SOLANA BEACH, California (Press Release) – Seacrest Foundation hosted The 211 Club Patron Recognition Party on July 28. Patrons of The 211 Club are “Visionaries of Jewish Eldercare,” a prestigious group of community leaders that are the cornerstone of a tremendous fundraising effort. Their individual contributions of $1,000 or more annually help to ensure the
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San Diego County
By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel LA JOLLA, California — The public was treated to a free weekend of brilliant piano music that started on Friday morning, July 12th at the beautiful new Conrad Preys Concert Hall in La Jolla. Piano music including the works of Bach, Debussy, Mozart, Paderewski, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Liszt, Schubert and many
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
SAN DIEGO — Rabbi/ Cantor Arlene Bernstein, currently serving as the acting senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel, will share the story of her journey first into the cantorate and later into the rabbinate at buffet dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 21, at the temple, 9001 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego. Cost for
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County
Story and photos by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Although our San Diego Padres were defeated by the San Francisco Giants by a score of 7-6 on Sunday, July 28, there was a magical moment during what was designated as “Jewish Community Day” at Petco Park. That moment came during the bottom of the
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & CompetitionsBy Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — In our Torah portion this week, Pinchas, we read about the daughters of Tzlafchad. Tzlafchad had no sons, only daughters. According to biblical law, only sons could inherit from their fathers, which would have left his daughters with nothing. So they petitioned Moses for the rights to their
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — It must have been a challenging task for the La Jolla Music Society to find a successor for Summerfest’s former director, violinist Cho-Liang Lin. Taiwanese-born Lin was not only a brilliant violinist with a successful career as a performer, but he proved himself to be a gifted administrator
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — We’ve all had them come to our door, those clean-cut, baby-faced teenagers –who use the title “Elder” for some reason- in their starched, white, short-sleeved button down shirts and little black name tags. With wide eyes and toothy grins, they seem cheesily cheerful as they try to convert us.
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — Comic-Con has exploded into a place where pop culture fandoms blend, creating an almost amusement-park atmosphere encompassing everything from the biggest Internet Providers to the smallest fledgling writers and artists. But one thing has remained consistent throughout the convention’s 50 meetings over the last 49 years: the inspiration
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Shor M. MasoriBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Two recent honors in my life undoubtedly will have a positive influence on the kinds of stories that will appear in San Diego Jewish World. Recently, I was elected to the presidency of the Louis Rose Society for the Preservation of Jewish History, a group interested in promoting
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Donald H. Harrison, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Beatriz de Oliveira, 17, a senior at Torrey Pines High School, absorbed an important lesson every day from her mother, Dr. Daniela Carvalho, an otolaryngologist at Rady’s Children’s Hospital: “Do a mitzvah every day,” her mother has insisted both to her and Beatriz’s younger brother, Victor, 13. As
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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Comic books often have their sequels. So too do appearances at Comic-Con. At the current Comic-Con, a panel on art in the Holocaust was largely a repeat of last year’s panel – with some new information. Meanwhile, an independent exhibitor, Miriam Libicki, about whom two stories have appeared
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – “Keep your eye on the ball,” advises Gary Stern, who ought to know. No, he’s not a Little League coach. His company is a large manufacturer of pinball machines, and the sponsor of international pinball tournaments which attract 70,000 ranked players in 30 countries. Stern has other tips
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Books, sheet music, phonograph records and CDs are all part of the Jewish music collection of the Astor Judaica Library at the Lawrence Family JCC. After long years of sorting and cataloguing, Ted Parker and I have completed the task of organizing this wonderful collection, now available to
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Walking through the exhibit hall at Comic-Con, I heard someone ask, “Would you like some free comic books for peace?” and when I turned, there was a smiling young woman wearing a hijab. Of course, I was interested right away. Could they mean peace between Arabs and
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, USA