Oz Laniado Named Executive Director of StandWithUs Southwest

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — StandWithUs, an international, non-partisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, has announced Oz Laniado as the new Executive Director of StandWithUs Southwest. In addition to San Diego County, the expanded region under Laniado’s oversight now includes Rancho Mirage, Orange County, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado. Laniado served […]

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Israel, San Diego County

Good for the Gander

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Some of my readers are no doubt upset by Jewish Israelis’ recent attacks on Palestinian villages. Though I admit that there may have been some overreaction by Israeli villagers living beyond the 1949 Armistice Line, there is ample reason for Israelis taking action into their own hands. What

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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA

Katz Concert Brings Bunny Chow Diners to Their Dancing Feet

Troubador Sharon Katz, who won fame in South Africa as the leader of the Peace Train that brought together a 500-member choir representing that country’s many ethnicities, provided a free concert Monday evening, June 26, at the Bunny Chow restaurant, whose owners were instrumental in bringing her to the San Diego/ Tijuana region where again she has been promoting peace through music. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Sheldon Harnick, z”l

By Mark D. Zimmerman Sheldon ‍Harnick, ‍lyricist ‍of ‍‍Fiddler ‍on ‍the ‍Roof, ‍‍Fiorello!, ‍and ‍other ‍Broadway ‍shows, ‍died ‍last ‍week ‍at ‍the ‍age ‍of ‍99. ‍Harnick ‍and ‍composer ‍Jerry ‍Bock ‍wrote ‍many ‍songs ‍for ‍‍Fiddler ‍on ‍the ‍Roof ‍which ‍did ‍not ‍end ‍up ‍in ‍the ‍final ‍version ‍of ‍the ‍show, ‍including ‍‍We’ve ‍Never ‍Missed ‍a

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Guilt-Edged Good Deeds

Koufax, a Jewish kid from Brooklyn, an outstanding major-league pitcher, was slated to play a leading role. Specifically, he was scheduled to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Minnesota Twins in the first game of the best-of-seven series for the World Championship.  But due to an accident (?) of fate or faith (religious observance), that was also the day on which Yom Kippur fell that year.  [Joel H. Cohen]

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Jewish History, Joel H. Cohen, Sports & Competitions, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center Showcases Budding and Established Poets

Four times a year on a weekday night, Jewish poets and poetry lovers convene in the Samuel & Rebecca Astor Library on the Jacobs Family Campus of the Lawrence Family JCC to recite or hear Jewish poems and songs. {Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Jewish Artists Included in Contemporary Art Museum’s Collection

In this image, she uses gelatin silver paint as her medium and only black, white, and red colors to make her statement pop out more to the viewer. She creates an image of an x-ray of a skeleton that appears to be a woman, as the skeleton is wearing jewelry and heels. However, if the skeleton were to remove the jewelry and heels, its gender would be undetermined, challenging stereotypes. Her message is that gender is an idea that was created socially, not something that attended our creation as humans. [Rowanne Reifman]

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County