TICO’s ‘Star Trek’ concert lures next generation

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO–Last Sunday afternoon, at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, TICO presented a cleverly conceived concert inspired by celestial bodies in space. The music was accompanied by fascinating screen projections assembled by George Varga, astronomy volunteer at Mission Trails Regional Park. I sat next to the editor of sdjewishworld.com and his ten-year-old grandson, who […]

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Honorees, dignitaries gather at Federation’s annual meeting

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The Jewish Federation of San Diego County held its Annual Meeting on June 16. More than just a “meeting,” the gathering was a celebration of Federation’s achievements over the past year and a tribute to the volunteers who made it happen. It also included an address by Jacob Dayan, consul general

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San Diego Calendar

What I might not know if I didn’t read press releases

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The press releases from Washington are forever interesting. For example, astronaut Mark Kelly, the final commander of space shuttle Endeavor, has announced his retirement from NASA to spend more time with his wife, Congressman Gabrielle Giffords, who is recuperating from the injuries she sustained when a madman opened fire in

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Environmentalists say high birth rates, immigration leading Israel to overpopulation

JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s (BGU) Prof. Alon Tal presented the most comprehensive report to date on Israel’s environmental movement. It details the movement’s lack of training, involvement of experts and public support, as well as its perilous dependence on foreign donations. The report, “Israel’s Environmental Movement: Trends, Needs and Potential,” was

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Middle East

Seniors enjoy education complex, theatre, in Sha’ar Hanegev

  KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ, Israel — Shakespeare wrote  “All the world’s a stage…………. His acts being seven ages”. However, that was at the end of the sixteenth century. Today we divide our life into different stages. Between the fifth and sixth periods we can introduce another time line. Most people retire in their mid to

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 15, 1956, Part 4

R to L, front row: Mrs. Al Slayen, Pres., Women’s League; William Schwartz, Pres., J.C.C.; Bill Starr, 1st Vice-Prtes, JCC; Sidney Rose, Chairman of Bldg. Comm.; Mrs. Victor Selten, co-chairmen of Bazaar with MNrs. Marvin Bobrof; Supervisor Frank Gibson. R to L,, rear row: Edward Breitbard, former Pres. J.C.C.; Architect George Lykos   Compiled by

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‘I just followed orders’—Lipstadt book dissects Eichmann Trial

  The Eichmann Trial by Deborah E. Lipstadt, Schocken, 272pp. By David Strom SAN DIEGO — It has been fifty years since the Adolf Eichmann trial. Deborah Lipstadt, renowned historian and professor, has written a new account of the Eichmann trial. Eichmann was one of the world’s most notorious war criminals. He sat in an

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Travel and Food

Enemy missiles? (Yawn) U.N. vote on Palestine (Yawn) What about the high price of cottage cheese?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Israel aspires to be a normal country, but can’t make it.   Two issues dominant in recent news are the price of cottage cheese, and a prolonged labor dispute between physicians working in the public sector (the vast majority of the country’s medicine) and several governmental agencies about salary, working conditions, and

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 15, 1956, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff La Jolla Playhouse Announces Season Southwestern Jewish Press, June 15, 1956, Page 5 The La Jolla Playhouse opens its tenth season June 26 with the comedy, “Bus Stop.”  Also planned are productions of the two Strindberg one-act masterpieces, “Miss Julie” and “The Stronger” and the musical comedy, “Pal

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 15, 1956, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, June 15, 1956, Page 3 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant Good in School, Bad At Home The bewildered expression on the faces of many parents is caused by the Dr. Jeckle-Mr. Hyde character of their offspring. Not tht the

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