By Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – The nation’s system for granting sanctuary is broken, says a legislative advocate for Local 1613 of the National Border Patrol Council In a speech to the Men’s Club of Temple Adat Shalom, Christopher Harris – who has served as a Border Patrolman for 19 years – described the […]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Two rare reptile species native to two delicate island ecosystems—the black tree monitor, native to the Aru Islands off the coast of Papua New Guinea; and the mossy leaf-tailed gecko, native to Madagascar—are now thriving at the San Diego Zoo. The latest milestones in a long history of successful reptile
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San Diego County, The World We ShareLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – San Diego’s internationally recognized San Diego Jewish Book Fair celebrates its 22nd year with an intriguing mix of more than 30 leading authors in their fields including: Jennifer Weiner, Rich Cohen, Shep Gordon, Samuel M. Katz, Todd Buchholz, Dov Waxman, Daniel Oppenheimer, Nina Tassler, Peter Himmelman and Fred Kaplan.
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By Sandra Silverstein SAN DIEGO– The San Diego Italian Film Festival will host a party Oct. 9 to celebrate the film Shores of Light: Salento 1945-1947 which tells the story of Holocaust survivors awaiting immigration to Palestine in displaced persons camps in Puglia – the closest point to Palestine by sea: The Aliyah Bet. The San Diego
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy in Samburu County of northern Kenya has opened the first community owned and managed elephant orphanage in Africa. The Reteti Elephant Sanctuary is situated in the remote Mathews Range, among Kenya’s second largest elephant population. It will take in orphaned and abandoned elephant calves, with an aim
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International, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — One of the cultural attractions provided by the La Jolla Music Society’s Summerfest is the plethora of free offerings, which are designed to engage the community. During the three weeks of the festival, there were five open rehearsals at Sherwood Hall; three encounters, at the Athenaeum Music and
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – To launch San Diego’s 22nd Annual San Diego Jewish Book Fair, a preview event will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, October 20 with #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner, author of soon-to-be-released, Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing. The event will be held at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Smoke plumes from a fire pit at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Thursday, Sept. 8, provided a sobering reminder of the slaughter of rhinos taking place in Africa to feed a voracious demand for rhino horn. In a ceremony that signaled to the world the United States is committed to
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San Diego County, The World We ShareWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Congresswoman Susan A. Davis (D-San Diego) moved to honor fallen San Diego Police Officer Jonathan “J.D.” De Guzman by introducing legislation to name a local post office after Officer De Guzman. “Officer De Guzman is no longer with us but we can ensure that his name lives on,” said Davis. “He
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San Diego County, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are just around the corner. Unfortunately, many older adults will not attend religious services for these holidays because they’re unable to drive and lack transportation. To combat this, Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) is offering free rides for persons 60 and older to synagogues
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Rabbi Nadav Caine POWAY, California — Kever Avot is the Jewish custom that we mark the approaching High Holy Days with annual visits to the graves of departed loved ones. We speak to them and draw on their memories to inspire our personal formulations for how we want to live in this world for the
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By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California –Marc-Andre Hamelin was one of the stars of the La Jolla Music Society’s 2016 Summerfest this past month. The entire concert on August 24 featured the Montreal native in multiple roles, as a piano virtuoso, a chamber musician and a composer. I was familiar with Hamelin’s name from the
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountySANTA CLARA, Calif. — Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest has made him a lightning-rod for criticism, but that doesn’t have him fearing his safety when the 49ers visit the San Diego Chargers for Thursday’s exhibition-season finale. “No, because if something happened, you’d be proving my point,” Kaepernick said Tuesday in an informal talk with reporters
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San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, USABy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Sounds can evoke memories in the interconnected world of music. Many recollections came to mind as I listened to the Summerfest concert Tuesday evening, August 23 in Sherwood Hall. This concert included a 7 p.m. Prelude, which featured the Beacon Street Trio performing the Brahms Piano Trio in B
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County