SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –The Jewish Federation of San Diego County has announced the election of Claire Ellman as new Board Chair, succeeding Jan Tuttleman, who served as Chair of the Federation Board from 2009 to 2011. Ellman currently serves as a board member of the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) of San Diego County, co-chair […]
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Jewish Education and the University of Judaism Southwestern Jewish Press, September 7, 1956, Page 14 By Philip L. Seman In 1945 at a public meeting marking the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Teachers Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the idea of a University of Judaism was
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater have given San Diego audiences a new holiday show. The jury is still out as to whether it will become an annual happening like, say, How The Grinch Stole Christmas. It is after all based, loosely, I might add on the classic O. Henry tale The
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Scenes from Al Hutler’s Visit to Israel Southwestern Jewish Press, September 7, 1956, Page 11 Some scenes from Mr. Hutler’s trip to Israel. In first picture Mr. Shlomo Eisenberg, Executive of the Jewish Agency and Mrs. Eisenberg and Moshe Sharret, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mrs.
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Hadassah Launches Fashion Show With Three Designers Southwestern Jewish Press, September 7, 1956, Page 9 The date for Hadassah’s Premier Membership-Luncheon has been changed to September 26 at the El Cortez Hotel. Three leading American designers will share the spotlight for a Fashion Show presented by Hafter’s. Each
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — This is year number six for Cygnet Theatre and the radio version of the Frank Capra movie It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapted by Joe Landry and directed by Sean Murray with musical direction by Billy Thompson. Once again a trip down memory lane is
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Vera Cohen as told to Harold Berman Southwestern Jewish Press, September 7, 1956, Pages 6, 7 {Part 3 of Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 7, 1956) The story of Anne Frank and her diary, told in book form and in the current Pulitzer Prize stage adaptation, has stirred millions. Vera Cohn, a
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Adventures in SD HistoryCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff United Jewish Fund Board Resumes Activity After Holy Days Southwestern Jewish Press, September 7, 1956, Page 4 The United Jewish Fund will swing into action for its Fall session immediately after the holidays, Morris W. Douglas, President of the Fund, announced. Directors of the Fund will meet for
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff New Year’s Message of Morris W. Douglas, President United Jewish Fund Southwestern Jewish Press, September 7, 1956, Page 1 The coming week will see the beginning of the Jewish New Year, 5717. Jews throughout the world and here in San Diego will be celebrating Rosh Hashonah. This is
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California—Lest anyone forget, there is the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice tried and true “Jesus Christ Superstar” of the seventies and then there is the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice/ Des McAnuff “Jesus Christ Superstar” of the 20’s: 2011/2012 that is. Of course the lyrics (Tim Rice) and the music (Andrew Lloyd
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CORONADO (Press Release)–Sanford Lakoff, PhD, will deliver lectures Dec. 14 in Coronado and Dec. 19 in Carlsbad on the situations in Iraq and in Israel. Lakoff’s lecture will take place in the Winn Room of the Coronado Library on December 14 at 10:30 am. Five days later he will speak on the same subject
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San Diego CalendarBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Ion Theatre Company, under the leadership of Claudio Raygoza and Glen Paris (who were named Producers of the Year by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle in 2011), has gone and done it again. First the little theatre that could mounted the memorable Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim musical Gypsy:
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO–The concert started more or less promptly at 8:00 pm. Titled in the program flier, “An Evening of Klezmer Music with Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi,” it was a well attended fundraiser for Tifereth Israel Synagogue, opening first with Havdalah prayers, lead by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal with audience participation. Immediately following,
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountySAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture has announced its first ever year-round performing arts series titled “Look & Listen.” It is dedicated to connecting the community to cultural experiences through music, theatre, comedy, dance and the collaborative arts. The headliners for the season are: COMEDY: January 14, 2012 at 8:00pm –
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