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Chocoholics and gluten free chocoholics can rejoice as there is a chocolate shop in Tierrasanta that makes unique, gluten free, and delicious chocolates, called Iris Delights. [Mimi Pollack]
Iris Delights Others with her Chocolate Creations Read More »
Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
With three outstanding featured poets and a large number of poets reading for open mic, last Tuesday evening’s Jewish Poets –Jewish Voices program was a memorable event. [Eileen Wingard]
Trans Experience, ‘Mr. Right,’ and A House on Jabotinsky Street Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
These Jewish communities have been extensively impacted. According to the reporting of 27 organizations, we know so far: 446 families (approximately 1,353 individuals) have lost their homes completely. 451 families (approximately 1,514 individuals) have damaged/uninhabitable homes. 47 families have lost their businesses. Approximately 20 professionals who work in the Jewish community have lost their homes. [Heidi Gantwerk]
Update on Southern California Wildfire Relief Efforts Read More »
California, Heidi Gantwerk, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
What interaction did Elon Musk once have with a rabbi? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Elon Musk Read More »
International, Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
His main areas of research were function theory and analytic number theory. Landau became world famous for his two-volume course Foundations of Analysis (1930), written with impeccable logical rigor. As a professor he enjoyed great success, doctoral students came to him from all over the world. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Edmund Landau, Mathematician Hounded by Nazis Read More »
Alex Gordon, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Streets in Jerusalem and Petach Tikvah bear the name of Paul Gruninger, a Swiss police officer who stood as a beacon of humanity during one of history’s darkest chapters. In 1938, Paul Gruninger chose to defy heartless government policies with acts of extraordinary bravery, saving thousands of Jewish lives as Europe descended into madness. [Gedaliah Borvick]
Saving Lives as the World Fell Apart Read More »
Gedaliah Borvick, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Trump’s November 2024 victory is seen as a game changer for Israel, nullifying much of the Biden agenda and installing a much needed, friendly American ally to back up Israel. But not all signs indicate that outcome. On the plus side are very Zionist appointees: Marco Rubio, Secretary of State; Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense; Mike Waltz, National Security Advisor; Elise Stefanik, US Ambassador to the UN; Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel; and many others. [Steve Kramer]
CHULA VISTA, California — Smoke and ash filled the air near three synagogues in Chula Vista, but none of them were immediately threatened or evacuated on Friday or Saturday. Chabad of Chula Vista was the closest to the fire being about five miles away. [Sandy Scheller]
The biggest expenses are the cemetery plots, the vault and opening and closing of the grave. The exclusively Jewish cemetery Home of Peace is probably the least expensive with plots running about $9,000 a piece. The digging, filling and labor total another $4,000. Altogether, with the mortuary fees, it costs about $20,000 for a burial from start to finish. [Cailin Acosta]
The High Cost of Dying in San Diego County Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Our regular readers will not be surprised that in this book he poses answerless questions intended to make us think. He speculates about the sacred and the mundane, inquiring in chapter 30 “What do we know about God?” and in chapter 26 about “Ethical behaviors concerning shoes.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Rabbi Drazin’s Speculations Generate an Eclectic Book Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire
A particularly emotional moment came during the yellow ribbon-cutting ceremony, led by Holocaust survivors, and by Irwin Jacobs and Lee Goldberg. The yellow ribbon, a symbol of solidarity with hostages around the world, added a layer of significance to the occasion, reminding everyone of the ongoing struggles for freedom and justice across the globe. [Sandra Scheller]
Holocaust Exhibit at La Jolla Library Draws Opening Day Crowd Read More »
Holocaust, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sandra Scheller, Staff and Bylined Contributors
As wildfires continue to devastate the Los Angeles area, La Jolla’s Jewish community endured a scare of its own on Thursday afternoon due to a brush fire on Gilman Drive that burned multiple acres and prompted evacuation orders. [Jacob Kamaras]
La Jolla Jewish Community Safe and Secure After Brush Fire, Evacuation Read More »
Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin PIKESVILLE, Maryland — I have been reading and reviewing the inspiring, fascinating books by the brilliant writer Rabbi Dr. Charles H. Freundlich for over ten years and have enjoyed them all. Sol’s Journey, his eleventh fiction book since he started writing them at age eighty, is no exception. It is
‘Sol’s Journey’ Contains Good Advice for American Jews Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Although Vice President J.D. Vance recently assured an interviewer that Trump would decide to pardon the 1/6 rioters on a case-to-case basis, Trump pardoned all of them, even those convicted of assaulting Capitol police. The Pride Boys and Oath Keepers immediately disbanded and reconstituted themselves as the Stormtroopers under
Satire: Trump’s First Three Days Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA