By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Given the recent spate of people shot by gun owners who felt mortally threatened by them, new warning signs are on the market to avert further bloodshed. Here are some of them: No Knocking on My Door If You Are Not White. Beware of Trigger-Happy Owner! My Car May Be […]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Holocaust Survivor Joseph Alexander, 100, will tell of his experiences at Chabad of Poway at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 27, exactly four years after a gunman murdered Lori Gilbert Kaye and wounded four other people. Reservations are required via chabadpoway.com. On May 4, Cheryl Rattner Price, executive director of The Butterfly Project, and Sandra Scheller, curator of the RUTH: Remember Us the Holocaust, will be among speakers at a 1:30 p.m. presentation on the Holocaust at Southwestern College in Chula Vista. Lee Ann Kim, former KGTV-10 reporter and founder of the Pacific Arts Movement, will emcee the event, which also will include a performance by singer Elizabeth Schwartz. [Donald H. Harrison]
My niece, Ellen Goodman, has an intriguing theory about the components of marital bliss. She contends, “Everyone has an internal number (1-10) that reflects his or her assertive/passive nature. Basically, it’s how that person handles the things, major and minor, that come up in life — it can be paying your bills, deciding what to watch on television, choosing what and when to eat, shopping, house repairs, etc. A person who has a “take-charge” attitude and wants everything done her or his way- right now! — would have a high number (8–10). [Joel H. Cohen]
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Joel H. Cohen, Lifestyles, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh in late 2021 acted upon an idea that had been incubating almost since she arrived here. She rented a 600-squae-foot storefront at 1128 Wall Street in La Jolla and named her enterprise “Yiddishland.” She intends it to be an incubator for the baby that she hopes will grow into a “mini-shtetl,” hopefully in La Jolla, with a small hotel, museum, classes, and possibly costumed docents who will introduce visitors to the resurging Yiddish world of Europe that was almost snuffed out by the Holocaust. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Travel and Food
(JNS) Earlier this year, 7-Eleven opened its first store in Israel. Next year, the land of flowing Slurpees is poised to have its first Shake Shack fast-food restaurant. The popular U.S. burger chain announced on April 19 that it would open at least 15 Israeli branches in the next decade, with the first to appear
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Israel, Travel and Food, USA
Published by DPA The conductor Daniel Barenboim was made an honorary citizen of Berlin on Friday, in a ceremony at the German capital’s city hall. Berlin mayor Franziska Giffey praised the 80-year-old for his “unparalleled mastery both at the concert grand piano and at the conductor’s podium.” She also paid tribute to Barenboim’s societal commitment,
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
San Diego City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, in a newsletter to constituents, provided this background for introducing a proposed ordinance to protect renters that will be heard next week: “Imagine being at home with your family and opening the mail to find that you’ll need to move. You’ve always paid your rent on time and there are no accusations that you’ve broken a term of your lease. Nonetheless, you are being evicted and need to find a new place to live. Imagine the stress of breaking the news to your family coupled with the stress of trying to find a home you can afford when rental prices have skyrocketed to an average of over $3,000 per month for a modest two-bedroom apartment. Would you be able to afford to continue to live in San Diego?” [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library will feature a three-part series of recorded music from the Holocaust. The free programs will take place in the JCC library Thursday afternoons from 2-3:30 p.m., April 27, “Songs of the Ghettos,” with guest Fanny Krasner Lebovits;
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Eileen Wingard, Holocaust, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
Published by Reuters ASHGABAT (Reuters) -Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen inaugurated a permanent embassy in the Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan on Thursday, establishing his country’s closest diplomatic presence to Iran, as Israel seeks to strengthen ties to its arch-foe’s neighbours. Although the countries established diplomatic relations 30 years ago, there had only been a
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Israel
The construction of Dodger Stadium at Chavez Ravine was controversial – so much so that it tore at a traditional alliance between the Mexican-American community and the Jewish community who, between the two World Wars, lived side by side the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights.. [Donald H. Harrison]
NEW YORK (Press Release) — Scientific research has to meet clear ethical guidelines to prevent harm to participants. However, research can also indirectly harm individuals and social groups, for example by shaping social perceptions and inspiring policy. Researchers receive little to no training on how to consider and minimize such harm. To that end, Ben-Gurion
Here is the April 19 edition chronicling some of the public activities at the local, national, and international levels engaging members of the Jewish community. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Israel, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, USA
SAN DIEGO — Well, this is almost too good to be true. The latest gem unearthed by our license plate maven, Melanie Rubin, literally means “driver” in Hebrew. What’s behind the number 10? Use your imagination, but this editor will consider it a nod to the speed limit in a parking lot.
SAN DIEGO — Want to be a mensch? Then just take a minute to appreciate this license plate spotted by Lizzie Rubin in Pacific Beach.