, be mindful of traffic and young adults walking to campuses in the college areas. Meanwhile, the Israeli American Council (IAC) put together an essential guide for students to combat campus antisemitism. This “cheat sheet” is designed to help students feel stronger and supported as they face these challenges. [Cailin Acosta]
Back to College … and the Fight against Campus Antisemitism Read More »
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