SAN DIEGO (Press Release)==The animal care team at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park used ultrasound and radiography to further examine Wallis, a female southern white rhino at the Nikita Kahn Rhino Rescue Center, this morning (Aug. 19, 2016). The exam was an additional attempt to determine the cause of a wound on the animal’s
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San Diego County, The World We Share
ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) – Seacrest Foundation and the Women’s Auxiliary of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities will host the 39th Annual Gala on Saturday, February 25th at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla with Cindy & Larry Bloch serving as Gala Chairs. The annual gala raises funds to benefit the Seacrest Village charitable care program: the
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San Diego CalendarSAN FRANCISCO, California (Press Release) – San Diego Councilmember Todd Gloria joined the United States Navy on Tuesday, Aug. 16, for a ceremony to name a naval vessel in honor of iconic LGBT civil rights leader and San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk. Milk was a naval veteran who was stationed at Naval Base San Diego until
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San Diego County, USA
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — It is not always easy being a Latino or Hispanic performer in the entertainment community. Many times the roles that are offered to actors are limited, as are jobs for directors, producers, stagehands, and technicians. Amigos Del REP founding members Herbert Siguenza, John Padilla, and Dave Rivas wanted to
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Eulogy by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal (Delivered August 8, 2016 at Mount Sinai Cemetery, Los Angeles) One of the editors of the Book of Proverbs has preserved for us a striking metaphor which conveys to us a profound insight into the purpose of life. He tells us: Ner hashem nishmat adam. The soul of a person
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Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego CountySAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Residents of San Diego can apply for interest-free loans from Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) for personal and business expenses aimed at improving self-sufficiency. JFS’s Hand Up Loan program is designed to offer a hand-up, not a hand-out – meaning that loans must be used in relation to
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San Diego CountySAN DIEGO — Businesswoman Barbara Bry, a member of the Jewish community, has become the de facto City Councilwoman-elect in the 1st District after her opponent, businessman Ray Ellis, announced on Thursday, Aug. 11, he was withdrawing from the race, citing among other factors “toxicity” and “divisiveness” at the top of the Republican ticket. Here
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San Diego County, USA
-70th and Final Installment in a Series- Exit 77 In-Ko-Pah Park Road, San Diego-Imperial County Line, California By Donald H. Harrison JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, California — The dogs that greet visitors at the entrance to the venerable Desert View Tower are alive, if sleepy in the hot sun, but there are many other animals nearby
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and Food
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — I walked into the exhibit at the New Americans Museum at Liberty Station with no intention of writing a story. I was just there as a guest at the opening reception of Project Vision. However, the exhibit moved me so much that I changed my mind. As an ESL teacher
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International, Middle East, Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Travel and Food
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Six teen ambassadors from the Jerusalem Zoo – four Israeli Jews and two Arabs – are completing an intensive learning and fun visit to San Diego, where they have observed animals at the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park, SeaWorld, Birch Aquarium, the San Diego Harbor and at
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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAOptimism gives you disappointment. Cynicism gives you the world. By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — I’d heard that Steve Martin was a far more complicated man than the “wild and crazy guy” we’ve come to know on the screen. But I didn’t know how dark and cynical he was until I saw Meteor Shower
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, USABy Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Here in California, adjunct teachers are like the comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, in the community college world. They get some respect, but not a lot, despite being the backbone of the system. More classes are taught by part-time teachers than full-time teachers. The ratio has been as high as 70%
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
“We’ll Sing and Dance To the Sky, With Our Spirits So High” By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO–With chaos, conflict and confusion so continually evident in our lives more and more, how can anyone find peace these days? “Shabbat can do that.” That’s the inspirational mantra Shabbat San Diego 2016 begins and ends its
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County
By Marsha Sutton Originally published in the Del Mar Times SAN DIEGO — Behind the craziness of Comic-Con is a hidden world of education panels that offers tips and insights into trends in teaching tools, strategies for improved classroom learning, and support for victims of bullying. The panel titled “Capturing the Imagination of Middle-Grade Readers”
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education