By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Writers have different ways of developing their ideas into a novel, and after my fourth novel was published, the editor of San Diego Jewish World asked if I would tell how I go about the process. He suggested that I use my most recent novel, Chasing Dreams and Flies, a Tragicomedy of Life […]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-VansonItalian police proudly unveiled two Van Gogh paintings recovered during a mafia raid. The masterpieces, stolen more than a decade ago in Amsterdam, were found in a house linked to an international drug trafficker in Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples. Valued at 89 million euros, both paintings were said to be in good condition and
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — After my review of October Sky posted, I received an angry email from Homer Hickam, the main character on whose memoir October Sky is based. After signing over the rights to his story and characters to Universal Studios, he is suing them for the “creative liberties” they have
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — As kids watching Schoolhouse Rock, we heard the song “Elbow Room” describing America’s great push west ‘from sea to shining sea.’ According to New York editor John L. O’Sullivan, it was “our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence …” Nevermind the multitudes of people who
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastEver since Donald Trump announced he was planning on running for president of the United States, too many people have come forward and voiced their disagreement with the business mogul. One of them, a voice that is now becoming stronger, was Alicia Machado. Latinos remember Machado as Miss Universe 1996, the year Trump took over
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USACamilla Hansson, who competed as Miss Sweden in the 2014 Miss Universe pageant, defended Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Wednesday over allegations he called former Miss Universe Alicia Machado a “fat pig” when she gained weight. Ms. Hansson said staying healthy was “part of the contract” when you are Miss Universe. However, she did not
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAA man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for? — -Robert Browning By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Deep underground in a coal mine, life is precarious. Explosions are not uncommon and black lung disease is ever present. As in the song 16 Tons, the people owe their souls to the
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By Eileen Wingard ENCINITAS, California — Mechiah: Jewish Classical Music to Soothe the Soul is the title of the concert which will be performed at Temple Solel between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, on Saturday evening, October 8, 7:00 p.m. The 70-piece Grossmont Symphony Orchestra and 40-member Master Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Randall Tweed, will be presenting
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CalendarA Narrow Bridge by J.J. Gesher, Prospect Park Books, © 2016; ISBN 9781938-849824; 278 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This novel tells of the aftermath of a fictional terrorist bus bombing in Brooklyn that takes the lives of Jacob’s young family. Jacob, a young cantor and teacher in an Orthodox shul, witnessed
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonOne of the grand ladies of the Grand Ole Opry has slipped away. Country Music Hall of Fame member Jean Shepard died Sunday, Sept. 25 at age 82. Jean Shepard was born Ollie Imogene Shepard on Nov. 21, 1933. Signed to Capitol Records in 1952, Shepard brought a liveliness to country music that paved the
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USATerry Jones, the 74-year-old star of the English comedy troupe Monty Python, has been diagnosed with a severe form of dementia. The diagnosis was made public as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Wednesday that Jones was set to receive its Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television. “Terry has
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastWhat critics and fans are calling Leonard Cohen‘s darkest song yet has turned out to be a bright spot in a Montreal cantor’s career. “You Want It Darker” — the first track released this week from the 82-year-old Cohen’s new album of the same name — features the voice of Cantor Gideon Zelermyer of Congregation
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Moliere is smiling. The multi-talented actor and playwright, Herbert Siguenza, has breathed new life into his play, the Imaginary Invalid. Manifest Destinitis is set two centuries later in 19th century “old or Alta California.” The play is also brimming with clever and scathing 21st century social commentary on
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Mimi Pollack, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThe Goldfinch by Donna Tratt; Little, Brown; © 2013 By Dorothea Shefer MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I finished ploughing through this tome and had to immediately go back and read the first few pages, as the book starts by plunging the reader into a strange, surrealistic almost nightmarish scenario of a person (man? woman?) constrained
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