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Charlene Seidle: Passion for North County San Diego and Israel

Editor’s Note: This is the 13th chapter in Volume 3 of Editor Emeritus Donald H. Harrison’s 2022 trilogy, “Schlepping and Schmoozing Along the Interstate 5.”  All three books as well as others written by Harrison may be purchased from Amazon.com. Schlepping and Schmoozing Along the Interstate 5, Volume 3, Exit 41B (Encinitas Boulevard): Leichtag Commons From northbound Interstate […]

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The Philanthropy of Ernest and Evelyn Rady

These NICUs as well as Rady Children’s Hospital itself are named for Jewish businessman and philanthropist Ernest Rady, a native of Winnipeg, Canada. He and his wife Evelyn moved in 1966 when he was 29 to San Diego and proceeded to make a fortune in banking, finance insurance, oil and gas, and real estate. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Little Italy Food Tour Provides Yummy Slices Of History 

Anthony Davi has been leading tours in Little Italy in one form or another for 26 years.  As a resident and member of the community, he knows everyone’s stories and history.  And most importantly, he knows every restaurateur, their stories, their history, their best dishes and everything else. [Sandi Masori]

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Howard Schultz and the Making of Starbucks

Some of the landsmen who were crucial in the evolution of Starbucks included Zev Siegl, Howard Schultz, Jack Benaroya, Herman Sarkowsky, Sam Stroum, Harold Gorlick and his nephew, jazz musician Kenny G. Later in the company’s history came Leonard Maltz, Howard Behar and Dan Levitan. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Israel Bonds Raises $1 Billion During the War in Israel, Doubles Annual Global Sales to Surpass $2 Billion

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds and its affiliates announced today that they have secured more than $1 billion in bond investments from investors since October 7, fortifying Israel’s economy during wartime. With this ongoing groundswell of investment in the Jewish state, Israel Bonds has also doubled its annual global bond

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Barry Robbins: Restaurateur, Food Brand Entrepreneur

The success of the bread was the second time that Barry Robbins and his retired major partner, David Levy, had a food product hit the big time nationally.  In fact, Levy once commented to Orange County Magazine that the success of the bread was “déjà vu all over again.” Before there was Milton’s Bread, there was Chicago Brothers’ Pizza. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Jewish Brothers Team Up to Alleviate San Diegans’ LAX Airport Travel Burden

By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — Here’s the good news: You’re headed to Israel! Better yet, rather than a cumbersome multi-stop flight, you’ve booked a direct trip to Tel Aviv on El Al Airlines from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Here’s the bad news: You live in San Diego, so it’s quite a schlep

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Young Israel Moved from Tenant to Landlord in San Carlos Neighborhood

Young Israel of San Diego has progressed from renter to landlord in the small shopping center diagonally across from the trailhead of Cowles Mountain in the San Carlos neighborhood.  Rabbi Eddie Rosenberg says the turnaround in the small Orthodox congregation’s fortunes was “miraculous.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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The Jewish Eye: San Diego Teen Philanthropists; Mayorkas, Sanders Under Fire

In Jewish tradition, the fate of the world depends upon 36 upstanding people known as the Lamed Vavniks.  As a matter of interest, there are 36 leaders and officers of the Jewish Teen Foundation (JTF) in San Diego County.  They will be awarding philanthropic funds that they have raised to various nonprofit organization at a 4 p.m. ceremony Sunday May 21 at Congregation Beth Am in the Carmel Valley neighborhood of San Diego.  [Donald H. Harrison]

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The Jewish Eye: Dianne Feinstein Returns to U.S. Senate; Disney Fires Back at Florida’s DeSantis

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) has returned to the Senate in a wheelchair after more than a two-month absence while recuperating from shingles. Democrats have needed the vote of the 89-year-old Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee to approve President Biden’s judicial nominees. [Donald H. Harrison]

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The Jewish Eye: S.D.-Bound Israeli Professors; U.S. Supreme Court Controversies

Susan Lapidus, director of the Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative, has announced next semester’s lineup of Israeli professors who will be teaching at two major universities in San Diego County.  Coming to San Diego State University are historians Amos Nadan and Yoav Alon and poet Maya Tevet Dayan, all from Tel Aviv University; filmmaker Uri Bar-on from Reichman University; and literary scholar Dekel Shay Schory who divides her time between Hebrew University and Ben-Gurion University.  Coming to UC San Diego are filmmaker Dan Geva from Beit Berl Academic College and anthropologist Dan Rabinowitz from Tel Aviv University. [Donald H. Harrison]

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The Jewish Eye: Eviction Protection; Prostitution Clampdown; Trump’s Court Battles; Israel’s Independence Day

By a margin of 8-1, the San Diego City Council on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to an ordinance that would require landlords to provide two to three months rent money to blameless tenants whom they have evicted. Seniors would receive a greater allowance under the proposal. Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, who proposed the ordinance that will come up for a final vote May 16, commented: “San Diegans who are paying their rent and abiding by their lease should not live in fear of eviction.  Sadly, too often, San Diego renters are being evicted despite the rules.  These evictions cause massive financial and emotional distress to families and can lead to displacement and put people at risk of homelessness. This ordinance provides the protections that San Diego renters need and deserve.”  Councilwoman Dr. Jen Campbell was the lone vote against the measure, saying she was following the wishes of many constituents to whom she had spoken in her 2nd Council District. [Donald H. Harrison]

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