By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Having the pleasure of company from Israel, our correspondent Dorothea Shefer-Vanson and her husband Dr Yigal Shefer of Mevasseret Zion, I made certain that our itinerary on Sunday, March 30, included some of the attractions of Balboa Park. In particular, I wanted them to see how Israelis and American Jews work together to
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County
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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San Diego Calendar, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Allan Finkelstein, who has spent his entire career working to strengthen Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) and the role that they play in American Jewish life, will retire from leading the Jewish Community Centers Association of North America, where he has served as president and CEO since 1994. His retirement is effective
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Hand Up Teen Leadership Program at Jewish Family Service of San Diego has been awarded a Sodexo Foundation Youth Grant through YSA (Youth Service America). The grant will support the Hand Up Teen Leadership Program in leading a community service project that addresses the issue of childhood hunger. In a related
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San Diego County, The World We Share
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–A unique prayer book commissioned by the JWB Jewish Chaplains Council will be first used at Shabbat services on Friday and Saturday, March 28-29 during the JCC Association Biennial in San Diego. It is the first time since World War II that a siddur (Hebrew for prayer book) has been created expressly
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountySAN DIEGO (SDJW) –A tribute dinner honoring Congresswoman Susan Davis’s 70th birthday and 30 years of public service will be held Wednesday evening, April 23, at the downtown San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Boulevard A VIP reception at 6 p.m. and general reception at 6:30 p.m. will precede a minimum $125-per-ticket catered meal.
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County
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Adventures in SD History
By Norman Greene LA JOLLA, California –“My Mom was tough and she wanted to fight, but this wasn’t a fair fight,” Danny Neiman said as he eulogized his mother Linda Thaler Neiman, 66, who this past Sunday, March 23, lost a battle to an extremely aggressive form of pancreatic cancer that was diagnosed only
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Adventures in SD History
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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
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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Eva Trieger, San Diego County
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Adventures in SD History
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