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When she’s not covering stories for San Diego Jewish World, Sandi Masori helps people self-publish memoirs and business authority books. In her free time, she hangs out with her kids and hunts for the best sushi in town.
Her books, available on Amazon, include:
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*Book It: How to Write, Publish Your Business Authority Book, Without Going Crazy, So That You Get More Speaking Gigs, Get Media Attention, Attract Better Clients, and Make More Money
*The Balloon Bible for All Seasons: How to Wow Your Friends and Impress Your Relatives with Amazing, Easy Balloon Decorations
*The DIY Balloon Bible Themes and Dreams: How to Decorate for Galas, Anniversaries, Banquets and Other Themed Events
*The DIY Balloon Birthday Bible: How to Decorate for Birthdays, Picnics, Family Parties and Any Other Fun Event
*The DIY Balloon Hat Bible: How to Wow Your Friends and Impress Your Relatives with 40+ Amazing, Easy Balloon Hats
*The Event Planner’s Essential Guide to Balloons
*The Ultimate Guide to Inflating Your Tradeshow Profits: How to Increase Branding, Recognition, Visibility, Customer Loyalty & Attract More Attention with Balloons
She also contributed to:
*There’s Money in This Book: 17 Secrets from a Marketing Mastermind
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A quick plot summary for those who haven’t seen the movie: In 1959 NYC Ad exec Roger Thornhill (Danny Collins) gets mistaken for another man named George Kaplan, and the foreign spies who were after Kaplan begin to chase Thornhill instead. (Sandi Masori)
North by Northwest: Not exactly a musical; something else altogether Read More »
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Set in Baltimore in 1962, the basic plot is that plus-sized high-school student Tracy Turnblad (Linsey Schreck) yearns to be a dancer on The Corny Collins Show, a teen dance show that sets the trends. [Sandi Masori]
‘Hairspray’ recalls 1960s teen dance TV shows Read More »
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The basic plot is that Claudio (David T. Patterson) has slept with Juliet (Kayce Wilson) and gotten her pregnant, out of wedlock, which is a crime punishable by death. Angelo (Sam Lilja) the Duke’s cousin and proxy sentences him to death, perhaps because he himself was enamored with Juliet. Claudio’s sister Isabella (Amelia Pedlow), who is a nun in training, comes to Angelo to plead her brother’s case. Angelo offers her an indecent proposal instead. Distressed she runs crying to the Friar (who is actually the Duke in disguise) (Ato Blankson-Wood) who helps her concoct a plan to both save her honor and her brother. Chaos ensues. [Sandi Masori]
Old Globe presents ‘Measure for Measure’ in Balboa Park Read More »
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As Anyanwu and Jones are the only actors, the fight scenes are done by shadow boxing against an imaginary opponent with sound effects for the hits. Jones did a great job making the hits and kicks feel like they really landed. (Sandi Masori)
‘The Monsters’ portrays family reconciliation Read More »
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Marcus also shared that when they first came to South Africa from Lithuania in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jews became peddlers, traders and small business owners, similar to the American Jewish immigrant stories. (Sandi Masori)
Adat Yeshurun hosts JFEST’s South African Jewish night Read More »
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What do yogis and construction workers have in common? That’s exactly what The Hombres by Tony Meneses, now playing at The Old Globe, tries to imagine. [Sandi Masori]
‘The Hombres’ explores masculinity Read More »
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I persuaded him to write a column for San Diego Jewish World to offer an Israeli-American perspective on the news. As he did so, the writing bug must have bitten him. He poured himself into writing some books for children, and now books for adults are in the works. [Donald H. Harrison]
Introducing Shahar Masori and his children’s books Read More »
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If you are one of the people, like my son, who has never seen either the 1965 movie starring Julie Andrews or the play, which has long been a high-school musical favorite, here’s a quick run-down. [Sandi Masori]
Enjoy ‘The Sound of Music,’ but please don’t break out in song Read More »
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The basic story, set in an Eastern European shtetl, is about the disappearance of the dye-maker Samuel. Samuel has a special technique for extracting dye from the flowers, and that is by listening to the flowers, letting them live their lives, and then picking them only when they’ve died. [Sandi Masori]
David Chait narrates a fanciful shtetl folktale Read More »
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Written in 2005 by Ins Choi, who also played the role of Appa (the dad) in this production, it was originally written while Choi was attending the Soulpepper Academy in Toronto. At the time Choi cast himself in the role of Jung, the son. But, he said, he always aspired to play Appa when he “got old.” [Sandi Masori]
Television sit-com ‘Kim’s Convenience’ comes to Old Globe stage Read More »
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On the surface it seems that his family is the “ideal” family. Dad Solomon (Cornell Womack) is a civil rights hero and minister, and his mom is a former lawyer turned homemaker. The photos on the wall show them with all the greats of the Civil Rights movement. [Sandi Masori]
Public lives not matched by family’s private ones in ‘Purpose’ Read More »
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The fun and spectacle of the show were tempered a bit by proprietors Erin and Gary Lewis’ announcement that due to their funding being cancelled by the City of San Diego as part of the sweeping cuts to the arts and culture budget, they need to raise $100,000 or the next show, Rock of Ages won’t be staged. [Sandi Masori]
Seussical the Musical is ‘pleasure-ical’ but arts funding is not Read More »
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After greeting the audience Edelman, who grew up Orthodox, opened with a groaner. “What’s the difference between a reform Rabbi and Donald Trump?” He asked. The answer, “Donald Trump has Jewish grandchildren.” As the crowd groaned in unison, he noted that yes, it was a bad joke, and yes, everyone would be repeating it. He wasn’t wrong on either count. [Sandi Masori]
Comedian Alex Edelman jokes about different streams of Judaism at JFEST opener Read More »
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After Beth Israel moved in 2001 to a campus in the University City neighborhood, Ohr Shalom moved in, rescuing the historic building from the wrecking ball that preceded intended site redevelopment. The congregations may have changed over the years, but the Jewish heart never left. [Sandi Masori]
Building at 3rd and Laurel marks a century of service to the Jewish community Read More »
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