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Humoring the Headlines: March 14, 2019

“Always Something There to Remind Me” By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — This week I returned from several weeks of travel in Germany, Israel, and the United Kingdom.  I was busy seeing old friends and giving lectures.  I hoped my trip would be a respite from the anxiety and dismay that have plagued me since

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International, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, San Diego County, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Quest for Rynecki’s art fuels ‘Chasing Portraits’

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Making the rounds of Jewish film festivals across the country is the documentary Chasing Portraits by Elizabeth Rynecki, concerning a quest to learn more about the pre-Holocaust art of her Polish Jewish great-grandfather Moshe Rynecki (Pronounced Renetsky).  Previously, Elizabeth Rynecki published a book with the same title that

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA