EL CAJON, California (Staff Report)–The Anti-Defamation League of San Diego has offered a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who have been attempting to intimidate Estela de los Rios, director of the Center for Social Advocacy here. At a news conference, ADL Regional Director Morris Casuto called […]
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—The Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) and San Diego Grantmakers co-hosted a special philanthropic education event featuring distinguished speaker and author Dr. Jeffrey Solomon on April 15.The event attracted more than 95 attendees. JCF Board Chair Murray Galinson who also serves on the San Diego Grantmakers Board welcomed guests to the event. “Jeff’s
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San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–San Diego City Councilmember Marti Emerald said Thursday she is pleased with the unanimous decision by the San Diego Ethics Commission clearing her on charges that she deliberately violated the city’s Ethics code. She described as fair a $3,000 fine for what were described as inadvertent violations. The Ethics Commission staff accused Councilmember
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By Roz Rothstein LA JOLLA, California–Pro-Palestinian forces at UCSD failed early Thursday morning to persuade the student Senate at UCSD to divest their funds from companies doing business with Israel. At 1:30am (the debate began at 6:00pm Wednesday event), the student Senate passed an amendment that watered down the resolution so much that it no
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Middle East, San Diego CalendarLA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–Shir L’Chaim Variety Show, a concert to benefit Jewish Family Service Older Adult Centers, will take place on Sunday, May 23 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. Cost of tickets, which includes a reception with complimentary Hors D’Oeuvres at Classic Residence by Hyatt, is
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San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) recently announced the hiring of Sharyn Goodson as Program Officer for the Leichtag Family Foundation, with which the JCF has a consulting relationship. As program officer, Sharyn will develop and implement grant-making and other programs to further the Foundation’s strategies. “We are delighted to welcome Sharyn to
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—At “Generations Day” on Tuesday, April 20, when parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents trooped to Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School to learn with their school children, this year’s lesson figured to be a snap. As the day corresponded with Yom Ha’Atzma’ut, Israel’s Independence Day, the teachers decided the all-school
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–San Diego’s largest attended one-day Jewish community building event, Yom Ha’atzmaut takes place on Sunday, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the San Diego Jewish Academy, 11860 Carmel Creek Road, San Diego. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. Parking is available for $5 at
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Middle East, San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Starting June 11, the Museum of Man is getting serious about playing. Their new exhibit, Counter Cultures: The Secret Lives of Games will feature games from around the world that will give visitors insight into various cultures, in addition to American favorites that have surprising origins. (Chutes and Ladders, for example,
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San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)- Assemblymember Marty Block will welcome First Lady Michelle Obama to a visit of the New Roots Community Farm, a sustainable food project located in the San Diego community of City Heights at 54th Street and Chollas Avenue at 1pm on Thursday, April 15. “I’m very excited to welcome the First Lady
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JCF donors sign Book of Life in sancturary of Congregation Beth El SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–On the Sunday before Passover, the Jewish Community Foundation honored a group of new signers to inscribe their names in the Book of Life. Individuals and families are eligible to sign the Book of Life by promising to establish a
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San Diego CalendarBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — One of the unique aspects of dance among the art forms is that it affords us the opportunity to observe not only its fruition, but also its creation. It willingly lends itself to a public birth: the dancers, the choreographer and the audience all participating in the process. John
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By Gerry Greber LA JOLLA, California — San Diego’s Jewish community on Sunday, April 11, held its largest commemoration of the Holocaust in 65 years to remember and honor those who were victims or liberators during the Holocaust. Organized by Michael Bart, a son of Holocaust survivors, the ceremony at the Lawrence Family JCC paid
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San Diego CalendarBy Michael Bart SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–San Diego’s Community Holocaust Commemoration will take place this year on Yom HaShoah, April 11th, at 1:30 pm at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, David and Dorothea Garfield Theater. The theme for this year’s program is “Remember, Honor, and Teach: Liberation 65 Years Later.” Each year San Diegans
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