Travel and Food

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

Hitler’s Warrior: The Life and Wars of Colonel Jochen Peiper by Danny S. Parker, Da Capo Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ISBN 978-0-306-82154-7 ©2014, $29.99, p. 303, plus maps, pictures, notes and index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California–The youngest colonel in Hitler’s army, Jochen Peiper, had a distinguished World War II military career, first as an aide, beginning

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, April 1, called upon state legislatures to halt consideration of “religious freedom” laws that have been perverted to empower businesses to discriminate against the LGBT community and others. ADL urged Congress and the 17 states with existing Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (“RFRA”) to revise these laws to

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel  — A Saturday morning all-Bach concert in the neighbouring village of Abu Ghosh was an occasion not to be missed, especially as it coincided with a special birthday. And what an occasion it was! It marked the conclusion of the Barrocade ensemble’s concert season, featured Finnish violinist and conductor