By Michael Sonduck SAN DIEGO –As we stay glued to our TV sets and news feeds, call friends and loved ones and do all we can to learn more about the developing situation in Israel, I want to share news from the Jewish Federation’s Israel Connections Director, Jane Fantel, who is on the ground […]
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Travel and FoodBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — The ongoing diversity problem in the tech industry was brought to light again this week by Google’s disclosure of its employment statistics (only 30 percent female and 2 percent black). While some commentators blame the tech culture specifically, my experience with organizations across many industries has led
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–First in a Series — By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Stadium, as it called in its third incarnation since opening in 1967, is a massive concrete structure described as “modernist” by some architects, “brutalist” by others. Either way it is a celebration of structural forms and building materials. Its massive slabs of
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The U.S.-Israel Center on Innovation and Economic Sustainability (USIC) at the Rady School of Management on Thursday, July 3, announced the new Stanley Foster Memorial Cal-Israel Innovations Speaker Series. The speaker series will honor the late Stanley Foster, a highly respected civic leader and a pillar in the San Diego
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LA JOLLA, California –Orthodox Congregations Adat Yeshurun and Beth Jacob have scheduled community memorial service for Israeli teens Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Sha’ar and Naftali Frenkel. Adat Yeshurun’s will be held immediately following Mincha/Ma’ariv services at 7:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 2, at 8625 La Scenic Drive North, La Jolla 92037. Beth Jacob’s will be held on
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)—Three Jewish lawmakers added their voices on Tuesday, July 1, to those of colleagues who already have expressed their grief following news that three Israel teens were found murdered on June 30 and buried together in public ceremonies in Modi’in, Israel, on Tuesday, July 1. Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-Maryland), who was traveling in
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OSSINING, New York (Press Release) — Standing outside Sing Sing Prison on Tuesday, July 1, U.S. Senator Schumer launched his campaign to build the first-ever museum at the world-famous prison. Schumer announced that he will begin his push to secure federal funds for the planning and design phases, a critical first step in making this
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SAN DIEGO — Meg Mandel, president of Congregation Beth Israel, will tell the Men’s Club Dinner Forum about the year in review and look ahead into the future at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 16. Mandel has been a member of Beth Israel since she and her family moved to San Diego from Iowa in 2006.
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San Diego County, Travel and FoodBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Daughter: Mother dear, I can’t believe you smashed your car into a fire hydrant. At least you didn’t get hurt. Mother: That fire hydrant wasn’t there yesterday. Daughter: Oh, Mom, of course it was. I wonder whether you should keep driving. Mother: I’m fine, and I’m not
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By Norman Greene CASABLANCA, Morocco — Dressed in her head-to-toe hajab or jalaba, she reminded me of an Arabic version of San Diego’s late travel maven Gert Thaler as she skillfully guided us on our quest around the old Jewish Quarter in Casablanca. She was effusive, charming, funny and full of energy. We had
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Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and FoodBy Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Another enchanted evening basking in the clement weather in Balboa Park’s Lowell Davies Festival Theater, as the 2014 Summer Shakespeare Festival opened with the classic tragedy, Othello. Barry Edelstein directed a cast filled with talented stars, some local and some national, some known and others debuting. A few major
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Travel and FoodBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Rudy Shur, publisher and CEO of Square One in New York and a true mensch of the American book industry, was delighted to read a New York Times article recently about the AAP (American Academy of Pedriatrics) releasing a statement endorsing the practice of reading aloud to babies.
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Travel and FoodSACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) – The California Legislative Jewish Caucus has made the following statement regarding the recent kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank: “Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with the parents, family members and friends of the innocent teenage Israeli boys kidnapped in the West Bank on June 12. The
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