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Adventures In San Diego Jewish History, May 13, 1955, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Hold Memorial Services Tonite For Nazi Victims Southwestern Jewish Press, May 13, 1955, Pages 1, 5 Tonight San Diego Jewry will hold memorial services commemorating the death of 6,000,000 Jews by Nazi Germany. At the same time, at 8:30 p.m., a service of thanks commemorating 10 years of […]

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Positive campaign might have put Wayne on S.D. City Council

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — There is a cardinal rule in campaigning:  don’t attack your opponent in a multi-candidate field.  For example, if you attack one of your opponents in a three- candidate field, the voters are likely to not vote for the person attacked, but they aren’t going to vote for you because

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Nathan Dungan tells philanthropic organizations the value of giving

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– For the first time, the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, San Diego Grantmakers, San Diego Women’s Foundation, San Diego Social Venture Partners, The San Diego Foundation, and UCSD Extension teamed up to increase philanthropy in the San Diego region. The event, underwritten by The Duddingston Sylvester

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Two ‘Musicians in the Making’ to perform at LFJCC Nov. 21

By Eileen Wingard  LA JOLLA, California– This Sunday afternoon, Nov. 21 at 2:00 p.m., two talented young musicians from our community will be presenting the first program of “Musicians In the Making” at the Lawrence Family JCC in the Astor Judaica Library. It is sponsored by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture’s Music Series Committee

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Lawrence Baron named one of 50 key thinkers on the Holocaust

  Lawrence Baron SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– History Prof.  Dr. Lawrence Baron  has been named one of the fifty key thinkers in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Baron will be featured in a new book entitled Fifty Key Thinkers on the Holocaust and Genocide by Paul R. Bartrop of Bialik College and Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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B’nai Chaim promotes wine country tour

MURIETTA, California (Press Release) — The Men’s Club of Congregation B’nai Chaim in Murrieta–a few miles north of the San Diego County-Riverside County line — is holding a drawing for a wine-country-limo-for-two certificate. The certificate, which is valid seven days a week and has no expiration date, includes a limo pick up and drop off, wine tasting

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Hanukkah Under the Stars set for Dec. 7 at Fleet Science Center

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Congregation Beth Am and The San Diego Jewish Academy with sponsorship from the San Diego Jewish Journal, present a unique Hanukkah experience on Tuesday, December 7,   at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The community is invited to Hanukkah Under the Stars! At 6:30 p.m, there will be a private showing

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 29, 1955, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 5 By Janet and Susan Solof Hi, gang! Mission Valley Country Club seemed to be the setting for a lot of kids. Those dancing to the Dixieland Jazz were: Dorothy Hess ‘n Steve Kirschtel, Jan Klaskin ‘n Norman Panish,

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Thomas Levy to tell of biblical archaeology Dec. 10 at Dor Hadash

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release)– Dr. Thomas Levy, the Norma Kershaw Endowed Chair in the Archaeology of Ancient Israel and the Neighboring Lands at UCSD, will be the special speaker at Congregation Dor Hadash at the 2nd Friday Community Roundtable on Dec. 10th at 7:30pm.  Dr. Levy will be speaking on the topic of “The Quest for

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Israeli expert on Palestinian media sets Nov. 17 talks at two San Diego campuses

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release) — StandWithUs is bringing Itamar Marcus, founder and director Palestinian Media Watch to SDSU and UCSD on Wednesday, Nov. 17.    Marcus is an authority on Palestinian ideology and policy. By monitoring Palestinian Authority and Hamas media, he has uncovered the discrepancies between what they relay to the international community and to their own people, including during

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Jacobs takes roles in Limmud programs in San Diego and London

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Audrey Jacobs, volunteer program chair of the San Diego’s Yom Limmud: Community Day of Learning of the Agency for Jewish Education to be held January 30,  has been invited to be a featured speaker at the 30th anniversary of the Limmud Conference in the U.K. during this Christmas week.  Jacobs  will be among 350 

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College Avenue Older Adult Center tells December programming

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The College Avenue Older Adult Center, operated by Jewish Family Service, in the social hall of Beth Jacob Congregation, 4855 College Avenue, has announced the following programming for December. Thursday, December 2, 12:45 pm–Dr Barold presents . . . Nutrition Vs Genes, Who’s In Control? We know that our genes dictate

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Expert on Israeli media to lecture Nov. 22 in Carlsbad

CARLSBAD,  California (Press Release)–The Agency for Jewish Education continues its monthly Scholar Lectures on Jewish Studies, a new lecture series in Carlsbad, with Professor Oren Meyers of the University of Haifa. Meyers’s lecture will take place in the Schulman Auditorium of the Carlsbad Dove Library on Nov. 22 at 7:00 pm. His lecture is titled,

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Gracia Pick, Marjory Kaplan, Ellen Beck among 12 ‘Local Heroes’

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 4, 2010) — As part of its ongoing commitment to cultural diversity and to celebrate Hispanic Heritage and American Indian  Heritage months, Union Bank has partnered  with KPBS to honor four extraordinary San Diegans during its 13th Annual Local Heroes Awards program.  Recognized for exemplary leadership and dedication to serving their communities, these

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