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Five congregations plan Shavuot study-in at San Diego Jewish Academy

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–On May 18, San Diego Jewish Academy and several local synagogues will host a community wide event entitled Tikkun Leil Shavuot: An Evening of Learning, which will focus on uniting the Jewish community. In July of last year, San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) invited local synagogues to participate in a compact designed […]

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JFS offers workshops for the economically squeezed

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Jewish Family Service of San Diego has created a new program to provide special help to individuals and families who are struggling through the tough economic times. The JFS Economic Crisis Response Program provides free workshops, counseling, and case management services to the entire San Diego community. Upcoming May workshops include: May

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Two Wrongs make a right smart play

By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD, California — If comedy consists of hilarious dialogue delivered with earnest sincerity and exquisite timing, then Scott Caan’s new play Two Wrongs is the pluperfect example of the genre.  A beautiful blonde nut job and a darkly handsome neurotic “meet cute” in the waiting room of their psychotherapist’s office.  With their therapist’s “inappropriate and unethical” complicity, they get together, explore their

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Jewish license plate~Caleb

When she saw this license plate, our license plate spotter, Melanie Rubin, was reminded of the spy who accompanied the biblical Joshua into Canaan.  We have no comment on the first two initials, nor on the license plate frame, but seeing the name “Caleb” reminds us that many times in our history, Jews have encountered what

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Jacqueline Jacobs' work selected for San Diego Book Arts juried exhibit

  SAN DIEGO – Jacqueline Jacobs, whose works in textiles and on canvas are part of the collections of various synagogues in San Diego, has another medium in which she excels: Book Arts.  She has been notified that her book entitle “Misunderstandings” has been accepted for the juried exhibition of  San Diego Book Artists, to

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Jewish license plate~Schatz2

LA JOLLA, California — Melanie Rubin, our license plate maven, spotted this plate.  Although “Schatz” is a family name, it also has a meaning in German and in Yiddish: “Treasure.”   Ah, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all could feel that way about our cars? This license plate has been added to our online collection. 

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KPBS, Union Bank honor 'local heroes' in Jewish and Asian communities

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month (April/May) and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May), Union Bank, N.A., and KPBS have named four exceptional San Diegans as 2010 Local Heroes for their outstanding community service. This year’s Jewish Heritage honorees are Ellen Beck and Marjory Kaplan, and the Asian Pacific American

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National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene plans a big bash to celebrate its 95th anniversary

  By Jeanette Friedman NEW YORK –I’ve often told the story of how my father—a yeshiva bochur from Munkacs who loved the Yiddish theater—tied his cousin (female) to the back of his motorcycle and headed into Prague from Presov to see drama queen Ida Kaminska. When he got back to Presov, his uncle gave him

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