On this day (June 12) in 1942, Anne Frank received a diary for her 13th birthday. What she wrote in it continues to touch the conscience of the world.
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Travel and FoodIn honor of Gene Wilder’s being born on this day in 1933.
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Kaminski’s B-B-Q & Sports Lounge, 12725 Poway Road, Poway, California 92064 By Sandi Masori POWAY — While driving on Poway Road to get my hair done, I noticed a barbecue restaurant that seemed to jump out at me. I guess I must have been hungry, because I never noticed it before. It looked perfect
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and FoodOn June 8, 1970, Princeton University awarded Bob (ne Zimmerman) Dylan an honorary doctor of music degree.
Like a Rolling Stone ~ Bob Dylan Read More »
Travel and FoodTranslated lyrics of Jerusalem of gold, marking the 52nd anniversary of Israel’s capture of the Kotel in the Six-Day War of 1967.
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Travel and FoodOn the occasion of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, we recall this movie by Steven Spielberg.
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Travel and FoodOn June 5, 1899, Alfred Dreyfus at last was acquitted of being a traitor to France, notwithstanding the prevalent mood of anti-Semitism.
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Travel and FoodLest we forget, June 4 marked the 80th anniversary of the SS St. Louis being turned away from Florida, condemning Jewish refugees to return to Hitler’s Europe
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Sufi Mediterranean Cuisine, 5915 Balboa Ave. San Diego, California 92111 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — I was in the Convoy area for an appointment and met my dad for lunch. Since we’re still trying to “eat around the world” we picked a Persian restaurant for our outing. Sufi bills itself as a Mediterranean restaurant,
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By Donald H. Harrison DEL MAR, California – At the San Diego County Fair on Sunday, June 2, I was reminded of three Jewish entertainment figures who were instrumental to the making of the celebrated movie, The Wizard of Oz, which because of its San Diego connections provides the theme for this year’s fair.
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