SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Men’s Club of Beth Israel of San Diego has scheduled Dr. Sanford Lakoff as its featured speaker at a June 17 Dinner Forum. Lakoff, a professor emeritus of political science at UCSD, will proved an update on the Middle East. Lakoff earned his doctorate at Harvard, where he taught in the […]
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Middle East, San Diego CalendarENCINITAS, California (Press Release) – Guardians of San Diego will host its 24th Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament “Take a Swing for Seniors” presented by The William Gumpert Foundation on Monday, July 27th at the Del Mar Country Club with Devin Chodorow and Gary Pollak serving as Co-Chairs. The annual tournament raises funds to support
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– On Wednesday, May 27, at 7 p.m. the San Diego community will gather for a special presentation of Waiting for Mamu, a documentary about a now destroyed orphanage in Nepal. The event comes just weeks after a terrible series of earthquakes rocked Nepal, killing thousands, and leaving tens of thousands homeless. One
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International, San Diego CalendarBy Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — You don’t need to be a theater buff or even a minor stage devotee to know that the “Green Room,” replete with lighted vanity behind the starred door, is where actors await their cues. While that way station may be adequate for Hollywood or Broadway, it cannot begin to
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Eva Trieger, San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The Jewish Federation of San Diego County and community partners will sponsor the annual community celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israeli Independence Day. On Sunday, April 26, Israel Fest will be held at the Nobel Athletic Field, 8810 Judicial Drive in the University Town Center neighborhood from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. This
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — On Monday, April 13, 2015, organizations across the country including major theaters, universities, memorial museums, centers and embassies will unite to honor victims of the Holocaust by joining in the first ever Remembrance Readings for Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). This event was conceived and launched by the National Jewish Theater Foundation (NJTF) as a
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Jewish History, San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– On Sunday, April 19, at 1:30 p.m., the Jewish Federation of San Diego County will present a special Holocaust commemoration (Yom HaShoah) program. The theme of this year’s annual commemoration is: From Auschwitz to Activism – 70 Years on From the Holocaust. The event will be held at the Lawrence Family
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Jewish History, San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Men’s Club of Beth Israel of San Diego will welcome San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman as its featured speaker at the April 15 Dinner Forum, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Chief Zimmerman’s presentation will provide an update of both police department issues and crime trends. She’ll also share her journey from
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SAN DIEGO — Israeli Food Critic Gil Hovav, who is a great-grandson of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the founder of modern Hebrew, will be the featured speaker at an event showcasing Israeli foods. At 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 25, he will lecture at the Bottles & Wood, 5039 Shawline Street in the Kearny Mesa neighborhood of San
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Adopt a Family Foundation will host its annual fundraiser from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, April 18 at Green Acre, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego. Music is the theme of the evening: Am Echad, Shir Echad – One People, One Song. The significance of the theme is to promote
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– On April 13, 2015 various theaters, cultural organizations and memorial institutions across the country will unite to honor victims of the Holocaust by joining in Remembrance Readings for Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). This inaugural event is led by theaters from San Diego, including the La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, North Coast
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Jewish History, San Diego CalendarEditor, San Diego Jewish World As we prepare for the annual Holocaust commemoration on April 19th, we are reaching out to ask for your help. We are searching for names of local Holocaust Survivors as well as those who have passed away in this last year. Although we work closely with the New Life Club,
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Jewish History, San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountySAN DIEGO (Press Release)– On Sunday, April 19, at 1:30 p.m. the Jewish Federation of San Diego County will present a special Holocaust commemoration (Yom HaShoah) program. The theme of this year’s annual commemoration is: From Auschwitz to Activism – 70 Years on From the Holocaust. The event will be held at the Lawrence Family
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San Diego CalendarBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO –Yoav Talmi, one of Israel’s foremost composers and conductors, will be speaking during services at Ohr Shalom Synagogue, 3rd and Laurel, in San Diego, next Friday evening, March 6, 7:30 p.m. His talk will be: “From the Diary of an International Israeli Conductor.” Talmi, former conductor of the San Diego
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