SAN DIEGO (Staff Report)–Erez Strasburg, former Israeli shaliach assigned to the Jewish Federation offices in San Diego, is now offering personalized tours of Israel for English speakers. He can be reached through his “Personal Tourism” company website.
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Congressman Bob Filner, whose own political career began when he decided to run for the San Diego City School Board, has picked his favorite in San Diego’s District B race to succeed School Board Trustee Katherine Nakamura. He’s given his endorsement to Kevin Beiser, who previously taught in the Sweetwater School District and has been honored as a “math teacher of the year.”
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The public is invited to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for San Diego’s new central library at 11th and K Streets at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 28. Mayor Jerry Sanders will be among the speakers. Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs was one of the major donors to the project.
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For the cooks among us, there’s a new website offering some classic Jewish recipes. Bob Hiller is calling it “My bubby’s kitchen” in honor of Molly Dembo Losick.
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Preceding culled from emails and press releases sent to San Diego Jewish World