Mimi Pollack is a retired ESL teacher. Born in the United States, she moved as a child with her family to Mexico City, where she learned Spanish. She is particularly interested in immigrant and refugee issues, animals, and reporting on different cultures and ethnicities.
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Last May, as I was walking around checking out all the booths at the San Diego Humane Society Walk event, I saw two sweet and funny little faces that drew me in. They were two senior Chihuahuas named Fred and Ethel, like the couple who lived next door to […]
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Editor’s Note: Animal lover Mimi Pollack today begins a column on animals that initially will run twice a month. By Mimi Pollack TIJUANA, Mexico–Life for dogs in Mexico is not very good, except for the lucky ones who have responsible owners. There are so many street dogs roaming about! These street dogs have a very poor
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — There is nothing like good art and good humor to raise your spirits! Rafael Mareyna has a knack for combining both with a twinkle in his eye. One can see that humor at Casa Valencia Art Gallery in Liberty Station where his acrylic paintings are being shown in a
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Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — When I was in my twenties, one of my favorite books was, Meetings with Remarkable Men by George Gurdjieff. Just recently, I had my meeting with two remarkable women, Deborah Szekely and Vivian Blackstone. Szkeley just celebrated her 94th birthday and Blackstone will be 88 this summer. When
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Sophie was the perfect walking ad for the annual San Diego Humane Society’s Walk for Animals, held this year on May 7th. With her stylish visor, and SDHS commemorative T-shirt on, she posed for pictures with her proud parents looking on. Actually, there were tons of stylish doggies having
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By Mimi Pollack LA MESA, California — Herb Alpert and Lani Hall do not rest on their laurels. At 81 and 71, they are still going strong and sound as fresh as ever. As a child in Mexico City in the 1960’s, I remember my older siblings listening to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana’s
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By Donald H. Harrison SPRING VALLEY, California – La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club honored four women on Saturday, March 5, for their advocacy in behalf of Syrian refugees, victims of sex trafficking, survivors of torture, and abused wild animals. Besides a certificate of appreciation and half the proceeds from the tea for them to donate
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Donald H. Harrison, Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, The World We ShareSAN DIEGO — This publication would like to thank and express appreciation to the writers and photographers whose works appeared during February 2016 in San Diego Jewish World. They include: Judy Lash Balint Kenneth Bandler Laurie Baron Boaz Bismuth Dan Bloom Shoshana Bryen Stephen Bryen Cynthia Citron Richard L. Cravtts Jack Forman Donald H. Harrison
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Barry Shaw, Cynthia Citron, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Fred Reiss, EdD, Lawrence Baron, Mark D. Zimmerman, Melanie Rubin, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, San Diego County, Sheryl Rowling, Shoshana Bryen, Steve Kramer
By Mimi Pollack TECATE, Mexico — If you are an animal lover, you will be happy if you stay at Rancho La Puerta, a Jewish-owned spa retreat in this city on the U.S. border. Known affectionately as “the ranch” Deborah Szekely and her late husband, Edmond, started the place in 1940. Back then, it was
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International, Mimi Pollack, The World We Share, USASAN DIEGO (SDJW) — San Diego Jewish World expresses its appreciation to the 43 writers and photographers whose works appeared during January 2016. These individuals included: David Amos Eitan Arom Kenneth Bandler Laurie Baron Amber Bartlett Ronnie Blair Dan Bloom Shoshana Bryen Stephen Bryen Cynthia Citron Richard L. Cravatts Judy Friedel Michael Freund Donald H. Harrison Natasha
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Barry Shaw, Cynthia Citron, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Eileen Wingard, Eva Trieger, Fred Reiss, EdD, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Mark D. Zimmerman, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, Sheryl Rowling, Shoshana Bryen, Steve Kramer
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Yale Strom may be a multitalented man and a well known musician both locally and internationally, but he is also refreshingly down to earth and modest, answering my questions at his rustic, comfortable home in Mission Hills with his loving dog, Olive, snuggled on his lap. Where to begin?
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO –The motto for California Labrador Retrievers and More is “Dogs + Families = Love.” Thanks to all their hard work and dedicated volunteers, this group, also known as Labs and More, has found homes for 3,900 dogs in five years. Just last week, they found homes for 50 dogs,
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By Mimi Pollack LA MESA, California –The motto for the La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club seems to be, “How can we help?” There are actually two La Mesa Rotary Clubs, but the Sunrise one is for the early birds as they hold their meetings once a week at 7:30 AM. This service organization, which
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego CountySan Diego Jewish World thanks and acknowledges the wonderful contributions of the following writers whose works appeared on our pages in December, 2015: Stephen Baird Kenneth Bandler Laurie Baron Michal Beruven Dan Bloom Shoshana Bryen Richard L. Cravatts Jonathan Greenblatt Toby Klein Greenwald Ryan M. Greiss Donald H. Harrison Natasha Josefowitz Rabbi Ben Kamin Morton
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Barry Shaw, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Mark D. Zimmerman, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, San Diego County, Sheryl Rowling, Shoshana Bryen, Steve Kramer