EDITOR’S NOTE–On both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are groups of people whose families either practiced some form of Judaism secretly– a holdover from the days of persecution under the Spanish Inquisition –or whose families converted to Christianity and now wish to return. Among them is Ysmael Escudero Tisnado(Coronel) II, who writes in Ladino about
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Two influential public safety groups have endorsed Mathew Kostrinsky for San Diego’s 7th District City Council seat. The San Diego Police Officers Association and the San Diego Association for Lifeguards are throwing their support behind the Del Cerro resident, who is a former U.S. Senate and Chamber of Commerce aide.
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Travel and FoodBy Elad Morad SAN DIEGO — I attended the “Islamophobia: A Mainstream Ideological Formation” lecture on March 8 at UCSD university. The lecture was sponsored by the Middle East Studies program, part of the Social Science department and the speaker was Stephen Sheehi from the Arab Culture and Comparative Literature Department from the University of South Carolina.
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release)- National and local Latino leaders came out to support Congressman and Mayoral Candidate Bob Filner Saturday, March 10, at Chicano Park. Congressman Luis Gutierrez (IL- 4), Congressman Charles Gonzalez (TX-20) joined local Latino leaders in endorsing Bob Filner for Mayor of San Diego. More than 25 supporters met Mayoral Candidate Bob
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By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — Fourteen years ago today, March 8, 1998, the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, then home to the mega-hit Cats, had its lights go dim. The music stopped, the dancing halted as the news spread of the death of the 44 year-old artiste, Laurie Beechman. For longer than
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO –Here are a few thoughts, quotes, opinions and stories, as they relate to music, tradition, and speech: –You remember that about ten years ago we experienced a “Mozart Effect” craze, where some research pointed to better test and I.Q. scores for children and students after listening to a healthy dose
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced guilty verdicts on Monday, March 5, in the trial of Brendan O’Rourke, who opened fire at Kelly Elementary School in Carlsbad in October 2010 with a handgun and wounded two girls. O’Rourke was found guilty of seven counts of attempted murder with premeditation
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By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — City Ballet of San Diego presented “Bravo! Balanchine” in the Spreckels Theatre on March 4. A program composed entirely of Balanchine ballets is an obvious challenge. City Ballet’s ability to meet that challenge is a given; this was a performance of Balanchine worthy of any stage. Each of the
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel–I finished reading Howard Jacobson’s book, The Finkler Question, and was still pondering its manifold messages in the evening as I attended a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore. This was given in Jerusalem by an amateur troupe composed mainly of immigrants from English-speaking countries.. Friends had tried to
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Travel and FoodLA MESA, California (Press Release)–Israeli-born artist Atara-Baker has brought her African Mask Series to O’Dunn Fine Art. This body of work centers on color and the primeval, inspired by the integrated tribal lifestyle and artifacts of the original South Africans, the San people of the Kalahari. Large and small oil paintings with collage elements and
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — She’s History! The Most Dangerous Women In America, Then And Now… a solo play presented by It Ain’t No Fairy Tale Productions and The Women’s Museum of California plays at The Downtown YWCA Auditorium, Saturday March 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 25 at 2 p.m. The shows celebrate Women’s
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Travel and FoodLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — More than forty NCSY teens will have the privilege to discuss what leadership means with the Mayor of Sderot, David Buskila, over dinner on Sunday, March 11. Mayor Buskila will address the challenges that come with being a Jewish leader during trying times. Following that, teens who have visited
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — He died suddenly and dramatically on March 2—thirty six years ago today, in 1976. At 59, I am fourteen years older than my father was when he succumbed to a massive myocardial infarction while playing handball at the Cincinnati Jewish Community Center. My young mother and I were
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – In separate hearings Wednesday, Feb. 29, with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Congressman Brad Sherman (D – California) urged both officials to work to oust Iran from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) in advance of legislation currently under consideration by Congress
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