San Diego County

Rep. Jacobs Calls Zelensky’s Address to Congress ‘Heart-Wrenching and Inspiring’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53), who is Jewish and whose district is in San Diego County, on Wednesday released the following statement in reaction to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress via video from Kyiv: “President Zelensky’s speech this morning to Congress, in the middle of an unjustified attack

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Barrett Holman Leak Seeks to Bring Tikkun Olam to San Diego’s Diverse Working-Class Congressional District

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Barrett Holman Leak is running for the U.S. House of Representatives in central San Diego as a diverse, working-class candidate. “We need and deserve better representation than we see in Congress. We need and deserve representatives who will not accept money from foreign lobbyists, profit in office from stocks in

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San Diego County

Federation Raising Awareness, Developing New Solutions to Fight Poverty in the San Diego Jewish Community

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish Federation of San Diego County (Federation), which works to mobilize community resources, leaders, and organizations to address the community’s most critical needs, today highlighted urgent efforts to respond to poverty in the San Diego Jewish Community. “With 16-20 percent of Jewish households earning less than $30,000 annually, many Jewish

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San Diego County

Brother of Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Sentenced for Tax Fraud Scheme

SAN DIEGO – Mendel Goldstein, brother of former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, was sentenced in federal court on March 11 to eight months custody and a $5,500 fine for his participation in a years-long scheme with his brother to evade taxes. He was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $164,475.82. While imposing the

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San Diego County

Jewish Values, Strong Belief in Neighborhood Schools Shape Shana Hazan’s School Board Candidacy

By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — Fourth-generation San Diegan Shana Hazan, in her candidacy for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board of Education District B, says her quest for a school board seat is guided in part by Jewish values. “Tzedek (justice) and tikkun olam (repairing the world) really guided my great-grandparents,

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Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

There’s More Than One Kind of Mikvah for Conversion Ceremonies

However, there are other ways that the process of conversion can be completed, much closer to home, as Dr. Mark Scheller, an anesthesiologist, learned in 2015 when he waded from the shore of Chula Vista’s Bayside Park into the cold waters of San Diego Bay. [Donald H. Harrison]

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School Board Candidate Shana Hazan Endorsed by County Board of Supervisors Chair

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — On March 8, 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, in a stunning display of strength and organization, the endorsement of San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher.

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Charity Navigator Awards Jewish Family Service With 14th Consecutive 4-Star Rating

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has been awarded its 14th consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator – America’s leading independent charity evaluator. With rigorous evaluations, less than 1% of the thousands of charities evaluated are awarded this recognition continuously for more than a decade. “It is important that

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San Diego County

Seacrest Foundation’s Women’s Auxiliary Announces 44th Annual Gala

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) — Seacrest Foundation’s Women’s Auxiliary presents the 44th annual gala on June 12, 2022. The Reunion Gala promises to be a joyful regathering to celebrate the strength and commitment of the Seacrest community of supporters. This special reunion will be held outdoors at a private residence and vineyard in Rancho Santa

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San Diego County

North Coast Rep’s ‘The Homecoming’ Puts the Fun in Dysfunctional

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — If you ever wanted to know who put the “fun” in dysfunctional, all hands point towards the North Coast Rep’s latest cast of The Homecoming.  This offbeat, quirky, Pinter play is a hilarious romp from start to finish. Kudos to David Ellenstein for directing this British comedy, and

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

Cantor’s Archive Led to Book on Philippine Rescue of European Jews

Enthralled by the stories Cysner told, Harris immediately asked the UC Santa Barbara History Department if she could change her dissertation subject so that it could be based upon Cysner’s experiences, both in Poland, where he was a prisoner of the Nazis, and in the Philippines, where he later became a prisoner of the Japanese. The department agreed, even though this meant changing Harris’ academic advisor and the schedule of courses to which she would commute from her home in San Diego. [Donald H. Harrison]

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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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