Remembering Sid Bernstein
Concert promoter Sid Bernstein, who brought the Beatles to the U.S., was born this day (August 12) in 1918.
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Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsJewish trivia quiz: Woodstock Music Festival
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The Woodstock music festival took place 50 years ago this week. The event, attended by more than 400,000 people, featured performances by Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, The Who, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and dozens of other musicians. Many of the people involved in Woodstock
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireNoshing with Sandi: The Fire Spot
The Fire Spot, 4646 Convoy Street, San Diego, California 92111 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — As my time with my older son gets shorter and shorter as we prepare for him to start UC Berkeley in the fall, I’m trying to save up as many experiences as I can for him, his brother and
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San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Travel and FoodTICO marches out its 2019 concert season
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) concluded its season with an entertaining Pops Concert under the direction of its founder and conductor, David Amos, and featuring soprano Victoria Robertson. The first half of the program began and ended with two unusual selections, Sousa’s The Fairest of the Fair March,
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyTisha b’Av observance focuses on refugee plight
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — It was a venue of juxtaposition on Sunday, August 11. In Mission Bay, a dog rode on a paddle board, with it and its master somehow keeping their balance as the wake from a powerboat rocked the board on its course. Elsewhere,
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, USAHounding the headlines: August 11, 2019
Breedism and Human Supremacy By Elona Baron (as told to Laurie Baron) SAN DIEGO−In the beginning there were wolves, and the Lord decided they were too scary for Adam and Eve who were scheduled to be created the next day. Thus, God took a rib from a wolf and created the first dog to be
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The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & SatireA modern history of the ancient Middle East
The Cities that Built the Bible by Robert R. Cargill, HarperOne, 2016 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France — This overview of the history of the Ancient Near East as it relates to the events described in the Bible is written in a language that is accessible to any reader who is not an expert in archaeology
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastRemembering Stuart Rosenberg
Film director Stuart Rosenberg was born this day (August 11) in 1927.
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast‘Unfreedom of the Press’ indicts Fourth Estate
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Mark R. Levin’s very informative book Unfreedom of the Press may surprise many readers when they discover that the book is filled with eye-opening fascinating information that is written in clear easy-to-read English. Levin covers many interesting subjects relating to the press, newspapers, TV, radio, attacks on
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., USAOpEd: Fending off an anti- Semitic curriculum
By H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — If you are reading this, you are probably Jewish and live in California. Even if you’re not, you should do the right thing. There is an August 15th deadline to protest the proposed anti-Semitic California schools curriculum. The people who wrote the curriculum do not know (or don’t care)
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USARemembering Red Holzman
Celebrated basketball coach Red Holzman was born this date (August 10) in 1920.
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Sports & CompetitionsSouth American memories, circa 1949
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — After our wedding in April 1949 in Beverly Hills, my husband, Sam Josefowitz, and I started our lives together in New York. Sam and his brother David came up with the idea—adapted from the Book of the Month Club—to start a record of the month club. David
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International, Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and FoodA Jewish community directory at your fingertips
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Right above the San Diego Jewish World masthead is a link to our updated Jewish community directory. In the directory, you will find telephone numbers and names of the rabbis at local synagogues; website links to those synagogues and to a variety of other Jewish organizations, both local,
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyHumoring the headlines: August 9, 2019
A “Really Beautiful Letter” from Chairman Kim By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO: President Trump disclosed today that Kim Jong Un had sent him “a really beautiful letter.” Fortunately, a colleague who knows an anonymous White House source familiar with the letter has shared some of its contents to me. Most Esteemed Orange Buddha, Ever since
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire