Other items in today’s column include:
*Three Jewish American composers
*In Memoriam
SAN DIEGO — Board members of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County have voted unanimously to contribute $100,000 to help the Lawrence Family JCC to host the August 2-7, 2020 JCC Maccabi Games and Art Fest which are expected to bring to San Diego 2,000 athletes from all over the world.
Among those athletes will be three delegations that the Jewish Federation will sponsor. One will come from the Sha’ar Hanegev Municipality, which is Federation’s partnership region in Israel, lying adjacent to the Gaza border. The others are from St. Petersburg, Russia, and from Sofia, Bulgaria.
Michael Jeser, the president and chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation, outlined the reasons for the Federation role in a “My Two Shekels” column published on the Federation website.
“Federation is committed to deepening our partnership with Sha’ar HaNegev and showcasing that partnership as part of the games,” Jeser wrote.
Additionally, Federation is committed to deepening relationships with specific Jewish communities in other parts of the world as one of its core missions.
Jeser said the games will help to create a “sense of Jewish peoplehood in San Diego.”
In addition to the $100,000 grant, Federation will also contribute in-kind donations of staff and marketing support, Jeser said.
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Three Jewish American composers
In celebration of Jewish American composers, conductor David Amos has scheduled a concert by the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra devoted exclusively to their works on 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11.
The Sisterhood of Tifereth Israel Synagogue thought it such a sweet idea that it decided to throw in for patrons a Chanukah dessert bar following the concert, for which tickets are $8 for Sisterhood members and $10 for guests.
Who are the composers in question? Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and George Gershwin.
RSVP’s may be made via this website.
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In Memoriam
Marilyn Refsin Johns, 88, died Oct. 28 at her Pacific Regent home, according to a notice placed in today’s San Diego Union-Tribune. She is survived by her partner of 15 years, Peter Stovin, and her three sons Eric Johns of Annapolis, Maryland; Steve Johns of Encinitas; and Curtis Johns of Boulder, Colorado. A celebration of her life is planned at 5:30 p.m., Nov. 23, at Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego.
Leonard Osias, 95, died Nov. 15, it was reported by Am Israel Mortuary. Graveside funeral services were conducted today at the Mount Sinai II Jewish Lawn of El Camino Memorial Park by Rabbi/ Cantor Arlene Bernstein of Congregation Beth Israel.
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Donald H. Harrison is editor of San Diego Jewish World. He may be contacted via donald.harrison@sdjewishworld.com. Obituaries in this column are sponsored by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg.