San Diego County

School Board Candidate Shana Hazan Endorsed by Congresswoman Sara Jacobs

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of a San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) student, and candidate for the SDUSD Board of Education District B, announced the endorsement of Congresswoman Sara Jacobs. Congresswoman Jacobs, who represents the 53rd Congressional District covering Central and East San Diego, which overlaps with SDUSD […]

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

‘Desert Rock Garden:’ A Landmark Piece of History With the Full Array of Emotions

By Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California — I believe I was in my final years of high school or perhaps even early years of college when I first learned of the Japanese internment camps. What horrified me most of all was one thought, “How could Americans, who had just witnessed the inhumanity of the Nazi Holocaust, treat

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

Schlepping and Schmoozing Along the Interstate 5: Chapter 9

Even with the major portion of the old saltworks being repurposed, one still can see how salt is processed from sea water. A three-step process occurs within shallow ponds with levees around them. In the first pond, seawater evaporates to the point that it becomes brine. That is moved to a second shallow pond for further evaporation, and finally into a third pond where the salt crystallizes. From here the salt is dredged out of the pond and made into salt mounds, which quickly crust over, protecting the salt inside the mounds. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Jewish Federation Provides Update on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

SAN DIEGO — On Thursday, Heidi Gantwerk, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, and Jack Maizel, the Federation’s board chair, released the following update on the Russian invasion of Ukraine: “Through our global partners, Jewish Federation of San Diego County is closely monitoring the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We are

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International, San Diego County

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs Condemns Russia’s ‘Unjustified Attack’ on Ukraine

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53), who is Jewish and whose district is in San Diego County, on Thursday released the following statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine:   “I condemn President Putin’s unjustified attack on Ukraine that will have devastating and deadly consequences for the Ukrainian people and widespread

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International, San Diego County, USA

Clear Communication: A Review of ‘Sapience’ at Moxie Theatre

By Danielle Levsky SAN DIEGO — By creating an inclusive environment for audiences and the creative team, Moxie Theatre brought Diana Burbano’s Sapience to life as a story that shared the many complexities and different experiences of how neurodivergent and neurotypical individuals communicate with themselves and with each other. In Sapience, Elsa (Mariel León) is

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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Disability Awareness: Going Further to Make This a Better World

Susan Lisker recently gave the following Drash (sermon) at Ohr Shalom Synagogue. This month is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM). By Susan Lisker SAN DIEGO — The Parasha for this week is Tetzaveh. It means you will command (or order). The word is from the Hebrew root TZ(adik), V(av), H(ei). It’s also

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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County

Freedman, Cooney, Morisett Pioneereed Children’s Educational Television

In an interview with the Archive of American Television, Cooney recalled that Freedman talked at that dinner party about the great educational potential of television.  “He was a stunning man, mesmerizing,” she said. “He could have been a revival minister, an Elmer Gantry. He was just stunning. He talked about how the potential had not been tapped for education in television. Well, something clicked in Lloyd’s mind because Carnegie was financing research in the educational development of children—how they learn.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Business & Finance, California, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA

School Board Candidate Shana Hazan Endorsed by Assemblymember Chris Ward

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Today, Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of an SDUSD student, and candidate for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board of Education District B, announced that her campaign has been endorsed by California Assemblymember Chris Ward (District 78). Assemblymember Ward, who represents Coronado, Del Mar, Imperial Beach,

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

2022-2023 Applications Now Open for JFS-David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish Family Service of San Diego is currently accepting 2022-2023 academic year applications for the JFS-David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship. Established by Dr. Robert Rubenstein, in memory of his son David, the JFS-David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship provides grants to students from San Diego’s Jewish community who plan to attend college or

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Beth Israel to Host ‘Anti-Zionism is Almost Always Antisemitism’ with Micha Danzig

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Have you heard people say “I am not antisemitic, I am only anti-Zionist” or that “Zionists are trying to weaponize antisemitism to stop legitimate criticism of Israel”? If you want to explore what’s wrong with those types of statements and understand better how to respond to them, as well as

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Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Torah-Science Expert to Uncover ‘Hidden Meaning in Everything’ on Biblical Nature Walk

By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — As Dr. Jon Greenberg views Jewish history, “Anything terrible that happened, it’s going to become dessert.” The Passover Seder’s haroset symbolizes the cement that the Jews used to build pyramids while enslaved in Egypt. In different Jewish communities around the world, essentially every part of the Purim story

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Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food