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PJ Library provides inclusive Jewish reading program
By Jerry Silverman NEW YORK — Nate couldn’t decide what he wanted to be for Purim – follow his heart and dress as an alien or succumb to peer pressure and wear a superhero costume? It was a tough decision for a little boy, but he got some help from his two dads. The Purim
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Travel and FoodPassover recipe: Baked Gefilte Fish
Baked Gefilte Fish Recipe courtesy of Chef Todd Gray & Ellen Kassoff Gray from their cookbook, “The New Jewish Table” (St. Martin’s Press) Makes 12 fish patties (6 servings) 1 1/2 pounds rockfish fillet 1/2 pound pike fillet 1/2 pound flounder fillet 8 cups fish stock 3/4 cup matzo meal 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
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Travel and FoodYoung business talents may win camp stays
BOULDER, Colorado (Press Release) – Camp Inc., a newly-launched entrepreneurship camp for Jewish seventh to 12th graders, is giving young, budding business owners the opportunity to trade their bright ideas for free tuition this summer. The camp, which runs from June 22 – Aug. 6, 2014, is offering a free session to the three best product
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Travel and FoodPlaywright mum about ‘Mandate Memories’ plot
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Humble, open and with an air of mischief, Lionel Goldstein sits outside the North Coast Rep Theater allowing me to interview him about the upcoming show. Mandate Memories will preview on April 9th and 10th and run through May 4th. A few seasons back, North Coast Rep was
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Travel and FoodPalomar College celebrates Jewish music March 29-30
SAN MARCOS, California (Press Release)– The Palomar Symphony Orchestra and the Second Avenue Klezmer Ensemble, directed by Ellen Weller, will team up to present “Klezmer! A Celebration of Jewish Music” at the Howard Brubeck Theatre at Palomar College at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 29, and again at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30. In the 40
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Travel and FoodStefan Zweig works inspire movie comedy
By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES —The Grand Budapest Hotel is a funny film. Not in the LOL sense, but more in the way of a smile of acknowledgment from time to time at the absurdities of the plot. It’s like an old Looney Tunes cartoon. Watch out for that cliff that you’re just about
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Travel and FoodPanel will discuss fight against BDS
DEL MAR, California (Press Release) — A panel of three experts will discuss how to defend Israel in the Palestinian-launched BDS propaganda war, on Sunday, March 30, 1-3 p.m., at Congregation Beth Am, 5050 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego. The event is co-sponsored by T.E.A.M (Training and Education About the Middle East), The AMCHA Initiative and StandWithUs-San Diego. The fee
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Travel and FoodIDF reservists Ilana and Yishai to speak at Beth El
LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — Two Israeli reserve soldiers, now students, will be visiting San Diego under the auspices of StandWithUs, the Israel advocacy organization. Ilana and Yishai (only their first names are given as a routine security precaution) will speak at a free Israeli dinner to be served from 6:30 p.m. to 9
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Travel and FoodJewish Federation tells Yom Ha Atzma ‘Ut plans
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The Jewish Federation of San Diego County and community partners will celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut on May 18 at Nobel Athletic Field in the University Town Center neighborhood of San Diego. This is a free event to celebrate and educate the local community about Israel and her culture. The entire San Diego Jewish community
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Travel and FoodTerminating San Diego Opera is too drastic a solution
By David Amos SAN DIEGO — Four days ago we were shocked, dismayed, and saddened to hear that the San Diego Opera will cease operations by the end of this season, namely next month. Many of us heard it in the newspaper and television; some of us received direct e mails from the Opera, but
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Travel and FoodProust, Einstein and Zweig had many similarities
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — It so happens that recently I read books by or about the above three individuals, all of them Jewish (Proust’s mother was Jewish), all of them great thinkers and/or writers, and all of them (except Proust) living at roughly same period – the first half of the twentieth
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Travel and FoodFor Pesach, how about some pistachio cookies?
Editor’s Note: Jennifer Felicia Abadi travels whenever possible, especially to Israel and its surrounding countries, studying foods, languages, and cultures. A Fistful of Lentils is her recipe book, based upon her Syrian Jewish heritage. Recipe: Ka’ik ib’Fis’dok (Flourless Pistachio Cookies) This dessert is perfect for Passover since there is no flour in the recipe and the
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Travel and FoodLetter to the Editor: A less grand opera
Editor’s Note: It was announced earlier this week that the San Diego Opera will close its doors at the end of the current season. General director Ian Campbell said while the Opera is solvent today, financial prospects for the future are bleak. By Cantor Sheldon Merel ENCINITAS, California — The closing of Grand Opera in San
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