Our Shtetl San Diego: September 29, 2019

By Donald H. Harrison

Mural of Hannah Senesh going up at 15th and F

Donald H. Harrison

SAN DIEGO — Japanese-born artist JUURI is painting a portrait of Hannah Senesh, the Israeli pioneer who parachuted behind Nazi lines to help Hungarian Jews and was captured and  killed.

The mural is being installed at the Super Block building at 15th and F and will be the subject of  tours from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, as part of the Women Who Paint Festival. Tours begin at 889 Park Boulevard.

JUURI is described by her publicist Lance Laytner as an Evangelical Christian who has fallen in love with Israel and has installed murals in Sderot and at the country’s northern border at Israel.

The Tokyo-born muralist, now an American citizen,  is sponsored by Artists 4 Israel.

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Political Bytes
Terra Lawson-Remer, a candidate for the Board of Supervisors, has announced that she will walk various neighborhoods in her district and has scheduled “meet and greet sessions’ at homes in Mira Mesa on Oct. 6, 13, and 19. … San Diego City Councilwoman Barbara Bry, a candidate for mayor, says these are the rules people should know who are thinking of contributing to her or to an opponent:

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  3. I am at least eighteen years old.
  4. I understand that it is unlawful for a contributor to be reimbursed by any organization, business, or similar entity for a contribution supporting or opposing a City candidate.
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Harrison is editor of San Diego Jewish World. He may be contacted via donald.harrison@sdjewishworld.com