Today’s Jewish Birthday: Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American violinist. [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia500 Attend Inaugural JPride Festival
About 500 people showed up for the first J Pride Festival, held Saturday at Mandell Weiss Eastgate Park. [James Miller, Times of San Diego}
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Lifestyles, Press Release, San Diego CountyToday’s Jewish Birthday: Lev Aronin
Lev Aronin (July 20, 1920 – October 4, 1982) was a Soviet International Master of chess. He was a meteorologist by profession. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaJewish Organizations Welcome NEA Board’s Rejection of ADL Boycott
Jewish community organizations representing the majority of American Jewry on Friday, July 18, welcomed the decision by the National Education Association (NEA) Executive Committee and Board of Directors to reject a vote by the organization’s Representative Assembly to boycott ADL (Anti-Defamation League) educational materials on antisemitism and the Holocaust. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAToday’s Jewish Birthday: Louis Kentner
Louis Kentner (July 19, 1905 – September 23, 1987) was a Hungarian, later British, pianist who excelled in the works of Chopin and Liszt, as well as the Hungarian repertoire. [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaSchool Days! Believe It or Not, They’re Coming Soon
Jewish Family Service of San Diego’s Back-to-School Backpack Drive is in full swing. This mitzvah helps families prepare for school and sends students off on the right track with everything they need in a backpack. JFS’s goal is to provide 500 kids with bags filled with school supplies. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsJeff Schindler Tells His Priorities as New Chair of Jewish Federation of San Diego
“Federation is where memory meets mission, and where we honor the past while building for the future. ” [Jeff Schindler]
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Holocaust, Jewish History, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsJewish Federation’s Summary of Israeli Wartime Developments
This week, we mourn the devastating violence against Druze civilians in Syria and stand in solidarity with our Israeli Druze brothers and sisters as they respond with courage and heartbreak. The escalation along the Israeli-Syrian border underscores the deep interconnection of our communities and the urgency of global attention. [Press Release]
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Israel, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Press Release, San Diego CountyToday’s Jewish Birthday: Lev Kamenev
Lev Kamenev (July 18, 1883 – August 25, 1936) was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician. A prominent Old Bolshevik, Kamenev was a leading figure in the early Soviet government and served as a deputy premier of the Soviet Union from 1923 to 1926. [Wikipedia]
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Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia‘The Woman With 50 Faces’ Documents a Stunning Art World Con
– Art historian Jonathan Lackman and graphic artist Zachary J. Pinson have subtitled their collaboration “Maria Lani & the Greatest Art Heist That Never Was” and that formulation requires a bit of explanation. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined ContributorsYou May Tear Up at Lamplighters’ Poignant Production of ‘Steel Magnolias’
The tale of a mother-daughter relationship in a little southern town speaks to everyone who has ever had or been a friend, loved a mother or been worried about a daughter, or experienced joy, love, fear and loss. [Eva Trieger]
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSuperman Movie: Rooting for the Immigrant
It is hard to overstate how TIMELY this movie is on anti-immigration … James Gunn had a crystal ball. Masked arrests, too. Third party prisons. [Kathy Gill, The Moderate Voice]
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Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAJuly News of Jewish Interest in East County Magazine
In the first half of July, East County Magazine ran two stories of specific Jewish interest: A member of the community detained and released by ICE, and the Jamul Casino pulling out of SD Pride Festival and donating to JPride’s counter-festival. Both articles were written by East County Magazine’s editor Miriam Raftery. [SDJW report]
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Antisemitism, Business & Finance, Israel, News Media, San Diego CountyCounty Assessor Jordan Marks to Boycott San Diego Pride Festival to Protest Headliner Kehlani
Assessor Marks joins with City of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, San Diego County Human Relations Commissioner and LGBTQ leader Nicole Murray-Ramirez in urging the San Diego Pride leadership to change their festival headliner Kehlani to someone who does not promote hate speech and incite violence against the Jewish community. [Press Release]