SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Waters of Eden, San Diego Community Mikvah and Education Center, hosts its premier event, a multimedia stage production of “The Mikveh Monologues”. Written by best-selling author Anita Diamant (The Red Tent) and director Janet Buchwald, the play is an introspective tour of the ritual bath, redefined for 21st century usage, and […]
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San Diego Calendar, USA(Articles culled by Gail Umeham from the archives of Southwestern Jewish Press) Col. Irving Salomon Next Forum Speaker Southwestern Jewish Press December 11, 1953 Page 3 Col. Irving Salomon, United Nations representative and prominent Republican leader, will be the next speaker at the Forum Lecture Series, Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the Jewish Community Center, 3227
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Lynne Thrope SAN DIEGO–Finally, it is one week away. The mother of all food and wine fests in Southern California – the event I patiently wait for each year to taste, savor, and schmooze with local culinary personalities, such as Sam Zien aka Sam the Cooking Guy, San Diego’s Top Chef Brian Malarkey,
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San Diego CalendarBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO– In Paris, in 1841, the ballet Giselle was danced for the first time. It was part of an entire repertoire in the various arts which became known as the Romantic Era; dance, literature, poetry and music. This milieu envisioned the female as ephemeral, not quite human; a sylph, a swan,
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San Diego CalendarBy Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California — Every once in a while a book comes along that reveals a startling gap in our understanding of the world, our passions and desires, and ourselves. Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle is such a book. One of Start-Up Nation’s authors will discuss it at the San
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Middle East, San Diego CalendarBy Carine Chitayat ABOARD EL AL AIRLINES–I am flying to LAX from Ben Gurion Airport as I write this. I was in Israel for a very short visit on behalf of the Adopt A Family program at Congregation Beth Am. It’s been a fast week, leaving on a Thursday and returning exactly one week later.
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Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USABy Sara Appel-Lennon SAN DIEGO–Two melodies beloved by English-speaking children recently were played by Klezmer clarinetists at San Diego State University to demonstrate that any song can be Klezmer if played with Klezmer flavor. Yale Strom, Jewish Studies Artist in Residence coordinated the Klezmer complementary concert on Wednesday, November 4, featuring Leo Chelyapov, Robet Zelickman,
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San Diego CalendarWhile only Jewish member of Congress to vote against condemning Goldstone report, Bob Filner of San Diego says he was not the only one who held that view