Soille Hebrew Day Middle School Chess Club

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—The SSDHDS Chess Club Elective had a great time improving and learning their chess skills this past week. Congratulations to Moshe Kaplan, our championship winner and to all the runners up. Thank you to Mr. Dawson, who came and gave our champions a real taste of Chess. He beat everyone and showed them some great moves!

For 46 years, Soille San Diego Hebrew Day has championed Jewish day school education: instilling Jewish values and inspiring students to aim for excellence in a value-based, family environment.  The school serves children from infants through eighth grade, and offers generous financial aid grants to families to make a Jewish day school education affordable to all.  For more information on the school, visit the web site at http://www.hebrewday.org/ or contact Audrey Jacobs, Director of School Advancement at 858-279-3300 ext. 106 or ajacobs@hebrewday.org

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A HERALD IN ZION


Holocaust tour strengthens Israeli girl's patriotism

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson


MEVASSERET ZION, Israel—When my granddaughter told me that she intended to participate in her school trip to eastern Europe I was aghast. Why would any normal Israeli teenager wish to inflict upon herself the sights and associations aroused by concentration camps? Wouldn’t this scar her tender soul for ever? Even possibly traumatize her? After attempting to delicately indicate my reservations I was informed that the young lady was determined to go, that most of her fellow-pupils would be going and that she felt it would be an important educational and social experience for her.

School trips to concentration camps have become more and more the norm in Israel in recent years. Shir is a mature and intelligent seventeen-year-old. She has a responsible position in the local Scouts movement, she is doing well at school, and from a very early age has been an individual with a will and mind of her own. Although her parents were initially opposed to the idea, as has often been the case in the past they could not withstand the onslaught of her forceful personality and had no option other than to cough up the dough involved. And all her grandparents could do was lend her a suitcase and some warm clothing and remain on the sidelines (and slip her some spending money).

We were told that the three hundred or so participants in the school trip were being given adequate historical and psychological preparation for the trip, that they would be accompanied by their teachers and a psychologist, and that this would serve to strengthen their ties with one another and their allegiance to the State of Israel.

Almost as soon as Shir returned from her trip she came to our house to tell us about it. My hair stood on end when she told me that the group had visited Maidanek, Birkenau, Treblinka and Auschwitz. She described the beauty of the Polish countryside in autumn, and noted that at some of the camps, such as Maidanek and Treblinka, nothing was left to indicate the evil that had once transpired there, that everything was green and pleasant. In Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, however, there were grisly reminders: rooms full of human hair, toothbrushes, suitcases and other personal effects of the kind that a person takes when he or she goes away on a trip, expecting to be able to use them.

But without being prompted Shir said, “It was an experience that everyone ought to undergo. I feel that it has changed me. I have come back a different person to the one I was when I went away.” Naturally, her identification with the State of Israel has been reinforced and the conviction that nothing like the Holocaust must be allowed to happen again strengthened.

The youngsters travelled across Poland, staying mainly in Krakow and Warsaw. They found that the local population was warm and welcoming. It goes without saying that this is a booming tourism industry for the countries of eastern Europe whose forebears were in many cases the henchmen of the Nazis. I doubt whether this aspect was pointed out to the members of Shir’s group. However, after telling us about her experiences Shir added: “but I just can’t understand how people could do this to one another. How could anyone kill children, women, men, indiscriminately, day after day, as if it was just the most natural thing in the world?”

Shefer-Vanson, a freelance writer and translator based in Mevasseret Zion, may be contacted at dorothea@shefer.com This article initially appeared in the AJR Journal, published by the Association of Jewish Refugees in the United Kingdom.

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LAWRENCE FAMILY JCC, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS

