Artur Rubinstein ~ Liebestraum
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‘Fattitude’ tells the plight of heavy-body people
By Sheldon F. Merel ENCINITAS, California –I recently watched the documentary film Fattitude at the ArcLight Theatre in La Jolla. The film is by Lindsey Averill and Viridiana Lieberman, and sponsored by the Women’s Museum in San Diego. It is a graphic portrayal how fat people are ridiculed in our society. It exposes how pop
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodHelping others out of an emotional cave
By Chaya Andrusier SAN DIEGO — There was something about the boys in Thailand that capitavated the world. The young boys (sons, brothers, grandsons…) with their future at stake had the whole world holding their breath– would the dangerous journey be successful or not? The world held hands. I found myself checking and praying. I
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International, Travel and FoodAll you need to know about financial planning
By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Before I begin, I must start with a disclaimer: I think everyone should have a comprehensive financial plan. After all, if you don’t have a coordinated plan to reach your goals, how will you get there? A comprehensive financial plan is appropriate at any stage of life. It is
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Sheryl Rowling, Travel and FoodName changes helped kiwifruit growers, architect
Editor’s Note: This is the 19th in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
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Donald H. Harrison, Travel and FoodDiverse diners bid adieu to beloved restaurant
By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Salute, an Italian restaurant in Marina Bay, lost its lease under parlous circumstances and closed. On the last two days they prepared hundreds of free last suppers. It was crowded. The valet parking area was overwhelmed. Our table seated five Jews and one son of a Nazi. All
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Oliver Pollak, Travel and Food, USARuach, plenty of spirit, at Camp Mountain Chai
By Donald H. Harrison ANGELUS OAKS, California—Along with a few other San Diegans, I visited Camp Mountain Chai in the San Bernardino Mountains last week. On arrival, I saw a Baer. It turned out that Dan Baer is the director of the camp, located 134 miles from the parking lot of the Jewish Federation of
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USARube Goldberg still inspires fanciful art
By Oliver Pollak SAN FRANCISCO — The Contemporary Jewish Museum just celebrated its 10th anniversary. The celebration coincided with an exhibit on cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg, curated by Goldberg’s granddaughter, Jennifer George. Initially that exhibit had opened in Seattle, then came to San Francisco from Canadian, Texas, and goes next to Portland, Maine. It
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