Animated Purim Medley ~ Micha Gamerman
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Travel and FoodTICO dedicates 2 concerts to Rabbi Rosenthal’s memory
SAN DIEGO –The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra, joined by the San Diego Mormon Choir and soprano Lindsay Robison Killian, will present a pair of concerts March 30 and April 2 dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal, spiritual leader emeritus of Tifereth Israel Synagogue and former member of the orchestra. Conductor David Amos said
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Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsComic book pioneer tells of Marvel-ous career
By Ken Stone and Chris Stone Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Allen Bellman worked for the late, great Stan Lee in the Golden Age of comic books — the 1940s and 1950s. He helped draw Captain America. Bellman created a strip of his own — “Let’s Play Detective.” He worked for Marvel Comics
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Ken Stone, USADemocrats’ left wing frequently slanders Israel
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, seems to equate homophobia with the plight of the Palestinians. His experiences as a homosexual, he suggested, helped him empathize with the “human rights” violations suffered by the Palestinians. Pocan joined Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib on Feb. 27 during the Washington, D.C.,
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Middle East, USATurkey, Russia would feast on the Balkans
By Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra NEW YORK — The political tension between Kosovo and Serbia is creating a perfect environment wherein Turkey and Russia can lure the two countries into their respective spheres of influence. High-ranking US and EU envoys are trying to resolve the long-standing dispute, urging Serbia and Kosovo to normalize relations
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Alon Ben-Meir, International‘Three Identical Strangers’ — and me
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — In 1963 I was a student at Columbia University getting my master’s degree in clinical social work and writing book reviews for the Child Study Association. Dr. Peter Neubauer, a prominent child psychiatrist and Director of the Child Development Center, had seen my work and called to
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Natasha Josefowitz, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSchloss tells her and Anne Frank’s Holocaust stories
By Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – Eva Schloss, 89, who has a powerful Holocaust survival story to tell about herself, knows that the world also hungers for details about her posthumous step-sister Anne Frank, the famous young girl diarist, whom she had known in Amsterdam before their respective families had gone into hiding from
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, USAWeekly Torah portion: Pekudei
By Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO –This Shabbat, we read Parashat Pekudei. It is the last Torah portion, in what has been quite a few in a row, that deals primarily with the construction of the the Mishkan. We are given a very detailed review of how the Mishkan was built, and the allocations of
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Jewish ReligionEditor’s E-Mail Box: March 8, 2019
Berrie and Seidle named to Leichtag Foundation board of directors Philanthropist Angelica Berrie, president of the Russell Berrie Foundation and a co-chair of the Jewish Funders Network, and Charlene Seidle, executive vice president of the Leichtag Foundation, have both been named to the board of directors of the Leichtag Foundation, it was announced by Jim
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International, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, USAAcademic sightseeing in the Galilee
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel –An acquaintance connected with the UK’s UIJA (United Israel Jewish Appeal) suggested that I write an article about the Western Galilee College for the AJR Journal (Association of Jewish Refugees), for which I write a monthly column entitled ‘Letter from Israel.’ The college, situated just outside the ancient city
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodEchad Mi Yodea ~ Batsheva’s Young Ensemble
Probably shouldn’t try this at your home seder!
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Travel and FoodBus Station Project helps immigrant travelers
Story and Photos by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — While the political situation for asylum seekers who come to the United States’ southern border seemingly changes day by day, Mimi Pollack, 65, and Paula Sassi, 71, are among the few constants. Twice a week since last July, the two women have driven
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA