By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — One memorable day when Bob Holloway was in high school, his track coach said that he was such a good long distance runner he’d like him and other members of the team to compete at summer track meets up and down the state. Thrilled, Holloway came home and told his […]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – If the listing were in an Almanac, it might read something like this: 250,000th ride, Jewish Family Service’s On The Go Senior Transportation, San Diego: Jan. 20, 2016 Passenger: Anna Ritter. Volunteer Driver: Howard Kugler. Anna Ritter and Howard Kugler never met before Wednesday, Jan. 20, when he
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
Editor’s note: Anachnu, which means “we” in Hebrew, is a new column by San Diego Jewish World editor Donald H. Harrison, in which he will tell about the Jews he meets–those who are famous, and those who are not. All of them have interesting and worthwhile stories. A doctor who campaigned against cigarette smoking By Donald H. Harrison
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The San Diego County Bar Foundation (SDCBF) has awarded a total of $110,000 to 13 local nonprofit organizations, including Jewish Family Service, that offer legal services and promote understanding of the legal system to San Diego County residents. An affiliate of the San Diego County Bar Association and the charitable
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By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Violinist Zina Schiff will be at Tifereth Israel Synagogue this Sunday afternoon, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m., to introduce the MGM Academy Award-nominated movie The Fixer. Schiff’s solo violin playing is heard throughout the movie score, which was composed by Maurice Jarre. Jarre is famous for scores to such
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
-39th in a Series– Exit 12, Fletcher Parkway/ Baltimore Drive, La Mesa ~ Costco By Donald H. Harrison LA MESA, California — As Costcos go, the wholesale warehouse at 8125 Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa is not much different from other Costco warehouses in the United States and around the world. However, by stopping here for
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyBy Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO — A common complaint shared by many husbands is, “My wife is chewing my ear off.” How can I complain when my wife, playwright Janet S. Tiger, reads something to me that she has written every day. I enjoy it . So, I can say having my ear chewed off
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
-38th in a series– Exit 11, 70th Street, San Diego ~ Former Congregation Beth Tefilah By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Today the structure at 69th and Mohawk Streets houses the Skyline Fellowship Korean Church but when it was constructed in 1971 it was the home of Congregation Beth Tefilah (House of Prayer), a Conservative
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and FoodBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Do You Like Chocolate? Today, I am recommending that you spend some money. It is for a good cause! Temple Adat Shalom is hosting a Grand Chocolate Gala this Saturday evening (January 9th) at 6 pm. The money will be used to fund Reform Judaism in North County Inland
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San Diego Calendar, Sheryl RowlingLA JOLLA, California (Press Release)- The 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 4-14, 2016. This year the festival will showcase a total of 60 films of the best contemporary Jewish themed films from around
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San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
By Amber Bartlett LA JOLLA, California –Aside from making me realize just “how lucky I am” and that “Anything’s Possible”, J*Company Youth Theater, and Seussical in particular, have shown me that at this point in my life, I’ve jumped off my clover and my “who” has finally been heard. I started off at J*company as
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San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Mimi Pollack LA MESA, California –The motto for the La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club seems to be, “How can we help?” There are actually two La Mesa Rotary Clubs, but the Sunrise one is for the early birds as they hold their meetings once a week at 7:30 AM. This service organization, which
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego CountyLA JOLLA, California (SDJW) — The Holocaust Living History Workshop at UCSD has scheduled 5 p.m. presentations by survivor Max Garcia and refugee Moselio Schaechter in the Seuss Room of the Geisel Library respectively on January 13 and Feb. 10. Susanne Hillman, project manager, provided these sketches of the upcoming presentations: Think Only of Today:
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International, Jewish History, San Diego CalendarSan Diego Jewish World thanks and acknowledges the wonderful contributions of the following writers whose works appeared on our pages in December, 2015: Stephen Baird Kenneth Bandler Laurie Baron Michal Beruven Dan Bloom Shoshana Bryen Richard L. Cravatts Jonathan Greenblatt Toby Klein Greenwald Ryan M. Greiss Donald H. Harrison Natasha Josefowitz Rabbi Ben Kamin Morton
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Barry Shaw, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Mark D. Zimmerman, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, San Diego County, Sheryl Rowling, Shoshana Bryen, Steve Kramer