Donald H. Harrison

Legally Blonde is now in session at San Diego Musical Theater 

For those who haven’t seen the 2001 movie starring Reese Witherspoon, the basic plot is that California sorority girl Elle Woods (Johnisa Breault) gets jilted by her boyfriend Warner (Eli Wood) because she’s a “Marilyn” when he needs a “Jackie” and decides to follow him to Harvard to prove how serious she is. [++

Legally Blonde is now in session at San Diego Musical Theater  Read More »

San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Chabad Hebrew Academy Teacher Donates A Kidney to Colleague

Her journey as a kidney donor began seven years ago when she learned that her colleague, Mrs. Zippi Tivon, was in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Tivon was also a teacher at Chabad Hebrew Academy, and the urgency of her situation sparked a call to action within the school community. [Naomi Chen]

Chabad Hebrew Academy Teacher Donates A Kidney to Colleague Read More »

Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Chinese delegation walks out of Holocaust memorial event as Taiwan envoy speaks

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 11 (ANI): A Chinese delegation walked out of a Holocaust memorial event in the Israeli city of Haifa in protest after Taiwan’s envoy to Israel delivered a speech, Taiwan News reported citing CNA. The annual event is attended by Holocaust survivors, local dignitaries, and foreign diplomats posted

Chinese delegation walks out of Holocaust memorial event as Taiwan envoy speaks Read More »

Holocaust, International, Israel, Nordot

US offers Israel intelligence for refusing to invade Rafah

Published by RBC-Ukraine The United States, trying to prevent a large-scale Israeli invasion of Rafah, is offering Tel Aviv secret intelligence. In particular, it will help the IDF locate Hamas leaders and find the group’s hidden tunnels, according to The Washington Post. The US has also offered to help provide thousands of shelters so that

US offers Israel intelligence for refusing to invade Rafah Read More »

Israel, Nordot, USA

Eurovision 2024: Switzerland’s Nemo wins the most controversial edition of the song contest

Published by Euronews (English) After an edition of Eurovision marred in controversy over Israel’s inclusion and anti-Israel protests, as well as the Netherlands’ last-minute exclusion, Switzerland and its representative Nemo has emerged victorious over the 25 songs selected for the final. Favourites for victory included Croatia, Ukraine, Ireland and Portugal, but Switzerland reigned supreme. Nemo’s

Eurovision 2024: Switzerland’s Nemo wins the most controversial edition of the song contest Read More »

Antisemitism, International, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Nordot, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Israeli Book Helps Children Cope with Being Uprooted from Their Homes

The charming illustrations and rhyming text in Hebrew give an account from a child’s viewpoint of what it is like to have to quickly pack up and leave your home under the protection of the IDF, and the experiences of becoming acquainted with the new surroundings, and the surprise, curiosity and even delight at the differences between their old, familiar home and the new environment of a hotel. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

Israeli Book Helps Children Cope with Being Uprooted from Their Homes Read More »

Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Donald Trump Attacks Joe Biden by Comparing Anti-Israel College Protest to Deadly White Supremacist Charlottesville Riot

Published by OK Magazine (AU) Former President Donald Trump shared a string of videos on his social media platform, Truth Social, where he attacked the likes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the judge of his Manhattan hush money trial and President Joe Biden. During one of his rants, the New York businessman bizarrely alleged Biden

Donald Trump Attacks Joe Biden by Comparing Anti-Israel College Protest to Deadly White Supremacist Charlottesville Riot Read More »

Israel, Nordot, USA

Watch: Israeli UN Ambassador Gives Epic Response to UN Approving Palestinian Enhanced Membership

Published by The Western Journal Triggering a vehement protest from Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, the U.N. General Assembly on Friday approved a resolution to give new “rights and privileges” to “Palestine.” The resolution also called on the Security Council to give “favorable consideration” to a request for the nonexistent Palestinian state to become

Watch: Israeli UN Ambassador Gives Epic Response to UN Approving Palestinian Enhanced Membership Read More »

International, Israel, Nordot, USA

Israel favourite to win Eurovision Song Contest 2024 despite boos and tension backstage

Published by Mirror By Mia O’Hare Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest is shaping up to be a political affair after Israel became one of the favourites to win following a potential phone-vote sting. The 68th Eurovision Song Contest, from Malmo, Sweden, has been plagued by rows over Israel’s participation amid the country’s ongoing military campaign against

Israel favourite to win Eurovision Song Contest 2024 despite boos and tension backstage Read More »

International, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

‘Stir’ Brings Smellovision to the Globe.  

Mariana (Lopez) and Henry (Perez) are siblings who live in different parts of the country and are doing what so many of us did during the pandemic, they’re having a video chat on Zoom.  Henry, who lives with their father Papi (Al Rodrigo), wants to know how to make his late mother’s Cuban black beans and Mariana is trying to talk him through it.   [Sandi Masori]

‘Stir’ Brings Smellovision to the Globe.   Read More »

San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food

What We Should Have Learned in Managing Campus Unrest

Since April 18, the news has been permeated with views of students and faculty being forcibly removed from lawns and quads across the country. Buildings have been taken over. Accusations of outside agitators have been asserted.  Sometimes, I feel as if I am hearing a 50-year-old news reel of the Vietnam protests. But this time, the stakes are higher. [R. Barbara Gitenstein]

What We Should Have Learned in Managing Campus Unrest Read More »

Antisemitism, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA