An exhibition at the northern end of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park reports that, according to legend, William Skidmore discovered the gold-laden quartz ledge in March of 1870 while chasing one of his 36 mules. (Cailin Acosta)
Mining in the Cuyamaca Mountains has a colorful history Read More »
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Jewish Heritage Month is ending in a few days. I was pleased to see a display on my way out of an event at La Mesa Arts Academy honoring famous Jewish Americans. [Cailin Acosta]
Jewish American Heritage Month nears conclusion Read More »
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Foster hand-selected her audiences, in this way assuring that attendees would be generous. Often her patrons were members of clubs that she sponsored or was a member, thereby stacking the deck for more favorable reviews. [Eva Trieger]
‘Glorious,’ saga of the worst singer, now at PowPac Read More »
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The basic story, set in an Eastern European shtetl, is about the disappearance of the dye-maker Samuel. Samuel has a special technique for extracting dye from the flowers, and that is by listening to the flowers, letting them live their lives, and then picking them only when they’ve died. [Sandi Masori]
David Chait narrates a fanciful shtetl folktale Read More »
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The La Mesa Arts Academy Masters Arts Showcase took over the school library with its end-of-the-year showcase celebrating the promoting eighth graders. [Cailin Acosta]
Life is enriched by detecting hidden Jewish connections Read More »
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Written in 2005 by Ins Choi, who also played the role of Appa (the dad) in this production, it was originally written while Choi was attending the Soulpepper Academy in Toronto. At the time Choi cast himself in the role of Jung, the son. But, he said, he always aspired to play Appa when he “got old.” [Sandi Masori]
Television sit-com ‘Kim’s Convenience’ comes to Old Globe stage Read More »
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Thousands of years ago, in a story held as history, sacred memory, and inherited narrative, our traditions begin in the same household. Abraham. Sarah. Hagar. Isaac. Ishmael. [Betzy Lynch]
Letter to our Muslim neighbors Read More »
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On the surface it seems that his family is the “ideal” family. Dad Solomon (Cornell Womack) is a civil rights hero and minister, and his mom is a former lawyer turned homemaker. The photos on the wall show them with all the greats of the Civil Rights movement. [Sandi Masori]
Public lives not matched by family’s private ones in ‘Purpose’ Read More »
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He came rushing in, a foot taller than me, much heavier and wider than me, angrily screaming that I was a f*** b****** and that we (Jews) are all f*** b***s and murderers That we had murdered his grandfather, his grandparents. I had just unlocked the House of Israel in Balboa Park last Saturday to prepare for my volunteer staffing shift. I had not expected a rage-filled Palestinian man to burst in, screaming at me. I was cornered behind the counter with him making antisemitic comments … [Barrett Holman Leak]
This is America – and we are not alright Read More »
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Now named in honor of Aviva Saad, founding program coordinator of 19 years, and Ronnie Diamond, who worked hard to start and continually fundraise for the Center since it first began as the University City Older Adult Center. The Center that now bears their names will carry forward their legacies of compassion, connection, community and care. [Press Release]
Aviva Saad and Ronnie Diamond Older Adult Center dedicated Read More »
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The 37-year-old Lopez is the current composer-in-residence of the San Diego Symphony. This piece was commissioned in 2013 by fellow Peruvian native, Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, then Music Director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and was dedicated to Harth-Bedoya, even embedding his initials into the entire work. [Eileen Wingard]
Afro-Peruvian folk music opens SDSO concert Read More »
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A review by the ADL Center on Extremism of the killers’ apparent respective manifestos reveals adherence to several ideologies, most prominently white supremacist accelerationism and inceldom, as well as virulent Islamophobia and antisemitism. Their writings, which have been shared on gore sites like WatchPeopleDie (WPD), also illustrate general misanthropy and an immersion in online nihilistic violent extremist (NVE) ecosystems. [Press Release]
San Diego mosque attackers influenced by online extremism Read More »
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The discovery could lead to more effective vaccines for cancer and global infectious diseases. Details of the method were published in the prestigious journal PNAS. [Press Release]
Some congregations have Jewish name ceremonies who have either converted or were not given one at birth. I let my daughter pick her own Jewish name when she was six years old. She chose Esther… [Cailin Acosta]
2nd day of Shavuot honors the biblical Ruth, a Jew by choice Read More »
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