San Diego Calendar

Our Shtetl San Diego County: September 27, 2019

Items in this column include:
*Gun Show this weekend and next year seem a legal certainty
*Political dots and dashes
*Jewish community conundrum: safety vs. welcoming the stranger
*Laura Walcher shares lighter memories of the ate George Mitrovich
*A speaking engagement at Congregation Beth Israel
*As we enter the Jewish New Year

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

GI Film Festival Preview: ‘That’s Mine’

Suppose you were a military careerist, one who has risen to the rank of colonel with responsibility as a brigade commander. Suppose also that you were coming up for a promotion that would put an entire armored division under your command.

In the case of Roni (Shimon Mimram), the promotion is conditioned upon him extending the period of his military service – ordinarily a requirement that would cause him no qualms.  But over the last two years, Roni has been replaying in his head a conversation he had with his son Roy. (Or Ben-Melech)

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Our Shtetl San Diego: September 3, 2019

Items in today’s column
* A Non-Traditional, ‘Erotic’ Night of Yiddish poetry Has Been Rescheduled to Sept. 21.
* Some Rabbinic Thoughts as Rosh Hashanah Approaches
*A Rosh Hashanah Recipe:  Apple & Olive Oil Cake
* Richard Hirschhaut to head regional office of American Jewish Committee

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, USA

Former U.S. Attorney Litman to speak Sept. 18 at CBI

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) —  Harry Litman, a former United States Attorney for western Pennsylvania and Deputy Assistant Attorney General, will address the Beth Israel Men’s Club at a 6:30 p.m. dinner buffet Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the temple, 9001 Towne Centre Drive.  Litman teaches Constitutional Law and National Security Law at both the UCLA

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San Diego Calendar, USA

Series will address the needs of the aging

LA JOLLA, California — Seacrest Village Retirement Communities, in association with the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, has announced it will be offering a series of discussions concerning issues facing elderly family members. The series has been titled “Navigating & Advocating for You and Your Aging Loved One: Medicare, Housing Options, Legal Matters, and More.”

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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education

School Sup’t Marten discusses school safety Aug. 18

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Cindy Marten, the superintendent of city schools, will address a dessert reception of the Tifereth Israel Synagogue Men’s Club at 7 p.m., Sunday, August 18. The public is invited to attend Marten’s talk in which she has been asked to discuss security at the city’s schools as well as any recent

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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education

Looking to our area’s Jewish past — and future

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Two recent honors in my life undoubtedly will have a positive influence on the kinds of stories that will appear in San Diego Jewish World. Recently, I was elected to the presidency of the Louis Rose Society for the Preservation of Jewish History, a group interested in promoting

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Donald H. Harrison, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Young Israel sponsors ‘Health through Torah’ programs

  SAN DIEGO  (Press Release) — The World Health Organization reports that in 2019 more than 141 million children will be born: 73 million boys and 68 million girls. Based on recent mortality risks the boys will live, on average, 69.8 years and the girls 74.2 years. What’s this have to do with a synagogue-based,

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education

Radzynski recital set for June 18 at Beth El

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — David Radzynski became the youngest concertmaster of a major symphony orchestra when, in 2015, the 28-year-old violinist was selected to fill that post in the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO). Up until then, Radzynski had never played in a professional orchestra, but his formidable talents, honed in the United

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar

June 2 Friendship Walk to honor Lori Gilbert Kaye, z”l

By Elisheva Green POWAY, California  — Friendship Circle is an internationally recognized organization providing life-changing opportunities for individuals with disabilities and for the youth and adult volunteers. Local volunteers provide social opportunities for people living with developmental disabilities which enhances their quality of life and eliminates the stigma associated with their situations. Friendship Circle provides

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