J*Company to produce San Diego premiere of Disney High School Musical 2

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The award-winning J*Company Youth Theatre, a program of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, is pleased to announce its production of the blockbuster Disney High School Musical 2 On Stage!  The production will run March 7-22, 2009, at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla.   The J*Company San Diego Premiere of Disney High School Musical 2 On Stage! follows hard on the heels of J*Company’s wildly popular production of the first Disney’s High School Musical last season.
School’s out and summer’s here!  The East High Wildcats are gearing up for three sun and fun filled months of … work?  Troy, Gabriella, Chad and Taylor have scored summer jobs at the Lava Springs Country Club, owned by the family of Sharpay and Ryan Evans.  Sharpay’s world.  Sharpay’s rules.  Rule No. 1: Get Troy.  As she introduces Troy to the most important people in the city, he learns that being friends with the Evans family offers mondo rewards, such as a college scholarship and hanging out with college basketball hotshots.  But will he give up the Wildcats and Gabriella to rise to the top?  Sweet new songs and mad, awesome dancing make the summer before senior year a time that Wildcats will remember forever.
“We’re very excited to be the first to be granted the rights to present this groundbreaking Disney musical,” said J*Company Artistic Director Joey Landwehr.  “With our award-winning presentation of the original High School Musical we broke all previous box office records, even during last fall’s wildfires.”

“Of additional interest, the wonderful young artist who played Gabrielle last year, Arianna Afsar, made it to Hollywood as a contestant on American Idol this season,” said Landwehr.  “J*Company is truly creating the stars of today and tomorrow.”
Rayme Sciaroni is both Director and Musical Director of Disney High School Musical 2 On Stage!  Sciaroni also directed a hip, fast-paced production of Disney High School Musical for J*Company.  Sciaroni has directed, choreographed or served as musical director for a number of off-off New York Broadway shows.  More dancing than ever before will be seen on the Garfield Theatre stage, with Broadway veteran Peter Kalivas serving as choreographer.   The towering set, originally designed for High School Musical by Tony Cucuzella, will be rebuilt and adapted by Christopher Lee Phillips to look like a summer resort in order to avoid using more natural resources. Lighting Design is by Andrew Miller, Sound Design is by Gingy Cox, and Lisa Forrest is the Costume Designer.

Characters, actors, ages, and schools are:

Troy Bolton—Matt Maretz, 17, Canyon Crest Academy
Gabriella Montez—Alexis Young, 13, Coastal Academy
Ryan Evans—Jonathan Edzant, 15, Canyon Crest Academy
Sharpay Evans—Adriana Yedidsion, 18,  La Jolla High School
Zeke Baylor—Zackery Herzog, 15, Westview High School
Martha Cox— Mara Jacobs, 13, High Tech High Middle Media
Kelsi Nielson—Madeline Maio 14, Coronado School of the Arts
Jack Scott—Scott Peterson, 13,  St. Paul’s Lutheran School
Chad Danforth—Elliot Rappaport, 14, Rancho Santa Fe Middle School          
Taylor McKessie—Danielle Smotrich, 16, High Tech High International

Production dates and times: Sat., March 7, 8:00 p.m.: Sun., March 8, 1:00 & 4:30 p.m.; Thurs., March 12, 7:00 p.m.; Fri., March 13, 10:00 a.m. (school show); Sat., March 14, 8:00 p.m.; Sun., March 15, 1:00 & 4:30 p.m.; Thurs., March 19, 7:00 p.m.; Fri., March 20, 10:00 a.m. (school show); Sat., March 21, 8:00 p.m.; Sun., March 22, 1:00 & 4:30 p.m.
Tickets are $13 for children and $17 for adults and are available online at www.sdcjc.org/jcompany or by calling the JCC Box Office at 858-362-1348.

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THE VIEW FROM JINSA

Creating countries at the International Criminal Court

By Shoshana Bryen

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In 2002, JINSA opposed the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is not required to provide Americans the basic legal protections guaranteed to us by our Constitution, and has nebulous political goals including "to achieve justice for all," and "to end impunity (of national leaders)." We called it a "playground for mischief" and "UN groupthink," and said Israel and the United States would be the primary targets of its political judges.

But a few weeks ago, we found ourselves citing ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on the doctrine of proportionality:

The death of civilians during an armed conflict, no matter how grave and regrettable, does not in itself constitute a war crime. International humanitarian law and the Rome Statute permit belligerents to carry out proportionate attacks against military objectives, even when it is known that some civilian deaths or injuries will occur. [Military objectives are] those which by their nature, location, purpose or use make an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture or neutralization, in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers definite military advantage.

Forbidden, he wrote, would be:

An intentional attack directed against civilians or an attack launched on a military objective in the knowledge that the incidental civilian injuries would be clearly excessive in relation to the anticipated military advantage... (or) intentionally launching an attack in the knowledge that such attack will cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects... clearly excessive in relation to the concrete and direct overall military advantage anticipated.

Israel met the first condition; Hamas the second. And since Moreno-Ocampo wasn't writing about Israel and Gaza, we thought we were safe citing him. We should have known better.

Having first said the ICC had no jurisdiction over Israel (which, like the United States, is not a signatory to the treaty that established the court), Moreno-Ocampo told The Times (UK) that he is considering "the case for Palestinian jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in Gaza." Palestinian groups say Gaza is a de facto state, despite its lack of recognized status. Moreno-Ocampo has agreed to make a finding of status to sue.

If he makes "Palestine" a country, will he also snap his fingers and end the Hamas-Fatah civil war? Otherwise, how will he decide who gets to exercise the new status? It matters in part because Fatah has just accused Hamas of war crimes, publishing a list of people killed, maimed, beaten or tortured BY HAMAS in Gaza. The Palestinian news agency Ma'an cites a senior official saying Fatah is responsible for, "initiating the proper legal procedures against those responsible for the crimes and anyone who gave the directives for murder or torture. These people must be brought to justice."

In the International Criminal Court?

The ability of the ICC to make legal trouble is clear. If it arrogates to itself the ability to create countries (or un-create them if it believes Palestine is entitled to the space occupied by Israel) we fear no one will put the breaks on internationalism run amok.

Bryen is special projects director for the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA). Her column is sponsored by Waxie Sanitary Supply in memory of Morris Wax, a longtime JINSA supporter and national board member.


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RABBI SIMCHA, THE ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

Loving 'Leah' a lot easier than loving Susie Essman

By Rabbi Simcha Weinstein

NEW YORK--On January 25, CBS aired the TV movie Loving Leah. This pleasant if forgettable Hallmark Hall of Fame production told the romantic tale of a secular Jewish doctor (what else?) who marries his Chabad-Chasidic sister-in-law, Leah, after the death of his brother, the rabbi (but of course!) 
 
Actress Susie Essman, who portrayed Leah’s overbearing bubbe, appeared on the talk show The View last week to promote the new movie. However, Essman spent much of her time berating the real-life Chasidic women she’d met during filming. 
 
View co-host Joy Behar asked Essman, “So what did you learn about the Chasidic religion?” 
 
Essman replied”They’re not very good dressers... Have you seen what these women look like half the time?”
 
I was shocked for two reasons. 
 
First, I was personally offended by Susie Essman’s catty comments. My wife happens to be a Chabad-Chasidic woman. She is proud of it and so am I. In fact, my wig wearing, modestly-clad babe of a wife could easily teach Essman a few things about fashion and beauty. (At the risk of sounding as “dishy” as Essman, I seem to recall that the actress’ own good looks — or lack thereof —were the subject of considerable ribbing when she was on the dais of the Comedy Central Bob Saget Roast last year. When Cloris Leachman is joking about how much you look like a man, you’ve got problems!) 
 
Secondly, I found it ironic to hear Susie Essman stereotyping Jewish women. After all, she’s made a lucrative career portraying a shallow, status-conscious Jewish wife. If that isn’t a cruel stereotype, then what is? 
 
Essman plays the foul-mouthed Susie Greene on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. As the wife of Larry David’s agent and best friend, Essman is a two-dimensional caricature: a sharp-tongued scold who always looks frumpy in spite of (or, more accurately, because of) her garish designer ensembles. 
 
Meanwhile, Larry's wife Cheryl is the non-Jewish trophy wife par-excellence: beautiful, blonde, chic and supportive. It’s a familiar trope in Jewish comedy, in which Jewish girls are often port rayed as consolation prizes next to the characters’ Gentile trophy wives. 
 
I should know: I wrote all about it in my new book, Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the 21st Century. 
 
For instance, in Annie Hall (1977) Woody Allen's character plays up the difference between his first two wives, both Jewish, and his new uber-WASP girlfriend Diane Keaton, who “looks like the wife of an astronaut.” 
 
In Keeping the Faith (2000), Ben Stiller plays Rabbi Schram, who is caught in a very unlikely romantic rivalry with his best childhood friend, a Catholic priest, over the affections of an Irish Catholic girl. (PS: the rabbi gets the girl. And that’s not a spoiler. It’s not as if there could be any other finale under the circumstances, is there?) Before the curtain falls, however, Rabbi Schram is introduced to a number of eligible Jewish girls. Unfortunately, these Jewish women are portrayed as desperate and unattractive. 
 
Ben Stiller returned as Reuben Feffer in Along Came Polly (2004), playing an uptight, obsessive, nebbish Jew who marries a not-very-attractive Jewish girl. But before you can say “mazel tov,” his new bride cheats while on their honeymoon. Stiller eventually finds new love with the spontaneous, pretty, non-Jewish Polly (Jennifer Aniston). 
 
All these cruel depictions and many others fly in the face of reality, not to mention our spiritual inheritance. The fact is, the very-first mention of humor in the Bible concerns a strong, beloved Jewish woman. Matriarch Sarah, you’ll recall, is told that God will finally bless her with her very first child—at the ripe old age of ninety-nine. 
 
Sarah laughs, and who can blame her? But God is not amused: “Why did Sarah laugh? Is there something God cannot do?” (Genesis 18: 13-14). 
 
When the child is born, Abraham and Sarah name the boy Isaac; the Hebrew “Yitzchak” comes from the root word “tzchok,” meaning “laughter.” Why? Because, as Sarah explains, God has caused laughter to me.  (Genesis 21: 6). 
 
Given laughter’s distinguished, even holy, pedigree, surely the time has come to stop laughing at Jewish women, like Susie Essman did, and start laughing with them. 
 
Simcha Weinstein is an award-winning author, whose latest book is Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the 21st century (Barricade Books: 2008). He can be reached at www.rabbisimcha.com 
 




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Thursdays with the Songs of Hal Wingard


In this selection, Hal pokes fun at some of humanity's eccentricities. Here is a link to an index of Wingard's songs previously published by San Diego Jewish World. To hear Hal performing a song, click on its title.


#15, Mr. Average

I have met you many places, Mr. Average,
So I know just what to say when I'm with you.
Just like all the average guys,
You are never a surprise,
And I always know just what you're gonna do.

Oh, you're just like all the others, Mr Average.
You are not too modest and you're not too vain.
You are surely not too tall,
And you're not too short at all.
You're as normal as a puddle in the rain.

You will never be a hero, Mr. Average,
And it's certain you will never be a heel.
You are often rather clean,
And you seldom talk obscene,
And you rarely overeat at any meal.

You are listed in statistics, Mr. Average,
And I see you on the billboards and TV.
But, whatever is your fame,
I must loudly now proclaim:
I'm so glad for all the odd ones just like me!

(c) 2009 Hal Wingard; To my four children, October 25, 1977

#30, Milkshake On Your Mustache

Men with great mustachios
Always use a straw,
Either voluntarily
Or by an act of law.

Charlie Chaplin used a straw;
Wild Bill Hickok, too;
Einstein, Dali, Roosevelt;
As well as Fu Man Chu.

What is there in modern life
Causes folks to stare
As much as beer on mustache lip
Or milkshake muxed in hair?

Charlie Chaplin used a straw;
Wild Bill Hickok, too;
Einstein, Dali, Roosevelt;
As well as Fu Man Chu.

Gentlemen can slurp their soup.
Who complains out loud?
But noodles in a man's mustache
Can paralyze a crowd.

Charlie Chaplin used a straw;
Wild Bill Hickok, too;
Einstein, Dali, Roosevelt;
As well as Fu Man Chu.

Men of mustache, take advice
Before your whole world crashes.
Use a straw for saving face,
And save your great mustaches..

To the man at Mc Donald's with milkshake on his mustache

(c) 2009 Hal Wingard, January 12, 1978

#190, Ever Wonder?

Who?
Do you know who
Do you know who. . .you are?
Why?
Do you know why
Do you know why you are you?

Ever wonder who you are
Or who you ought to be,
Or whether who you think you are
Is who your friends can see?

Who?
Do you know who
Do you know who. . .you are?
Why?
Do you know why
Do you know why you are you?

Ever wonder why you do
The foolish things you do,
Or wonder why at certain times
You wish that you weren't you?

Who?
Do you know who
Do you know who. . .you are?
Why?
Do you know why
Do you know why you are you?

Ever wonder why you wonder
Long and frequently?
The reason's clear to all your friends:
Inferiority!

Who?
Do you know who
Do you know who. . .you are?
Why?
Do you know why
Do you know why you are you?

(c) 2009 Hal Wingard, August 6, 1987 Words written at Ton Kiang, Yenching, and Georgio's in
San Francisco, September 22-23, 1984

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History

Editor's Note: To create a permanent and accessible archive, we are reprinting news articles that appeared in back issues of various San Diego Jewish newspapers. You may access an index of the headlines of those articles by clicking here. You may also use the Google search program on our home page or on the headline index page to search for keywords or names.

Birdie Stodel B.B.
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 6

Please be sure to remember the date, put a big check mark on your calendar now, to be on hand 8 p.m. promptly, Monday, August 11th to get some enlightening facts on caner. A medical speaker of the American Cancer Society is scheduled, and a film, called “Breast Examination for Cancer” is to be shown.

Since our Chapter delegates are leaving for Seattle, Wash., for the Annual District No. 4 B’nai B’rith convention, be on hand to give them a nice send off. Representing our chapter are Ruth Brav, Chapter President; Ruth Aronoff, and Sarah Geller, Chapter Past Presidents.

On a directive from Grand Lodge, S.D. Birdie Stodel Chapter of Women’s B’nai B’rith is forming a Youth Committee.


Cottage of Israel
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 6

Our first annual election of officers by full membership voting will be concluded on Sunday, August 10.  Members still desiring to nominate candidates other than those selected by our nominating committee can do so on or before that date.

The Cottage of Israel will partici0pate in the annual pot luck supper sponsored by the House of Pacific Relations on August 10 at 6 p.m. on the cottage lawns. Tables will be set up in front of the cottage and coffee will be served by courtesy of our hostessing committee.  Entertainment will be furnished by the various cottages.

At our last board meeting, it was voted that he Cottage of Israel become an annual member of the San Diego Chapter of the American Association of th United Nations. A contribution to their scholarship fund was made recently whereby two State College students were sent as delegates to visit the U.N. last month in New York.


USO-JWB Activities
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 6

The Sunday afternoon beach parties are proving very popular with the servicemen who have been attending these enjoyable affairs.

Enthusiasm is at a high pitch as plans are being made for a Twilight Beach party to be given on Sunday, August 10th.  Esther Bobroff is Chairman of the Junior Hostess Committee which is in charge of the party.  Servicemen and girls will meet at Temple Center at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.  Swimming, a  “cook out “ supper, and games will be featured.

Gils 17 to 26 are invited to attend these special parties  in addition to the regular dances held at Temple Center on Wednesday and Sunday nights.  For further information, contact Esther Siegel, USO-JWB director, 215 Spreckels Bldg., F. 9-3712.


B’nai B’rith Women of San Diego
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 7

The B’nai B’rith Women of San Diego are proud to announce that plans are now under way for a Joint Donor Luncheon sponsored by the two women’s chapters, San Diego Birdie Stodel and San Diego Bay City. With approximately 400 women participating this promises o be the event of the year.  Mrs. Sam Stein, Bidie Stodel, and Mrs. Ben Elvove, Bay City, have been appointed to serve as Chairmen of this event and their initial plans are well under way. The date has been set for Monday, October 27th at 12 noon, and with not quite 3 months to go, all members are urged to dispose of their donor books as quickly as possible.

Mrs. Sam Bennet, Birdie Stodel and Mrs. Ralph Schwartz, Bay City, are the Donor treasurers and as such are asking you to contact them as soon as possible in regards to the Donor books.


Deceased {Jane M. Lipinsky}
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 7

LIPINSKY, Mrs. Jane Maxine, 32, August 4 in a local hospital. Born in Kansas City, Mrs. Lipinsky had lived insane Diego for 14 years.  Services were conducted by Rabbi Morton J. Cohn at the Lewis Colonial Mortuary on Wednesday, August 6.  Entombment was at the Greenwood Mausoleum. Survivors include her husband, Bernard Lipinsy; a daughter, Elaine; a son, Jeffrey; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Goldberg, and a sister, Mrs. Adele Leener.


