At a growing number of restaurants, there’s more to read than the menu. The backs of the wait staff’s shirts can teach you Yiddish at a Jewish deli, or engage in some punnery at two Italian restaurants in the eastern part of San Diego and in Santee. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
SAN DIEGO — Poverty is a complex issue that affects people from all walks of life, but it disproportionately affects women. Women are more likely to live in poverty than men, and the gender pay gap is just one factor that contributes to this disparity. According to the World Bank, women make up the majority
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Lifestyles, Opinion, San Diego County
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Once again, the Student Showcase of Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices will take place online. This allows for student poets, not only from San Diego but from the Middle School of the Portland Jewish Academy, to also participate. This year’s Student Showcase will take place Tuesday evening, March 14,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
Hats off to former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his You Tube video, shown in an article republished on San Diego Jewish World, that urges antisemites to turn away from hate for their own sake. Haters, he said, never win and end up broken. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Opinion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by The San Diego Union-Tribune The U.S. guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville, which was homeported in San Diego for many years, has been renamed Robert Smalls, honoring a Civil War-era maritime pilot who commandeered a Confederate ship in 1862 and turned it over to the Union forces. Smalls was born a slave and went on to
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San Diego County
By day, Carleigh Gold is a commercial contracts attorney, a precise occupation in which she must examine every clause to weigh its legal meaning and possible ramifications. It is exacting work. After work hours and on weekends, Gold gets to unleash her creativity. For nearly 13 years now, she has painted in oils and acrylics, and over the past three years she has developed a new specialty: resin art utilizing minerals and gems found in nature. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – American Jewish Committee (AJC) has named Holocaust and genocide expert Sara E. Brown as director of its new San Diego Regional Office. Brown will represent AJC as the organization expands its presence in Southern California and the Southwest. AJC San Diego is the 25th U.S. regional office for AJC, the
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San Diego County, USA
By Eva Trieger ENCINITAS, California — In recognition of the upcoming Purim celebration, the Hive at the Leichtag Commons, Coastal Roots Farm, and the Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival melded their strengths to bring us a spirited retelling of the Purim Story. “Shushan on the Farm” was performed twice on February 26 by
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Eva Trieger, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Chairs were cleared from the sanctuary of Temple Emanu-El on Sunday, March 5, and the space was converted into a carnival to celebrate one day in advance the Jewish dress-up day of Purim. The holiday celebrates Queen Esther’s foiling of the evil Haman’s plot against the Jews of Persia. [SDJW staff report]
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In 1995, the Institute began construction of another facility in Carlsbad where white sea bass are now raised. The hatchery annually releases 100,000 white sea bass into the ocean. After learning how to grow and manage a species in more than 20 years of operation of that laboratory, the Institute now is embarked upon a far more ambitious and potentially far more impactful project with California yellowtail. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Business & Finance, California, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share
JERUSALEM (Press Release) – Heidi Gantwerk, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, is among 12 Jewish women that Masa Israel Journey has recognized for their leadership and commitment to advancing a brighter future in honor of International Women’s Day. Masa is committed to helping young Jewish adults realize their potential
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Heidi Gantwerk, San Diego County, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) announced today the addition of Dave Myers as its first director of safety and security. Myers brings his extensive history in law enforcement to the role, where he will oversee security for all JFS programs and services. Myers is a retired Sheriff’s Commander
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San Diego County
Produced and directed by Becky Cherlin Baird, the musical is still in its developmental stage: scenes are being rewritten, songs are being tested, audience reaction is being gauged. You might say that as a full-fledged stage production, Hereville is not thereville yet. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Fiction, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — In a rematch of our legendary (in relative terms) Chanukah 2021 debate, in which I defeated Rabbi Eric Ertel of the San Diego Jewish Experience (SAJE) but sustained a fractured heel in the process, Rabbi Ertel and I duked it out once again on Wednesday night at the
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Jacob Kamaras, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & Satire