It is a modest but necessary step forward in a city where the cost of housing, childcare, and groceries have soared while too many workers’ wages have remained stagnant. [Sean Elo-Rivera]
When she returned to Moscow in 1947, just after the war, she had no doubt where she wanted to study. She wanted to sing. And where had her beloved singer, Nadezhda Obukhova, graduated from? The Moscow Conservatory. That’s where my mother applied. [Yakov Nayerman]
My Mother’s Avinu Malkeinu Read More »
Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA, Yakov Nayerman
“I think that people who don’t give in some way or another of their time or of their funds are missing a big part of life,” Rubenstein, a real estate investor and retired ophthalmologist reflected during an interview Monday at the JFS headquarters on Balboa Avenue. “They’re missing satisfaction and enjoying other people’s success.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Couple Underwrites Scholarships for Financially Challenged Jewish San Diegans Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, Middle East, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Milana instructed the teens and survivors to come to the tables where the challah dough was already made and had them start with an ice breaker game to get to know each other. [Cailin Acosta]
Teens and Holocaust Survivors Make Challah Together at JFS Event Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
Over 50 faculty and staff were there to welcome acclaimed journalist Roni Kuban, historian Dr. Tal Elmaliach, biblical archaeologist Dr. Erez Ben-Yosef, and Israeli literature professor and editor Dr. Dekel Shay Schory. [Press Release]
SDSU President Adela de la Torre Welcomes 4 Israeli Scholars Read More »
Israel, Press Release, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
The study demonstrated that people actually remember more than they report. Moreover, this method can be used to measure memory in subjects who cannot speak, such as infants, patients with brain injuries, or even animals. [Press Release]
New Memory Test for People Who Can’t Respond Verbally: Eye Movements Read More »
Israel, Lifestyles, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education
“When over three-quarters of Jewish students feel they must conceal their religious and Zionist identity for their own safety, the situation is nothing short of dire. …” [Press Release]
Survey: Three-Quarters of Jewish Students Around the World Conceal Their Religion Read More »
Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Press Release
Stages of a baby’s development are integrated with symbols and words of a Jewish lifestyle in this clever 24-page board book that enlarges to 31 pages when flaps of seven pages are flipped open. [Donald H. Harrison]
Flip the Flaps: Jewish Baby’s Stages of Growth Illustrated in Board Book Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Peter Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo on the NBC/ABC series Columbo (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) and a Golden Globe Award (1973). [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Peter Falk Read More »
Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday
The middle age- senior women are looking at the ghosts of their younger selves and reminiscing about who they were and what they had hoped to be when they were in their heyday and comparing it to where they are now. {Sandi Masori]
‘Follies,’ with Marvelous Singing, First Offering at the Joan in Liberty Station Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Mainstream media reporting about Israel often inflames Jews, but they must not worry only about what the media cover but also what they do not cover. Maybe more so. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Mainstream Media Often Omits Key Facts About Israel-Palestinian Conflict Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Due to the sheer scale of burials that occurred during World War I and II, hundreds of American-Jewish servicemembers killed in action were improperly buried under Latin Cross grave markers, rather than Stars of David. It is estimated that as many as 900 remain that way today. [Press Release]
Why do some Turkish Jews dip their apples in sugar rather than honey on Rosh Hashanah? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Apples Dipped in Honey Read More »
International, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Today's Jewish Birthday
Five years ago, on September 15, 2020, President Trump convened leaders from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Bahrain to sign the Abraham Accords—a historic agreement rooted in mutual understanding, coexistence, and the pursuit of peace in the Middle East. By year’s end, the Kingdom of Morocco had also joined the Accords. [Press Release]
American Jewish Committee Celebrates Abraham Accords’ 5th Anniversary Read More »
International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Press Release, USA