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For Jewish fans who attended the San Diego Padres game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday, June 25, the Padres’ loss by a score of 8-3 wasn’t a total disaster. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Fans Find Something to Enjoy Despite Padres Loss Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, USA
Four times a year on a weekday night, Jewish poets and poetry lovers convene in the Samuel & Rebecca Astor Library on the Jacobs Family Campus of the Lawrence Family JCC to recite or hear Jewish poems and songs. {Donald H. Harrison]
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center Showcases Budding and Established Poets Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food
He sold his car and his motorcycle and purchased a van in which he could live, instead of a more expensive apartment, while pursuing an associate of arts degree en route to earning certification as a Registered Nurse. [Donald H. Harrison]
Chabad Congregation Helped Former Van Dweller Obtain a Nursing Degree Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson I left my homeland of England about 60 years ago and came to live in Israel for a variety of reasons, one of them being the weather. The England that I left behind was a fairly stable country with regard to the composition of its population, which was largely white. There were,
Political Correctness or Madness? Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Israel, Lifestyles, Opinion
An employee of the San Diego Union-Tribune and its predecessor Evening Tribune for 36 years until his retirement in 2006, author Preston Turegano had been an editorial assistant, general assignment reporter, and arts critic. He once was told by an editorial supervisor that people in the arts community were afraid of him. A colleague reassured him, “People don’t hate you because you’re gay; people hate you because you are you.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Preston Turegano Skewers and Praises San Diego Reporters, Leaders Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — The New York Times headline, “Fanning the Embers After a Fiery Speech,” is hardly explicit. It does not convey the meaning of the story that follows, and the story is relegated to a back section of the June 4 Sunday edition six days after another NYC newspaper broke the
NY Times Compounds Harm of ‘Fiery Speech’ That Bashes Israel Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — All we know about Shlomo ben Yitzchak of Troyes, France, known as Rashi, are his writings. We know no facts about his life. Much has been written about him, but it is all legends. It is commonly thought, for example, that he was born in the
His songs have titles like “Jerusalem,” “Searching,” “Lord Raise Me Up” and “I Will Be The Light.” which some may think have Christian themes, but they are very much rooted in his Jewish ideology. [Sandi Masori]
Matisyahu and Son Enjoyed by Concertgoing Mother and Son Read More »
Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Shor M. Masori
Jack Cohen, a retired U.S. Forest Service fire research scientist who lives in Missoula, Montana, passionately contends that for centuries the United States has dealt with wildfires all wrong. Instead of spending billions of dollars to put the fires out wherever they may occur, efforts should be prioritized to make homes and other structures as invulnerable as possible to flying embers, he insists. [Donald H. Harrison]
Documentary Challenges America’s Wildfire Strategy Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The memorable Poets of the Past program, featuring Italian-born Holocaust poet, Primo Levi (1919-1987) and Belarus-born Yiddish poet, Bertha Kling (1886-1978), was held last month in the Astor Judaica Library at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. It was particularly meaningful having Dr. Andrew Viterbi introduce the life
Poets of the Past Features Meaningful Introduction of Primo Levi by Dr. Andrew Viterbi Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Talk about misunderstanding what leadership is all about. No, I’m not talking about the current election and divisiveness we see everywhere. I’m talking about Korach’s lust for power and material wealth, and what we know authority and leadership truly call for, the richness of spiritual sensitivity. Korach’s style
Parashat Korach: Lessons on Leadership Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
When the actors were backstage, they were enmeshed in a real-life love triangle featuring the competition of Edmund (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) and Patryk (Mark Ryder) for the affection of Stefcia (Clara Rugaard). Patryk’s on-stage wife Ada (Valentina Belle) was left out of the backstage action. [Donald H. Harrison]
A High-Stakes Love Triangle in the Warsaw Ghetto Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Jewish Fiction, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
I want to precede this review by saying that I think avantgarde theatre that is designed to make you think is an important creative expression and we need art that starts conversations. Now having said that, I have to admit that it left me scratching my head wondering if I were smart enough to be in the audience. [Sandi Masori]
Annotated ‘Merchant’ Both Confuses and Edifies Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Elona Baron (as told to Laurie Baron) SAN DIEGO — I recently received an email from someone whose existence has been speculated about for years: Donald Trump’s Pitbull. I know everyone thinks that Trump never owned a dog largely because he is incapable of caring for anything beyond his own political survival. While it
Hounding the Headlines: Confessions of Donald Trump’s Pitbull Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire