LA JOLLA, CA (Press Release)– Goodbye Memories, an original play by San Diego playwright Anita Yellin Simons, will be presented Jan 21-23 by the J*Company youth theatre at the Lawrence Family JCC. The production is a collaboration with the San Diego Jewish Academy and will be directed by Emily Calabrese. Goodbye Memories sheds new light […]
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Sanford Lakoff, professor emeritus of political science at UCSD, will deliver lectures for the Agency for Jewish Education at locales in Coronado and Carlsbad in December. First, at the Coronado Library at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 15, Lakoff will deliver a “Mid-East Update.” According to an AJE spokesperson: “The U.S. effort to
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By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California –There are some things we like to sweep under the rug because they are too painful to grasp, understand, think about or are just out of whack with our sense of right and wrong. Take for example what’s going on in Darfur, or Liberia (read Danai Gurira’s play Eclipsed
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastVISTA, California (Press Release)–Congregation B’nai Tikvah is holding its first annual “Iron Bubbes” Latke Challenge at its Hanukkah Celebration on Fri, Dec. 3 at 6:30pm. Contestants will be competing for the title of “Best Latke” and a Gift Certificate to “Sur La Table.” Judging this traditional Jewish fare will be by local restaurant celebrity, Big John Haedrich founder
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff 70% Reached in UJA Drive; 350 Balk Success Southwestern Jewish Press, June 10, 1955, Page 1 Fund General Campaign Chairman Max Rabinowitz announced that the campaign has reached 70 percent of its goal and 85 percent of the amount raised last year. Though the campaign “money-wise” and in
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Troop Troops! Southwestern Jewish Press, May 27-June 9, 1955, Page 7 No, it’s not a typographical error – Boy Scout Troop 999 takes an overnight outing this weekend way up there in Green Valley Falls, with tents, canteens, flashlights and everything under the leadership of Senior Troop Leader
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Now Hear This Southwestern Jewish Press, May 27-June 9, 1955, Page 5 By Joyce Addleson Flash! This is it, Jr. Hostesses! The USO-JWB Jr. Hostess Luncheon will be held at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Officers Club on June 18. Details are still not worked out for a
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO —The energy in the lobby of the San Diego Repertory Theatre couldn’t have been any more electrifying than it was at the opening night production of Storyville. Launching a new musical, or in this case a reworked one, is no easy fete. According to Rep’s artistic director Sam Woodhouse, the
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk Southwestern Jewish Press, May 27-June 9, 1955, Page 3 By Janet & Susan Solof Hi, gang! Steven Gordon was mighty surprised when he entered Mission Valley Country Club and found Jan Klaskin ‘n Sandy Ratner, Judy Friedman ‘n Harry Ratner, Diane Caselton ‘n Richard Jacobs, Adrian
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – It was a mostly adult party that even the neighbor children were excited to attend so that they could see for themselves. How often do you get to meet a woman who is 105 years old, or sing her “Happy Birthday,” watch her blow out
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World Staff JCRC Offers Explanation of Bible Controversy Southwestern Jewish Press, May 27-June 9, 1955, Page 1 Harry Wax, Chairman of the Jewish Community Relations Council, yesterday explained the position of the Council with reference to the distribution of the Bible in the public schools by the Gideon Society, which
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyMormons and Israel Southwestern Jewish Press, May 13, 1955, Page 5 The 125th anniversary of the Mormon Church in America must stir in many Americans of all faiths renewed admiration for the profound sense of religious and civic dedication which has characterized the founders and disciples of the Mormon Church. For American Jews, and
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyBy Tammy Rubin SAN DIEGO — Homeless beggars make me uncomfortable. It’s not the ragged clothes they wear or the folded signs they hold, but rather the fact that they subconsciously force me to look within myself and consider my wealth and the materialistic life I live. Just as I begin to contemplate the value
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff ‘With the Guardians’ Southwestern Jewish Press, May 13, 1955, Page 3 By Moishe For sheer concentration rivaling a tournament match involving international chess players, we recommend the monthly gin game between Doc Solomon and Ben Harris. What could easily be misinterpreted as a lack of faith (but is
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