SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Jewish Federation of San Diego County will host the annual Holocaust Memorial Commemoration event at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center on Sunday, May 1 at 1:30 pm. San Diego’s commemoration is one the largest in the country with more than 500 community members attending. The commemoration serves as a […]
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Congregation Beth Israel will host its annual Spring Gala that features a 1920’s “Let’s Play” theme and includes an evening of play and entertainment by actress Debra Wanger. Dan Cohen, the Emmy Award winning co-anchor of CBS News This Morning, will emcee the event. The gala begins at 5:30 p.m., Sunday,
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San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Three outstanding local poets will be featured on Tuesday evening, March 22, at 7 p.m. at the next Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices evening in the Astor Judaica Library of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. Nina Garin is a San Diego native who serves as an arts journalist for the
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Men’s Club of Beth Israel hosts Dr. Barry Graff, Ph.D. as a guest speaker at its March 16 Dinner Forum. Dr. Graff’s presentation will focus on “Families and Family Business.” Attendance at this Dinner Forum has been scheduled as a “Men Only” program. Dr. Graff is an organizational consultant
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LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — Jewish Family Service of San Diego will salute Claire and David Ellman, Benjamin Schulman and U.S. Bank during its annual Heart & Soul gala, to be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, March 13, at the Hyatt Regency Aventine. The String Angels will entertain at the dinner
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San Diego CalendarBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California–The works of two great Jewish poets, Leah Goldberg (1911-1970) and Zalman Shneour (1887-1959) will be featured at the Tuesday, February 23, 7 p.m. program of Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices in the Astor Judaica Library of the Lawrence Family JCC. All the poems will be read in their original language as
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LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — Hundreds of guests are expected at the Women’s Auxiliary of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities’ 38th Annual Gala, themed the “Silver Screen,” on Saturday evening, Feb. 27, at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla, according to co-chairs Esther Fischer and Linda Platt. Proceeds from the gala will support the Jewish organization in
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San Diego CalendarVictor ‘Young’ Perez directed by Jacque Quaniche; Bulgaria, France, Israel; French with English Subtitles; Drama; to be shown twice at the San Diego Jewish Film Festival: At 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 7, at Edwards San Marcos Stadium 18, 1180 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, and at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, February 14, at the Reading
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SAN DIEGO– Stacie Bresler Reinstein spotted this license plate belonging to someone who apparently believes in long time good health! Gesunt means ‘health’ or ‘healthy.’ We say ‘long time’ because that gedolah on the license plate frame mean long, as in tekiah gedolah — the long blast on the shofar.
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San Diego Calendar, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers directed by Richard Trask; Moriah Films; USA; 2015; 114 minutes; English, Hebrew; English Subtitles, Documentary; Southern California Films; to be shown twice at the Reading Cinemas 14, at 4665 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, at 5 p.m., Sunday February 7, and at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11; and once the
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ENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– The Women’s Auxiliary of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities will host its 38th Annual Gala, “Silver Screen” on Saturday, February 27th at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla with Esther Fischer and Linda Platt serving as Gala Co-Chairs. Being long-time friends of each other and of Seacrest, the two women are delighted to serve
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Men’s Club of Beth Israel of San Diego will host Cory Briggs as its guest speaker at its February 17 Dinner Forum. Attorney Briggs’ presentation will focus on The Citizens’ Plan Voter Initiative: What it means (and doesn’t mean) for the future of tourism, football, and infrastructure in the
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By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Violinist Zina Schiff will be at Tifereth Israel Synagogue this Sunday afternoon, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m., to introduce the MGM Academy Award-nominated movie The Fixer. Schiff’s solo violin playing is heard throughout the movie score, which was composed by Maurice Jarre. Jarre is famous for scores to such
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Do You Like Chocolate? Today, I am recommending that you spend some money. It is for a good cause! Temple Adat Shalom is hosting a Grand Chocolate Gala this Saturday evening (January 9th) at 6 pm. The money will be used to fund Reform Judaism in North County Inland
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