San Diego County

‘Old Jews Telling Jokes’ coming to stage near us

A:  Who’s asking? SAN DIEGO (Press Release)- The off-Broadway hit show Old Jews Telling Jokes comes to San Diego for a five week run at the Lyceum Theatre downtown and is sure to make audiences laugh ’til they plotz. Performances run April 23 – May 25. Opening night is Wednesday, April 30. Co-created by Peter […]

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, January 10, 1958, Part 4

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, January 10, 1958, Part 3

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, January 10, 1958, Part 2

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101-year-olds still tease after 76 years of marriage

By Jeremy Ogul          Mission Publishing Group, LLC LA MESA, California — Seventy-six years after they tied the knot, Phil and Sylvia Borkat – both 101 – are still holding hands like teenage lovebirds. “When we walk, we do that, and people say, ‘Why are you holding hands?’” Sylvia says. “And he tells them, ‘Well, to keep from

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San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Butterflies and emotions soar at JCC exhibit

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — “I didn’t choose the Butterfly Project…it chose me!” Artist and guest speaker Cheryl Rattner Price is referring to the deeply moving and transformational exhibit currently displayed in the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center’s Gotthelf Art Gallery.  This show is not only poignant and profound, but also artistically compelling and

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, January 10, 1958, Part 1

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Family donates Jonas Salk’s papers to UCSD

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The University of California, San Diego Library has become the official repository for the papers of Jonas Salk, noted physician, virologist, and humanitarian, best known for his development of the world’s first successful vaccine for the prevention of polio. The papers—which constitute almost 600 linear feet (or nearly 900 boxes)—were

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education