Of the five selections from the Suite Italienne the second one, Serenata, was particularly soulful with a beautiful melody to melt the heart. It was sung by the cello and answered by the accordion. [Eileen Wingard]
Musicians added finishing touches to their predecessors’ compositions Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The research explores whether highly creative individuals differ from others in the way they organize and connect concepts in semantic memory. [Jacob Kamaras]
Do highly creative people organize information differently from the rest of us? Read More »
Israel, Jacob Kamaras, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
While we all hope each incident is the last, the reality is that vandalism, harassment, and threats have not stopped. We have decided to launch a new Community Safety Fund to address these needs as they arise. [Karen Parry]
Vandals deface private residence utilized by AEPi Read More »
Antisemitism, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
When the Nazis came to power in Germany and the expulsion of Jews from “Aryan” science began, Stern resigned in protest. He was a veteran of World War I and did not fall under the sanctions of the Nazis’ antisemitic laws regarding the dismissal of Jews from universities and other state institutions. The pretext for his resignation in August 1933 was the dismissal of his colleague and former student Immanuel Estermann and the order to remove Einstein’s portrait from his office. He emigrated, and all that remained of the institute, stripped of its soul, soon faded away. [Alex Gordon]
Otto Stern, German-American Nobel laureate in physics Read More »
International, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Eddie Fisher (August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010) was an American singer and actor. Popular during the 1950s, he sold millions of records and hosted his own TV show, The Eddie Fisher Show. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish birthday: Eddie Fisher Read More »
Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
But it’s not nothing at all, it’s one of the most fun plays I’ve seen in a long long time. [Sandi Masori]
‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is really something! Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Nefesh B’Nefesh on Sunday celebrated the arrival of its 100,000th North American Oleh, a landmark achievement since the organization’s founding in 2002. [Press Release]
Israel welcomes its 100,000th North American immigrant Read More »
International, Israel, Jewish History, Press Release, Travel and Food, USA
What if blessing
is not only what happens,
but how we learn to see
what happens? [Betzy Lynch]
Spirit of Elul will help you examine your consciousness Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Michael Kors (August 9, 1959) is an American fashion designer. He is the chief creative officer of his brand, Michael Kors, which sells men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, accessories, watches, jewelry, footwear, and fragrance, under his signature Michael Kors Collection, MICHAEL Michael Kors and Michael Kors Mens labels. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish birthday: Michael Kors Read More »
Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
One of the two essays on the Song of Songs—“Blurring the Boundaries Between Divine and Human Love: The Sanctification of the Song of Songs”—is the volume’s centerpiece. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Interpreting and analyzing the five megillot Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Gertrude Himmelfarb (August 8, 1922 – December 30, 2019) was an American historian. She was a leader of conservative interpretations of history and historiography. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish birthday: Gertrude Himmelfarb Read More »
Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaThe same bank account that can fund a scholarship or quiet a neighbor’s panic can also buy isolation, anxiety, and the peculiar unhappiness that only the very rich seem able to afford. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Parsha Re’eh: See God’s ‘ordinary’ blessings Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The project recently completed its first successful flight test, marking an important milestone in the development of a system that could significantly improve emergency response by providing real-time detection and precise localization of fire outbreaks, particularly in large, remote, or difficult-to-access areas. [Press Release]
Israel develops wildfire-fighting drones Read More »
Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, Technology
ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is deeply disappointed by the American Psychological Association (APA)’s decision Friday to delay the vote – for the second time this year – on recognizing the Association of Jewish Psychologists (AJP) as an Ethnic Psychological Association (EPA). [Press Release]
ADL critical of the American Psychological Association’s treatment of Jewish members Read More »
Antisemitism, Jewish History, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA