Here are developments in the United States, Israel, and around the globe of interest to the Jewish community [Press Release]
AJC Global Briefing: July 8, 2024 Read More »
Antisemitism, International, Israel, Middle East, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Twenty years later on July 7th, I’m in San Diego going to the last day of the county fair with my husband. This time, going by car. Coming in, I thought it was so grand. Honestly, Luna Park has nothing on the set up of the San Diego County Fair. [Miriam Gershenson]
San Diego County Fair Evokes Memories of Another Fair in Tel Aviv Read More »
Albert Kreimerman, Israel, Lifestyles, Miriam Gershenson, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
For all of us in our adult life, there comes a time in our life when we weigh our dreams against the practicality of paying the bills. This is exactly the theme of Tick Tick Boom, which is currently playing at Cygnet Theater. [Sandi Masori]
‘Tick Tick … Boom!’ Theme Very Relatable Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Friedman also wrote numerous detective novels, ran unsuccessfully for office in Texas, and wrote a column in the Texas Monthly magazine for many years. What was once written about Kinky Friedman in the Texas Monthly? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Kinky Friedman, z”l Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Rosh Chodesh literally means the “head of the month” and is a minor holiday that marks the beginning of every Hebrew month. [Cailin Acosta]
A Monthly Holiday Especially for Women Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Nachum was an awkward provincial boy with a gentle soul. He was drawn to beauty and was fascinated by the art of music and by my aunt’s appearance. He idolized her and fell under her power. At that time, she was a beautiful young woman, ambitious, bossy, capricious, and everything worked out for her: she was successful in her career and in winning men’s hearts. However, she was at the mercy of national tradition and married a Jew, Nachum, without loving him. [Alex Gordon]
Musicians in the Family Led Lives of Disharmony Read More »
Alex Gordon, International, Israel, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Courtesy of Wikipedia Steve Lawrence (July 8, 1935 – March 7, 2024) was an American singer, comedian, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop duo Steve and Eydie with his wife Eydie Gormé and for his performance as Maury Sline, the manager and friend of the main characters in the 1980 film The Blues
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Jewish Celebrities, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Soroka University Medical Center needed to reinvent itself on the fly and dramatically expand its capacity amid the overwhelming amount of severe, traumatic injuries suffered by Israelis on Oct. 7. The number of children treated at the facility that day was equivalent to the usual number treated in an entire year, Perry said. [Jacob Kamaras]
Oct. 7th Convinced Medical Students of Necessity of Specialty in Trauma Surgery Read More »
Israel, Jacob Kamaras, News Media, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Times of San Diego, USA
A site in a new residential area was selected just below the historical Tel of Yokneam. Jewish eyes have looked out upon the Jezreel Valley from the Tel and the site of the Lion for over 3,000 years. [Jerry Klinger]
Lion of Yokneam, Israel, Installed Along the Lion’s Trail Read More »
Israel, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Courtesy of Wikipedia Michael Howard (July 7, 1941) is a British politician who was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005. He previously held cabinet positions in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Employment, Secretary of State for the Environment, and Home Secretary. Howard was born in Swansea to a Jewish family,
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International, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Courtesy of Wikipedia Randy Rainbow (born July 6, 1981) is an American comedian and singer. He is best known for spoof interviews that he uploads to YouTube that blend political satire and musical parodies from a liberal perspective. Randy Rainbow was born to a Jewish family in Huntington, New York. Rainbow is his real last name. He grew up in Commack, New
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The narrative is a blend of her own experiences with commentaries from other women in politics as well as from some men. Although no mention was made of the fact that they were Jewish, the names of at least nine men and eight women of our faith found their way into Hayashi’s story. [Donald H. Harrison]
Book Outlines Problems, Opportunities for Women Candidates Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The incomplete Star of David, set against the U.S. flag, could be interpreted to mean that Jewish life in America is not complete. [SDJW Staff]
July 4th Image: a U.S. Flag and a Magen What? Read More »
Ben Dishman, Israel, Judaism, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Two characters qualify in a metaphorical sense as budgerigars: Morrie, a Jewish boy whom we watch become a budding concert pianist, and Hilde, a Christian girl whom we admire as she develops into an artist. [Donald H. Harrison]
Novel Traces Two German Families Through World War II Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Staff and Bylined Contributors