The Jewish singers: Michelle Chamuel
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Heavy drama in ‘The Whale’
By Erin Philips SAN DIEGO – In a shabby apartment in northern Idaho, a six-hundred-pound man is facing what he believes to be the last week of his life. Desperate to do one good thing before he dies, he reaches out to his estranged daughter and finds a hateful seventeen-year-old terror. Nursed by the woman who
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Travel and FoodFrom the Jewish Library: ‘Outwitting History’
Outwitting History by Aaron Lansky, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — Suppose you wanted to learn to read and/or speak Yiddish. Where would you go to find books to read and people to speak to? But, you say, Yiddish is first of all not really a language and second of
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Travel and FoodYucky things about getting old
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — I have just noticed that I have become more cautious. I used to not really notice curbs—I would naturally walk off and on—now I am aware: there is a curb, I must step carefully. I never noticed uneven pavement; now I walk with my eyes down looking for
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Travel and FoodI-8 Jewish Travel: The rabbi and the monsignor
-Seventh in a series- Exit 2: Morena Boulevard ~USD campus By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Wayne Dosick received a telephone call in 1988 from Richard Stern, an activist in the Jewish Chattaqua Society, which was formed in the previous century to spread among diverse audiences knowledge about the Jewish religion. Stern wanted to know
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Travel and Food, USASinger creates a nostalgic supper club
By Mimi Pollack LA MESA, California — Sacha Boutros is an old soul. This award winning San Diego jazz singer channels bygone eras naturally. She has been listening to records and singing along since she was a child, especially 78’s. Her love of music came early, and on every birthday, she would always ask for
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Travel and FoodFor richer or for poorer
By Erin Philips SAN DIEGO – Poor boy. Rich girl. Controlling parent. Boy pursues girl and a biting exploration of money, love, and happiness ensues. This is the plot of the West Coast premiere of Rich Girl (running at The Old Globe through June 21), Victoria Stewart’s modern take on the Henry James novel Washington Square,
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