San Diego County

‘Hugs and Knishes’ premieres on KPBS Dec. 4

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Hugs and Knishes: A Celebration of Our Jewish Foods and Traditions explores the rich history of Jewish food and its cultural impact on the community. The film visits a variety of Jewish homes, Ashkenazic and Sephardic, for anecdotes of Jewish life that represent a diverse cultural experience and demonstrate the

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Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Davis bill would extend Food Stamp coverage for U.S. military families which now depend on civilian pantries

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) moved to aid military families being blocked from benefits that help them put food on the table. Rep. Davis, the Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, introduced the Military Hunger Prevention Act to ensure eligibility for food supplement benefits for service members and their families. “Those

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San Diego County, USA

62 films slated for upcoming S.D. Jewish Film Festival

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The 27th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, will run February 8-19, 2017. The 12-day Festival is the largest Jewish cultural event in San Diego and draws over 17,000 attendees annually

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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Marion Broome Pakula (Jan. 27, 1926 – June 28, 2016)

  CARLSBAD, California — Marion Broome Pakula was born on January 27, 1926. For 90 ½ years, Marion lived a life filled with love, accomplishment and always a positive outlook through her last breath.  She passed away on June 28, 2016 after making a valiant effort to overcome a short bout with pneumonia. Marion was

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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County

Campus hate incidents cause ADL ‘grave concern’

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday expressed grave concern about two hate incidents which occurred on two of San Diego’s university campuses. At U.C. San Diego, anti-Semitic and hateful graffiti — which included a red painted swastika and the words “Heil Trump” –were found at a main trolley stop on campus. At San Diego State University a

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San Diego County, USA

Marty Block to sum up his legislative career Nov. 16

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host outgoing State Senator Marty Block (D-San Diego) at its  Nov. 16 dinner forum, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Block will provide a legislative summary of his time in office. The state senator earned his BA in political science and education at Indiana University as well as a law

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San Diego Calendar

Book celebrates 28 of San Diego’s remarkable women

Remarkable Women of San Diego: Pioneers, Visionaries and Innovators by Hannah S. Cohen and Gloria G. Harris; History Press © 2016; ISBN 9781467-118262; 144 pages including index and bibliography, $21.90. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Divided into four time periods that begin in 1850, 1900, 1950 and 2000, this collection of biographical sketches honors

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA

Women play all the parts in SDSU’s ‘ Julius Caesar’

“And we are governed with our mothers’ spirits. Our yoke and sufferance show us womanish.”  –(Julius Caesar, Act 1, Sc 3) By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Years ago, I had an artistic residency with a group of fourth graders doing a condensed version of Julius Caesar. I put to them this question: Who

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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

A Ukrainian Jew and her American multi- millionaire

Did You Ever Have the Chance to Marry an American Multimillionaire? by Dora Klinova; DK Corporation; (c) 2016: ISBN 9781533-137852; 245 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — This autobiographical work was fictionalized enough to be classified as a novel, but it closely follows author Dora Klinova’s own progress in San Diego in the

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

Shabbat San Diego to provide rest after the election

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Following one of the most bitter, divisive and exhausting presidential races in the history of the United States, the opportunity to celebrate a well-deserved Sabbath as a global community will take place on the very first weekend after Election Day on the Shabbat of November 11th and 12th, the Third Annual

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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA