Travel and Food

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Temple Emanu-El ‘s annual spring gala, “A Night of Shining Stars” will feature pianist David Geist performing a selection of popular music, including hits from Broadway musicals. The event, which includes dinner, cocktails and both a silent and a live auction, will take place on May 17 beginning at 5:30 pm in […]

By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. (JNS)– The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments March 25 on two prominent cases that could have far-reaching effects on Jewish-owned businesses and their employees. Both challenge the legality of an Affordable Care Act mandate requiring firms with more than 50 employees to provide contraception coverage as part of

NEW YORK (Press Release) – The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) has launched a new e- brochure entitled ‘Germany for the Jewish Traveler’ which is packed with travel tips and information about Jewish life, Jewish culture and places of interest in 64 German cities. The e- brochure, which is free to download from www.germany.travel/en/ebrochures.html, is

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Three decades before The Temptations erupted out of Motown to wow America with their smooth harmony and their graceful, synchronized dance moves, there were the Comedian Harmonists—six men in Berlin who in the late 1920s and ’30s became the toast of Europe. They had beautiful voices and carefully synchronized

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) – Music, in some form or another, is one of few true culture universals.   Granted, the preferred music of one country may not be the darling of another, but given the many shared interests between Israelis and Americans, it shouldn’t be too surprising that our penchant for country, bluegrass and old-time

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WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – BBYO, the world’s leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement, is partnering with BBYO alumna and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In Foundation (LeanIn.Org) and the Girl Scouts of the USA to “Ban Bossy.”  The Ban Bossy campaign aligns with BBYO’s commitment to developing the leadership skills of young men and women

)   By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Amanda Miller, a native San Diegan turned New York actor, is coming back to her hometown with a one-woman show: One Breath, Then Another. Based on her autobiography, it chronicles her relationship with her father, her struggles with an eating disorder and her journey to India