Teens vote philanthropic dollars to three local organizations

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Thirteen teens from throughout San Diego County participated in this year’s Philanthropy Leadership in Training, in partnership with the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, which culminated in three significant grant awards to Jewish Family Service, Second Chance and ARTS – A Reason to Survive. Twelve years ago, the Jewish Community Foundation […]

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Baseball artistry personified by reliever Mariano Rivera

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — When he recently passed Trevor Hoffman’s formidable record of 601 saves, New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera maintained his hallmark reserve and quiet dignity. Pete Rose was always a bit histrionic about his all-time record-breaking (4,256), games played (3,562), and at-bats (14,053). No one is likely to ever

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Travel and Food

Edward II couldn’t be diverted from his gay lover

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO —  Diversionary Theatre in the Hillcrest neighborhood is presenting Christopher Marlow’s epic work Edward II, with Richard Baird directing. Somehow epic and Baird go together naturally. Baird founded Poor Players whose mission it was to produce the works of Shakespeare. In fact between his directing and acting some 20 or more

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jewish community in Taiwan celebrates arrival of new Torah

By Danny Bloom TAIPEI, Taiwan — On a bright sunny Sunday afternoon in tasty, tantalizing and terrific Taipei, a group of around 200 people, Jews and non-Jews, marched through the city streets celebrating the arrival of a Hebrew-language Torah scroll donated by an Israeli businessman who flew in for the occasion as well. The festive

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 24,1956, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Report From Israel Southwestern Jewish Press, August 24, 1956, Pages 1, 4. By Albert A. Hutler Executive Director of United Jewish Fund of San Diego TIRAH, Israel – This is a sleepy little Arab village. Down its cobbled, twisting, narrow lanes go camels, donkeys, berobed men, women balancing

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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History

L.J. Playhouse produces ‘audio play’ at S.D. Botanical Gardens

By Carol Davis ENCINITAS, California.— Here’s a twofer for you: a trip and tour of San Diego Botanical Gardens and a chance to listen to a new audio play at the same time. The La Jolla Playhouse’s WoW Project, (With out Walls) is presenting a new theatre experience, (It is the first of a four

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

And the winners of the disingenuousness and naivete awards are…

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — This is an auspicious time and place, appropriate for the awarding of two commendations. To employ the language of Genesis, this is first day (יום ראשון). It begins a week that will have the natural wonder of the autumn equinox, and the political wonder of the United Nations General Assembly.

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East