Melanie Rubin

Melanie Rubin

Melanie Rubin is the former director of senior services at the Lawrence Family JCC.  She also supervised the Astor Judaica Library.  One of her hobbies is finding Jewish-interest license plates.

In the video below, Melanie is interviewed about her former  job working with seniors at the Lawrence Family JCC.

Jewish-Interest License Plate: YAALAAA

As our license plate maven Melanie Rubin correctly points out,  “Yallah” is an Arabic expression meaning “Let’s Go!”  It is widely used in Israel by both Arabs and Jews.  This original spelling of the word, may suggest that the owner of the car is in a real hurry to get going!   Kudos to Melanie for spotting this license plate.

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Melanie Rubin, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire

GI Film Festival spotlights a Jewish violinist

When Enlisted Man Stuart Canin boarded a  European-bound U.S. Army transport ship near the end of World War II, he carried with him his barracks bag, rifle, and a violin. Challenged by an officer about what he thought he’d need a violin for, Canin, then a teenager, replied “You Never Know.” He was so right. [Donald H. Harrison, “Our Shtetl San Diego County.”

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Melanie Rubin, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices to be carried May 5 on Zoom

When the Lawrence Family JCC needed to close because of the Coronavirus and all programs were cancelled, it seemed obvious that the Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices program, scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. would not take place. However, Melanie Rubin, the JCC’s innovative Director of Senior Activities and the Astor Judaica Library, and her assistant, Sarah Mattis, suggested that we could have the program after all, by doing it on the internet through Zoom. [Eileen Wingard]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, Melanie Rubin, San Diego County