A Ripple Effect for Remembrance and Hope

By Cheryl Rattner Price SAN DIEGO — Next week I am an invited guest representing The Butterfly Project attending Jewish Remembrance Week in Görlitz, Germany. I am honored, humbled and appropriately uncomfortable as I navigate between recognizing the grief associated with this remembrance, while also considering the creative act this global gathering of the families

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Holocaust, Opinion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Hounding the Headlines: Confessions of Donald Trump’s Pitbull

By Elona Baron (as told to Laurie Baron) SAN DIEGO — I recently received an email from someone whose existence has been speculated about for years: Donald Trump’s Pitbull.   I know everyone thinks that Trump never owned a dog largely because he is incapable of caring for anything beyond his own political survival.  While it

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

3-D Detail from ‘The Creation of Adam’ Wins a ‘Best of Show’ Award

Artist Joseph Pisano won First Place and a Best of Show Award in the Miscellaneous Three-Dimensional Art category at this year’s San Diego County Fair for replicating a detail of Michelangelo’s work utilizing between 3,000 and 4,000 drywall screws to depict the hands of God and Adam about to touch. [Donald H. Harrison]

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

Hallmark Channel Highlights Jewish Customs in ‘The Wedding Contract’

The Hallmark Channel premiered on Saturday night, June 17, The Wedding Contract, a movie about a Jewish wedding that might have given viewers some wrong ideas about ketubahs. Adam (Jake Epstein) and Rebecca (Becca Tobin) joke about putting this or that into their ketubah, but they, like most Jewish couples, sign a traditional, off-the-shelf document. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jewish Sleep Researcher Links Sleep Apnea and Alzheimer’s Symptoms

Even though she soon became a member of the UC San Diego faculty, Israel continued to work from the V.A., where she had access not only to that desk and phone, but also to a sleep laboratory, which then consisted of two rooms. In one, the patient was hooked up to a polysomnogram (PSG) with electrodes placed to monitor movements of the head, eyes, chin, and legs. While the patient slept, “you record heart rate, respiration, leg movement, oxygenation – those re the basics,” Israel said. “Often there is a video recording as well and we look for any unusual movements.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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

Low-Income Seniors Can Access More Free Rides Across San Diego County

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The San Diego County Senior Transportation Program (SDCSTP), a County-sponsored initiative dedicated to enhancing transportation accessibility for older adults, is pleased to announce the expansion of its free ride service to include wheelchair-accessible transportation for low-income seniors in rural and urban communities across San Diego County. SDCSTP’s expansion of services

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San Diego County

A New User Interface and User Experience to Celebrate 100,000 OneTable Shabbats

OneTable is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand-new User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX), marking a significant milestone in the organization’s journey to provide its Shabbat dinner hosts and guests with the best digital experience possible. In celebration of reaching a remarkable 100,000 Shabbat dinners hosted on the platform, OneTable collaborated with users

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Jewish Religion, USA

Holocaust Survivor Ben Midler to Hurl First Pitch at June 25 Padres Game

Just two days before his 95th birthday, Holocaust survivor Ben Midler will throw out the ceremonial first pitch Sunday, June 25th, at a day game between the San Diego Padres and the Washington Nationals. Involving the Jewish Federation of San Diego and a range of synagogues and Jewish institutions throughout the county, the day has been designated by the Padres as “Jewish Community Day at Petco Park.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Fred Kropveld, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

San Diego Included in New Report Showing that Jewish Youth Philanthropy Programs Strengthen Teens’ Jewish Identities

(Press Release) Teens in Jewish youth philanthropy programs become active leaders grounded in Jewish values, ethics, and identity, and bring a new perspective on Jewish giving that strengthens connections across their communities. These findings and others are detailed in a new report, Cultivating the Next Generation of Giving, commissioned by Honeycomb and conducted by ORS

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

U.S., Israel, 28 Others to Compete in S.D. for World Lacrosse Championship

Israel (7) will play the games in its pool on the SDSU campus on Thursday, June 22, at 10 a.m. against Sweden (25); Friday, June 23, against the Philippines (10); Sunday, June 25, at 1 p.m. against Puerto Rico (8) and Monday, June 26, against the Czech Republic (26).  Day-of-game tickets are available at the SDSU Sports Deck box office. [Donald H. Harrison]

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