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Our Shtetl: leaving a legacy

Tuesday, Feb. 3, the La Mesa City Council broke ground on the construction of the La Mesa downtown district sign in the village. I could not attend. But we purchased tiles many years ago, and Ceramic Café at Grossmont Center hosted a tile event for those who purchased tiles to be painted and would be fired for the district sign. [Cailin Acosta]

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Pomegranates and Nine Jewish Facts About Them As Rosh Hashanah Approaches

As I am keeping an eye on a neighbor’s pomegranate tree, I wonder each year if they will be ripe and ready before Rosh Hashanah. For many years, we picked buckets full, and for a few years, it’s been just a couple. Every year, I leave a note in their mailbox asking when or if my kids can come and pick from their trees. I always sign the note, from your friendly neighborhood Jew. Giggle.

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Tisha B’Av Approaches Saturday Evening, August 2

Tisha B’Av is approaching and is observed for the first nine days of the new month of Av. During the nine days, there are several additional observances, which are meant to demonstrate sadness and internalize the sense of loss due to the destruction of the Holy Temples. [Cailin Acosta]

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Mordechai Kedar, Israeli Expert on Islam, Coming to San Diego

Kedar, an expert on Middle Eastern politics and Arab culture, will hold discussions with students, strategic meetings with local leadership and media, and speak that evening at a location in La Jolla that will be disclosed to those who register. [Pamela Nathan]

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Theodore Bikel’s Songs to Be First in JCC’s ‘Beloved Voices’ Series Feb. 22

I will be hosting the program, and my special guest will be Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, who was Theodore Bikel’s wife during the last years of his life and founder and director of the Theodore Bikel Legacy Project. The songs were selected to illustrate Bikel’s vast range and the large number of his recordings in our Astor Judaica Library.  [Eileen Wingard]

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Letter from the Editor: How San Diego Jewish World is Changing

Beginning January 1st when I resumed my former position as publisher and editor of San Diego Jewish World, we have been taking steps to expand and improve our coverage of the Jewish communities in San Diego, elsewhere in the U.S., Israel, and around the world. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Our Shtetl San Diego County: A Jewish Calendar of Local Events

Here are some dates for upcoming Jewish events in San Diego County that you might want to enter into your calendar books or onto your calendar application on your computer.  San Diego Jewish World will update the calendar periodically in this column.  [SDJW staff]

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Our Shtetl San Diego County: TICO Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary

The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) celebrates its 50th anniversary this season.  The orchestra started at the old Jewish Community Center on 54th Street and changed its name when it moved its home to the social hall of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd., San Diego. [SDJW staff]

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Seacrest Foundation Gala July 8 to Salute Pam Ferris

Seacrest Foundation will present the Women’s Auxiliary 80th Anniversary Ruby Jubilee Gala on Saturday evening, July 8. This is an extraordinarily special event to celebrate 80 years of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities being a lifeline in our community, while honoring Pam Ferris, President and CEO of Seacrest Village, for her 35 years of dedicated leadership. [Press Release]

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Philippines’ Rescue of the Jews Presentation Set for August 18

One of the lesser known stories of Holocaust rescue is that of the Philippines, which welcomed refugees from Nazi Germany during the 1930s.  The story is told in the documentary An Open Door: Holocaust Haven in the Philippines produced and directed by Noel “Sonny” Izon and SDSU history lecturer Bonnie Harris, Ph.D. [Beth Israel Men’s Club news release]

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Symposium June 17 to Explore Heart Health

A cardiovascular risk reduction symposium to be presented on Zoom from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 17, focuses on strategies to reduce cardiovascular risk by utilizing proven lifestyle approaches. Prevention and optimizing cardiovascular health is as important as diagnosing heart disease. Wellness is not the absence of disease. More than 50% of heart attacks occur in people who otherwise appear well i.e. they are asymptomatic. [Dennis Goodman, M.D.]

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Pulmonologist Mandel to tell of COVID-19 in two Californias

Jess Mandel, M.D., a board certified pulmonologist, will review the development and execution of COVID-19 surge planning at UCSD and in San Diego County at a 7 p.m., meeting on Wednesday, June 9, sponsored by the Beth Israel Men’s Club.  Additionally, he will discuss the collaborations that developed with hospitals and health care workers in Imperial County and northern Baja California. He will also review the current state of COVID19 in the county and its likely course in the future. [Beth Israel Men’s Club News Release]

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