San Diego County

‘Baseball Shabbat’ anticipates MLB’s 2017 season

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In anticipation of opening day of the 2017 Major League Baseball season, congregants of Tifereth Israel Synagogue themed their Kabbalat Shabbat services on Friday night, March 31, around the American pastime.  Traditional Shabbat evening prayers were mixed with meditations on baseball; a baseball trivia quiz took the place […]

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David Ogul, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

Students who broke Chabad menorah agree to make restitution during meeting with Rabbi Boudjnah

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – A pair of students from the University of San Diego admitted on Thursday that they had pulled down a lower branch of a 13-foot high menorah at the Chabad House at San Diego State University, apologized to Chabad Rabbi Chalom Boudjnah, and agreed to pay for the damages

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Ideas abound in playwright Tiger’s world

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – When San Diego playwright Janet S. Tiger was a grade-schooler, her mother Pauline Schechter used to take her on buses, trains and subways from Bell Harbor, Long Island, into Manhattan for sightseeing.  The rides were long and arduous and to young Janet’s way of thinking, “boring.”  But her

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Beth Sirull named new CEO of Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Board of the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) of San Diego has announced the appointment of Beth Sirull as the new President and CEO, and holder of the Miriam and Jerome Katzin Presidential Chair. Sirull most recently served as President and CEO of Pacific Community Ventures, a combined for-profit/nonprofit organization based

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San Diego County

“Awake and Sing!” is like life… only more so

Oh, let your dead revive! Let corpses arise! Awake and sing for joy, You who dwell in the dust… (Isa. 26:19, JPS Tanakh) By Eric George Tauber CARLSBAD, California — When I first read the press release for Awake and Sing! it rang a bell, something from a college textbook about its significance in the history

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

‘Other People’s Kids’ deals with meth addiction

  By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Once again the Playwrights Project proves that it is not afraid to tackle thorny subjects that most would like to sweep under the rug.  Just as the group partnered with the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility to bring us Out of the Yard, last year, they have created

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Mimi’s Ark: Helping children and animals

By Mimi Pollack ALPINE, California — Giving back to others is always good, but when you can give back to both animals and children, that is even better! Local humanitarian, Agnes Barrelet, is doing just that by heading up two non-profits, Hands United for Children and Children’s Nature Retreat. The Children’s Nature Retreat in Alpine

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Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, The World We Share

Blackstone sells stake in SeaWorld to Chinese firm

ORLANDO, Fla. — Investment firm Blackstone Group has sold its 21 percent stake in SeaWorld to a Chinese company. The deal with Zhonghong Group gives SeaWorld a path into the growing Chinese tourism market and a partner with experience in theme-park development there. Zhonghong Group will buy the stock at $23 per share, Orlando-based SeaWorld

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International, San Diego County, The World We Share, USA

San Diego Jewry exhibit opens at S.D. History Center

Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — It was no accident that the “Celebrate San Diego! The History & Heritage of San Diego’s Jewish Community” exhibition in Balboa Park’s San Diego History Center opened on Erev Purim. Curator Joellyn Zollman explained to an opening evening crowd on Saturday, March

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori