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-61st in a series- Exit 40, SR 79 North, Descanso, California ~ Alpaca Ranching By Donald H. Harrison DESCANSO, California – While operating his DaMar Plastics business in San Diego, and later El Cajon, David Kabbai often dreamed of living a quieter, simpler life, somewhere where the air is clear, the nights are starry, and where […]
Raising alpacas in a place of rest Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and Food
By Steve Kramer GOLAN HEIGHTS, Israel — With four friends, over the Shavuot holiday we got away to the Golan Heights for a long weekend. The weather was absolutely perfect: vivid blue skies, fluffy clouds, temperature just about 80 degrees F, and the clearest air I’ve ever seen in that area. On the way up
Touring the Golan and the Galilee Read More »
Middle East, Steve KramerBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Fiddler on the Roof was one of the nominees, though not the winner, of the Best Revival of a Musical category at this year’s Tony Awards ceremony. When Fiddler on the Roof was first being developed, the opening song, “Tradition,” was the last to be written. What song
Jewish trivia quiz: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire
The Secret Code Menace by Pamela Cosman; Ransom Publishing Ltd; United Kingdom; (c) 2016; ISBN 978 178127 976 2; 200 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Author Pamela Cosman teaches electrical and computer engineering at the University of California San Diego. But in The Secret Code Menace, Cosman, a member of San Diego’s
An adventure story that teaches code messaging Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & EducationFunny (and) Sad in Israel By Laurie Baron TEL AVIV–This past week I have been in Israel. The vibrant night life and cosmopolitanism makes it easy to forget that normality can turn into tragedy at any moment. I had dined near the Sarona Center the day before the shooting. A change of plan and day
Humoring the headlines: June 11, 2016 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Eulogies for Sam Zeiden These eulogies were delivered on June 10 for Sam Zeiden, at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, in a service officated by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal of Tifereth Israel Synagogue. Sam died June 8 at the age of 97. By Donald H. Harrison Son-in-law SAN DIEGO –From the time he was a boy, Sam
Sam Zeiden, 1918-2016 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Sandi Masori, Shor M. Masori
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The sudden collapse of bookshelves in Yigal’s study, fortunately without injury to life or limb, set in train a course of events (new bookcases in every room) that enabled a thorough sifting-through of books and other items collected in the course of some fifty years. One of the most
German Jewish doctor brought health care to desert Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — If you’ve been around the Jewish community of San Diego, then you know that there’s more to the menu than matzoh balls and gefilte fish. There are tacos and salsa from a thriving Latino-Jewish community that touches both sides of the border. Many of them came to the Lyceum to
‘Gridlock’ brings people together Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
-60th in a Series- Exit 36, East Willows Road, Viejas Indian Reservation By Donald H. Harrison VIEJAS INDIAN RESERVATION, California – I grew up watching cowboys and Indians in the movies and on television. Cowboys and Indians were enemies back then, but not anymore. Especially not here. Levi’s, which today we know as “jeans,” is one
I-8 Jewish Travel: Cowboys, Indians and Jews Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — At a special ceremony in Jerusalem to mark the unification of the city 49 years ago during the Six Day War, Prime Minister Netanyahu declared: “The idea of a divided, split, wounded city is one we will never return to.” That statement mirrors the Israeli consensus on the
Peace makers don’t understand Mideast conflict Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Several years ago, my brother Matthew sent me a link to some YouTube videos featuring a production of Fiddler on the Roof done in Japanese. It seemed strange at first. But as an ESL teacher, I’ve come to appreciate various world cultures. In the Far East, the tug
‘Tokyo Fish Story’ takes us behind the bar Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO –Election Central—where results are posted and candidates and their sign-toting supporters parade from television interview to interview—was buzzing Tuesday night, June 7, with two conclusions about the race in which Hillary Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination: Having a woman
San Diegans enthused by Clinton’s historic victory Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Shor M. Masori, USA“What happens when idealism becomes power?” –Todd Salovey By Eric George Tauber CARLSBAD, California–When we look at history with the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to dismiss how dire a situation really was. After all, we won. But the storyteller’s art is to bring us back to that moment when all was nearly lost and
‘Golda’s Balcony’ clarifies Israel’s history Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School, at its 53rd anniversary gala on Sunday evening June 5, paid tribute to the father of Shabbat San Diego, had tribute paid to its own award-winning science teacher, and announced a half-million dollar gift to kick off
Honors, award, and donation mark Soille gala Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Marcia Tatz Wollner, Michael Mantell, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori