SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – John T. Earnest of Rancho Peñasquitos was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday morning on civil rights, hate crime, and firearm charges in connection with the murder of one person and the attempted murder of 53 others at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue on April 27 and the March
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San Diego County
By Debbie Mishek, M.D. SAN DIEGO — Thousands of people gathered at Liberty Station for the March against Hate on Sunday, May 19, in spite of the rainy weather. People came from schools, synagogues, LGBTQ, Federation, and civic institutions to join together. I came with a contingent from Tifereth Israel Synagogue, and was happy
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San Diego County
Cote d’ Azur Cafe and Bistro, 8935 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 110, San Diego, California 92122 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — I found myself in the eastern portion of La Jolla to meet with one of my author clients. My friend wanted to grab some food, so we decided to meet in the
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and FoodBy Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Big thanks to Kate Hamill for rewriting Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in such a playful and accessible way. The cast did justice to the snappy, buffoonish, coquettish roles that Hamill created. The playwright sought to deliver Austen’s feminist message and did so in a way that engaged the
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Family members and three fellow clergy saluted Cantor Emeritus Shelly Foster Merel of Congregation Beth Israel on his 95th birthday during a dinner gathering Saturday night, May 18, at the Bay Club Hotel and Marina on Shelter Island. There were so many speakers that the presentations went on
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Peter C. Herman Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — On May 8, the Women’s Resource Center at San Diego State University sent out a newsletter featuring announcements for lectures, courses from the Women’s Studies Department, and other items of interest. But at the bottom of the email, a student inserted a poster-like image
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — The Gods of Comedy is playing at the Old Globe Theatre through June 16, 2019. Theatre traces its origins to the classical period of Greece, 510-323 BCE. There were a great many more plays written than are extant today. Copying by hand is a laborious process and
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — On May 9, 2019, Imam Omar Suleiman gave the invocation at the House of Representatives. He was invited to speak by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, (D. Texas.) This is the man who called Jews “brothers of apes and pigs.” Our own congresswoman, Representative Susan Davis, who happens to be
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Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Fernando Zweifach Lopez SAN DIEGO — May 22 is Harvey Milk’s birthday! Not everyone knows that Harvey Milk lived in San Diego before moving to San Francisco. He was stationed here while serving in the U.S. Navy and credited the experience with his love for California and his eventual move to San Francisco. Because
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Jewish History, San Diego County, USABy Rep. Mike Levin OCEANSIDE, California — Recently Jewish families around the world celebrated Passover, a time of renewal, freedom and reflection on our shared values. At Chabad of Poway, located just outside of my district in San Diego County, the conclusion of these holiest of days was interrupted by evil. Lori Gilbert Kaye was
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USATimes of San Diego SAN DIEGO — “Four months of campaigning reminds me how much better I am at practicing law than politics,” he said in statement shared with local media. Briggs announced his candidacy in January, following Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s annual State of the City speech in which he called for a removal of
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San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — The alleged shooter at Chabad of Poway was arraigned in federal court on Tuesday on 109 hate crime charges. These were in addition to one charge of murder, three charges of attempted murder, and one charge of arson filed against him in San Diego Superior Court. U.S. Magistrate Michael Berg entered
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San Diego County, USA
Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori EL CAJON, California – The city of El Cajon boasts a large population of refugees from Iraq, with some estimates running as high as 60,000. Behind Detroit, the city is said to have the second highest concentration of Iraqi Christians (Chaldeans) in the United States.
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California — “What’ll it be, sir?” “I’ll have a beer and where’s that Torah discussion group?” “Over there, sir. And here’s our beer menu.” Once a month, members of Tifereth Israel Synagogue sample the selections at one of San Diego County’s burgeoning microbrewery industry’s locations, where they socialize,
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