SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Buzzing around the San Diego Jewish Film Festival, our inveterate license plate spotter, Melanie Rubin, found one that said, “Zvuv,” in transliterated Hebrew. That means “fly” — as in the insect — but we imagine this particular car is a lot less annoying to those who come near it. Of course, we’ve added […]
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By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — “Sing Out!” A Festival of Jewish Choirs will take place Sunday, April 3 at the Lawrence Family JCC’s Garfield Theater . Cosponsored by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture’s Music Series Committee and the Astor Judaica Library, the concerts will inaugurate the library’s recently organized Jewish
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Eileen WingardCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, October 28, 1955, Page 3 By Irving Stone Color Effects – A few weeks ago one of our popular magazines printed an article with vividly Illustrated pictures on the feeling people have to color of their food and the effect
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyBUDAPEST (WJC)—A 97-year-old man was charged by prosecutors on Monday for allegedly committing war crimes during World War II. According to the charge sheet, Sandor Kepiro was complicit in the execution of four innocent civilians in Novi Sad, Serbia, between 21 and 23 January 1942, as the commander of a patrol, according to a spokeswoman for
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Travel and FoodATHENS (WJC)–Police have arrested a Palestinian man who holds a Lebanese passport and is suspected of being a member of the terrorist group Fatah-al-Islam. Ghaleb Taleb was arrested along with another man for being a member of the Lebanese-based organization, following a lengthy surveillance operation. The arrest by anti-terrorism police followed a report in the
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Travel and FoodTEL AVIV (Press Release)— Scientists today agree that there are five molecules that are known to affect or cause Alzheimer’s disease, which plagues an estimated five million Americans. The potency of these molecules is linked to environmental factors such as diet and lifestyle. Prof. Daniel Michaelson of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Neurobiology at the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–My insight of the evening, while enjoying Haydn’s Symphony #96, Bartok’s Concerto #2 for piano and orchestra, and Schubert’s Symphony # 9: This isn’t politics. Zubin Mehta was in control. The Israeli Philharmonic was was in tune and orderly. I did not notice a stray note, protest, or lack of compliance throughout
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Travel and FoodPROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (WJC)–The Palestinian Authority has settled a lawsuit brought in Rhode Island over the killing of an American couple in Israel by Hamas gunmen in 1996. However, the court papers do not reveal the terms of the settlement, and it is unclear how much, if any, money the Palestinian Authority offered to resolve
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USATEHRAN (WJC)–One person was reportedly killed and dozens of opposition supporters arrested on Monday, Feb. 14, while taking part in a banned rally in the capital Tehran in support of the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. The rallies amounted to a test of strength for the reformist opposition, which had not taken to the streets
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Travel and FoodBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO–The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) devoted its entire February 1 concert to the works of the great French composer, Camille Saint-Saens. According to Gdal Saleski, in his “Famous Musicians of Jewish Origin,” Saint-Saen was born to a Jewish mother and a non-Jewish father who died of consumption two months after
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By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Someone recently referred to Jane Fonda in print as an “old lady.” Huh? In my view, this would be a far more beautiful world if everyone looked as good in their 50s as Fonda does in her 70s. What’s more, the girl’s still got it in the acting department.
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By Rabbi Ben Kamin DEL MAR, California– One of the incongruities (certainly less monumental than the cry for freedom that has transformed Egypt) has to do with apparent flight of deposed President Hosni Mubarak to “the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.” Sharm el-Sheikh, situated majestically on the Red Sea, a world-class getaway, was not
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(column 18, February 14, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison Jewish Organizations Beth Jacob Congregation is using YouTube to publicize the Feb. 21 evening appearance of commentator Michael Medved. The commercial is professionally done, and why not? The congregation’s president is Rand Levin, one of the most talented video journalists in San Diego. For many
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Yeruchem Eilfort-RabbiTEL AVIV (Press Release)— In the not-too-distant past, young people aspired to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn to achieve the celebrity of a Mark Zuckerberg or Oprah Winfrey — and these goals extend to adults as well. This has wreaked havoc with our self-image, says a Tel Aviv University psychologist, and undermined our
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