SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) eighth grade student Jonah Kohn was recently notified that he is one of five finalists in his age group out of a total 15 finalists in the 2012 Google Science Fair, which received thousands of entries from over 100 countries worldwide. Jonah’s project, “Good Vibrations: Improving the […]
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San Diego CalendarCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff S.I. Fox Lodge B.B. To Install Officers Southwestern Jewish Press, December 28, 1956, Page 5 The Jewish community is invited to the tenth annual installation of officers of the Samuel I. Fox Lodge No. 1747, B’nai B’rith, Tuesday, January 8, 8:30 p.m., at the Beth Jacob Center. A
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–A La Jolla planning group had three answers to Hillel of San Diego’s request to build a religious, intellectual and spiritual center on land it owns near the UCSD campus: “No,” “no” and “no.” There were three interrelated questions before the La Jolla Community Planning Association on Thursday evening, June
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–The year 2012 seems to be the year of premieres. Recently The Old Globe mounted world premieres of Nobody Loves You by Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter (it plays through June 17th) and Jonathan Caren’s The Recommendation. The La Jolla Playhouse is still on target with its latest hopeful transfer to Broadway
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Congressman Bob Filner (D-San Diego) won a spot in the November runoff election for mayor of San Diego by gaining 30.11 percent of the votes cast in Tuesday’s election, two percentage points behind the frontrunner, City Councilman Carl Demaio. If elected in November, Filner would be the second member
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Press Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, December 28, 1956, Page 3 Time Covers and Uncovers: Lanes and roads overgrown during years of disuse are once again open for men and women in pursuit of knowledge. Five years ago when the California Western University took over 117 acres of wooded
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryEditor’s Note: Although San Diego Jewish World endorsed Bob Filner in the San Diego mayoral race, we are delighted to open the matter up to comment from members of our Jewish community. The following appeal by former Congresswoman Lynn Schenk was sent out by the mayoral campaign of Bonnie Dumanis for mayor. By Lynn Schenk
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Temple Emanu-El welcomes Richard J. Shapiro as interim rabbi, beginning July 1. Interim Rabbi Shapiro will serve for one year while the congregation conducts a search for a successor to retiring Rabbi Martin S. Lawson. Shapiro grew up in southern California and received his BA in Jewish Studies from UCLA in 1976.
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Jewish Federation of San Diego County Women’s Philanthropy held a clothing drive called “Share Your Style Boutique” for families of Camp Pendleton on May 20. The boutique had nearly three thousand articles of clothing donated to more than 150 military families. “We have been thrilled at the outpouring of
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Photos and story Sandy Golden SAN DIEGO — Israeli Scouts from San Diego’s Carmel Valley, miniature plants of sunflower seeds from Israel, a San Diego middle-school student writing names in Hebrew for passers-by, the results of a Dream House Competition begun on “Yom Ha’atzma’ut”, a strolling, Yiddishe minstrel/ accordionist, young children and adults from local
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By Bruce Kesler Bruce Kesler SAN DIEGO — For those of you who, like me, enjoy “world music” it is saddening that a major venue in San Diego which largely targets children is sponsoring pro-Palestinian propaganda from a virulent anti-Israel, anti-US group operating under the misleading name Middle East Children’s Alliance. The WorldBeat Cultural Center sits
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San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Last Friday morning, San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) student Melissa Fagan received first place at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Seven million students compete annually to receive an invitation to Intel as it is considered the top high school science competition in the world. Placing
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San Diego CountyCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff United Fund Campaign To Have Early Start Southwestern Jewish Press, December 28, 1956, Pages , 31 An early United Jewish Fund Campaign will be in the planning for the 1957 Drive, according to Victor Schulman, and Dr. Walter Ornstein, newly appointed campaign leaders. “The emergency for Jews in
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO— Following on the heels of The La Jolla Playhouse unveiling its world premiere docu-musical, Hands on a Hardbody by Doug Wright (book), Amanda Green (lyrics) and Trey Anastasiio (music), The Old Globe has unleashed another world premiere musical, Nobody Loves You by Itamar Moses (Book and Lyrics) and Gaby Alter
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