Freeda comments, “You know how I love Samson. That’s how Jessica’s moms feel about each other. Love is love. No two families look alike.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Children’s Book Discusses Same-Sex Parents Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The charming illustrations and rhyming text in Hebrew give an account from a child’s viewpoint of what it is like to have to quickly pack up and leave your home under the protection of the IDF, and the experiences of becoming acquainted with the new surroundings, and the surprise, curiosity and even delight at the differences between their old, familiar home and the new environment of a hotel. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
Israeli Book Helps Children Cope with Being Uprooted from Their Homes Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Mariana (Lopez) and Henry (Perez) are siblings who live in different parts of the country and are doing what so many of us did during the pandemic, they’re having a video chat on Zoom. Henry, who lives with their father Papi (Al Rodrigo), wants to know how to make his late mother’s Cuban black beans and Mariana is trying to talk him through it. [Sandi Masori]
‘Stir’ Brings Smellovision to the Globe. Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
Since April 18, the news has been permeated with views of students and faculty being forcibly removed from lawns and quads across the country. Buildings have been taken over. Accusations of outside agitators have been asserted. Sometimes, I feel as if I am hearing a 50-year-old news reel of the Vietnam protests. But this time, the stakes are higher. [R. Barbara Gitenstein]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
“It’s a very creative group and ideas keep pouring out. Something pops out in each reading, and there are so many nuggets of humor. Rehearsals are always a delight.” [Eva Trieger]
Butler May Do It May 7 through June 9 at PowPac Community Theatre Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
A notable moment during the event was provided by Rev. Karla Halvorson from the Lutheran Church of Chula Vista, who sought forgiveness from the Jewish community for her church’s historical support of the Nazi regime. She emphasized her plea by sharing impactful quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran minister renowned for his staunch opposition to Nazi policies and who paid with his life for his involvement in a plot to assassinate Hitler. [Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel]
Interfaith Yom HaShoah Service Brings Surprise Lutheran Apology Read More »
Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
One of the first times I met Schindler, she asked about my family and then asked when my birthday was. I told her it was December 27. She gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek and said, “Mine is December 28, you are my birthday twin!” [Cailin Acosta]
Our Shtetl San Diego County: AJC Honors Late Holocaust Survivor Rose Schindler Read More »
Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, California, Jewish Religion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Both of my kids support efforts to bridge the “pro-Palestinian” versus “pro-Israeli” divide on campus. They work to find common ground, and they are heartbroken by the suffering on both sides. It is tough, they say, and getting tougher to do so. [Daniel Sokatch]
NIF CEO Urges Campus Demonstrators to Eschew Extremism, Seek Common Ground Read More »
Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
All of the high schools in San Diego that have theater departments are invited to be part of the awards. A team of adjudicators are sent out to the schools to see each performance and evaluate the actors. Evaluations are made for the male and female lead roles, and for the best musical in general. This year, the field was narrowed down from 30 schools down to 10 male leads, 10 female leads, and 5 musicals. [Sandi Masori]
20 High School Students Compete for Broadway San Diego Awards Read More »
Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
It posits that before it was relocated to Earth, the Garden of Eden—with a man and a woman, the snake, and its fruits and vegetables—all existed on an unnamed planet. There, the fruits each laid claim to being the best. The apple boasted it was the “hardiest”; the pomegranate, the “biggest”; the grape, the “sweetest”; the fig, “the yummiest” and the citron (lemon) because it could make any of them taste better with just one drop. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Fiction, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The libel of “genocide” against Israel on college campuses can be seen as a modern-day parallel to the Dreyfus Affair with one difference – Jewish students now have the tools to combat hate – and win. [Sol Lizerbram, M.D.]
JNF-USA President: Today ‘We Are All Theodor Herzl’ Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sol Lizerbram, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Violinist Joshua Bell, and his Piano Collaborator Peter Dugan, entered. Dressed in a black long-sleeved shirt over narrow black trousers, and looking boyish with his slim figure and full shock of dark hair, Bell, accompanied by Dugan, plunged into the first piece, Brahms Sonatensatz (Scherzo) for Violin and Piano. [Eileen Wingard]
Bell, Dugan Enchant Patrons at La Jolla Music Society’s Gala Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
We know why
She had to testify.
Stormy Daniels. [Laurie Baron]
Satire: ‘Stormy Daniels’ to the Tune of ‘Stormy Weather’ Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
“Antisemitism is wrong, but I will not be voting for the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 (H.R. 6090) today,” writes Greene, “that could convict Christians of antisemitism for believing the Gospel that says Jesus was handed over to Herod to be crucified by the Jews,” as quoted in the Raw Story publication. [Bruce S. Ticker]