Cut, the bloated budget, cut it everywhere.
Cut essential services that don’t help billionaires. … [Laurie Baron]
Satire: Cut (Melody: Puff the Magic Dragon Chorus) Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
What other space at the Kennedy Center is available for rental, which has a “Jewish” connection? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Kennedy Center Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
In Jewish tradition, this recognition of personal grief is supported by rituals that provide comfort and connection at every stage of loss — before a person’s passing, in the moment of transition, and throughout burial and mourning. [Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego]
Beth Israel’s Rabbi Jason Nevarez on Grief, Mourning and Jewish Tradition Read More »
Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Times of San Diego
Yuval Noah Harari (February 24, 1976) is an Israeli medievalist, military historian, public intellectual, and popular science writer. He currently serves as professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [Wikipedia]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Paul Ehrlich performed pioneering research work in chemistry, medicine, physiology, histology, bacteriology, hematology and oncology and became the founder of immunology and pharmacology and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on immunology (1908). He invented the first effective drug against syphilis. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Paul Ehrlich, Discoverer of a Drug to Battle Syphilis Read More »
Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Conductor Michael Tilson-Thomas was replaced at the February 15 and 16 concerts, due to illness, by Teddy Abrams, conductor of the Louisville Symphony. Abrams is a rising star in the mold of Tilson-Thomas and Leonard Slatkin, two of Abrams’ mentors. [Eileen Wingard]
Louisville Conductor Teddy Abrams Subs for Michael Tilson-Thomas in San Diego Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Beth Jacob purchased the Bank of America building at 7404 Jackson Drive at an undisclosed price. Escrow closed on Feb. 13, according to a statement from Beth Jacob. [SDJW staff report]
Beth Jacob Congregation to Relocate from College Area to San Carlos Read More »
Business & Finance, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Although she was not immune to the antisemitism that was characteristic of socialites at the time, she evolved. Evidence of her change of heart was recorded by Norman Ebbut, a Berlin correspondent for The Times of London, who quoted a portion of a 1937 conversation with a Nazi party official during a dinner in honor of Tom Watson, chairman of IBM. [Donald H. Harrison]
American-Born German Countess Defied Nazis, Helped Jews, U.S. POWs Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Staff and Bylined Contributors
It’s a story about the unusual alchemy of friendship. Most of the 2-woman show is centered on just a few days in the life of Marie Curie (Rachel Vanwormer) after the French public learned about her affair with Paul Langevin. [Sandi Masori]
‘Half-Life of Marie Curie’ Comes to a Close Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Joshua Gad (February 23, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for voicing Olaf in the Frozen franchise and playing Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon. For his role as Olaf, Gad won two Annie Awards, and for his work in The Book of Mormon, he co-won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, both shared with Andrew Rannells as one of the two leading artists. [Wikipedia]
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Jewish Celebrities, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Rachel Dratch (February 22, 1966) is an American actress and comedian. After she graduated from Dartmouth College, she moved to Chicago to study improvisational theatre at The Second City and ImprovOlympic. [Wikipedia]
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
The behavior exhibited by Hamas should raise alarms for all civilized individuals, demonstrating that such groups and their supporters are unworthy of statehood. When a society revels in human brutality and instills these values in its children, it poses a significant threat to humanity. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Islamic Fanaticism is a Reincarnation of Nazism Read More »
Israel, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
In contrast to Black-Jewish amity, Dumisani Washington said, Arab Muslims have historically enslaved millions of Africans, a practice that still goes on today. The Palestinian Liberation Organization and its political rival, Hamas, have cynically cozied up to Black leaders to portray themselves as interested in civil rights, but “they couldn’t have cared less; they just wanted other people to think that they did,” Washington declared. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jews and Blacks are Natural Allies, IBSI Founder Tells Ministers and Rabbis Read More »
Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USASeeking the Nobel Peace Prize that eluded him during his first term, Donald Trump hopes to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. When his term is over [if it is ever over] he plans to produce a reality show called The Mediator in which he’ll resolve disputes utilizing his unique approach to making deals. Here’s what the pilot for The Mediator might look like. [Laurie Baron]
Satire: The Mediator Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA