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Calendar Postings of Feb. 16

   SAN DIEGO — Numerous press releases cross our desk concerning upcoming events in the Jewish community.  As we get them, we’ll pass them onto you so you can add them to your personal calendars. ROSH CHODESH– Waters of Eden, Community Mikvah, invites girls over bat mitzvah and women to celebrate Rosh Chodesh Adar from […]

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Calendar Postings

  Posted February 15 SAN DIEGO — Numerous press releases cross our desk concerning upcoming events in the Jewish community.  As we get them, we’ll pass them onto you so you can add them to your personal calendars. * FILNER FUNDRAISER— U.S. Rep. Bob Filner, a member of two members of the Jewish community considered

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San Diego Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘Shorts in Winter’

By Paul Greenberg SAN DIEGO –From the schmaltzy Ladies and Gentlemen…, Biddie Schitzerman, to Don’t Tell Santa You’re Jewish’s ironic ending, to  David and Goliath‘s chilling story of a dog (a German Shepherd, no less) saving a Jew fleeing for his life from German soldiers in a Czechoslovakian forest during the Holocaust, to the animated (very)

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Calendar Postings

Posted Feb. 14 SAN DIEGO — Numerous press releases cross our desk concerning upcoming events in the Jewish community.  As we get them, we’ll pass them onto you so you can add them to your personal calendars. SHABBAT DINNER — Chabad House near San Diego State University welcomes community members to an 8 p.m. Shabbat

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Calendar postings

  SAN DIEGO — Numerous press releases cross our desk concerning upcoming events in the Jewish community.  As we get them, we’ll pass them onto you so you can add them to your personal calendars. MEDICAL CARE — Dr. Jess Mandel, associate dean of the UCSD School of Medicine, discusses “the changing scope of medical

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College Avenue Center tells its ‘around-the-world’ March schedule

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The College Avenue Center, operated by Jewish Family Service, announced its schedule of events for March, highighted by its own International World Expo March 19-23. “Take a trip around the globe without leaving San Diego,” organizers have urged. “All week long come learn about different cultures, traditions foods & dress from around the globe.

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Female, Jewish, top cop tells her story Feb. 24

  VISTA, California (Press Release)–Shelley Zimmerman, San Diego Assistant Chief of Police Department, will be speaking about her life’s adventures at Congregation B’nai Tikvah on Friday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 pm.  This event will launch Congregation B’nai Tikvah’s new “L’Chayim Series” which focuses on the realities of ‘Life’. This event is free and open to

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San Diego Jewish Film Festival’s ‘shorts’ program culled from 100 entries

 By Yvonne and Paul Greenberg   SAN DIEGO — Speaking about this year’s Joyce Forum in a recent phone interview, its founder, Joyce Axelrod, proudly pointed out that this year’s shorts program (Shorts in Winter) received a record number of submissions, 100, that almost overwhelmed the all-volunteer curating committee consisting of herself, Claudia and Mark

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San Diego Jewish Film Festival preview: several movies have musical themes

By David Amos SAN DIEGO–We are very fortunate to have in San Diego a yearly film festival on Jewish subjects that never ceases to be interesting, provocative, educational, and entertaining. This year is no exception. Starting February 9 and ending the 19th,  there are many interesting choices available. Due to my various activities in the

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San Diego Jewish Film Festival preview: ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector’

By Paul Greenberg   SAN DIEGO — “I may not believe in God, I wish to hell I believed in God, but I believe in the devil,” explained the reclusive  and nutty musical genius Phil Spector near the end of the strangely captivating and at times disturbing documentary film, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil

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