San Diego County

‘Bus Station Project’ migrates across the border

By Donald H. Harrison CHULA VISTA, California – After President Donald Trump’s administration began enforcing its “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum seekers, the flow of migrants arriving at the Greyhound Bus Station in downtown San Diego was reduced to a trickle.  This posed a big question – what to do now? — for the […]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, USA

Safety a priority as San Diego’s new school year nears

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – With more than 100,000 students preparing to return to city schools on August 26, their safety is uppermost in the minds of those in charge of their education, San Diego City School Superintendent Cindy Marten told a small but animated gathering Sunday night at Tifereth Israel Synagogue. “We

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

San Diego County celebrates Israel’s day of love

By Donald H. Harrison ENCINITAS, California – Up and down San Diego County, Jewish congregations and organizations are beginning to embrace the celebration of Tu b’Av, a relatively unknown holiday in the United States, but considered to be the equivalent of Valentines Day in Israel.  This secular year, it arrived on the evening of August

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

School Sup’t Marten discusses school safety Aug. 18

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Cindy Marten, the superintendent of city schools, will address a dessert reception of the Tifereth Israel Synagogue Men’s Club at 7 p.m., Sunday, August 18. The public is invited to attend Marten’s talk in which she has been asked to discuss security at the city’s schools as well as any recent

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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education

TICO marches out its 2019 concert season

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) concluded its season with an entertaining Pops Concert under the direction of its founder and conductor, David Amos, and featuring soprano Victoria Robertson. The first half of the program began and ended with two unusual selections, Sousa’s The Fairest of the Fair March,

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Tisha b’Av observance focuses on refugee plight

Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — It was a venue of juxtaposition on Sunday, August 11. In Mission Bay, a dog rode on a paddle board, with it and its master somehow keeping their balance as the wake from a powerboat rocked the board on its course. Elsewhere,

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, USA

Lawrence Krause to receive Revelle Medal from UCSD

  LA JOLLA, California (SDJW) — Retired Economics Prof. Lawrence Krause has been notified by UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla that he will be awarded the 2019 Revelle Medal during the university’s Founders Celebration on Friday, Nov. 15. Krause, who lives in retirement at Seacrest Village in Encinitas, writes a column on world affairs

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Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

JFS, Ed Brown Center enter national pilot program

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish Family Service’s “On the Go” program in conjunction with Ed Brown Center is one of three senior centers selected from across the country to test an outreach and education program connecting older adults with ridesharing services, so they can participate in health and wellness programs. The pilot program is

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San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA