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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 13, 1956, Part 2

May 26, 2011

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Diet-Schmiet, This Is It! Southwestern Jewish Press, April 13, 1956, Page 3 Monday: Breakfast: Weak tea Lunch: 1 Bouillion cub in ½ cup diluted water Dinner: 3 oz. prune juice (gargle only) Tuesday: Breafast: Scraped crumbs from burned toast Lunch: 1 doughnut hole (without sugar) and 1 glass […]

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An invitation to House of Israel’s reopening

May 26, 2011

Editor, San Diego Jewish World Now, for the first time in 63 years, the House of Israel in Balboa Park has been remodeled. Open from 1-4 every Sunday, the House hosts some 15,000 annual visitors—many of whom find in the House their first opportunity to learn of the ancient and contemporary history and culture of

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San Diego Calendar

Musical midrash included in J*Company’s retelling of Genesis tales

May 26, 2011

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The J Company’s presentation of Children of Eden, a delightful musical by Stephen Schwartz, served as a fitting vehicle for the Company’s talented students–over 100 in two casts. The J Company Director, Joey Landwehr, participated in the performance of the biblical saga as the off-stage voice of the

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Eileen Wingard

San Diegans helping El Salvador villagers to obtain drinkable water in Engineers-Without-Borders project

May 25, 2011

Editor’s Note: This story focusing on El Salvador is the fourth in the World-At-Home series, in which we attempt to “travel” around the world without ever leaving San Diego County . By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Tim Boelke and Eugene Kaneko, respectively the founding and current presidents of the local chapter of Engineers

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Donald H. Harrison

‘Raisin’ The Rent’ rocks with soul

May 25, 2011

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO— Calvin Manson founding father and artistic producing director of the Ira Aldridge Repertory Players is mounting his latest in a series of musicals bringing African American voices to the fore; most recently Raisin’ The Rent is now in production at the Lafayette Hotel downstairs in the Mississippi Room and it

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

And ‘Congress applauded’

May 25, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C.)–He looked as if he belonged there. He spoke as if he was one of us. And in the ways that count, he was. Not because his English is impeccable, but because he spoke to the convergence of historical, religious, political, security, moral, and ethical views and values between the State

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

Mixed reviews for ‘Mr. Netanyahu Goes to Washington’

May 25, 2011

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It is hard to imagine a better show than two heads of state, both fluent, and capable of pushing the buttons that bring forth waves of applause. Barack Obama and Benyamin Netanyahu know how to do it. The immediate commentary in Israel was either partisan or skeptical. Party colleagues

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Obama reassures AIPAC on U.S. support for Israel

May 24, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Barack Obama spoke on Monday to the America-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The White House later released the text of his speech as delivered: THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Good morning. Thank you. Thank you so much. Please, have a seat. Thank you. What a remarkable, remarkable

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Middle East

Israel, U.S., now negotiating in public

May 24, 2011

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’re in the midst of a competitive talkathon. Barack has spoken twice, once to clarify things after Bibi spoke out against his first speech. Bibi has spoken to AIPAC and his bigger one will be to Congress. What came through Israel Radio’s coverage of the AIPAC speech was less intense

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

‘August: Osage County’ an emotional odyssey of Grand Canyon proportions

May 23, 2011

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — On the way out of the Old Globe Theatre during the second intermission of Tracy Letts’s 3 1/2 hour family drama, August: Osage County, the woman sitting next to me remarked that the Weston family of Letts’s drama made her family look good! My guess is, many in the

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

House of Israel puts on a show in Balboa Park

May 23, 2011

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–At an outdoor party sponsored by the House of Israel on Sunday afternoon, many Americans in the audience learned that “The Star Spangled Banner” actually has more than one stanza. Kol HaKavod, the San Diego Jewish Men’s choir, dressed in blue jeans, dress white shirts and white kippot, sang both the

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San Diego County

Keeping the kibbutz archives

May 22, 2011

By Dov Hartuv KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ, Israel –Knowing our past makes our future significant I think most of us missed out on learning about our roots and family history when we never grasped the chance of speaking to our grandparents or great grandparents when we had the opportunity. It seems that we all

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Travel and Food

American tells of love for daughter and Guatemala

May 22, 2011

Editor’s Note: This story focusing on Guatemala is the third in the World-at-Home series, in which we are attempting to “travel” around the world without ever leaving San Diego County. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Jessica O’Dwyer flew down to Guatemala to adopt a daughter. She also found a country to love. The difficulties

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Donald H. Harrison

Call for ’67 boundaries wrong in so many ways

May 21, 2011

By Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D LA JOLLA, California — In his speech “to the Arab World,” delivered at the State Department (5-19-11), President Obama said that the boundaries between Israel and the future Palestinian state should be based “on the 1967 lines with agreed land swaps by both sides.” This shift of policy has stunned Israel

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Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 13, 1956, Part 2

An invitation to House of Israel’s reopening

Musical midrash included in J*Company’s retelling of Genesis tales

San Diegans helping El Salvador villagers to obtain drinkable water in Engineers-Without-Borders project

‘Raisin’ The Rent’ rocks with soul

And ‘Congress applauded’

Mixed reviews for ‘Mr. Netanyahu Goes to Washington’

Obama reassures AIPAC on U.S. support for Israel

Israel, U.S., now negotiating in public

‘August: Osage County’ an emotional odyssey of Grand Canyon proportions

House of Israel puts on a show in Balboa Park

Keeping the kibbutz archives

American tells of love for daughter and Guatemala

Call for ’67 boundaries wrong in so many ways

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