San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan has presented Holocaust Survivor Rose Schindler with an award naming her as a Community Justice Champion. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
Lorraine Fisher, Jan Gist, and Joel Guadarrama will be the three local writers featured at the second evening of the current series of Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices. The free program will take place in the Astor Judaica Library, Lawrence Family JCC at 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 21. The first of the series, last December 17, featured poets Lucy Lehman, Adam Greenfield and Anna Abraham Gasaway. Their poetry was spellbinding. Below are samples of their talent. [Eileen Wingard]
Jewish poets reflect on their parents Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County
Zvi Weiss, former Head of School at the Yavneh Day School in Los Gatos, California, will succeed the retiring Chaim Heller as Head of School at the San Diego Jewish Academy, it was announced by Heidi Gantwerk, SDJA board chair. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, USA
Amid the angst, anticipation and anxieties felt by an awaiting audience in the lobby of the Civic Theatre downtown at the performance I attended of the long awaited national touring production of Dear Evan Hansen, now playing through Jan. 12th; there is a young man on stage, seventeen year old Evan Hansen (Stephen Anthony Christopher) with complex issues that frame his isolated life. [Carol Davis]
Teen loneliness, suicide probed in ‘Dear Evan’ Read More »
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Rabbi Avraham Bogopulsky is spiritual leader of Beth Jacob Congregation, the oldest Orthodox Jewish institution in San Diego County. In this book of “insights, anecdotes and wisdom for life,” he views an everyday scene or occurrence, relates it to Torah, and then expands upon the theme in seven thought-provoking chapters, respectively labeled: “time,” “habits,” “attitude,” “chesed,” “money,” “community,” and “growth.”
Whoever reads this book is likely to find information and opinions of direct relevance to his or her life, and perhaps find within its pages a challenge to previously held beliefs. [Donald H. Harrison]
‘Developing a Torah Personality’ may challenge you Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USAPrior to Iran’s retaliation on two Iraqi bases where American troops are stationed, congressional candidate Sara Jacobs denounced the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by American forces. She wrote: “This ill-conceived operation was the culmination of a reckless strategy toward Iran that started with the Trump Administration pulling out of the Iran deal. Of all the hyperbole and questions being thrown around, the only one that needs to be asked is this: is the United States safer for having done this? The answer is clearly no.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIn February 2020, when we present our annual Craig Noel Awards for Theatrical Excellence, we will be recognizing and honoring all gender identities, giving gender-neutral awards in all performance categories. The 2019 nominees were chosen by a nine-member body of professional critics who write year–round for San Diego newspapers, magazines, online publications and blogs. Winners will be announced at the 18th -annual awards ceremony from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 10, 2020, at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation at 404 Euclid Ave., San Diego.[Carol Davis]
Craig Noel Award nominations announced Read More »
Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
The Jewish community is once again confronted by an assault on its people at an alarming rate. Most recently, we witnessed the horrific stabbing attack at a Chanukah party in Monsey, NY, just days after a murderous rampage at a kosher supermarket in Brooklyn, one of 10 incidents of anti-Semitic violence in two weeks alone. [Michael Jeser]
Confronting anti-Semitism Read More »
Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyAlong with my wife and co-publisher Nancy E. Harrison, I wanted to re-notify our readers that our editor and staff of San Diego Jewish World will be on hiatus until January 8, 2020. At that point, refreshed from vacations and stay-cations, we’ll resume publishing our daily online news and feature website. [Donald H. Harrison]
SD Jewish World on vacation Dec. 19 – Jan. 8 Read More »
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The Jewish Historical Society of San Diego, which maintains archives of our community’s history at San Diego State University, has acquired several more collections that will help researchers understand how our local Jewish community developed. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Historical Society obtains new collections Read More »
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On Sunday, Hillcrest Indivisible hosted an “Impeach Trump” rally at Waterfront Park on Harbor Drive. Honestly, the turnout was less than huge. Jodie, one of the organizers from Hillcrest Indivisible, said that more than two thousand people had responded, but it looked like only a few hundred showed up. But a Trump-Baby Blimp –one of eight in the world- was there and quite a hit. [Eric George Tauber]
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, USATom and Debbie Farley have behind their home in neighboring Poway a 78-foot high pole that during the Christmas season becomes the trunk of a Christmas display of lights. This year, the lights are blue, teal, and white – the colors of Chanukah in tribute to Poway of Chabad, which last Passover suffered a gunman’s murderous attack that took the life of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, and wounded Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, Noya Dahan, 8, and her uncle Almog Peretz. [Donald H. Harrison]
Holiday display honors Chabad shooting victims Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USAOur area may wish to consider an idea raised by Oakland Mayor Rebecca Kaplan that cruise ships may provide appropriate lodging for our homeless population. Older cruise ships are being sold all the time, and with some ingenuity, they can be outfitted to serve not only as dormitories and mess halls but also as places where necessary social services and medical treatment can be easily provided. [Donald H. Harrison]
On homelessness, impeachment, immigration Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, USA
The slain San Francisco County Supervisor Harvey Milk (1930-1978) is celebrated as the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California. Besides being gay, he also was Jewish. Both communities can take pride in the United States Navy deciding to name after him a new fleet oiler that is being built at General Dynamics NASSCO here in San Diego. [Donald H. Harrison]
Work begins on USNS Harvey Milk Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Ken Stone, San Diego County