Jennifer Coburn will discuss her historical fiction novel, The Girls of the Glimmer Factory, set in the Nazi’s Theresienstadt “show camp” during WWII, at La Jolla Riford Library on Aug. 12. [Times of San Diego]
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The “Impressionism Across the Atlantic” exhibit features 40 Impressionist works from Europe and the United States. This movement did not take on as quickly as the other styles but later caught on with the bold and bright colors that seemingly became well appreciated through the works of Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro. [Cailin Acosta]
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If you had a red triangle, you were classified as a political prisoner who was opposed to the Nazi regime. A green triangle designated habitual criminals, purple triangles were Jehovah’s Witnesses, black triangles were a-sexual or designated gypsies, more accurately known as Senti-Roma. The yellow triangle was to identify the Jews… (Cailin Acosta)
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When Star Trek Academy asks whether the next generation can fix what’s broken, I’m invested. I want to believe in that future. But I hope the show doesn’t just default to the idea that old ideals, however noble, can solve new challenges without serious rethinking. [Shor M. Masori]
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In a Comic-Con panel, Mark S. Zaid, Esq. (Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advisor; comic book historian, author, GI’s Rabbi) presented a PowerPoint on “The Jewish Experience in Comics: Characters and Creators.”[Cailin Acosta]
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Yet, even in this moment of rising engagement, many in our community still feel disconnected and unsure of their place in Jewish life. This is without a doubt a moment of opportunity to extend the feeling of belonging to the more than 100,000 Jews that call San Diego home. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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Tisha B’Av is approaching and is observed for the first nine days of the new month of Av. During the nine days, there are several additional observances, which are meant to demonstrate sadness and internalize the sense of loss due to the destruction of the Holy Temples. [Cailin Acosta]
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If the lineup felt like a Mount Rushmore of misbehavior, the vibe onstage was more comedy writers’ room than walk of fame. Samberg, the youngest of the crew, said his comedy inspirations were literally sitting next to him. “(In middle and high school) We used to have South Park watch parties,” he said. “Now I’m on a panel with them.” [Shor Masori]
Among those superheroes are the ones who donate blood at the San Diego Blood Bank, which was held inside the Hyatt Hotel, two hotels down from the Convention Center. I became eligible to donate at the beginning of July, but I was waiting to schedule an appointment during Comic Con since the available “swag” is limited edition. This year’s shirt is promoting the Marvel Comics film Fantastic 4, which is in theatres this summer. [Cailin Acosta]
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his very clever courtroom drama-romance was an amazing stage adaptation and tackles the thorny issues of love, lust, companionship and the confusion that sometimes cloud judgment or define lives. [Eva Trieger]
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Jewish Family Service of San Diego will present the inaugural Joan Jacobs Signature Brunch, featuring a conversation with Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actress Julianna Margulies, best known for her roles in ER and The Good Wife. [Press Release]
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“Whether we approach this story as believers or skeptics, as historians or theologians, as archaeologists or from other fields of science,” he continued, “we encounter fundamental questions about freedom, community and hope that remain as urgent today as they were over 3,000 years ago.” [Mika Elizabeth Ono]
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When beloved Sesame Street Muppet Elmo becomes the subject of an antisemitic firestorm on social media, it tells us something is deeply broken. What once felt safe and innocent—symbols of kindness and inclusion—can now be twisted into platforms for hate. [Linda Ambrus Broenniman]
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Béziers, a historic city of about 80,000 in the Occitanie region, surprised her when she visited the town hall and saw a banner that read, “We will not forget the October 7th pogrom,” adorned with an image of a menorah. [Miriam Gershenson]
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