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Niece reprises Shelley Winters’ role in ‘Anne Frank’

April 22, 2019

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In the American History Theater’s current production of The Diary of Anne Frank, some American theater history is being reprised. Back in 1959, Shelley Winters won an Oscar as best supporting actress for her performance as Mrs. Van Daan in the movie version of that play, which dramatized […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Israeli history/ poli sci prof lectures May 15

April 22, 2019

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Prof. Luba Levin-Banchik, visiting Israeli scholar in residence at San Diego State University, will address the 6 p.m. dinner buffet meeting of the Beth Israel Men’s Club which begins at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, at 9001 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego. Levin-Bianchik teaches courses in history and political

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Middle East, San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education

Four teens win Peter Chortek Leadership Awards

April 22, 2019

SAN DIEGO, CA (Press Release) – The Peter Chortek Leadership Award (PCLA), facilitated annually by the Jewish Community Foundation, was recently presented to four San Diego County high school students. The 2019 awards went to Aurora de Tagyos, Ilan and Max Matkovski, and Talia Schauder for demonstrating teen excellence in community service and leadership. The

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Gerald Robbins’ piano recital a holiday gift

April 22, 2019

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Gerald Robbins is a pianist I have watched during his musical development, from prize winner of both the Young Musicians Foundation in Los Angeles and the Van Cliburn Competition in Texas, to his successful career as soloist with major symphony orchestras, and as chamber music collaborator with some of

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

Noshing with Sandi: The Fishery

April 22, 2019

The Fishery, 5040 Cass Street, San Diego, California 92109 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — There are a lot of restaurants on Cass Street in Pacific Beach but only one is also a wholesale seafood company. The Fishery is the restaurant in front, and in back it’s Pacific Seafood. The fish they serve is fresh

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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and Food, USA

Passover and the blessing of freedom

April 19, 2019

By Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — Tonight, we will begin celebrating Passover. Many of us will have the opportunity to sit around a Seder table with family and friends, sharing a festive meal, while we tell the story of the ancient Israelites’ journey from servitude towards redemption. It is a dramatic story. There are

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Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Jerusalem Quartet provides a musical treat

April 18, 2019

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Experiencing music in the Conrad, the new home of the La Jolla Music Society, was a rare treat. At the April 9 concert, featuring the Jerusalem Quartet, the audience basked in the sunshine of sound projected by the Israeli musicians. The music floated gloriously in the fine acoustics

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Eileen Wingard, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, USA

Junior high girl prepares for Anne Frank role

April 17, 2019

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – A line formed after Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, spoke recently at Chabad of Poway. When it was the turn of 15-year-old Bryn Williams to kneel next to the chair of the 90-year-old Schloss, they had a particularly animated discussion. Williams, a veteran of the Pickwick Players

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Reach for the stars and hit a glass ceiling

April 17, 2019

‘They Promised Her the Moon’ at the Old Globe in Balboa Park through May 12. By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Possibly every American has heard the names Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn and Chuck Yeager. They were the men with the right stuff: the smarts, courage and ambition to fly fighter jets

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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

A low-brow, laugh- out – loud riot

April 15, 2019

A Servant of Two Masters at New Village Arts in Carlsbad, runs through May 5. “One who acquires a servant actually acquires a master for himself.” –Talmud Kiddushin 20a By Eric George Tauber CARLSBAD, California — I give workshops in Commedia dell’Arte, so I was very eager to see The Servant of Two Masters at

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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Noshing with Sandi: Snooze, an A.M. Eatery

April 15, 2019

Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, 8861 Villa La Jolla Dr #509, La Jolla, California 92037By Sandi Masori LA JOLLA, California — The other day I was meeting with one of my publishing clients and found myself in the UC San Diego area. I was hungry, and while trying to figure out where to grab a bite

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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and Food

S.D. Yom Hashoah focuses on preserving memory

April 14, 2019

By Michael Jeser SAN DIEGO — My grandfather Morris Cohen was the youngest of 28 children. Yes, you read that correctly. His father, my great grandfather, was in his 70s when my grandfather was born in a town near Vilnius, Poland. My great grandfather was actually married twice (not at the same time), and had

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International, Jewish History, San Diego County

Superman, Batman and deeper Torah concepts

April 11, 2019

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Superhero comics have been influenced greatly by Jewish life in the United States and by Torah learning, according to Jordan Gorfinkel, 51, the entertainment entrepreneur who managed the Batman franchise for a decade before creating his own Avalanche Comics Entertainment company. In the sanctuary of Tifereth Israel Synagogue

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Survivor’s granddaughter lectures on Holocaust

April 9, 2019

Now it’s the Third Generation’s time to remind the world never to forget By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Talia Schauder, almost 17, says that she wants to become a teacher. But, in essence, she already is. On Monday, April 8, with all the aplomb of a seasoned teacher, she faced an assembly

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Niece reprises Shelley Winters’ role in ‘Anne Frank’

Israeli history/ poli sci prof lectures May 15

Four teens win Peter Chortek Leadership Awards

Gerald Robbins’ piano recital a holiday gift

Noshing with Sandi: The Fishery

Passover and the blessing of freedom

Jerusalem Quartet provides a musical treat

Junior high girl prepares for Anne Frank role

Reach for the stars and hit a glass ceiling

A low-brow, laugh- out – loud riot

Noshing with Sandi: Snooze, an A.M. Eatery

S.D. Yom Hashoah focuses on preserving memory

Superman, Batman and deeper Torah concepts

Survivor’s granddaughter lectures on Holocaust

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