Judaism

AJ Congress provides free voter guide for 2020

NEW YORK (SDJW) — The American Jewish Congress has compiled a Jewish voter’s guide to the 2020 elections, looking at the stances President Donald Trump and the 24 Democratic presidential contenders, to date, have taken on Israeli and domestic Jewish concerns. The guide also provides information on the stances of members of the United States

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Jewish wisdom following a tough academic year

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Devorah Marcus, spiritual leader of Temple Emanu-El, told the graduating class of Community Jewish High on Tuesday evening that in the five years since their b’nai mitzvahs, she hopes that they gained more than Jewish information by attending the voluntary supplemental high school which primarily draws students

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori

Can’t afford a bar mitzvah? Now there’s help

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — From generation to generation, Jewish continuity so often hinges on the foundational Jewish lifecycle events. Whether they are festive or somber, these are the moments that matter. They produce the memories that last a lifetime — memories which intimately shape Jewish identity and practice. Indeed, many Jews never forget when

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Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Soille gala honors U.S. soldiers, Shoah survivors

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School honored two Holocaust survivors at a Memorial Day gala on Monday, May 27, with keynote speaker Elizabeth Robbins, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, spelling out the connection. “I think Rabbi [and Headmaster Simcha] Weiser picked the best possible day to honor Fanny

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish pins and a badge help document our past

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Longtime San Diego residents Robert and Helaine Baum were doing some Spring cleaning and found hundreds of pins and patches that they had collected over the years, then put away, and forgot. Their wide-ranging collection included memorabilia from the worlds of politics, sports, broadcasting, the labor movement, local

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Yiddish play (with English subtitles) examines power

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Latin is a dead language. This is defined as “one that has no native speakers.” Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh is on a mission to make sure that Yiddish never goes the way of Latin. And she’s succeeding.  Two years ago, the doctoral candidate from the Slavic Languages Department at the

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Eva Trieger, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Funeral May 23 for Prof. Janet Brody Esser

By Lawrence Baron SAN DIEGO — Janet Brody Esser died early morning May 22 from cancer and injuries related to a recent auto accident. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she received her BA from the University of Iowa, MA in art history with an emphasis on anthropology and archeology from California State University, Long Beach,

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International, Lawrence Baron, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA