She produced for Broadway A Streetcar Named Desire, which was Marlon Brando’s break-out role. In 1955, she produced The Chalk Garden, which netted her a Tony Award. [SDJW staff]
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California, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, USA
We read, “And Aaron was silent.” SILENT? Aaron, the boys’ father was SILENT? How could a parent be silent upon losing two sons? How can we be silent in the face of the frightening eruption of antisemitism in our lives? This narrative has troubled many erudite scholars, thinkers, and elders over centuries. We are currently ensnared in a time that has killed many, upended lives, and endangered our daily paths. Are we to be silent? [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
Parsha Shemini–Hachodesh: The Silence of Aaron Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors
This novel for late elementary and junior high school students adds some special things to what otherwise might have been a familiar plot of a girl wanting too much to be part of her school’s in-crowd. [Donald H. Harrison]
Novel: All That Shimmers is Not … Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Staff and Bylined Contributors
This week, a small group of local community members – including Federation Board Members and major donors – are in Israel as part of Jewish Federation of San Diego’s second Solidarity Mission to Israel. [Sonia Israel]
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Israel, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
In a long-term study, researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) found that the survival rate of bypass surgery heart patients who live in greener areas is significantly greater than those whose living environment is devoid of greenery. [Press Release]
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Israel, Lifestyles, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education
McCain later regretted listening to his advisors, saying “my gut told me to ignore it and I wish I had.” Why did his advisors recommend against the selection of Lieberman? (Mark D. Zimmermanimm
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Joe Lieberman, z”l Read More »
Jewish History, Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
The Avengers debuted in 1961, becoming an international success. In 1962, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) stole him away from ABC. He created a new anthology series, The Wednesday Play, and in 1963, he initiated the very successful science fiction series Doctor Who, about a space and time traveler who takes on human identities to benefit humanity. Near the end of his five-year BBC contract, he green-lighted Donald Wilson’s The Forsyte Saga, which was one of the most acclaimed series of his era. [SDJW stafff]
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International, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
According to Einstein, the world is governed by the laws of reason and comprehended by reason. He “did not believe in a God who was concerned with the welfare and moral behavior of human beings.” [Alex Gordon]
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Alex Gordon, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
A non-Jewish friend who attended the service expressed admiration for how the new daughter of the commandments had, in fact, taken exception to a part of the Bible. The friend thought that was very brave. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, USA
In recent years Dr. Ron Regev, the head of the Academy’s piano department, has taken over at the head of the concerts, injecting his own personal touch of brilliance to the program. Apart from being a virtuoso pianist, Professor Regev is also an engaging and inspiring speaker, and to hear him talk about the music he and his colleagues are about to play is always enjoyable and uplifting. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
Stories about the Music Enhance Music Academy Concerts Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors
In the television show Taxi, she played the role of Zena Sherman, the sweet girlfriend of DeVito’s character Louie De Palma. In 1982, the same year she and DeVito married, she won the role of the wisecracking barmaid Carla Tortelli on Cheers, which in a run that ended in 1993 won 20 Emmy awards out of 95 nominations. Perlman won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy four times out of 10 nominations. [SDJW staff]
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Jewish Celebrities, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday
One of the units with the I-MEF is the Marine Logistics Group (MLG), which then-Major Brian T. Grana was a member of from 2006 to 2009. Later in his career, as a lieutenant colonel, Grana commanded a Squadron at MCAS Miramar. [Donald H. Harrison]
Published by The Moderate Voice Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez, a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departs Newport News, Virginia, on its way to Gaza in support of JLOTS. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter) The mission to establish a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver critical humanitarian assistance to
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Israel, Nordot, The Moderate Voice, USA
Debbie attended a Jewish summer camp where, at sixteen, on a borrowed instrument, she learned to play the guitar. Several years later, she began to compose her own songs. She was influenced by the music of folk song luminaries such as Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Joan Baez. [Eileen Wingard
Debbie Friedman’s Songs to be Celebrated at LFJCC Program Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors