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By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “There is nothing progressive about racism,” said. U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas. It was a shit-hits-the-fan moment last week when the U.S. House of Representatives reacted to Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s (D-Wash.) “racist state” dig against Israel. It was an empty resolution, officially having nothing to do with Jayapal. For
Censure Rep. Jayapal Over Dig Against Israel? Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — The new African American history curriculum for Florida public schools requires teaching that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit” and that acts of black-on-black violence are the equivalent to white collective violence against blacks. The textbook companies are now scrambling to publish
Satire: Uncle Tom’s Mansion Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Michal and I recently returned from a mini-vacation in Jerusalem, which featured the annual Jerusalem Film Festival. While much of Europe and the U.S. is sweltering, Israel is “enjoying” its usual hot summer weather, with no rain expected until the end of September or early October. So,
Summertime Films in Jerusalem Read More »
Israel, Steve Kramer, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
With writers and actors on strike and prohibited by SAG/AFTRA and WGA from promoting upcoming productions, this year’s Comic-Con was without many people who normally would have participated on panels. What was left at times seemed slapdash and makeshift, leaving most attendees wanting more, a harbinger of the content-cold year that the strikes will mean for fans around the world. [Shor M. Masori]
Comic-Con 2023 Panels Indicate Bleak Entertainment Future Read More »
Jewish Celebrities, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eva Trieger POWAY, California — Thank you PowPac Theatre for bringing us Witness for the Prosecution, the edgy murder mystery penned in 1925 by Dame Agatha Christie. While I am not quite certain the author would recognize her play with PowPac’s treatment and influence, I do think she would have loved the performance I
Should You See ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ at PowPac? It’s No Mystery Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
At age 17, Noah Baird was decades younger than almost everyone else in Tifereth Israel Synagogue’s social hall, but all eyes were on him for nearly an hour Sunday evening, July 23, as he lectured about stage- and TV-craft. [Donald H. Harrison]
Young Broadway and TV Actor Stars at a Synagogue’s Annual Dinner Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Fred Kropveld, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Evans works in a laboratory bequeathed to him by his colleague and mentor, the late discoverer of the polio vaccine, Jonas Salk. In one research project, Evans and his team studied the impact of exercise on a body’s genetic makeup. They found that exercise will activate a cascade of genes that prompt the body to produce a chemical form of energy known at ATP (adenosine triphosphate). [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Scientist Who Inherited Jonas Salk’s Office Unlocks Secrets of Hormones Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Contributors and creators of Maggid Comics, a new monthly magazine collection of Jewish-themed comics, pondered during a Comic-Con panel Friday such questions as what Jewish stories are, and which, among them, are their favorites. [Donald H. Harrison]
Comic-Con Panel: What are Jewish Stories? Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Judaism, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Travel and Food, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Donald Trump received a letter from Jack Smith informing him that he is a target of the federal investigation into election inference in the 2020 presidential election. He is also facing a probable indictment from Fani Willis in Georgia later in the summer. Ever the savvy businessman, Trump is
Satire: Truth Justice, Donald Trump’s Reality TV Streaming Service Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
I’ve heard of theatre-in-the-round before, but I’ve never heard of Theatre-ALL-around! And yet that is exactly what you’re in for when you go to see Underground at the Coronado Playhouse. [Sandi Masori]
‘Underground’ is All-Around, and You Might Play a Role Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Descendants of two well-known Jewish graphic artists shared stories about their forebears during back-to-back panels Thursday, July 20, at the Comic-Con convention. [Donald H. Harrison]
Comic-Con: Two Artists’ Descendants Recall Their Forebears’ Storied Careers Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, USA
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — From time to time I like to test my ability to read a literary text in Hebrew (the daily newspaper can hardly be called “literary”) by reading a book in that language. After all, I have been living in Israel for almost 60 years and have had to
Meir Shalev’s ‘My Wild Garden’ Brings to Light Israel’s Ethos, History, and Development Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel
Retirement date was June 30th and almost immediately, the South African native traveled to a retreat center at Kfar Blum, Israel, for a family reunion that brought together relatives from various parts of the English-speaking world. Having just returned to San Diego, her most immediate task is training her Hillel successor, Danielle Botvin, but beyond that she is looking forward to “learning how to chill – I’m not good at that.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Glenda Sacks Retires after Serving San Diego’s Jewish Community for 36 Years Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
These are not the kind of stories that you would read to your little children, although you might be tempted by the time they are tweens to retell these stories around a nighttime campfire while using a flashlight to illuminate your face from the chin up. [Donald H. Harrison]
San Diegan Elizabeth Schwartz Retells 3 Yiddish Horror Stories Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Fiction, San Diego County