San Diego County

A bissel this, a bissel that~San Diego Jewish news and chatter

(Column 15, February 3, 2011)   Compiled by Donald H. Harrison  *  _________________ Jewish Organizations _________________ Western States Jewish History has put San Diego’s first federal judge, the late Jacob Weinberger, on the cover of  its winter edition.  Judge Weinberger came to San Diego after serving as a member of the convention in Arizona responsible […]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

Ten senators call on U.S. to appeal in Mount Soledad case

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Senator Jim Webb (D-Virginia) joined Senator Mike Johanns (R-Nebraska) and other Senators in asking Attorney General Eric Holder to appeal a recent court ruling against the 50-year-old cross at the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego.  On January 4th the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the cross was an unconstitutional

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 20, 1955, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Deceased Southwestern Jewish Press, September 30, 1955, Page 5 Ida Lipinsky, a resident of San Diego for 28 years, passed away on September 19th. She was a member of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, the Daughters of Israel, the City of Hope, Birdie Stodel B.B., the Eastern Star, Jolly 16,

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 30, 1955, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff The New Secularism (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press, September 30, 1955, Page 3 There has been much discussion during the past month about Will Herberg’s new book “Protestant-Catholic-Jew.”  Mr. Herberg’s thesis is that religion in this country has become synonymous with Americanism, and not to be a member of

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Gen. Dan Halutz tells Yom Limmud of Israel’s military pragmatism

By Joel A Moskowitz M D LA JOLLA, California—Israeli Lt. General (ret.) Dan Halutz  at Sunday’s Yom Limmud, San Diego’s Jewish  Community Day of Learning, quipped about his decision to join the Kadima Party in Israel:  “In politics, you can be killed many times; in the military, only once.” This veteran and long-time member of the Israel’s Defense

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Middle East, San Diego County

‘Emma -A Musical Romantic Comedy’ Too much fun to pass up

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Regardless of what Emma Woodhouse does in the business of matchmaking, the fact that Patti Murin inhabits her body, makes the new Jane Austen’s “Emma A Musical Romantic Comedy” with lyrics and book by Paul Gordon (Jane Eyre) and directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun (“Bonnie and Clyde at the La

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 30, 1955, No. 1

Hearings Slated for Distribution of Funds Southwestern Jewish Press, September 30, 1955, Page 1 Organizations requesting allocations from the United Jewish Fund 1955 campaign have been invited to send representatives to an open hearing for the committee and members of the United Jewish Fund on Sunday, October 2, in the new State Ballroom of the

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Male bonding subject of ‘The Story of My Life’

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—San Diego Musical Theatre is in its second year of producing musicals (may be the answer to Starlight without the outside stars) and, for its second show of the season, producers Erin and Gary Lewis have chosen the San Diego premiere of Neil Bartrum (Music and Lyrics) and Brian Hill’s (Book)

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A bissel this, a bissel that –San Diego Jewish news and chatter

 (column 13, January 27, 2011)     Compiled by Donald H. Harrison _________________ Jewish organizations _________________ * A trialogue among representatives of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian faiths will be conducted 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at Temple Adat Shaom, 15905 Pomerado Road, Poway.  Host Rabbi David Castiglione will be joined on a panel by

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

Simon’s ‘Barefoot in the Park’ still has a few laughs left

By Carol Davis VISTA –Some vintage wines get better with age. Some say women get better looking as they age. Some say that of men. Some Broadway plays have lasting power and in retrospect, shed more light on a current situation than when it was written. Some fall off by the wayside and when they

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A bissel this, a bissel that–San Diego Jewish news and chatter

(Column 12, January 24, 2011) *  Compiled by Donald H. Harrison   _______________________ Jewish organizations ________________________ Robert Zweiman, past national commander of the Jewish War Veterans, had an article in the January 20 issue of The Forward explaining his organization’s lawsuit against the Christian cross atop Mount Soledad.  http://www.forward.com/articles/134845/ * The Anti-Defamation League’s multi-media Holocaust

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“Waving Goodbye” packs powerful punch at New Village Arts

By Carol Davis CARLSBAD, California — “If only I could change the past…?” How many times have we had this conversation with ourselves? “I would do this or that differently”. “I would say this or that to him or her”. “If I had it to do over again…” In Jamie Pachino’s touching and lyrical new

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 16, 1955, Part 7

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff High Holy Day Services At Tifereth Israel Synagogue Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 27 Our High Holy Day schedule of Services will begin with the Evening Service at 8:00 p.m., on Friday, September 16.  Cantor Joseph Cysner and an augment ted Synagogue Choir will chant this

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 16, 1955, Part 6

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff The Fiftieth Golden Jubilee of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 1905-1955 Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 22 By Isadore Jacobson It is just 50 years ago this Yom Kippur evening that the very few Jewish families who then resided here in San Diego decided that plans should be

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