Tifereth Israel Sisterhood
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 7

The Tifereth Israel Sisterhood is planning a Garden Party to be hel in the patio and spacious grounds of the residence of Mrs. Arthur Gardner, 5223 Canterbury Drive on Tuesday, August 19th, at 1:00 p.m.  Mrs. Woodrow Ratner, Membership Chairman, in charge of the affair, has planned a delightful afternoon with the scheme to be “Especially For You.”

Mrs. Ratner, her co-chairmen, Mrs. Milo Berenson and Mrs. Ben Gordon, and all the Board members promise to make this afternoon a pleasant interlude in an  otherwise inactive summer.

Mrs. Albert Winick of Los Angeles, President of the National Womens League, Pacific Southwest Branch, has been invited as a guest of honor.

Mrs.  Alex J. Newman, newly installed President of the Sisterhood states that other special guests will be Presidents of all affiliated groups.

Planned as a social function, the Garden Party will offer an opportunity for members and their friends to meet and become acquainted with each other and new officers for the ensuing term. 

The local Sisterhood has recently joined the National Womens League of the united Synagogue of America. The new affiliation will enable the San Diego group to benefit by the experience of other Chapters in planning and coordinating interesting and useful programs for the year.

Mrs. Monroe Levens has offered her home to any mother who would like to avail herself of Child Care for the youngster for the afternoon of the Party. There will be capable supervision by teen-agers who will keep the kiddies entertained.

A cordial invitation is extended to all Jewish women to attend this Garden Party “Especially For You.”  

“Adventures in Jewish History” is sponsored by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Our indexed "Adventures in San Diego Jewish History" series will be a daily feature until we run out of history.

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SAN DIEGO JEWISH WORLD: THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 30)

MIDDLE EAST
Israel Did NOT Hit UNRWA School In Gaza ... by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C.

Israel electorate has moved to the right ... by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem

An unsolicited plan for Mideast peace ... by Rabbi Dow Marmur in Jerusalem

AUSTRALIA
The Jews Down Under... by Garry Fabian in Melbourne, Australia:
—Australian VP for World Jewish Congress

—Dissident Jewish professors make waves

—Australia Day honours for Jewish community members

—Surgeon becomes first Jewish general in 50 years

—Child prodigy stars at Yeshiva gala

—Expansion of kosher eateries

—Junior Carnival great success

—Heat wave postpones start of school year

COMMUNITY WATCH
Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School: Hebrew Day Families Receive Tzedaka Boxes

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
From the archives of Southwestern Jewish Press:

August 8, 1952: Young Jewish Couples’ Club

August 8, 1952: Hebrew Home Gets Set for ‘Maisel Day’

August 8, 1952: Beth Jacob Auxiliary Holds Wedding Shower

August 8, 1952: T.Y.Lers to Attend Asilomar Conference

August 8, 1952: Heart Assn. Elects New Board Members

August 8, 1952: Beth Jacob Picnic Sunday, August 10

August 8, 1952: (Untitled Humor)

JEWISH INTERNET FAVORITES
Eddie Butler sings "Together We Are One"

Patrick Bruel sings Qui A Le Doit (Who Has the Right)

Shlomo Carlebach—The rabbi gives a concert

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 29)

INTERNATIONAL
Hamas puts the cat among the pigeons... by Rabbi Dow Marmur in Jerusalem

ARTS
A sacred service by Ernest Bloch ... by Cantor Sheldon Merel in San Diego, with audio of him performing with the JCC Orchestra and a mixed choir

New website: Old Jews telling jokes ... by Dan Bloom in Taipei, Taiwan

The reason for postwar Polish anti-Semitism ... by David Strom in San Diego

Maybe they should hunt for a better play! .. by Cynthia Citron in Pasadena, California

COMMUNITY WATCH
San Diego Jewish Academy: San Diego Jewish Academy Annual Gala Honors Kornfeld Family

Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School: Preschool Enrichment Classes at Soille Hebrew Day

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
August 8, 1952: Community Currents ... by Albert Hutler

August 8, 1952: Pioneer Jews of Utah ... by Dr. Phillip L. Seman

August 8, 1952: Busy, Busy, Busy

August 8, 1952: Talented Family

JEWISH INTERNET FAVORITES
Carol Bruce (1919-2007) sings "Boy With the Wistful Eyes" and "Getting Sentimental Over You"

Dany Brillant sings "Tu vuò fa l' americano" (You Want To Be An American)

