SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego (JCF) recently named Bryan Pepper as its Vice President of Philanthropy and Social Impact. In this newly established position, Bryan will engage existing donors to ensure that they realize their philanthropic and social investment goals. Bryan will also spearhead efforts to initiate and […]
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San Diego CountyBy Bruce F. Lowitt CLEARWATER, Florida — Donald H. Harrison’s 77 Miles Of Jewish Stories, a journey along the Kumeyaay Highway (better known as Interstate 8) from the Pacific Ocean to San Diego County’s eastern border, is a wonderful companion to his earlier work, Schlepping Through The American West, vividly revealing often little-known nuggets of
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Jewish Family Service of San Diego’s (JFS) annual luncheon to support mental health awareness will take place on Wednesday, May 30 at 11 a.m. at the La Jolla Hyatt, with author and performer Judy Batalion sharing her humorous and insightful account of hoarding, healing, and the effects of the Holocaust on
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego CalendarBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Hannah Senesh (1921-1944) and Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000) were two of Israel’s most celebrated poets. Their works will be featured in Poets of the Past at the Astor Judaica Library, Lawrence Family JCC on Wednesday evening, May 23, 7:00 p.m. Rabbi Martin Lawson, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El, will speak
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego CalendarBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — This is the story of a green banana. I like green bananas, not so green that they taste bitter, but not so yellow that they are mushy. When I came into our dining room this morning for breakfast at 6:45 am, which is when a small group
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish Family Service of San Diego raised a record-setting $1.25 million at its annual Heart & Soul Gala at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine on April 21. Evelyn and Ernest Rady matched the donations of guests who raised their paddle during “Fund-a Mitzvah” to support JFS’s ongoing efforts
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Symphony, like many other orchestras throughout the world, is honoring the centennial birthday of Leonard Bernstein, the great 20th century American conductor, composer, pianist and educator, by including his works in all three Masterworks symphony programs during the month of May, as well as in a
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Two ancient traditions briefly were juxtaposed on Thursday, May 3, as Chabad of East County celebrated the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer at the foot of Kwaaypay (Chief, Headman) Peak at the Kumeyaay Lake Campgrounds in Mission Trails Regional Park. When the indigenous Kumeyaay were a semi-nomadic
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By Ren Feldman SAN DIEGO — This past Sunday, a group of bubbies, babies, and everyone in between gathered to celebrate the one year anniversary of YAAANA, Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America hosted by the group’s founder, Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. The intergenerational gala kicked off with a schmoozy cocktail hour, mingling among
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Irreverent Forever: True Tales From a Newspaperman’s Outrageously Rewarding Life by David Arledge Feldman; © 2018, Gray Castle Publishing, ISBN 9781987-713190; 226 pages plus appendix and acknowledgments. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Journalist David Arledge Feldman inherited his father’s sense of humor, but not his Jewish religion. For most of his life,
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Theatre critics are sometimes called upon to judge talent shows. This year, I was tapped to judge the Student Shakespeare Festival sponsored by the San Diego Shakespeare Society. So last Saturday morning, I played hooky from shul and headed out to Balboa Park. Sorry, Rabbi. The society
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Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – A trip to the IsraelFest on Sunday led to Camelot. In this case, Camelot was a well-behaved camel, wearing an intricately woven Middle Eastern blanket over his saddle. He posed regally for photographs and graciously tolerated strokes and pats from admiring humans.
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Yiddish Arts & Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) will celebrate its first anniversary tomorrow evening (Sunday, April 29) from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the clubhouse at 5490 Caminito Hermina, off Soledad Mountain Road. The celebration, priced at $20 general admission, $15 for seniors and students, and
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –The Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State University has announced that Israeli political scientist, Dr. Luba Levin-Banchik, will be teaching courses in the History and Political Science Departments and will be in residence at SDSU for the 2018/19 academic year. Her residency is supported by a grant from the Murray
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