San Diego Jewish World

Story tellers hold forth March 17 at Encinitas Library

March 3, 2018

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) — Featuring more than two dozen storytellers, some full-time and internationally known, a storytelling festival March 17 at the Encinitas Library (540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas) is being held in conjunction with World Storytelling Day, when performances, concerts and festivals all over the world celebrate the art of storytelling. The San […]

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Jewish poets read their works at Lawrence Family JCC

March 3, 2018

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The tenth anniversary of Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices was ushered in with an impressive line-up of featured poets. The January 23 program in the Astor Judaica Library at the Lawrence Family JCC opened with Chris Baron, Professor of English at San Diego City College. His book of poems, Under

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Edwin Black to tell Israel’s story in many cities

March 3, 2018

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Author and columnist Edwin Black, whose work appears regularly on San Diego Jewish World, is embarking on a multi-city lecture tour outlining Israel’s history from ancient times to the present. The tour begins March 19 and March 20th respectively at Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence, N.Y., and the Manhattan

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Donald H. Harrison, Edwin Black, Middle East, USA

Sephardic artist follows her dream

March 3, 2018

By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Mexican/American actress, Lizet Benrey, will take part in the upcoming San Diego Film Week. Two of her films will be shown on March 3rd and 5th. They are the short film, “NOTICE”, and the feature length film, “Carving a Life”. The San Diego Film Festival runs from March 1st

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Mimi Pollack, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Wanted/ Unwanted Refugees

March 3, 2018

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Refugees aren’t too popular these days in most countries. Israel has some unwanted refugees of its own. These refugees, commonly called “infiltrators” here, number about 30-40,000, down from a much larger contingent several years ago. What happened? Israel’s policy has been to grant asylum to almost none of

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Steve Kramer

Emigration: Pals can escape constant turmoil

March 3, 2018

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — If you expect peace to break out any time soon in the Middle East, you’re bound to be disappointed. First, Arabs don’t get along among themselves, partly due to the division between Sunni and Shia Muslims. About 85% of Muslims world-wide follow the Sunni tradition; the two sects

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

The Wandering Review: Oscar Predictions 2018

March 2, 2018

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — A reviewer too busy to write. Sounds crazy, no? But when this shtetl newspaper went back online March 1, I was caught by surprise, scratching out my annual Oscar predictions while balancing on the precipice of other deadlines. It isn’t easy. You may ask why do I make these

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Lawrence Baron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

A Disney tribute Purim shpiel

March 2, 2018

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Sharansky prompted his Jewish commitment

March 2, 2018

By Dor Gwieta LA JOLLA, California — Natan Sharansky has been my inspiration, from his work not only as a Jewish leader, but also as an educator and a pro-Israel activist. His life story is a guidebook for me on how a Jewish community leader should act—we must manifest his ideals within the Jewish community.

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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

For Netanyahu, process is punishment

March 2, 2018

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Some years ago, my friend Malcolm Feeley dealt with crime in the streets via a book entitled, The Process is the Punishment. His theme was that a great deal of crime–including violence–that occurs in the ghettos is not formally punished. The police can’t find conclusive evidence, the courts are jammed,

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Novel for teens depicts life in the DP camps

March 2, 2018

What The Night Sings by Vesper Stamper; Borzoi Book of Alfred E. Knopf; © 2018; isbn pending: 18.99; 250 pages plus notes and glossary. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This novel is a welcome addition to Holocaust literature. It plumbs the emotions of young Holocaust survivors in the Displaced Persons (DP) camps as

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

That’s a Rabbi!

March 2, 2018

The Rabbinate in Stormy Days by Shaul Mayzlish; Gefen Publishing House By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — As a Masorti (Conservative) Jew living in Israel, there’s a lot to be learned from this history of the modern State of Israel’s first chief rabbi, Yitzhak Isaac HaLevi Herzog, who of course was deeply religious. The Chief

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Steve Kramer

FIDF’s Mike Dolinka to lecture March 21

March 1, 2018

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host Mike Dolinka as a guest speaker at its March 21 Dinner Forum beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dolinka is the current Executive Director for the Friends of the Israel Defense Force (FIDF) in San Diego, Orange County and Arizona. This program is open to the entire San

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Middle East, San Diego Calendar

Recording our Jewish roots

March 1, 2018

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — “Who among you knows the names of your great-grandparents?” the speaker asked. Only a few of us put our hands up. “Who of you has a family tree?” he continued. Even fewer of our group of English-speakers living in Israel responded positively. Our speaker, Neville Lamdan, proceeded to explain

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History

Story tellers hold forth March 17 at Encinitas Library

Jewish poets read their works at Lawrence Family JCC

Edwin Black to tell Israel’s story in many cities

Sephardic artist follows her dream

Wanted/ Unwanted Refugees

Emigration: Pals can escape constant turmoil

The Wandering Review: Oscar Predictions 2018

A Disney tribute Purim shpiel

Sharansky prompted his Jewish commitment

For Netanyahu, process is punishment

Novel for teens depicts life in the DP camps

That’s a Rabbi!

FIDF’s Mike Dolinka to lecture March 21

Recording our Jewish roots

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