San Diego County

A British- raised Christian portrays Golda Meir

By Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California — In conjunction with the 23rd Lipinsky Family Annual  San Diego Jewish Arts Festival, Rosina Reynolds becomes Golda Meir under the direction of Todd Salovey.   William Gibson has been celebrated for writing the longest running one-woman Broadway show in history.  The magnitude of this story of the Russian immigrant who

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

I-8 Jewish Travel: Jews and Native Americans

-59th in a series– Exit 33, Willows Road, Alpine (eastbound) By Donald H. Harrison VIEJAS INDIAN RESERVATION, California — I wrote the following story for the Sept. 19, 1997 edition of the San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage, of which I was editor.  The sentiments expressed in this excerpt still apply today, and provide background for any

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA

Ass’t Padres GM to address CBI Men’s Club June 15

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Josh Stein, Assistant General Manager of the San Diego Padres, will be guest speaker at the June 15 Dinner Forum sponsored by the Men’s Club of Congregation Beth Israel.  He will provide firsthand information about the general state of the team as well as about the many changes to the game taking

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San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

I-8 Jewish Travel: Horse therapy helps children, adults

  -58th in a series- Exit 30, Tavern Road, Alpine, California: Dream Rider Equestrian Therapy  By Donald H. Harrison ALPINE, California – A head-on automobile collision near her home in this mountain community alongside Interstate 8 put Catherine Hand into a wheel chair and ended her first career as a set and costume designer for

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food

‘Camp David’ brings drama of history to life

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — In September of 1978, three nations’ leaders, US President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met for thirteen days on an isolated hilltop to iron out the Camp David Accords.  Who got the shorter end of the stick depends on whose analysis one

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

Sanders supports ballot measure to legalize marijuana

  Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori VISTA, California – On the crowded football field of Ranch Buena Vista High School, Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders endorsed a California measure that will be on this November’s ballot to legalize recreational use of marijuana. “We have got to rethink the so-called war

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Travel and Food, USA

I-8 Jewish Travel: Flames of love and destruction

-57th in a Series- Exit 27, Dunbar Lane, Harbison Canyon, California By Donald H. Harrison HARBISON CANYON, California – In this small community in the back country of San Diego County, the 4Ms of the Stroh family—Marty, Melissa, Mason and Max—are known for keeping the flame of Judaism burning bright inside their home, and for

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and Food

1st Dist. Council candidates support Mt. Soledad cross

  Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO—Four candidates in San Diego’s affluent First City Council District indicated they want the large cross atop Mount Soledad to stay in place.  At a Men’s Club-sponsored forum at Congregation Beth Israel, which lies within their councilmanic district, all four were non-committal about whether

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori

Guardians of San Diego golf/ tennis set for July 25

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) – Guardians of San Diego will host its 25th Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament “Take a Swing for Seniors” presented by The William Gumpert Foundation on Monday, July 25th at the Del Mar Country Club with Devin Chodorow serving as Chair.  25th Anniversary Benefactors, Merrill and Robert Haimsohn are supporting the tournament

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San Diego Calendar, Sports & Competitions

Segev, post -Zionist historian, to speak at UCSD June 1

LA JOLLA, California — The unorthodox historian and journalist, Tom Segev, has been intrepid in exploring and illuminating the tortured history of Israel and the Holocaust, often exposing painful truths that many would rather not have to grapple with. Born in Jerusalem to parents who fled Nazi Germany, Segev is a leading figure among the

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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education