The Arts

Trolley Dances Unite San Diego Through Movement

The first performance at the Gaslamp Quarter trolley station showcased a group choreography where dancers interacted while preserving individuality through solos. Clad in leisure wear, they made dance accessible to all, even inspiring a child in the audience to join in the fun. The dancers creatively utilized the station’s three pillars, adding an engaging visual dynamic that drew the attention of passing commuters. [Nevo mathis-Masury]

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Nevó Bowne Mathis-Masury, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food

International Media Ignores Suffering of Israelis in Current Warfare

The screen is full of scenes of cars, trucks and other vehicles stuck bumper to bumper and packed to the brim with families fleeing southern Lebanon to get away from the region being bombarded by Israel. As is the case in Gaza, the UN is concerned about the fate of the children. Funnily enough, the UN showed little concern for the fate of Israeli children … [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Middle East, News Media, Staff and Bylined Contributors

‘Dracula’ at Old Globe Provides a Laugh a Minute

As October sneaks up on us, you may notice the streets are becoming adorned with the macabre and the shows getting spookier and spookier.  Not to be left out of the fun, the newest show at The Old Globe is Dracula, but this is unlike any Dracula you may have seen before, for this one is “a comedy of terrors.”  [Sandi Masori]

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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

An Evening with Henry Winkler

As the lights dimmed and Winkler took the stage, the audience erupted in a standing ovation (he commented humorously, “The one night my wife is not here!”). With his characteristic charm and humor, he shared anecdotes from his Emerson College days, landing commercials in New York City, his journey in Hollywood, and from his breakout role on Happy Days to his recent successes in shows like Barry. [Barrett Holman Leak]

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Barrett Holman Leak, Jewish Celebrities, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Excellent dating advice, Marry a Mensch

Kigel’s longest chapter contains her Dating Don’ts. She discusses breaking up a relationship with a so-so man, experiencing opposite traits in a person, confusing bad habits with bad character, being attracted to a “bad boy,” dating guys who are not interested in marriage, having unrealistic expectations, what feelings should be taken seriously, being the pursuer as a woman, being friends with other men, and dating more than one man at a time. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Israeli Journalist Who Lived Through It Tells What Happened Oct. 7 in a San Diego Sister City

When Hamas terrorists attacked Nahal Oz at 6:30 a.m. that fateful Shabbat morning, Tibon’s two little girls were asleep in their home’s concrete lined “safe room.” Tibon and his wife Miri joined the girls there for what would be nearly ten hours of terror. They didn’t emerge until 4 p.m., when Amir’s father, Noam Tibon, a retired general with the IDF, after having fought his way from Tel Aviv to the kibbutz, knocked on the metal plate that shielded the safe room’s window and urged them to come out. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Are You a ‘Genesis Jew’ or an ‘Exodus Jew?’

This (Oct. 7) tragedy has prompted a profound reassessment of Jewish identity, highlighting a transition from what Cosgrove terms “Genesis Jews” to “Exodus Jews.” This shift signifies a move from an identity grounded in divine blessing and cultural belonging to one shaped by external threats and the need for self-defense. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]

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Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Academic Journal Takes Note of San Diego’s Comic-Con

Klickstein’s book tells of Comic-Con’s growth “from an informal gathering of ‘geeks’ into a centerpiece of San Diego’s bustling, gentrified, tourist-trapping downtown area,” Friedmann writes. He goes on to quote one of 50 interviewees quoted in Klickstein’s book, the late Trina Robbins, as explaining why San Diego is the Comic-Con venue. “San Diego’s a great city for a vacation. Much better for a vacation in mid-summer than New York.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

James, Brother of Jesus, More Closely Aligned with Judaism than with Paul’s Christianity

Of all the books of the New Testament that ought to appeal to a modern Jewish reader, the Epistle of James probably comes closest to the values found in the Pirke Avoth, the Ethics of the Fathers in rabbinical Judaism. [Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Malashock Dance’s Jewish Roots and Community Influence

Residing at 2650 Truxtun Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, Malashock Dance is more than just a dance company—it’s a cultural institution with deep ties to the Jewish community and a passion for inclusivity and artistic expression. [Nevó Bowne Mathis-Masury]

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Nevó Bowne Mathis-Masury, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors