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What we eat helps to forge our Jewish identity

December 25, 2009

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–One of the creepiest television programs on cable is “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.” Andrew (who is Jewish, of course) tours the world sampling unusual local cuisine. Some of his favorite dishes have been roasted Wallaby tail, raw crocodile eggs, and juicy cheese worms. While all of these […]

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‘I do! I do’ doest just fine in Globe’s new space

December 14, 2009

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO– When Patrick Page and Paige Davis stood at the top of the stairs looking across the theatre from one another singing the opening number in the inaugural performance of the Tom Jones (book and lyrics)/ Harvey Schmidt (music) musical, I Do! I Do! (They also wrote the Fantasticks) in the

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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

This Chanukah, your child can receive the gift of Jewish reading

December 11, 2009

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–This week I was honored to be a member of San Diego’s delegation to the “First Ever Jewish Legacy Forum” in Tucson, Arizona. San Diego’s Jewish Community Foundation has been a pioneer in helping local synagogues and agencies promote legacy giving and the establishment of endowment funds. Tifereth Israel Synagogue

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion

Bonnie and Clyde: Lovers until the end

December 4, 2009

By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California —We can deny it all we want but most of us are intrigued with the glamour and glitz that goes along with most Hollywood types. In some cases it doesn’t even have to belong to Hollywood at all. I love reading about legendary figures; what they do, how they

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Carol Davis, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

The Greene Line: Klezmers and terrorists could have mixed in Paris

November 25, 2009

By Norman Greene PARIS–Is there a connection between Klezmer music and Islamic terrorism? I was afraid I might find one here in Paris My wife Bobby and I were spending eight days in Paris this fall bemoaning the precipitous decline of the American dollar and generally enjoying the French escape from their recession. Actually, if

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Travel and Food

‘Welcome to Ramallah’ returning to Compass Theatre

November 24, 2009

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Compass Theatre has announced it is bringing back the play Welcome to Ramallah for five performances for five performances December 6, 8, 13, 15 and 20 on its stage at 3704 6th Avenue in the Hillcrest area of San Diego. Written by Sonja Linden and Adah Kay, the production will again be

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Carol Davis, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Shimerman shines in The Rep’s Seafarer

November 23, 2009

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–I’m sorry to say I’m not much of a Trekkie so I’m not up on all the Star Trek comings and goings. Armin Shimerman was a regular for seven years on the Television hit show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. According to my findings his fictional character, Quark owned a bar

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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Albert meets Pablo in a turn-of-the-century haunt for geniuses

November 22, 2009

By Carol Davis CARLSBAD, California–New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad is currently mounting Steve Martin’s (yes THAT Steve Martin of Roxanne, Father of the Bride and The Jerk) 1993 intellectual fantasy Picasso At The Lapin Agile about two earthmovers who meet, discuss and predict the future.Just for starters the characters at the center of Martin’s imaginary

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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

The Foreigner still pleases

November 18, 2009

By Carol Davis VISTA, California–Larry Shue’s The Foreigner has been around for years. In fact the award winning comedy/farce first appeared on the scene in 1983 and has been going strong ever since. There was a time when it was produced by almost every theatre company here in San Diego over a period of years,

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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Viterbis give $1 million to San Diego Opera

November 18, 2009

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– San Diego Opera has announced a $1 million gift from Erna and Andrew Viterbi. The first $500,000 of the gift will be used to underwrite the “Community Conversations on Faith and Freedom” lecture series in conjunction with Verdi’s opera Nabucco, the second opera in the San Diego Opera 2010 season. Portions of the gift will also

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Better Angel charms and informs

November 16, 2009

By Carol Davis BURBANK, California–History aficionados, those scholars who possess a fascination with Civil War History and Abraham Lincoln in particular, may know the best little secret about Cordelia Harvey, but others will not unless they make their way to the Colony Theatre in beautiful downtown Burbank to see the West Coast Premiere of Wayne

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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Ongoing American Jewish commitment seen as key to Israel’s long-term prospects

November 16, 2009

_____________________________________________________________ By Jack Forman LA JOLLA, California — Peace will come only when Arabs love their children more than they hate our children” –Golda Meir In a November 9 talk at the San Diego Jewish Book Fair based on his most recent book Saving Israel: How the Jewish People Can Win a War That May

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USA

Telushkin: Love your neighbor and yourself

November 15, 2009

By Jack Forman LA JOLLA, California–Rabbi Joseph Telushkin spoke engagingly with humor and insight on Sunday, November 8, to an almost-filled auditorium of San Diego Jewish Book Fair attendees at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center about some of the issues he examines in his most recent book, A Code of Jewish Ethics, volume 2

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, San Diego Calendar

Topdog/Underdog features a Lincoln versus a Booth

November 14, 2009

By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California–Sibling rivalry is as old and as common as was in biblical days: Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers. Throughout history, in literature and in theatre (Eugene O’Neill’s A Moon For the Misbegotten and Tennessee Williams’ Streetcar Named Desire,Tracy Letts’ August: Osage Count, Arthur Miller’s Death

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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

What we eat helps to forge our Jewish identity

‘I do! I do’ doest just fine in Globe’s new space

This Chanukah, your child can receive the gift of Jewish reading

Bonnie and Clyde: Lovers until the end

The Greene Line: Klezmers and terrorists could have mixed in Paris

‘Welcome to Ramallah’ returning to Compass Theatre

Shimerman shines in The Rep’s Seafarer

Albert meets Pablo in a turn-of-the-century haunt for geniuses

The Foreigner still pleases

Viterbis give $1 million to San Diego Opera

Better Angel charms and informs

Ongoing American Jewish commitment seen as key to Israel’s long-term prospects

Telushkin: Love your neighbor and yourself

Topdog/Underdog features a Lincoln versus a Booth

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