San Diego County

Jewish Federation Cosponsors March of the Living Trip for San Diego County Residents

Jewish Federation of San Diego alongside trip co-chairs Sonia Israel, Shari Schenk, and Jeff Schindler, invite members of the local Jewish community on a deeply meaningful journey marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps during the International March of the Living in Poland. [Press Release]

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Free Holocaust Memorial Garden Offered to City of San Diego

The Opportunity and the Challenge for San Diego is; does San Diego want to have a Daffodil Garden?  JASHP is willing to fund one for San Diego. We will pay for the bulbs, the stone, and the marker. The condition of the gift is that the garden must be sited in a significant, publicly accessible location, such as a park.  We want the message to be viewed by as many people as possible.  Our common future is the Challenge. [Jerry Klinger]

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Former Israeli Diplomat Shahar Azani Tells JNF-USA Crowd to Remember Personal Stories of 10-7 Victims

Shahar Azani, a former spokesman for the Israeli consulate-general in New York City, said the deaths of four soldiers killed at a Golani Brigade base near Binyamina, Israel, and another 60 people injured on Sunday, Oct. 13, in a drone attack by Hezbollah, the Lebanese terror group, are the direct result of Iran’s arms. [Donald H. Harrison and Sandi Masori]

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It’s Kol Nidre Night with Yom Kippur Day on Saturday

Tifereth Israel Synagogue’s Rabbi Hanan Leberman reminds congregants that tonight is the big night, not referring to the San Diego Padres vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League Divisional Playoffs, But it is Kol Nidre night. There will be a seat for you but sorry, no hot dogs. Kol Nidre service at 5:45 p.m., Friday, Oct.11 and Yom Kippur Day Service at 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct.12 with Ne’ilah at 5:45 p.m. and Break the Fast at 7 p.m. [Cailin Acosta]

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S.D. Jewish Federation Strengthens Ties with Grieving Sha’ar Hanegev

Where else but in Israel do you get in a cab only to hear a beautiful version of Unetaneh Tokef on the radio? Where else but in Israel does your airline pilot welcome you upon landing with a Chag Sameach, Shanah Tovah and G’mar Chatimah Tovah?  [Heidi Gantwerk]

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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

An Israeli-American Perspective: High Holidays There and Here

You could feel it in the air as the days of Elul led up to Rosh Hashanah, and as Yom Kippur approached, the entire country seemed to shift into a different gear. The streets got quieter, the radio stations started playing more reflective tunes, and even the non-observant friends and neighbors seemed to move with a sense of introspection. [Shahar Masori]

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Israel, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Shahar Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Jacobs, Wells Clash in 51st C.D. Debate over Israel, Antisemitism, Immigration

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego) and her Republican opponent, El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, clashed over U.S. Middle Eastern policy, how to respond to antisemitism in America, and U.S immigration policy, among other topics in a lively, sometimes acerbic debate, Tuesday night at Temple Emanu-El. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, Fred Kropveld, Israel, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Thousands at JCC Mark First Yahrzeit of October 7, 2023 Massacre Victims

It is hard to believe that a year later, the war is still waging and 101 hostages both dead and alive are still living the nightmare in Gaza. The trauma affects Jews all around the world. This was evident at the Lawrence Family JCC lawn where thousands of people gathered to commemorate and unite. [Miriam Gershenson]

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Albert Kreimerman, Israel, Jewish History, Miriam Gershenson, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony Inaugurates Refurbished Music Hall

The San Diego Symphony’s opening concert of its subscription series featured Mahler’s Symphony #2, “Resurrection,” an appropriate choice as the orchestra resumes residency in its beautifully refurbished hall, now renamed, the Jacobs Music Center. [Eileen Wingard]

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Todd Salovey on Getting More Jewish Stories to the Stage

They take the script to various theaters to see if there’s any interest.  If a theater expresses interest in it, then they offer the theater what’s called an “enhancement fee” towards production costs. This is money that offsets the costs of producing it as a part of the theater’s regular season.  [Sandi Masori]

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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Although It Was Just a Reading, It Had Lage Emotional Impact

Back in the beginning of the summer I had the opportunity to attend a Jewish Italian culture night through San Diego JFest. Part of that event was a reading of an excerpt of Ali Viterbi’s play In Every Generation.  In that reading, Marco Barricelli and his real-life wife Beatrice Basso read the parts of Davide and Paola in the scene that depicts them as post-World War II, newly-married immigrants to America, exploring their new freedom to publicly practice Judaism without fear of pogroms or Nazis. [Sandi Masori]

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