Barbara Bry: San Diego must re-imagine its future

As Mayor, my priorities will be to restore and re-invent our local economy and get our people back to work, while addressing historic inequities and protecting our most vulnerable residents. We will accomplish this by re-imagining our future, laying the foundation for a more resilient way of living and working, developing effective public-private partnerships, and ensuring that our strategic decisions are based on facts, not fantasies. [Barbara Bry]

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San Diego County

Half-Jewish boy survives Nazi school

In the Nazis’ deformed ideology, Josef had so many things against him. He was a Mischling– that is a person of mixed race. Yes, his mother was Aryan, but his father was a Jew. Yet, he had his mother’s white skin and coloring, and someone figured that at a special school, he could be molded. Josef also had a condition known as synethesia. Almost any stimulus — a sound, a view, a taste — could burst into his head as an array of colors. [Book review by Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

Obstacle may be road sign to new career

Sometimes we get frustrated about jobs that don’t go our way, or that we don’t get, or have to leave, especially now. Perhaps this will bring a little hope and perspective to someone going through a difficult time. Perhaps I can pass on some insights I acquired from my personal experience. Twice in my life when I lost something professionally, I also gained something. [Toby Klein Greenwald]

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Toby Klein Greenwald

Three Jewish Women of Valor

What does being Jewish mean to you? Is it keeping up the practices of an ancient religion? Are the values separate from the prayers or are they symbiotic? Do we wear a Star of David as a symbol of pride or does it make us a target? Ask two Jews and you’ll get three opinions. And we can’t really say that one answer is more valid than another because each one speaks from her own point of view based on her own life. Each of this year’s Women of Valor were interviewed and then had their stories turned into monologues read by actors for the 27th Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival. [Eric George Tauber]

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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Congressional candidate tells racial justice positions

In order for us to move forward, we must grapple with our past. It is long overdue that the United States has a truth and reconciliation process. I strongly support Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s proposal to establish the first United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation. This Commission will not only acknowledge and memorialize our nation’s brutal history, but also examine the effects of slavery, institutional racism, and discrimination against people of color, and how our history impacts laws and policies today. [Sara Jacobs]

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San Diego County, USA

Quick, I say ‘peanut butter and …’ What do you say?

Anila Ali, the Pakistani-born leader of the American Muslims Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council (AMMWEC) on Wednesday moderated a panel that brought together officeholders, law enforcement officers, educators, and Rabbi Peter Levi, Orange County regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, to discuss how communities can overcome biases, bridge gaps, and forge unity. [Our Shtetl San Diego County column by Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

A statement of purpose in times of great controversy

As the editor and co-publisher of San Diego Jewish World, I believe it is the mission of this publication to provide a forum, underscored by civility, in which members of the Jewish community, and friends of the Jewish community, can discuss issues among ourselves, as we all try to determine what actions and attitudes are helpful for our fellow Jews as well as for the wider community. [Donald H. Harrison]

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