By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In the space of an afternoon, Tifereth Israel Synagogue developed an enthusiastic corps of some 40 shofar blowers ready to sound off during Yom Kippur services Oct. 11 and 12. It all started when Olga Worm, a former president of the Conservative congregation’s Sisterhood signed up to blow […]
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – With a 10-hour time difference between Jerusalem and this city, 1,100 San Diegans attending an annual Jewish Federation fundraiser known as the Men’s Event, observed a ceremonial silence for the former Israeli President Shimon Peres, whose burial was scheduled only a few hours later. It was Thursday night
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Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — After my review of October Sky posted, I received an angry email from Homer Hickam, the main character on whose memoir October Sky is based. After signing over the rights to his story and characters to Universal Studios, he is suing them for the “creative liberties” they have
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eileen Wingard ENCINITAS, California — Mechiah: Jewish Classical Music to Soothe the Soul is the title of the concert which will be performed at Temple Solel between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, on Saturday evening, October 8, 7:00 p.m. The 70-piece Grossmont Symphony Orchestra and 40-member Master Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Randall Tweed, will be presenting
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CalendarBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — “It is windy today!” “No it’s not Wednesday today; it’s Thursday!” “You’re thirsty?” If you live in a retirement community, you may have heard a similar conversation followed by peals of laughter. I live in one. Actually it’s not just a retirement community—it’s White Sands La Jolla,
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Natasha Josefowitz, San Diego County, Travel and Food
By Eva Trieger VISTA, California — Who would’ve thought The New Yorker cartoon could have inspired a quirky television show that would capture the American youth’s attention for two full years, and recapture those “aging” youths forty years later? Charles Addams, that’s who! The artist is best known for his macabre sketches and dark humor. But
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — A friend called yesterday on the verge of tears. Her dog was very sick, so sick that a recovery was highly unlikely. “I don’t know what to do. I know that a dog can’t be Jewish, but what’s the Jewish thing to do?” Dogs, cats and many other pets
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San Diego County, The World We Share
Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori LA JOLLA, California – A special preview of the documentary For the Love of Spock at the Lawrence Family JCC proved to be a nostalgic occasion Wednesday evening, Sept. 21, both on screen and for members of the packed audience. The film’s producer Adam Nimoy
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Theatre, Film & BroadcastLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — The Holocaust Living History Workshop has announced three upcoming presentations to be delivered at the Geisel Library on the UCSD campus. Here is a short synopsis of each: The Power of One: The Holocaust in Bulgaria – with Aaron Cohen On March 1, 1941, Bulgaria officially joined the Axis
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Jewish History, San Diego CalendarLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — One theme of the upcoming San Diego Jewish Book Fair will be the world of entertainment. Here are some highlights: Saturday, October 29 at 7:00 pm Rich Cohen The Sun & the Moon & the Rolling Stones This book is the journey of the Rolling Stones from a guy
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego CountyBy Colleen O’Connor Times of San Diego The polls are tightening. The Democrats are fretting. And Hillary Clinton has stumbled. If she is to win the Presidency decisively — with both the popular and Electoral College vote — she needs to return to San Diego to regain her momentum. San Diego was her “lucky city”
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San Diego County, USASAN DIEGO — Here are some of the events at the upcoming San Diego Jewish Book Fair that readers may wish to note. All these events will be held at the Lawrence Family JCC, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. Tuesday, November 1 10:00am Yoga/Meditation with Rabbi Benjamin Shalva Spiritual Cross Training: Searching Through Silence, Stretch, and
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO – Megan Phelps-Roper, a refugee from the hate-mongering Westboro Baptist Church known for its in-your-face demonstrations against Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim institutions, LGBT establishments, and the funerals of U.S. military personnel, will detail her change of heart at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Music Box, 1337 India Street. Sponsored by the
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San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Hadassah Foundation to support the Girls Give Back teen leadership program, which enables Jewish teen girls in San Diego to address the challenges faced by young Jewish women in meaningful, self-directed, and ongoing service learning and leadership
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