Our Shtetl San Diego: September 1, 2019
Items in today’s column
* Responding to Hate Crimes
* Remembering Binnie Brooks, z”l
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Donald H. Harrison, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USASan Diego County
Our Shtetl San Diego: August 30, 2019
By Donald H. Harrison Helping Holocaust Survivors SAN DIEGO — Meeting the needs of impoverished Holocaust survivors is a new joint initiative of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County and Jewish Family Service in association with the Seed the Dream Foundation and KAVOD Survivors of the Holocaust Emergency Fund (SHEF). In a statement in
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAEight Bad Dates: The Hotel and Spa Magnate
-Second in a Series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — So, relying on a friend’s referral, I allowed her to give my number to Marc. Marc is a self-professed sexy millionaire. He owns the lion’s share in a failing, dog-eared Resort-Spa. Rumor has it that it was a bad investment, and Marc got stuck
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireA rabbi’s questions for Ammar Campa-Najjar
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –This article responds to an esteemed colleague who weighed in on the congressional candidacy of Ammar Campa-Najjar. Before beginning, I wish to make something clear: It is difficult to take incumbent Congressman Duncan Hunter seriously given his alleged illicit activities while he was in office. Frankly, he
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, San Diego County, USAOur Shtetl San Diego: August 29, 2019
Bullet holes at Temple Emanu-El cause for deep concern By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The report of the discovery of two bullet holes in a wall of Temple Emanu-El, apparently fired from College Avenue, has prompted the regional chapter of the Anti-Defamation League to offer a $3,000 reward for information leading to the
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Donald H. Harrison, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USAEight Bad Dates: Near Missus
Editor’s Note: In this eight-part series, Eva Trieger shares with us some of the perils of dating. -First in a series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — After the demise of my 18-year relationship to my husband, I began to grow up. I found myself on the opposite side of the country, nearly 3,000
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USACulinary and life skills taught by Kitchens for Good
Midrash Psalms 118:17 When you are asked in the world to come, “What was your work?” and you answer, “I fed the hungry,” you will be told, “This is the gate of Adonai, enter into it, you who have fed the hungry.” By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — While the above is certainly a
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Travel and FoodWhen should rabbis address political issues?
By Rabbi Benj Fried Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — A Times of San Diego article portrayed the major leaders and clergy in the San Diego Jewish community as passively mum in the face of President Trump’s anti-Semitic portrayals of Jewish Democrats as disloyal and vicious attacks on Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar. The article
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USADance Nation Steps into the Surreal
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — There’s plenty of drama in dance studios, especially when there are competitions coming up. It’s a lot of pressure to put on these kids and rivalries among friends complicate their relationships. The characters are “tweeners,” children in their pre-teen years filled with rambunctious energy, insecurities and curiosities navigating
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastFormer U.S. Attorney Litman to speak Sept. 18 at CBI
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Harry Litman, a former United States Attorney for western Pennsylvania and Deputy Assistant Attorney General, will address the Beth Israel Men’s Club at a 6:30 p.m. dinner buffet Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the temple, 9001 Towne Centre Drive. Litman teaches Constitutional Law and National Security Law at both the UCLA
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San Diego Calendar, USAEthnic studies bill for CSU should be vetoed
By Peter C. Herman Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Now that public outrage has forced the retraction of the K-12 ethnic studies curriculum proposal because it contained way too much jargon (e.g., “cisheteropatriarchy,” “hxrstory,” and “accompliceship”), leftish propaganda, and the exclusion of such ethnic groups as Jews and Indian-Americans, we still have another
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USASeries will address the needs of the aging
LA JOLLA, California — Seacrest Village Retirement Communities, in association with the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, has announced it will be offering a series of discussions concerning issues facing elderly family members. The series has been titled “Navigating & Advocating for You and Your Aging Loved One: Medicare, Housing Options, Legal Matters, and More.”
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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & EducationSan Diego Jewish Leaders Face Challenges Responding to Trump’s Tweets, New ‘Disloyalty’ Claim
This story was updated on August 26, 2019 By Ken Stone Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — A week before the November 2018 election, 17 San Diego-area rabbis signed a letter denouncing Rep. Duncan Hunter‘s “fear mongering” attacks on the Palestinian ancestry of Christian opponent Ammar Campa-Najjar. They said the Republican congressman’s attacks on the
Rabbi/ Cantor Arlene Bernstein’s spiritual journey
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – As Arlene Bernstein became less and less “observant”of halacha in her religious practice, she became more and more deeply involved in Jewish life. Today she is a cantor as well as a rabbi. And for the next year, she is serving as the Acting Senior Rabbi of the
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Donald H. Harrison, Eileen Wingard, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, USA