By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — So, what will you be when you grow up? Most of my grandchildren have answered: “I don’t know!” No one has asked me that question in recent memory. I know I want to play the guitar and sing in my next life—as in this one I’m totally […]
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By Erin Philips SAN DIEGO – Sons of the Prophet, a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize, is tragic, funny, and heartfelt, a perfect example of art that not only imitates but illuminates life. Written by Stephan Karam and directed by Rob Lutfy, the play was inspired by a real incident and its repercussions on
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MILLBURN, New Jersey (Press Release) — As the result of a national online search to identify visionaries changing the world around them, the Good People Fund (GPF) has welcomed Helene Bortz and the San Diego based non-profit, The Jewish Gift Closet-San Diego Community G’mach as the latest grantee of the national Tzedakah micro-philanthropic fund (www.goodpeoplefund.org).
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ATLANTA (Press Release)– Jewish Arts Month, an annual educational initiative sponsored by the American Guild of Judaic Art, takes place March 2015. Activities aim to promote a greater appreciation and understanding of the special significance of contemporary Judaica, Jewish art, and the meaning behind the Torah commandment, Hiddur Mitzvah, to beautify ritual objects or art for one’s
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Press Release)–The National Museum of American Jewish History is pleased to announce that it will be offering free admission to all visitors throughout the month of February. Due to the support of an anonymous donor, the Museum is able to offer this benefit in celebration of a seven-year loan extension for the iconic
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Jewish History, Travel and Food, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-California) on Tuesday, Jan.27, released what she described as “a list of 15 factual errors and omissions in the December 14 CIA Accountability Board report on CIA’s unauthorized access to committee computers.” In a news release, Feinstein said that the report released by the CIA Accountability
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Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the Fall, 2014 issue of The Journal of Jewish Communal Service, and is disseminated with the permission of its publisher, JPRO Network. Subscriptions at JPRO.org. By Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi and Meagan Buren After centuries of persecution, we Jews have become deeply committed to developing one asset over almost everything else—our minds.
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