San Diego County

More reactions to Pittsburgh Shabbat massacre

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — A day after the Shabbat morning massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, reactions from Jewish and non-Jewish organizations and individuals continued to come into the offices of San Diego Jewish World via email.  In addition to messages from those individuals and organizations that spoke out on Saturday, there […]

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David Ogul, International, Jewish Religion, John McCormick, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USA

Shafir book on Israel disputed by scholar

A Half Century of Occupation Israel, Palestine and the World’s Most Intractable Conflict by Gershon Shafir; University of California Press 2017, 296 pages; $20.56 By Moshe Dann JERUSALEM — Gershon Shafir, a former Israeli who is professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego, and founding director of its Human Rights Program, has written one

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, San Diego County

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 24, 2018

Shabbat San Diego lists upcoming events The legendary San Diego Challah Bakes once again, to accommodate the expected 5,000 attendees.  There will be   6 locations on Thursday night, Oct. 25, with RSVPs required via https://shabbatsandiego.org/    The locations are: Coastal  4126 Executive Dr. Doors open at 5 PM, Ample Parking (we’ve rented lots on both sides of

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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego Calendar, USA

Tifereth Israel to host speakeasy night Nov. 17

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Tifereth Israel Sisterhood will host a Roaring ’20s-themed party, the “Sistahood Speakeasy (ssh!)” on Saturday evening, November 17, at the synagogue at 6660 Cowles Mountain Boulevard, San Diego The event gets underway at 7:30 p.m. with a cocktail hour, complete with piano and lounge singer. A full, no-host bar continues

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San Diego Calendar

Hearing loss expert to address Beth Israel Men’s Club

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –David Ward Ph. D, San Diego representative for the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) will be guest speaker at the Nov 11  Sunday Luncheon of the Beth Israel Men’s Club at 9001 Towne Centre Drive. “Are you (or someone you love) among the millions of U.S. adults who could benefit from

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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education

Art to inspire, raise questions, and perhaps anger

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The contemporary art exhibit, “Beyond the Age of Reason,” curated by Larry and Debby Kline, is nearing the end of its run at the San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park.  If you want to be intrigued, or even possibly enraged, by various artists’ visions of religion and

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar

When young men’s thoughts turn to war

-Third and last of a series By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California – Of the twelve student poets who participated in the Oct. 16 Jewish Voices-Jewish Poets readings in the Astor Library of the Lawrence Family JCC, only two were males. It was a coincidence, perhaps, that both young men wrote about war. REMAIN by

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori

Will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand?

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California —  Where there’s a bounty there’s a bounty hunter or two…or possibly three.  This fact was made evident in the West Coast Premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher’s sleuth fest, Holmes and Watson. North Coast Rep’s David Ellenstein directed an all Actor’s Equity cast for this exciting and inimitable twist on Sir

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Student poets expound on Jewish themes

First in a series By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Twelve student poets shared their original poetry for an audience of proud and beaming parents, teachers and  friends at the opening program of Jewish Poets—Jewish  Voices in the Astor Judaica Library of the Lawrence Family JCC, Tuesday evening, October 16. The audience included Rabbi Lenore

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Bluestein dramedy to be read Oct. 29 at North Coast Rep

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California -North Coast Rep Theater will produce the New Works Reading Series sponsored by Nebcal Printing, that will kick off with a dramedy written by stand-up comic Steve Bluestein. I had the good fortune to interview Bluestein by phone earlier this month. Rest, in Pieces is Bluestein’s baby, and will enjoy

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Eva Trieger, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast