San Diego County

June 2 Friendship Walk to honor Lori Gilbert Kaye, z”l

By Elisheva Green POWAY, California  — Friendship Circle is an internationally recognized organization providing life-changing opportunities for individuals with disabilities and for the youth and adult volunteers. Local volunteers provide social opportunities for people living with developmental disabilities which enhances their quality of life and eliminates the stigma associated with their situations. Friendship Circle provides

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Food, song, reflections mark TIS Yom Ha’ atzma’ ut

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Tifereth Israel Synagogue celebrated Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israeli independence day, on Thursday night, May 9, with songs, four American perspectives on Israel, and the kind of dairy dinner you might be served in Tel Aviv. Oscar and Olga Worm own Bekker’s Catering, which typically serves non-kosher food.  But the

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA

JCC poetry program features compassion and whimsy

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The Exhibit on Aging served as a fitting backdrop to the Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices program, held in the Gotthelf Gallery of the Lawrence Family JCC Thursday, May 2. The forty plus people who gathered were well-rewarded with inspiring poems by three senior citizens. Janice Alper and Dr. Irvin

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, Irv Jacobs, MD, San Diego County

AIPAC political director addresses Beth Israel June 19

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Elliott Nahmias, regional political director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), will discuss the status of American support for Israel at a speech following at 6:15 p.m. buffet dinner Wednesday, June 19, sponsored by the Beth Israel Men’s Club at Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Center Drive. Admission

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Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USA

Shelter helps legal migrants reach their sponsors

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I have had the privilege over the years of interviewing many Survivors about their experiences during the Holocaust.  After doing a number of these interviews, I noticed a pattern.  When they were recounting for me all the horrible things that had happened to them and their families

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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA

House measure would renounce white supremacy

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Rep. Scott Peters (D-San Diego) on Thursday introduced H. Res. 364, a bipartisan resolution in the House with more than 30 members of Congress, including members of the San Diego delegation. Senators Harris and Feinstein introduced the resolution in the Senate on Wednesday The resolution condemns the attack on the

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Jewish History, San Diego County, USA