The Jewish Holiday of Tu B’Shvat has come and gone. It was celebrated on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 12 this year. My 12-year-old twins love this holiday since it celebrates the birthday of the trees. [Cailin Acosta]
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As this San Diego premiere of White opens at the Scripps Ranch Theatre, we hear popular buzzwords about diversity and inclusion being derided by Jane (Noelle Caliguri), curator of a trending gallery and Gus (Joey Landwehr) a friend and prolific artist. [Eva Trieger]
Scripps Ranch Theatre Examines Cultural Bias in the World of Arts and Beyond Read More »
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Dumisani Washington, founder and chief executive officer of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel (IBSI), will participate in five Jewish communal events in San Diego County from Friday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, Feb. 23. [SDJW staff report]
Going through her father’s papers, she’s puzzled by a series of “empty rides” he made- so called when the taxi meter is run but the fare is not paid. Those rides end up being paid by the driver, using up a significant amount of his income. As Kisa sets out to understand the expenses, she learns a lot more about the town’s unseen inhabitants. [Sandi Masori]
‘Empty Ride’ at Old Globe Resolves Mystery of Unpaid Cab Fares Read More »
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Which of the following was a less memorable Jewish-themed Saturday Night Live sketch? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: SNL 50 Read More »
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After the Nazis came to power, Schoenberg emigrated to the United States. On his way there, in 1933, he underwent a rite of conversion to Judaism in a synagogue in Paris. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Arnold Schoenberg, Composer and Latter-Day Jew Read More »
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt (February 17, 1981) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances in 500 Days of Summer (2009) and 50/50 (2011). [Wikipedia]
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Three familiar songs “Chag Purim (Purim Holiday),” “Shoshanas Yaakov (The Rose of Jacob),” and Abraham Goldfaden’s “Heint Iz Purim Brider (Today is Purim, Brothers),” will be part of the dozen selections for this coming Thursday’s Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library. [Eileen Wingard]
Presentation of Purim Recorded Music at the JCC on Thursday, Feb. 20 Read More »
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In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, the San Diego Padres’ Jewish Heritage Celebration Game is back, and this year, we’re taking it to new heights – literally! [Press Release]
May 14 is Jewish Community Day at the San Diego Padres Game Read More »
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The Seussification of Romeo & Juliet reimagines Shakespeare’s classic tragedy through the style and sensibility of Dr. Seuss. Taking inspiration from a number of classic Seuss tales, like The Sneeches, The Lorax, Oh! The Places You’ll Go and the The Zax, this 2004 original by Peter Bloedel is campy, silly and fun. [Sandi Masori]
The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet: Tragedy Transformed to Comedy Read More »
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Sam Rubin (February 16, 1960 – May 10, 2024) was an American journalist who served as the entertainment reporter for the KTLA Morning News and as a television host of entertainment talk shows and specials. [Wikipedia]
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Alex Borstein (February 15, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for voicing Lois Griffin in the animated comedy series Family Guy (1999–present), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award. [Wikipedia]
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A remarkable historical plaque was recently presented in the Kalikotta Palace here in Cochin, India. It honored His Highness, Rama Varma Pareekshith Thampuran, the Last Maharaja of Cochin. The brass, 2’x3’ plaque, in English and Hebrew and mounted on rosewood, hangs below the Maharaja’s portrait. [Jerry Klinger]
Plaque Celebrates Historic Indian and Jewish Amity Read More »
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All We Carry is an 87 ½ -minute documentary distributed for sale by Good Docs that follows Honduran refugees through Mexico to their detention at the Tijuana/ San Diego border and later, as adoptees of a Seattle, Washington, synagogue as they awaited a decision on their applications for asylum in the U.S. [Donald H. Harrison]
Documentary Charts Journey of Honduran Refugees Helped by Jewish Congregation in Seattle Read More »
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