San Diego County

Levin new preschool director at Temple Emanu-El

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Temple Emanu-El welcomes Tamara Levin to the staff as the new director of the Price Family Preschool. Levin spent her childhood and early adult years in Cape Town, South Africa, where she attended the University of Cape Town and then taught grades five and six. She came to America with

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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Local Hi-Tech innovators tell their stories Oct. 30

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Jewish Federation of San Diego County will host its second FEDTalks speaker series at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 30, at Scripps Research Institute (10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, 92121).  The FEDTalks series is modeled after the wildly successful TEDTalks in which speakers are challenged to give the talk of their lives

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San Diego Calendar

Public bathrooms coming for homeless, others

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Councilmember Marti Emerald said Wednesday, Oct. 1, she is looking forward to the successful installation of two public Portland Loo restroom facilities in downtown San Diego. City staff has recently made significant progress to ensure that the project will conform to California Building Codes. The loos are two self-contained, prefabricated,

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San Diego County

Survivor Dunst to speak at Beth Israel Oct. 22

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel of San Diego Men’s Club will welcome Lou Israel Dunst, Holocaust survivor, as its guest speaker at the October 22nd Dinner Forum. Dunst will share his experience and tales of survival living through five concentration and labor camps and how he eluded certain death in two different Gas Chambers in Auschwitz

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Jewish History, San Diego Calendar

School Sup’t Marten tells anti- bullying plans

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Returning to Congregation Beth Israel, at which she had her first teaching job at its now defunct Jewish day school, San Diego City School Superintendent Cindy Marten on Thursday evening, Sept.18, offered a step-by-step program for instilling student self-discipline. She coupled that with a promise that her administration

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

Teens may apply for tikkun olam awards

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Applications for the 2014 Peter Chortek Leadership Award recognizing Jewish teens residing in San Diego for their extraordinary service, philanthropy and leadership are now open through the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego at www.jcfsandiego.org/pcla. In its fourth year, the Peter Chortek Leadership Award highlights high school students who impact their

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San Diego County

Jewish Collaborative ready for High Holy Days

CARLSBAD, California (Press Release)  — The Jewish Collaborative of San Diego (JCo) has announced the formation of a new North San Diego County synagogue describing itself as “multi-generational, post denominational, democratic and highly participatory.” It will be led by the husband and wife team of Rabbi Josh Burrows and Rabbi/ Cantor Gabi Arad starting this

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Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Marti Emerald faces breast cancer challenge

SAN DIEGO (SDONA) — The office of San Diego City Councilwoman Marti Emerald has confirmed a report that she is battling breast cancer and is scheduled to undergo outpatient surgery soon. “My doctors say I have an excellent prognosis for full recovery, after the usual protocols,” Emerald said in a post for her Facebook page.

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education