I came across an exhibit behind a glass cabinet sponsored by the Gourd and Basket Guild San Diego, California. Its goal is to preserve, promote and perpetuate the appreciation of gourd and basket art by providing a supportive, sharing and educational environment. [Cailin Acosta]
Campers Find a Tree of Life in Cardiff-by-the-Sea Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
“Twas the night after the Elections and all through the house. Not one political postcard received, not even one political ad shown!” [Cailin Acosta]
All’s Quiet on the Election Home Front Read More »
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I woke up from my sleep today
To learn Trump had his win.
And I feared for our democracy
And the purges he’ll begin. … [Laurie Baron]
Satire: ‘I’m Proud to be a Californian’ Read More »
California, Lawrence Baron, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Jews, both on and off the ballot, were winners and losers Tuesday, Nov. 5, with former President Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. [Donald Harrison]
How Jews Fared in the 2024 General Elections Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAElection day is here and I decided to share the following prayer I read from myjewishlearning.com: [Cailin Acosta]
A Prayer for Election Day Read More »
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The California Commission on Aging (CCoA) has elected David Lindeman, PhD, as its new Chair, with Dana Toppel, LCSW, MBA, stepping into the role of Vice Chair, following the October 21 General Meeting in San Bernardino. [Press Release]
JFS’s Dana Toppel Elected as Vice Chair of California Commission on Aging Read More »
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Cecile Fleetwood is a longtime member of Temple Emanu-El who teaches jewelry making and sells her own creations, including dreidel, hamantaschen, and hamza earrings She also makes pottery pieces that were fired in a kiln. [Cailin Acosta]
Novel Judaica Highlights Artisans Festival at Temple Emanu-El Read More »
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Nazis pounded on the door and confiscated the treasured violin, throwing it onto a flatbed truck, breaking its string, and then putting it in storage in a cellar, where dust filled its body and extreme weather warped and cracked it. In the years after the Nazis’ defeat, the cellar was found, and the violin located. A luthier lovingly repaired it. [Donald H. Harrison]
Violin is the Centerpiece of a Holocaust Story Read More »
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San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) will hold a half-hour-long Product Gallery Walk on Monday, Nov. 4, beginning at 8:45 a.m. SDJA high school students will walk 3rd grade students through the gallery to highlight how products are conceptualized and designed. [Press Release)
SDJA High Schoolers Will Show Third Graders How Products Are Designed Read More »
Press Release, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Technology
Of the original four student members at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, only the cellist, 75-year-old András Fejér, remains. But the uncanny melding of their instrumental voices into a unified whole continues to characterize their playing … [Eileen Wingard]
50-Year-Old Takács String Quartet Performs Here with One Original Member Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Seacrest Foundation hosted over 100 golfers, tennis players, pickleball players and spa goers at Monday’s event at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort and Golf Club in Carlsbad, as well as dozens of additional attendees for the reception and awards ceremony. [Press Release]
Seacrest Foundation Golf, Tennis, Pickleball and Spa Day Raises over $160,000 Read More »
Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Press Release, San Diego County, Sports & CompetitionsMy thoughts: people who don’t vote and complain about the outcome really have no say. If you voted, then you did the best you could. We can just hope for the best and pray it is the outcome we Jews need in Israel and in the states. Whoever you vote for, you have a voice and if you voted, it was heard. [Cailin Acosta]
If You Haven’t Voted Already, Be Sure to Vote on Tuesday Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
City Attorney Mara W. Elliott’s office has announced that “we do not intend to file criminal charges against the 64 people arrested” at the anti-Israel encampment on the UC San Diego campus last May. According to a statement, the decision was made “after a months-long review” of “substantial body-worn camera footage and all other available evidence.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Members of the New Life Holocaust Survivor group in San Diego gathered with Jonny Daniel, a London-born Israeli activist, to dedicate to their loved ones a letter in a Torah undergoing restoration. [Sandra Scheller]
Holocaust Survivors Help Restore a Desecrated Torah Read More »
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