LA MESA, California – Holocaust survivor author Dr. Edith Eva Eger won her second Christopher Award for the book The Ballerina of Auschwitz that she wrote with Esme Schwall of Portland, Oregon. It is one of 12 books for adults and young people as the Christopher Awards program marks its 76th year.
The Awards celebrate authors, illustrators, writers, producers and directors, whose work “affirms the highest values of the human spirit” and reflect the Christopher motto, “It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.”
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PASSOVER PLANNING
Chabad of Poway’s Camp Gan Israel invites children of all ages to attend its “Model Matzah Bakery” at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 8 at Albertsons (12475 Rancho Bernardo Rd.) Learn to make your own matzah from scratch. Click here to register.
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Ner Tamid Synagogue invites the community to its “Musical Shabbat” at 6:30 p.m., Friday, April 11. The event will include a community singalong and a Guess that Pesach tune. Oneg following services.
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Chabad at La Costa invites the community to attend its “Pesach Seder” at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 12. Click here to rsvp.
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Chabad of Encinitas invites the community to attend its “Second Seder” at 8:30 p.m., Sunday, April 13. Click here to rsvp.
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Young Israel of San Diego invites the community to attend its “Passover Seder: Led by Rabbi Eddie Rosenberg” at 9 p.m., Saturday, April 12. Click here to rsvp.
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Ohr Shalom Synagogue shares a recipe by Karen Rund (late mother of Rabbi Scott Meltzer) for her famous Passover Apple Cake she would make every Passover:
Ingredients:
6 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar
2 cups cake meal
2 tablespoons potato starch
3 pounds tart apples, peeled, cut into thin wedges
Cinnamon and sugar
Directions:
Mix eggs, oil and sugar together. Add cake meal and potato starch. Mix apples with ¾ cup sugar mixed with 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Spread ½ dough in greased 9×13 pan, cover with apple slices. Spread last half of dough over apples. Sprinkle top of cake with mixture of 1/3 cup sugar mixed with ¾ teaspoon cinnamon. Bake 1.5 hours at 350 degrees. Bake for the same day or freeze and defrost the day you are going to use it.
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AROUND THE COUNTY
Chabad of University City’s Women’s Circle invites women to attend its “Gentle Yoga, Meditation and Reflection with Danielle” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 8. Attendees are encouraged to bring a yoga mat and a journal.
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Chabad of Carmel Valley invites its congregation to attend “Farbrengen: An Evening of Honoring the Rebbe’s Legacy and Teachings” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 9. The evening will include refreshments. Click here to rsvp.
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The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture presents “An Evening with Isaac Mizrahi: I know Everybody” at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 22 at the Lawrence Family JCC. Mizrahi will perform cabaret-style with a spectacle of stories, humor and song. Click here for tickets.
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Chabad of East County reports its “Torah Studies: Season Three” will begin at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 23. This 12-week course will delve into the Jewish thought to explore, tease out, and bring into play with our own lives. Click here to register.
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Ner Tamid Synagogue reports its “Mitzvah of the Month” will be providing sack lunches for Interfaith Services of Escondido at 11:15 a.m., Monday, April 28. Click here to sign up to donate items.
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Congregation Beth Am invites the community to attend its “Shabbat for Israel” at 6 p.m., Friday, May 2. The event includes a campfire Shabbat service, Shabbat dinner, Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration and a presentation about Jewish National Fund. Click here to register.
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OBITUARY NOTICE
Thomas Moran has died. The funeral will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 9 at Southern Nevada Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nevada. Donations in Moran’s honor can be made to Young Israel of San Diego.
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Barbara Rothman, mother of Stacey and Jeff Wechsler, has died, SCY High reports.
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Cailin Acosta is the assistant editor of the San Diego Jewish World.