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By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Joey Landwher is a community treasure! On Tuesday, October 18, The San Diego City Council will be recognizing him by officially proclaiming Joey Landwehr Day to honor his dedication to the theatrical arts and to youth. This New York actor and director, who worked on and off Broadway, […]
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThe saga of King Schlong By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Donald Trump recently tweeted: “It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to.” Funny, I had never noticed that he had restrained himself during his campaign for president. After reading
Humoring the headlines: October 13, 2016 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — “It’s not the roar that makes the lion, it’s the pride.” Singer-songwriter Ben Scheuer has a one-man musical autobiography now playing at the Old Globe. Through story and song, Ben takes us on a deeply personal musical journey chronicling his life. His first ballad is a charming tale
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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Mark D. Zimmerman NEW YORK — A committee of the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization chooses the list of names that will be given to hurricanes and cyclones around the world. One name that was selected by this group turned out to be controversial, and eventually was removed from the list. What was that name?
Jewish trivia question: Hurricane names Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Second Presidential Berate By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Looming over the debate was the Access Hollywood audiotape of Donald Trump bragging about his sexual harassment of beautiful women. Although the press dubbed this revelation the October surprise, it really was the October reprise. Many quotes of Donald sexually objectifying women before and during the
Humoring the headlines: October 10, 2016 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The teacher sets up a buffet of delicious, healthy foods in the classroom and after the students finish their surprise lunch, the teacher asks a deceptively simple question: “What did you eat?” But he or she is not looking for the items that would be listed on a
Engineering skills now taught at Hebrew Day School Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Seventy-five years later, Lazar Abramovitch finally had his bar mitzvah on Thursday, Oct. 6, at a special ceremony held at Jewish Family Service’s Jacobs Family Campus. Abramovitch, 88, had hoped to celebrate the advent of Jewish adulthood on his 13th birthday, but the German Nazi invasion of the
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyUnspoken Thoughts During The Vice Presidential Debate By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ “Speak softly and bury your social conservativism.” Mike Pence * “The only thing sure in life for Trump is wealth and no taxes.” Tim Kaine * “Yes, I’m at his beck and call. But only Trump can build a wall.” Mike Pence
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In the space of an afternoon, Tifereth Israel Synagogue developed an enthusiastic corps of some 40 shofar blowers ready to sound off during Yom Kippur services Oct. 11 and 12. It all started when Olga Worm, a former president of the Conservative congregation’s Sisterhood signed up to blow
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel –I recently received this question from Jim, a loyal reader: Have you any idea how many “Palestinians” live in refugee camps? I read a particularly disturbing article from a generally accurate source that states, “Palestinians in exile have mostly lived for generations in refugee camps.” That statement sounds like
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Writers have different ways of developing their ideas into a novel, and after my fourth novel was published, the editor of San Diego Jewish World asked if I would tell how I go about the process. He suggested that I use my most recent novel, Chasing Dreams and Flies, a Tragicomedy of Life
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-VansonIf presidential candidates repented their sins By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Jews ask forgiveness for the sins they have committed against others during the past year. Since Clinton and Trump have Jewish sons-in-laws and Trump has a Jewish daughter, they have decided to observe this tradition. * Trump: I
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Jerry Klinger Would you Believe?……. “Broncho Billy” Anderson was the stage name of Gilbert Maxwell Aronson, America’s first cowboy movie star. Anderson pioneered the genre that eventually produced stars such as John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Roy Rogers, Buck Jones, and Tom Mix. Anderson also worked behind the camera as a director and producer and
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish HistoryBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — In many Sephardic communities, Rosh Hashanah is celebrated with a seder meal, a custom which dates to the Talmud (Horayot 12a), when Abaye, a Babylonian rabbi, listed a variety of foods that should be eaten at the New Year. The foods are placed on a “Yehi Ratzon platter,” and
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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire