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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 29, 1955, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 5 By Janet and Susan Solof Hi, gang! Mission Valley Country Club seemed to be the setting for a lot of kids. Those dancing to the Dixieland Jazz were: Dorothy Hess ‘n Steve Kirschtel, Jan Klaskin ‘n Norman Panish, […]

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Miller’s ‘Crucible’ sterling at Moxie Theatre

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–Two heads, they say, are better than one. In the case of Moxie Theatre and Intrepid Shakespeare Company coming together to produce the luscious Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, it’s a streak of genius. With Moxie’s Jennifer Eve Thorn and Intrepid’s Christy Yael at the helm co directing, this is one hell

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Thomas Levy to tell of biblical archaeology Dec. 10 at Dor Hadash

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release)– Dr. Thomas Levy, the Norma Kershaw Endowed Chair in the Archaeology of Ancient Israel and the Neighboring Lands at UCSD, will be the special speaker at Congregation Dor Hadash at the 2nd Friday Community Roundtable on Dec. 10th at 7:30pm.  Dr. Levy will be speaking on the topic of “The Quest for

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Israeli expert on Palestinian media sets Nov. 17 talks at two San Diego campuses

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release) — StandWithUs is bringing Itamar Marcus, founder and director Palestinian Media Watch to SDSU and UCSD on Wednesday, Nov. 17.    Marcus is an authority on Palestinian ideology and policy. By monitoring Palestinian Authority and Hamas media, he has uncovered the discrepancies between what they relay to the international community and to their own people, including during

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Jacobs takes roles in Limmud programs in San Diego and London

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Audrey Jacobs, volunteer program chair of the San Diego’s Yom Limmud: Community Day of Learning of the Agency for Jewish Education to be held January 30,  has been invited to be a featured speaker at the 30th anniversary of the Limmud Conference in the U.K. during this Christmas week.  Jacobs  will be among 350 

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College Avenue Older Adult Center tells December programming

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The College Avenue Older Adult Center, operated by Jewish Family Service, in the social hall of Beth Jacob Congregation, 4855 College Avenue, has announced the following programming for December. Thursday, December 2, 12:45 pm–Dr Barold presents . . . Nutrition Vs Genes, Who’s In Control? We know that our genes dictate

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Expert on Israeli media to lecture Nov. 22 in Carlsbad

CARLSBAD,  California (Press Release)–The Agency for Jewish Education continues its monthly Scholar Lectures on Jewish Studies, a new lecture series in Carlsbad, with Professor Oren Meyers of the University of Haifa. Meyers’s lecture will take place in the Schulman Auditorium of the Carlsbad Dove Library on Nov. 22 at 7:00 pm. His lecture is titled,

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Hoffinger shines in ‘Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins at Diversionary

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO- -It isn’t often that we get a chance to see a young, up and coming actor who is still in school and has time to perform, and perform well. How fortunate for us then that Dylan Hoffinger, a freshman at the School of Creative and Performing Arts (as a musical

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Gracia Pick, Marjory Kaplan, Ellen Beck among 12 ‘Local Heroes’

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 4, 2010) — As part of its ongoing commitment to cultural diversity and to celebrate Hispanic Heritage and American Indian  Heritage months, Union Bank has partnered  with KPBS to honor four extraordinary San Diegans during its 13th Annual Local Heroes Awards program.  Recognized for exemplary leadership and dedication to serving their communities, these

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JFS seeks votes in Pepsi contest for the Hand Up Youth Food Pantry

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Hand Up Youth Food Pantry at Jewish Family Service is just one of 1,142 organizations competing for part of $1.3 million from the Pepsi Refresh Project. In an effort to support those who generate innovative, optimistic ideas, the Pepsi Refresh Project (of Pepsi-Cola North American Beverages) is awarding more than $20 million

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Ion’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ …chilling yet entertainingly good theatre

  By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–Sometimes bringing back a scary old classic can be a ‘what else is new moment’ especially if it opens late in October and the play is Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Don’t be misled by either, though. Ion Theatre is mounting an intriguing production of Jeffrey Archer’s new adaptation of

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 29, 1955, Part 2 (Includes Albert Einstein’s Visit to San Diego)

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Schissell-Levenson in Double-Ring Rites Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29,1 955, Page 3 On Sunday, April 17th, at 2 p.m., Sandra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Schissell, exchanged marriage vows with Arthur Levenson, son of Mrs. Ethel Levenson.  The double-ring candlelight services were held at Temple Beth Israel,

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Heartfelt condolences to our neighbors and cousins, the Chaldeans

  SAN DIEGO — It was horrifying to read about the wanton attack on a Catholic Church in Baghdad in which more than 50 people were violently slain and even more were injured. I’m sure I speak in behalf of the entire Jewish community in offering  heartfelt condolences to the large Chaldean community of San

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 29, 1955, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Noted Jewish Editor To Speak Here May 12th on Tercentenary Theme Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Pages 1, 6 San Diego’s Tercentenary Committee and the United Jewish Fund will act as co-host for the concluding event of the Tercentenary Year celebrating 300 years of Jewish life in

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