By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO –There are stories to be told and Lord knows, we Jews have a treasure trove tucked away in our goodie bags. Ready at the drop of a hat or staged reading, a Broadway musical or full-length play, they can be boldly unleashed. Some stories are funny others are tragic while […]
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Lawrence Baron SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– History Prof. Dr. Lawrence Baron has been named one of the fifty key thinkers in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Baron will be featured in a new book entitled Fifty Key Thinkers on the Holocaust and Genocide by Paul R. Bartrop of Bialik College and Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyMURIETTA, California (Press Release) — The Men’s Club of Congregation B’nai Chaim in Murrieta–a few miles north of the San Diego County-Riverside County line — is holding a drawing for a wine-country-limo-for-two certificate. The certificate, which is valid seven days a week and has no expiration date, includes a limo pick up and drop off, wine tasting
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountySAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Congregation Beth Am and The San Diego Jewish Academy with sponsorship from the San Diego Jewish Journal, present a unique Hanukkah experience on Tuesday, December 7, at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The community is invited to Hanukkah Under the Stars! At 6:30 p.m, there will be a private showing
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Now Hear This Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 7 By Joyce Addleson Hey Gals! Hot stuff right from the horse’s mouth (the prettiest horse you ever did see.) Our Senior Sponsors, God bless their active JWB-USO souls, are going to do us honor for our service
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 5 By Janet and Susan Solof Hi, gang! Mission Valley Country Club seemed to be the setting for a lot of kids. Those dancing to the Dixieland Jazz were: Dorothy Hess ‘n Steve Kirschtel, Jan Klaskin ‘n Norman Panish,
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CalendarBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–Two heads, they say, are better than one. In the case of Moxie Theatre and Intrepid Shakespeare Company coming together to produce the luscious Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, it’s a streak of genius. With Moxie’s Jennifer Eve Thorn and Intrepid’s Christy Yael at the helm co directing, this is one hell
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Dr. Thomas Levy, the Norma Kershaw Endowed Chair in the Archaeology of Ancient Israel and the Neighboring Lands at UCSD, will be the special speaker at Congregation Dor Hadash at the 2nd Friday Community Roundtable on Dec. 10th at 7:30pm. Dr. Levy will be speaking on the topic of “The Quest for
Thomas Levy to tell of biblical archaeology Dec. 10 at Dor Hadash Read More »
San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountySAN DIEGO (Press Release) — StandWithUs is bringing Itamar Marcus, founder and director Palestinian Media Watch to SDSU and UCSD on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Marcus is an authority on Palestinian ideology and policy. By monitoring Palestinian Authority and Hamas media, he has uncovered the discrepancies between what they relay to the international community and to their own people, including during
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Audrey Jacobs, volunteer program chair of the San Diego’s Yom Limmud: Community Day of Learning of the Agency for Jewish Education to be held January 30, has been invited to be a featured speaker at the 30th anniversary of the Limmud Conference in the U.K. during this Christmas week. Jacobs will be among 350
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountySAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The College Avenue Older Adult Center, operated by Jewish Family Service, in the social hall of Beth Jacob Congregation, 4855 College Avenue, has announced the following programming for December. Thursday, December 2, 12:45 pm–Dr Barold presents . . . Nutrition Vs Genes, Who’s In Control? We know that our genes dictate
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyCARLSBAD, California (Press Release)–The Agency for Jewish Education continues its monthly Scholar Lectures on Jewish Studies, a new lecture series in Carlsbad, with Professor Oren Meyers of the University of Haifa. Meyers’s lecture will take place in the Schulman Auditorium of the Carlsbad Dove Library on Nov. 22 at 7:00 pm. His lecture is titled,
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO- -It isn’t often that we get a chance to see a young, up and coming actor who is still in school and has time to perform, and perform well. How fortunate for us then that Dylan Hoffinger, a freshman at the School of Creative and Performing Arts (as a musical
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 4, 2010) — As part of its ongoing commitment to cultural diversity and to celebrate Hispanic Heritage and American Indian Heritage months, Union Bank has partnered with KPBS to honor four extraordinary San Diegans during its 13th Annual Local Heroes Awards program. Recognized for exemplary leadership and dedication to serving their communities, these
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