School Board’s Hazan Credits JFS Experiences in Describing Her Educational Outlook

Shana Hazan says her experiences working for Jewish Family Service, such as devising and shaping a program to feed the hungry that was staffed largely by teen volunteers, helped inform the decisions she now makes as one of the five trustees of the San Diego Unified School District. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

StandWithUs IsraelLINK Middle School Curriculum and The Jewish Agency for Israel Partner on Program for ShinShinim

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs’ signature middle school curriculum IsraelLINK and The Jewish Agency for Israel are pleased to announce that they have partnered on a new venture in which The Jewish Agency’s ShinShinim (service-year emissaries) will present the IsraelLINK curriculum as part of their year of service. Israeli high school graduates, ShinShinim work

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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Federal Jury Returns Death-Penalty Verdict for Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter

(JNS) A Pittsburgh jury agreed unanimously on Wednesday that Robert Bowers, 50, should be put to death for killing 11 Jewish worshippers at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. The judge will formally sentence the convicted killer on Aug. 3. “As we collectively process the jury’s decision today, what should

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USA

Sci-Fi Film Imagines a TV Set Receiving Broadcasts from the Future

Lola is a science fiction movie the likes of which I never have seen before, but I was fascinated by every minute of it. Most of it is shot in black and white by a hand-held camera.  The story is augmented by documentary footage, some real, some intentionally altered to accommodate what supposedly happens when the timeline of events is disrupted. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Blending and Celebrating Diverse Cultures Downtown

By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Intersections at UC San Diego Park and Market is a new multicultural concert series that showcases both local and non-local artists, curated by musician, performer, and filmmaker, Yale Strom. These events will take place at the Guggenheim Theater at UC San Diego Park and Market, located in San Diego’s East

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Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

What Will Happen to the Refuge That is Israel?

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — It is a cruel irony that Israelis are preparing to move to Germany or Poland where their parents or grandparents survived Hitler. “They’re willing to accept a drop in their standard of living because they’re so worried that their freedom of movement will be curtailed,” Shay Obazanek told The

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA

At San Diego Event, Borussia Dortmund Players Memorialize Children Killed in the Holocaust

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The World Jewish Congress, as part of its work with Borussia Dortmund to fight antisemitism and promote Jewish life, praised the team for participating last Friday in a project at the San Diego Jewish Academy that memorializes children killed in the Holocaust. The German soccer club had trained for much

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International, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions