Travel and Food

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– J*Company Youth Theatre is producing Fiddler on the Roof with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein.  The production will run October 15-24, at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre in the Lawrence Family JCC, Jacobs Family Campus. Rich in historical and ethnic detail,

  Story and photos by Robert Sanchez LA MESA—As the smell of kettle corn wafted through the air, La Mesa Boulevard was crammed with people of different ethnic backgrounds and different age groups. All had come to downtown La Mesa over the Oct. 1-2 weekend to enjoy the festivities of this German-inspired cultural festival known

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Laurel Corona, whose book, Penelope’s Daughter has its official release on Tuesday, Oct 5, will be making the rounds of local bookstores to tell how she created a new daughter for Penelope and Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s Odyssey. On Tuesday, Oct. 12, Corona, a frequent contributor to San Diego Jewish

The Night I Got Killed by Samuel “Sy” Brenner as told to Abraham J. Shragge, self published, ISBN 978-0-557-68964-4, Price not listed, available via www.sybrenner.com By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –With Veterans Day slightly more than a month away, Sy Brenner finally has the pleasure of seeing his remarkable memoir in print—thanks to the

CUYAMACA COLLEGE (Press Release) – The Jurassic period ended approximately 145 million years ago, but it still holds valuable lessons about natural resources in use today, as the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College reveals in its new Jurassic Garden exhibit. The new exhibit reminds visitors that the fossil fuels used to satisfy our modern day

RUTHERFORD, California (Press Release) — Swanson Vineyards has introduced a new non-kosher wine named “Mazel Tov.” “We are fascinated with re-inventing the rituals of wine, in devbeloping a modern vision of how wine fits into how we live now,” said Alexis Swanson Traina, the winery’s creative director.  “These wines are a new take on the

SAN DIEGO — Our intrepid license plate watcher,  Melanie Rubin, spotted this plate, attracted by the combination of the number 18 and the name David.   The former is the numeric value of “chai,” the Hebrew word for life and is considered a lucky number.  David probably is the car owner’s name, although a Bible-minded viewer might bring David

SAN DIEGO — Melanie Rubin of San Diego continues to keep watch for license plates that are intentionally Jewish or which evoke Jewish memories. “Yanush” could be a Choctaw name, but for people who remember their Middle East history it might refer to Israeli General Yanush Ben Gal, whose 7th Brigade held off the attacking