Travel and Food

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.  LA JOLLA, California –As far back as I remember, I always wanted to help people. I was interested in the problems people were dealing with and tried to understand and make a difference. I also wrote poetry as a child, and my first poem was published in a French children’s magazine […]

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The pair of concerts which TICO played on March 22 and 26 were devoted entirely to the music of Ernest Bloch, the most famous composer of the 20th century to have used Jewish thematic material  as his inspiration. Bloch’s “Schelomo” for cello; the three movement “Baal Shem Suite” for violin;

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) led a California congressional delegation letter in support of having a statue of astronaut and educator Sally Ride represent California in the U.S. Capitol.  The letter to Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, who is leading the legislative effort in the Assembly, urges the California legislature to

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) encourages high school students living in the 53rd Congressional District to enter the Congressional Art Competition.  The winner will have his or her masterpiece displayed in the Capitol. Interested students can get more information on the competition at Davis’s website. “As the former director of a youth leadership

By Erin Philips SAN DIEGO — Since releasing its first cava in 1914, Freixenet has become a leading producer of the sparkling wine from Spain. A family-owned company with four generations of winemaking experience, Freixenet is known for making cavas in the traditional method. After a century in business, the sparkling wine house introduced its

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– A diverse assortment of used books have been collected for the Annual Used Book Sale to benefit the Samuel and Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, which will be held from June 10-14th at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. Limited free on-site parking available. There will be a

Editor’s Note: San Diego Jewish World is fortunate to have among its contributors the authors of many books. To acquaint you with them, and their literary output, we will from time to time offer articles by the authors telling about their works.  This article is by Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, a second-generation Holocaust survivor who made aliyah to Israel

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — How fortunate we are to have conductors able to muster the necessary forces to present Berlioz’ Grande Messe des morts, his monumental Requiem Mass. Performances of this colossal work took place March 7 and 8 in Mandeville Hall, UCSD. The 70-voice San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus joined the 100