Yuval Noah Harari (February 24, 1976) is an Israeli medievalist, military historian, public intellectual, and popular science writer. He currently serves as professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [Wikipedia]
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Conductor Michael Tilson-Thomas was replaced at the February 15 and 16 concerts, due to illness, by Teddy Abrams, conductor of the Louisville Symphony. Abrams is a rising star in the mold of Tilson-Thomas and Leonard Slatkin, two of Abrams’ mentors. [Eileen Wingard]
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Although she was not immune to the antisemitism that was characteristic of socialites at the time, she evolved. Evidence of her change of heart was recorded by Norman Ebbut, a Berlin correspondent for The Times of London, who quoted a portion of a 1937 conversation with a Nazi party official during a dinner in honor of Tom Watson, chairman of IBM. [Donald H. Harrison]
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It’s a story about the unusual alchemy of friendship. Most of the 2-woman show is centered on just a few days in the life of Marie Curie (Rachel Vanwormer) after the French public learned about her affair with Paul Langevin. [Sandi Masori]
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Rachel Dratch (February 22, 1966) is an American actress and comedian. After she graduated from Dartmouth College, she moved to Chicago to study improvisational theatre at The Second City and ImprovOlympic. [Wikipedia]
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Jonathan Foer (February 21, 1977) is an American novelist. He is known for his novels Everything Is Illuminated (2002), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2005), Here I Am (2016), and for his non-fiction works Eating Animals (2009) and We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast (2019). [Wikipedia]
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This book has 30 biographical sketches, which are divided into six sections: 4 Healers; 11 Leaders and Ambassadors; 4 academics; 2 artists; 5 innovators; and 4 philanthropists and entrepreneurs. [Donald H. Harrison]
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The words of the poet John Milton in his epic poem ‘Samson Agonistes,’ which I studied in my dim and distant schooldays (A level English) came back to me. (Dorothea Shefer-Vanson)
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Gil Shaham (February 19, 1971) is an American violinist. His accolades include a Grammy Award in 1999, and he has performed as a soloist with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Russian National Orchestra, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestre de Paris. [Wikipedia]
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A little boy has styled himself “the Mitzvah Fairy,” and does six good deeds in a long, rewarding day. He brings chicken soup to his grandmother, who has the sniffles. He waters the plants for his neighbor, Mr. Gordon, whose leg is in a cast. He also fills up Mr. Gordon’s bird feeder. [Donald H. Harrison]
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The Jewish Holiday of Tu B’Shvat has come and gone. It was celebrated on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 12 this year. My 12-year-old twins love this holiday since it celebrates the birthday of the trees. [Cailin Acosta]
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As this San Diego premiere of White opens at the Scripps Ranch Theatre, we hear popular buzzwords about diversity and inclusion being derided by Jane (Noelle Caliguri), curator of a trending gallery and Gus (Joey Landwehr) a friend and prolific artist. [Eva Trieger]
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Dumisani Washington, founder and chief executive officer of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel (IBSI), will participate in five Jewish communal events in San Diego County from Friday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, Feb. 23. [SDJW staff report]
Going through her father’s papers, she’s puzzled by a series of “empty rides” he made- so called when the taxi meter is run but the fare is not paid. Those rides end up being paid by the driver, using up a significant amount of his income. As Kisa sets out to understand the expenses, she learns a lot more about the town’s unseen inhabitants. [Sandi Masori]
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