Los Angeles Theater Critic, San Diego Jewish World Contributor Cynthia Citron Dies at 89

Cynthia Wynn Taylor Citron, born September 16, 1934, in Boston, died November 11, 2023, in New York, of pneumonia and old age. For nearly 20 years she was a well known theater critic in Los Angeles, writing for the Santa Monica Daily Press, San Diego Jewish World (for which she served as L.A. County Bureau […]

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California, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Nov. 19 Ben-Gurion Day in the USA to Rally Americans Around the Future of Israel

NEW YORK (Press Release) — At one of the darkest times in the history of the Jewish homeland, Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) is delivering a message of hope centered around David Ben-Gurion’s vision for the future of Israel, by leading the second annual Ben-Gurion Day in the USA on November 19. While Ben-Gurion Day

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Israel, USA

Nearly 300,000 Participants Take Part in March for Israel in Washington

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press release) — Nearly 300,000 people joined The March for Israel in Washington D.C. on Tuesday at the National Mall, which was coordinated by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. The event was organized to “March for Israel; March to free hostages; March against antisemitism,” as written on the event’s webpage. Representation from

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Israel, USA

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Dr. Ruth

By Mark D. Zimmerman Dr. ‍Ruth ‍was ‍just ‍named ‍New ‍York ‍State’s ‍Ambassador ‍to ‍Loneliness, ‍with ‍a ‍charge ‍to ‍help ‍New ‍Yorkers ‍cope ‍with ‍the ‍loneliness ‍epidemic. ‍Dr. ‍Ruth, ‍the ‍Holocaust ‍survivor ‍who ‍gained ‍fame ‍as ‍a ‍sex ‍therapist, ‍says ‍that ‍she ‍began ‍focusing ‍on ‍this ‍issue ‍when ‍she ‍was ‍isolated ‍during ‍the ‍COVID ‍lockdown,

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

The Hidden Passion and Joy of Psalms Described by Two Rabbis

Most identify the Book of Psalms as a collection of Jewish hymns, prayers, and poems mostly focusing on praising and adoring God. Rabbis Jack Riemer and Elie Spitz, co-authors of Duet on Psalms, with their long careers as pulpit rabbis recognize for too many, reciting psalms is a perfunctory exercise, spoken without passion and devoid of their intrinsic meaning. [Fred Reiss, Ed.D]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

Terry Wunder: Rejoicing in a Jewish Identity

Growing up, Wunder had a mixed set of experiences – a family that loved him and was very protective of him versus schoolmates and authority figures who singled him out because he was Asian. “It was anything from kids making fun of your eyes to the food that you eat, or assuming you speak another language and making fun of it, even if you don’t,” recalled Wunder, who works today as Director of Community Engagement for Temple Solel in Encinitas. Wunder is also one of 15 persons across the nation chosen in 2022 for a Wexner Field Fellowship. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Fred Kropveld, Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Jewish Vets Share Their Military Experiences

Julius Katz shared the story of his friend who spoke fluent German and was in WW II stationed at a camp in Europe near the end of the war, He was awakened from a deep sleep and summoned into the main room where there about a dozen Nazi soldiers fully armed. He and his troops were quite frightened, and his friend spoke to them in German asking them what they wanted, they responded to him in German that they came to surrender, and he told them in German to drop their arms and raise their arms which they did . [Bill Sperling]

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Jewish History, San Diego County, USA

Who Are We? San Diego County Jewish Demographic Study Released

Editor’s Note: The executive summary of the demographic study of San Diego’s Jewish population is published below.  A community meeting will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sunday,  Dec. 3rd at the Lawrence Family JCC to gather, interpret the results, and gain community insight.  As space is limited, registration via this website is

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Judaism, San Diego County

Fortitude and Resilience

By Doron Krakow A remarkable event took place in Malibu, California, this past Sunday. The Shalom Institute, one of the extraordinary JCCs of North America, broke ground ahead of its anticipated return to a campsite ravaged in the Woolsey Fire five years ago. That season’s devastating wildfires wreaked havoc across California and tore through the

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Doron Krakow, Israel, Opinion, USA

‘All The Light We Cannot See’ Illuminates Dark Places

By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — How do we get through difficult times? How can we find a ray of hope when all we see are shadows? During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us turned to streaming services like Netflix to cope with our feelings of boredom and isolation. My personal favorites were works

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Eric George Tauber, Holocaust, Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast