The Arts

An adventure story that teaches code messaging

The Secret Code Menace by Pamela Cosman; Ransom Publishing Ltd; United Kingdom; (c) 2016; ISBN 978 178127 976 2; 200 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Author Pamela Cosman teaches electrical and computer engineering  at the University of California San Diego.  But in The Secret Code Menace, Cosman, a member of San Diego’s […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education

‘Golda’s Balcony’ clarifies Israel’s history

“What happens when idealism becomes power?” –Todd Salovey By Eric George Tauber CARLSBAD, California–When we look at history with the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to dismiss how dire a situation really was. After all, we won. But the storyteller’s art is to bring us back to that moment when all was nearly lost and

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Eric George Tauber, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Tense ‘John Is A Father’ makes its debut

By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California — Perhaps I should recuse myself from reviewing John Is A Father because its star, Sam Anderson, is one of my favorite actors.  In addition, he is one helluva nice guy.  So it’s especially magical to see him turn himself into a taciturn, fearful, ex-alcoholic loner onstage.The play was written

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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

A British- raised Christian portrays Golda Meir

By Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California — In conjunction with the 23rd Lipinsky Family Annual  San Diego Jewish Arts Festival, Rosina Reynolds becomes Golda Meir under the direction of Todd Salovey.   William Gibson has been celebrated for writing the longest running one-woman Broadway show in history.  The magnitude of this story of the Russian immigrant who

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Bamberger book is author’s ‘obsession’

Jewish historian pens bio of ‘seminal figure’ of the 20th century Linda Forgosh holds a copy of her new book, Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist. Photo by Robert Wiener Louis Bamberger, center, with shovel, at the ground breaking of The Newark Museum in 1930. Photos courtesy Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey A

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, USA

‘Fun and Games’: Identity crises abound

Fun & Games by David Michael Slater; Zharmae Publishing, La Mesa, California © 2016; ISBN 978-1-943549-58-0; 246 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Jonathan Schwartz has a common Jewish name and, one might think, a not uncommon adolescence as he and his friends binge drink and talk about hoped-for sexual encounters with hot girls.

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

Polish justice minister to appeal Polanski non-extradition

Warsaw (dpa) – Poland’s justice minister will appeal against the decision of a Krakow court not to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the United States, he said Tuesday. The 82-year-old Oscar winner pleaded guilty in California in 1977 to unlawful sexual intercourse with then-13-year-old Samantha Geimer. He fled to Europe in 1978 before his

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast