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To Be An Actress by Nava Shean; 2010, Hamilton Books. By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The life and times of actress Nava Shean, born Vlasta Schonova in Czechslovakia in 1919, embody many of the events experienced by the Jewish people during the course of the twentieth century. But above everything towers her dogged […]

By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — I am sure New York Times columnist David Brooks meant well when he wrote his “Love and Gravity” column the other day about the faith aspects of Christopher Nolan’s new Interstellar movie. Brooks is a very good writer, a bit on the rightwing side of things and with a

Arab Knesset member’s aide: we’ll slaughter 50 Jews at soccer game (JNS.org) Israeli Knesset Security Chief Yosef Griff on Wednesday revoked the entry permit to the Knesset for Khaled Bashir, an aide to Arab MK Masud Ganaim (Ra’am-Ta’al), who was overheard by a Knesset security guard as saying “we’ll slaughter 50 Jews” at next Sunday’s

By Erin Philips LA JOLLA, California – Why watch TV, when you can read about it? Defying the trend of books becoming TV shows and movies, two events during the closing weekend of the San Diego Jewish Book Fair (November 15 and 16) were dedicated to books inspired by television. A Slimy Tale Saturday’s “Late Night

Editor’s Note:  The San Diego Jewish Book Fair concluded Sunday evening, Nov. 16, after more than 30 authors spoke over the intervening week.  Sheryl Rowling, who usually writes about business and personal finance for San Diego Jewish World covered three of those authors: Ayelet Waldman, Love & Treasure; Jonathan Eig, The Birth of the Pill:

By Eileen Wingard ENCINITAS, California — Amnon Weinstein, Tel Aviv’s  famous luthier, who learned his craft from his father, Moshe Weinstein, has been restoring violins used during the Holocaust. Seven such violins were exhibited at the University of North Carolina. The chair of the music department, Musicologist, Dr. James A. Grymes, fascinated by these restored instruments,

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, Califorinia — This is part five of a five-part series, The Seven States of Loss and Healing. The poems are excerpted from my book, Living Without the One You Cannot Live Without: Hope and Healing after Loss. Post-Grief Missing Him Again He has been gone for several years and

AGAWAM, Massachusetts (Press Release)–  Jcamp180®, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF), hosted more than 475 leaders from non-profit Jewish camps and other organizations during its 10th anniversary conference earlier this month. During the event, top individuals and camps were honored for their growth in managing their daily operations and for their collective effort

By Marlene Rissman LA JOLLA, California — The large room at the Lawrence Family JCC was filled to capacity with eager listeners Thursday morning, Nov. 13,  when Gabrielle Selz stepped in front of the audience. Her warmth and charm were evident from the outset, and the tapestry of her story rich with texture and color.

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The curtain was not rising and the audience grew increasingly restless as the delay persisted. What was the hold up, you ask? It wasn’t that Peter Pan couldn’t find his shadow, nor that Nana needed to be walked, not even that Captain Hook had mislaid his prosthetic. No, the reason

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — If you follow the modern dance scene in San Diego, then you already know the name “Malashock.” A former company member of Twyla Tharp’s, John Malashock dances have been commissioned by SD Opera, SD Symphony, the Old Globe and La Jolla Playhouse among others. His dance films have

Riots sweep through Israeli Arab towns after terrorist stabbings (JNS.org) The terrorist stabbing attacks that took place in Tel Aviv and Gush Etzion on Monday—killing 26-year-old Israeli woman Dahlia Lemkus and 20-year-old Israel Defense Forces Staff Sgt. Almog Shiloni—emboldened an already violent Arab sector. A senior source with Israel’s Northern District police department told Israel