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SAN DIEGO — The Remember Us The Holocaust (RUTH) exhibit at the Chula Vista Heritage Museum, located in Chula Vista’s main library, was barely a fourth of the way into its anticipated year-long run, when the Covid-19 pandemic forced it closure.
Sandra Scheller, the exhibit’s curator and daughter of the late Ruth Sax, a Holocaust survivor, remained undaunted. She slowly but thoroughly transformed the exhibit into a virtual experience, first narrating a tour through the exhibit on YouTube, and then going on to offer diverse programming including a conversation with survivor Miriam Katin; as well as one of Scheller’s last conversations with he mother. There’s also an interview with Werner Dreifuss, a German Jewish orphan who was adopted by Chula Vistans Sam & Leah Shapov.
Additional topics include a segment on making and sharing bread; the back story behind the creation of a Try to Remember Never Forget pendant; dancing and song about “Freedom” with Barbara Berg, and an interview with Cesar Castro, president of the Chula Vista Heritage Museum.
Scheller said it’s possible that the exhibit may be extended six months beyond its nitial closing date.
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Recommended reading
*Mitchell Freedman draws our attention to a lengthy article in Jewish Currents in which Peter Beinart proposes a single state solution in which Palestinians and Israelis have equal voting rights, in preference to a two- or three-state solution, such as have been discussed for decades.
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In memoriam
*Andy S. Friedman, 41, died Friday, July 10, Am Israel Mortuary announced. Rabbis Devorah Marcus and Martin Lawson of Temple Emanu-El co-officiated a private funeral.
Friedman’s family posted the following obituary for public distribution: “Andy Friedman will be missed deeply and eternally by his beloved wife Kristen Friedman, dog Muppet, mother Randee Friedman, father Dr. Richard Friedman, sister-in-law Erin Harris Friedman, mother-in-law Helen Keerma, father-in-law Michael Keerma, sister-in-law Katie Keerma and brother in law John Krisko, as well as his extensive family and community of friends. Andy was a Harvard and MIT trained astrophysicist who was most passionate about the meaning of the universe and the true nature of or origins among the stars. He was a talented musician, artist and writer who spread love and kindness to everyone he encountered. He earned his doctorate from Harvard University, was a post-doctoral fellow at MIT where he was blessed enough to engage in the most pivotal work of his career, The “Cosmic Bell” Experiment” with his colleagues, and worked at UCSD-CASS as a research scientist. Andy was deeply invested in the work and joy of science and delighted in all things related to the natural world. He left behind a prolific body of scientific, artistic and musical work. He was absolutely devoted to his family and friends, and spent his life doing what he loved the most with the people he loved the most. May his memory be a blessing to us all.”
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Donald H. Harrison is editor of San Diego Jewish World. He my be contacted via donald.harrison@sdjewishworld.com Free obituaries in memory of members of the San Diego County Jewish community are sponsored on San Diego Jewish World by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg.