University of Haifa Surges in Sustainable Development Rankings

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — University of Haifa rose significantly in this year’s Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, an index that measures academic institutions’ fulfillment of the social and environmental sustainability goals established by the United Nations. The University is ranked in the 100-200 cluster in the 2023 report, jumping from the 201-300 group in

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International, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education

Rescued Animals Help Children Learn about Conservation at SeaWorld

Spike, the alligator, was discovered 32 years ago in Los Angeles in someone’s bathtub. If an alligator is discovered in the wild, and in need of rescue because of an injury, it is released back to the wild after being nursed to health.  However, in the case of alligators found illegally in domestic settings, they are taken to live permanently at rescue centers because the circumstances of their breeding are unknown.  Alligators that are in-bred by unscrupulous breeders may carry defective genes that should not be released into the wild alligator gene pool, Kerschner explained. [Donald H. Harrison]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, The World We Share, Travel and Food

Music Was the Beginning of Her Love Story

My love of music even brought me the love of my life. After first meeting at a student party we quickly found out that we both loved classical music, especially chamber music, and our first ‘dates’ consisted of listening to one another’s records of our favorite compositions. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Travel and Food

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Padma Lakshmi

She ‍has ‍written ‍many ‍food-related ‍books, ‍including ‍‍The ‍Encyclopedia ‍of ‍Spices ‍and ‍Herbs: ‍An ‍Essential ‍Guide ‍to ‍the ‍Flavors ‍of ‍the ‍World ‍and ‍‍Love, ‍Loss, ‍and ‍What ‍We ‍Ate: ‍A ‍Memoir. ‍What ‍is ‍a ‍Jewish ‍connection ‍in ‍Padma ‍Lakshmi’s ‍life? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Master Woodworker Bill Goldschneider Focuses on Jewish Themes

He has created so much Judaica that he stands ready to exhibit more than 50 pieces if an appropriate venue can be found, such as a synagogue or a Jewish center. He even has devised special cases in which to transport his creations, so that such an exhibition can be taken on the road. [Donald H. Harrison]

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

Reform Rabbi Draws on His Jewish and Latino Heritage

His parents’ diverse cultural backgrounds “in one way were symbiotic and, in others, very separate, Nevarez reflected. “At different times in my life, I was uncomfortable about them; I didn’t know how to wed the two.” Later in life, however, “I have not only embraced it; it has actually extended my capacity to do what I do in the world, which is my rabbinate, and to be able to be in a relationship with different cultures and ethnicities because of my background.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County

‘A Small Light’ Leaves a Big Impression about the Holocaust

Many of us grew up with the story of Anne Frank. I read her diary, saw a movie and plays about her, read books by people who knew her, even interviewed one of her contemporaries. Although I was quite familiar with the important role Miep Gies had played in Anne Frank’s life, it was not until I watched this dramatization that I came to understand the intensity of Miep’s experience and the vast contours of her bravery as well as that of her husband Jan. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

San Diego’s Raphael Delgado Among 4 Californians Selected for The Bronfman Fellowship

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Bronfman Fellowship has selected its 37th cohort of intellectually curious 11th-graders from across North America, among them the founder of InvestNow Clubs, a nonprofit which brings investment clubs to schools in historically disadvantaged communities; a published author whose historical research has been featured in publications such as Scholastic’s Best

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

San Diego Unified School District Board Formally Recognizes Jewish American Heritage Month

With only one day of Jewish American Heritage Month remaining, the San Diego Unified School Board on Tuesday, May 30, unanimously recognized May as Jewish American Heritage Month and encouraged “staff, students, and community members to raise awareness and educate future generations about Jewish Americans and their role in the diverse fabric of our country and communities and in the American experience.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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