The Jewish singers: Nell Carter
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Yucky 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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Travel and FoodFrom the Jewish library: ‘Flash Points’
Flash Points: The Emerging Crisis in Europe, by George Friedman, Doubleday, 2015 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — All too often history is taught and written as a series of events and dates. But when looking at it through the eyes of George Friedman, it becomes much more: a dynamic of moving tectonic plates involving
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Travel and FoodMusical nachas from a kid sister
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — After Attorney Randy Schoenberg’s recent talk at UCSD, I approached him to offer my sister Zina Schiff’s recent recording of his maternal grandfather, Eric Zeisl’s Brandeis Violin Sonata. “Oh, I already have it,” he responded, with a smile. “I listen to it all the time, it is so beautiful.”
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