By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California —A bona fide world premiere of the William Finn/ James Lapine musical Little Miss Sunshine is now being staged at the La Jolla Playhouse on the Mandell Weiss Stage. That’s of course if you don’t count the movie (Michael Arndt) of the same name, which this particular musical follows […]
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(Column 24, March 7, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison San Diego Jewish Organizations Nechama Eilfort, rebbetzin at Chabad at La Costa, knows a thing or two about computers. So, she’s offering four classes, beginning at 7:30 p.m. tonight and continuing the next three Monday evenings, on the baiscs of personal computing, Internet
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Thanks to Mimi Pollack, who teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) at Grossmont College where I am teaching journalism this semester, my grandson Shor and I had a wonderful outing over the weekend with two young South Koreans who are in this country to polish
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Lasker Lodge News Southwestern Jewish Press, November 25, 1955, Page 5 This Sunday, November 27, is the annual dinner for the loedge. The dance will be held at Mission Valley Country Club and the evening will include a complete steak dinner and dancing for only $8.00 per couple.
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyFair Play for Israel (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press, November 25, 1955, Page 3 A recent letter, addressed to the editor of one of our local papers, made us wonder how many other Americans fail to understand the position of Israel, surrounded as she is by seven hostile Arab states, whose leaders have sworn to destroy
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By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California –Visiting a journalism class Friday at Grossmont College, David Ogul, assistant metropolitan editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune, told of the day he almost quit the staff of another newspaper after he read the letters-to-the-editor. It was back when he occupied a similar position for the Riverside Press-Enterprise,
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Bonds for Israel Group Set Dec. 11 For Rally Southwestern Jewish Press, November 25, 1955, Page 1 With the stepping up of Arab hostility against the State of Israel it becomes increasingly important that this near East outpost of democracy remain strong. The San Diego Jewish Community recognizing
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County(Column 23, March 3, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison Jewish Organizations The Agency for Jewish Education sponsors UCSD Political Science Professor Emeritus Sanford Lakoff lecturing March 14 at 7:00 pm at the library at 1776 Dove Lane in Carlsbad. His lecture is titled, “Turmoil in the Middle East: Democracy
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County(Col. 22, Feb. 28, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison Simchas When Allison Ogul became a bat mitzvah over the weekend at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, the congregation led by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal welcomed many non-Jewish visitors, including relatives of her mother, Sharon Wilson-Ogul. They also came from the staff of the San Diego Union-Tribune, where
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David Ogul, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Yeruchem Eilfort-RabbiSAN DIEGO — The office of San Diego City Councilwoman Marti Emerald has announced the death of her husband, S. Myron “Mike” Klarfeld, at the age of 83 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. A news release from the councilwoman said that Klarfeld, an attorney, pilot and motorcyclist, died in Emerald’s arms on February
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Three Hungarian Families Locate Here; More To Come Southwestern Jewish Press, November 30, 1956, Pages 1, 10 The Émigré Committee of the United Jewish Fund will furnish assurances for employment and affidavits against becoming a public charge, for three Hungarian Jewish families, escapees from the bloody holocaust of
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyESCONDIDO, California —The musical The Fantasticks with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones was originally an off-Broadway production that ran a total of 42 years and 17,162 performances making it the world’s longest running musical. It’s characters are Matt (a Boy), Louisa (a Girl), Huckaby (the Boy’s father), Bellomy (the Girl’s father), Henry,
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis VISTA, California–How does one pay tribute to an American icon who lived to be 101 years old, wrote over a thousand songs, nineteen were Broadway scores, eighteen Hollywood films scores with several nominations for Academy Awards, plus “God Bless America”, “Easter Parade” “This is The Army” and “White Christmas” and still do
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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast(Col. 21, Feb. 24, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison Jewish Organizations The Agency for Jewish Education sponsors a presentation by Ghada Osman, SDSU’s director of Islamic and Arabic Studies, on encounters between Judaism and Islam at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 28, at the Carlsbad Library, 1775 Dove Lane. This weekend, the J*Company begins
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