By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD–There is hardly any ethnic or religious group that is not maligned in Holy Ghost, Jon Tuttle’s World War II-era drama now having its west coast premiere at Theatre of Note in Hollywood. Even the Amish, for God’s sake! But what can you expect at a prisoner of war camp in South […]
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Cynthia Citron
By Alex Liff SAN DIEGO–Following is an open letter sent to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Friday, April 23: Dear Senator Feinstein, I am a long time resident of California, a citizen of the United States, a voting and an involved member of your constituency. I am writing to you today to express concern and
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Although it was a gift in November 1970 from Mexico’s President Gustavo Diaz-Ordaz, it is not difficult to imagine the sculpture of a Mexican on horseback at the upper edge of Presidio Park as a scout for the Californios trying to determine whether the American troops at nearby Fort
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Jeanette Friedman NEW YORK –I’ve often told the story of how my father—a yeshiva bochur from Munkacs who loved the Yiddish theater—tied his cousin (female) to the back of his motorcycle and headed into Prague from Presov to see drama queen Ida Kaminska. When he got back to Presov, his uncle gave him
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Zionists of the world, relax. Your allies are the Palestinians. They will protect you even from the White House of Barack Obama. Again the Palestinians have said no to efforts of White House emissaries to extract what they can from Prime Minister Netanyahu. He proposed to negotiate toward a Palestinian state with
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Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO–Melanie Rubin spotted this Spanish spelling of the biblical name, Miriam, who, of course, was the big sister of Moses. This license plate has been added to our online collection. If your car has a Jewish license plate, or you spot one that does, please send us a photo of it at sdheritage@cox.net for posting.
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Travel and Food
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—As in a game of ‘Treasure Hunt,’ clues about San Diego’s history under three flags can be found in a variety of places outside the graceful Serra Museum – including on one of the three flagpoles! “In recognition of the financial contributions made by the inhabitants of the San
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Donald H. Harrison, USA
By Lynne Thrope SAN DIEGO –My fondest memories of celebrating Mother’s Day were spending them with my siblings and Mommy over a pot of cheese fondue laughing about that year’s Mommy obsessions, books she had made us read, and how she wasn’t quite ready for her guest appearance of The French Chef (a personal
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Travel and Food
LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The award-winning J*Company Youth Theatre, a program of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, is pleased to announce its production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA, the first ever made-for-television musical. The production will run May 6-16, 2010, at
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Travel and Food
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C — The U.S. Department of the Army put out a request for information on “Afghanistan National Army Air Corps English and Pilot Training.” The Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training & Instrumentation (PEO STRI) is conducting market research by seeking sources with innovative business solutions to (1) train and certify
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Chief docent Janet Bartel removed a barrier and stepped into the archaeological dig area at Mission San Diego, beckoning others to follow. Two sets of shallow pits, with a dirt walkway in between, were on the southwestern side of the mission quadrangle. Approximately at the middle of the inner
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Donald H. Harrison, USA
SAN DIEGO–Once again Melanie Rubin, license plate spotter extraordinaire, has found a license plate to ponder. Someone loves Maya, but is she a wife? A girlfriend? A daughter? Maya is a popular name in Israel. Among bearers of the name is one of the granddaughters of President Shimon Peres. He also loves Maya! This license
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — On Mondays and Thursdays, the market days of times gone by, we read the Torah during daily minyan. We normally read the first three aliyot of the parasha of the approaching Shabbat. On Thursday a member of our minyan nudged me during the Torah reading and said, “I
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Jewish Religion
By Rabbi Baruch Lederman The bombing at Sbarro’s restaurant is a distant memory to most people. Not so to the Lavie family. Mrs. Lavie and her four children were all wounded in the August 2001 bombing. Far worse than the physical injuries they sustained, however, are the emotional scars that linger in the form of
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