A full house greeted the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra’s Director, David Amos, as he welcomed the audience in Tifereth Israel Synagogue’s Cohen Social Hall for TICO’s Annual Pops Concert last Sunday afternoon, August 4. [Eileen Wingard]
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She founded and operates her own business, Janet Heller Fine Jewelry, specializing in custom pieces. She doesn’t consider herself and artisan but rather a person with the ability to transform vision into story through jewelry, with meticulous skill and precision. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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Songs like “Stairway to Heaven” and “Dust in the Wind” opened me up to a much greater world and introduced me to the power of lyrics, offering a wider outlook on life. For instance, the first time I heard the lyric from Kansas, “Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea, all we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see,” I was struck by its beauty and depth. [Shahar Masori]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Geddy Lee Weinrib (July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the rock group Rush. Lee joined the band in September 1968 at the request of his childhood friend Alex Lifeson, replacing original bassist and frontman Jeff Jones. Lee’s solo effort, My Favourite Headache, was released in
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Michael Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981) was an American blues guitarist and composer. Born in Chicago, he became one of the first popular music stars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess, as he rarely sang before 1969. Respected for his guitar playing, Bloomfield knew and played
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Peter Yorn (July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter, was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. He is known for playing the bulk of the instruments on his records. Spin magazine, in a career retrospective article dated March 26,
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Jewish Federation of San Diego and Entwine announce that Thursday, August 1, is the deadline to apply for inclusion in the “Inside Jewish Italy” trip happening Monday, November 18 until Monday, November 25. This travel opportunity is intended for young adults ages 23-39! Click here to apply. [Cailin Acosta]
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The businessman’s methods include bringing people together, encouraging them to work as a team and to elect leaders from within their membership, to develop their own programming and cadre of volunteers. While he contributes financially to these efforts, he is also a cheerleader and an advocate for education and youth programming, so the nascent Jewish communities can sustain themselves. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Alan Irwin Menken (July 22, 1949) is an American composer, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Skydance Animation. Menken’s music for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995) have each won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores and songs for Little Shop of
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Jewish Celebrities, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaThe La Jolla Music Festival’s Summerfest will present a wealth of musical offerings on the theme, “Inside Stories,” during its four weeks of concerts at the Conrad, from July 26-August 24. [Eileen Wingard]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Hungarian painter, photographer, and professor in the Bauhaus school. He was highly influenced by constructivism and a strong advocate of integrating technology and industry into the arts. The art critic Peter Schjeldahl called him “relentlessly experimental” because of his pioneering work in painting, drawing, photography, collage,
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipediais the heat getting to be too much in the middle of the day? Temple-Emanu-El offers a safe COOL place to get out of the heat. If you need a place to hang out to beat the heat and enjoy air-conditioning, it will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We ShareThe Jerusalem Youth Chorus, comprised of Palestinians and Israelis, advanced through the audition phase of America’s Got Talent on Tuesday, July 16. A video of the chorus’ performance and the reaction of the celebrity judges is seen here [SDJW staff report]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Scott Rudin (July 14, 1958) is an American film, television, and theatre producer. His films include the Academy Award-winning Best Picture No Country for Old Men, as well as Uncut Gems, Lady Bird, Fences, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, School of Rock, Zoolander, The Truman Show, Clueless, The Addams Family, and eight Wes Anderson films. On Broadway,
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