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 […]
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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
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) 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
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Travel and FoodBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Collaboration with an enemy taints everyone involved. While Yuval Adler’s Bethlehem never ignores that the Shin Bet recruits Palestinian informers to avert terrorist attacks on Israel, it explores the vicious cycle of intimidation, manipulation, and reprisals that perpetuate the animosity between the Israelis and Palestinians on the West Bank as much
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Travel and FoodBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM– In what was the heaviest rocket barrage against Israel in two years, 55 projectiles were fired from Gaza into Israel on Wednesday evening, March 12. The rockets were reported to have been launched from east Gaza City neighborhood of Shuja’iyya. Islamic Jihad’s military wing, Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for the rocket
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)–A delegation of law enforcement executives from around the globe are participating in an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) National Counter-Terrorism Seminar (NCTS) in Israel from March 8-16, meeting with security experts, intelligence analysts, and commanders in the Israel National Police to learn about effective methods of terror attack prevention and response. As part
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By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — The program of “Balanchine Masterworks” presented by City Ballet of San Diego at the Spreckels Theatre, on March 9, is evidence of the Company’s expanding repertoire of ballets choreographed by George Balanchine. Each addition to this treasure trove, which is carefully guarded by The Balanchine Trust, is an indication
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DENVER, Colorado (Press Release)– A grant of $100,000 by an anonymous donor will now make it possible for students in Jewish day schools to apply for generous scholarship support for the upcoming 2014 camp season to the numerous families we attract from the California area. Ramah in the Rockies, a unique, Sabbath-observant, Jewish outdoor adventure
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Travel and FoodBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California –The next Jewish Poets–Jewish Voices session will feature student poets on Tuesday evening, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Astor Judaica Library of the Lawrence Family JCC. This free evening program will include four students from the San Diego Jewish Academy, Sigal Kahn, Rachel Rosenfeld, Casey Kroll and
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar, Travel and FoodBy Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org No, it isn’t nearly as rare as “Thanksgivukkah,” the once-in-75,000-years overlap of the first day Hanukkah and Thanksgiving Day that took the Jewish world by storm in 2013. But this year’s 13-month Hebrew calendar isn’t an annual occurrence, either. As February turned to March on the Gregorian calendar this year, the
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