By Claire Ellman SAN DIEGO — Jan “June” Tuttleman served as the immediate past chair of Jewish Federation of San Diego County, 2010- 2011. She also served as Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy (formerly Women’s Division) President from 1999-2001, and served as a board member of the United Jewish Communities National Women’s Philanthropy and held the portfolio […]
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Community Rally March 31 To Hear Noted Jurist Southwestern Jewish Press, March 22, 1957, Page 1 As interest continued to mount at a rapid pace over the coming United Jewish Fund Campaign, the community rally at the El Cortez Hotel, on Sunday, March 31, at 8 p.m. was announced as the official opening of the
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryPress Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, March 8, 1957, Page 7 (guest column by Irving Mortin) Who reads the Southwestern Jewish Press? I didn’t know until my guest column appeared. not only were there two postcards, one letter and several phone calls but you should have seen the characters that spoke to me for the first
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SAN DIEGO — Two young Israelis are serving as shlichim (“ambassadors”) at UCSD and SDSU with Hillel of San Diego. Niran Avni and Hen Caspi are part of a national cadre of nearly 60 Jewish Agency Israel Fellows. The program, which is a collaboration of Hillel and the Jewish Agency for Israel, places outstanding young
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San Diego CountyGrihalva Seeks School Board Seat Southwestern Jewish Press, March 8, 1957, Page 5 In speaking before various groups and organizations, Richard A. “Dick” Grihalva, incumbent, San Diego Board of Education member who is seeking election for the four-year term, has stressed the importance of maintaining a comprehensive and strong adult educational program and claims the
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Paul Greenberg and Yvonne Greenberg SAN DIEGO — “When I now pick out bananas to eat, I always pick out the ones that are covered with freckles because those are the ripe ones. (Before doing this book) those are the ones I used to avoid,” explained Rich Cohen, author of The Fish That Ate the
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Women Organize For Fund Drive Goal of 50,000 Dollars Southwestern Jewish Press, March 8, 1957, Pages 1, 7 Mrs. Lewis Solomon, Chairman of the Women’s Division of the United Jewish Fund, this week announced the appointment of Mesdames Irving Alexander, Herbert Eber, Morton J. Cohn and E. Al Slayen as Women’s Division Co-Chairmen. Goal of
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By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California — In 1937 George and Ira Gershwin wrote the score for the movie Shall We Dance. Included in the score was the classic “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”… no they can’t. Ira, of course wrote the lyrics and George the music. Together they would go on to
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Story and photos by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–A German school principal and teacher bearing gifts from their K-4 students in the elementary school of the small town of Neuhaus-an-der-Oste in the far north of Germany helped on Monday, Oct. 22, to formally inaugurate a sister-school relationship at Cabrillo Elementary School that is based,
By Carol Davis CORONADO, California — Hang on to your hats, join in on the fun and get ready for an 80 day around-the-world adventure that will only take a little over two hours of your time, but it will be time well spent. Forget about the balloon and put on your imagination caps for
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The College Avenue Senior Center, operated by Jewish Family Service inside the social hall of Beth Jacob Congregation at 4855 College Avenue, has announced its schedule for November: Tuesday, November 6 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Open House: You’re invited to the College Avenue Cyber Café Open House. Come see
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San Diego CountyLA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–Here are the featured events of the upcoming San Diego Jewish Book Fair: Sat Nov 3- 8:00pm-Temple Solel Daniel Silva- The Fallen Angel- a novel After narrowly surviving his last operation, Gabriel Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, has taken refuge behind the walls of the Vatican, where he is
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San Diego CalendarBy Carol Davis CHULA VISTA, California–If you’re in the mood for a Gothic thriller, lots of blood, the supernatural, bewitching witches, flying cats (check it out) supernatural curses, and family loyalty (and that’s just the beginning) The Sugar Witch by Nathan Sanders might be your choice of thrills for a Halloween Delight. On Stage Playhouse
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Our Kentucky cousin, Harry Jacobson-Beyer, whom I like to call the “Ishmaelite” for reasons to be explained, is determined to learn Spanish, notwithstanding his Kentucky accent, which is something between a twang and a drawl. To that end, with his wife, Sherry, he has traveled to various locations in Spain,
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