Items in today’s column:
* Samuel Gompers is permanently honored in San Diego
* San Diego Jewish World to unveil its new look tomorrow
* How do our Jewish gardens grow?
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food
Editor’s Note: In this eight-part series, Eva Trieger shares with us some of the perils of dating. -First in a series- By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — After the demise of my 18-year relationship to my husband, I began to grow up. I found myself on the opposite side of the country, nearly 3,000
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Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAMidrash Psalms 118:17 When you are asked in the world to come, “What was your work?” and you answer, “I fed the hungry,” you will be told, “This is the gate of Adonai, enter into it, you who have fed the hungry.” By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — While the above is certainly a
Culinary and life skills taught by Kitchens for Good Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Travel and Food
By Caroline Kirk MARRAKECH, Morocco — This country’s belief in the strength of pluralism has energized me and shown me that difference can serve as a strength for any country, whether it is religious or secular, large or small, developed or developing. I was told that there are spiritual answers to the question, “Why Morocco?”—every
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International, Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food
-First in a series- By Cheryl Rattner Price SAN DIEGO — This summer I had the unexpected privilege of visiting Cottbus, Germany and Warsaw, Poland. Together with one of our Board Members, educator Maren Oom Galarpe, we witnessed the remarkable results of true education and planted many more seeds for the future. We began in
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Travel and Food
In The Spider’s Web by Chaim Eliav, adapted as a graphic novel by Avraham Ohayon; Feldheim Publishers; © 2019; ISBN 9781680-251074; 139 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This graphic novel is set shortly before the Six-Day War of 1967 with the action alternating between B’nei Barak, Israel, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. A
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Travel and Food
The Fire Spot, 4646 Convoy Street, San Diego, California 92111 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — As my time with my older son gets shorter and shorter as we prepare for him to start UC Berkeley in the fall, I’m trying to save up as many experiences as I can for him, his brother and
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San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Travel and Food
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — After our wedding in April 1949 in Beverly Hills, my husband, Sam Josefowitz, and I started our lives together in New York. Sam and his brother David came up with the idea—adapted from the Book of the Month Club—to start a record of the month club. David
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International, Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and Food
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish Family Service’s “On the Go” program in conjunction with Ed Brown Center is one of three senior centers selected from across the country to test an outreach and education program connecting older adults with ridesharing services, so they can participate in health and wellness programs. The pilot program is
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San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
33 1/3 House of Dreams through August 25, 2019, San Diego Rep, at the Lyceum Theater By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — As a baby boomer, I like music from the 1960’s and I think much of it is timeless. Many of the songs from the 1960’s were recorded at Gold Star Recording Studios in Hollywood.
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Travel and FoodHistorian Gertrude Himmelfarb was born this day (August 8) in 1922. Married to Irving Kristol, she also is known as Bea Kristol.
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Travel and FoodSports historian and public relations maven Marty Appel of New York City was born this day (August 7) in 1948.
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Travel and FoodComposer Marvin Hamlisch, who won and Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony during his career, died this day (August 6) in 2012. He was 68.
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Travel and FoodProfessional soccer player Gil Vermouth was born this day (August 5) in 1985.
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Travel and Food