Ian Broudie sings "Song for No One"

Monday, February 2, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 28)

INTERNATIONAL
With friends like 60 Minutes' Bob Simon.... by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem

Hamas and Turkey's Erdogan aid Likud ... by Rabbi Dow Marmur in Jerusalem

Turkey: 'Do as I say, not as I do'... by David A. Harris in New York

U.S.A.
School choice is good for the Jews ... by David Benkof in New York

Unity, not diversity, key to U.S. greatness ... by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego

SAN DIEGO
Auction helps San Diego Jewish Academy in a time of national economic uncertainty ... by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
College—San Diego’s New Vision: The Jewish Education Commission in 1948 ... by Hunter Chundak

Middle School—Oscar Schindler, Reluctant Savior... by Jairn Schiff in Cayucos, California

COMMUNITY WATCH
Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School:Inauguration Day at Soille Hebrew Day

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
August 8, 1952: Camp Jaycee Winds Up Fine Season With Julian Camp Out

August 8, 1952: Loan Committee Serves Vital Function

August 8, 1952: It Figures! Gals Have Class In Figure Class

August 8, 1952: Limit of Tax Deductible Gifts Raised to 20% In New Law

JEWISH INTERNET FAVORITES {Click here for previous selections}
Elkie Brooks sings "Lilac Wine"

Michel Berger sings "Chanter pour ceux"

Mike Brant sings "Laisse-moi t'aimer" (Let me love you)

Sunday, February 1, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 27)

INTERNATIONAL
Israel endures the propaganda war ... by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem

Fewer traffic deaths in Israel during wars ... by Rabbi Dow Marmur in Jerusalem

'The Choice Is Ours'—Iraqi voter ... by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C.

Obama 'gets it about Israel,' Newsweek's Fineman reassures UJF Men's Event... by Donald H. Harrison in La Jolla, California

Hidden Jewish children in WWII Belgium are subject of lecture at AJE's Yom Limmud... by Gail Feinstein Forman in La Jolla, California

JUDAISM
Jewish 'forms' insufficient without content ... by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal in San Diego

Merit of hard-to-peform mitzvoth described ... by Rabbi Baruch Lederman in San Diego

SPORTS
A bissel sports trivia with Bruce Lowitt ... in Oldsmar, Florida

ARTS
Tosca still pleases; Sylvie Valayre soars... by Carol Davis in San Diego

COMMUNITY WATCH
Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School: First Grade Great Artists Series at Soille Hebrew Day

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
July 25, 1952: Y.J.C. Club

July 25, 1952: Public Invited To Greet Nixon Here

July 25, 1952: B.C. Crum Announces New International Gift Certificate Plan – Scrip to Israel

July 25, 1952: Cottage of Israel

July 25, 1952: Local Women Are Honored By Regional B’nai B’rith

JEWISH INTERNET FAVORITES {Click here for previous selections}
Jenifer Bertoli sings Le Souvenir de ce jour (The Memory of This Day)

Keren Ann Zeidel sings "Not Going Anywhere"

Zehava Ben sings "Inta Omri" ("You Are My Life")

January

Friday-Saturday, January 30-31, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 26)

MIDDLE EAST
Proposal dreams of a revived Palestine ... by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem

Cry for Palestinian children, and remember ... by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C.

Israeli election campaign gets nasty ... by Rabbi Dow Marmur in Jerusalem

ARTS
A pioneer advocate for children with disabilities speaks out for family power ... by Donald H. Harrison in San Diego

How often should orchestras rehearse?... by David Amos in San Diego

From grieving tears to embracing smiles... by Sara Appel-Lennon in La Jolla, California

COMMUNITY WATCH
Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School: Memories of 2008, a video documentary by Rand Levin

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
July 25, 1952: Pioneer Women

July 25, 1952: Jewish Labor Committee

July 25, 1952: Beth Jacob Congregation

July 25, 1952: Labor Zionist Organization

July 25, 1952: Tifereth Israel Sisterhood

July 25, 1952: Camp Jaycee Proves Boon to Parents

July 25, 1952: Allocations Committee to Work

JEWISH INTERNET FAVORITES .
Chava Alberstein performs Soolam "The Ladder"

Etti Ankri & David D'Or perform "Lolita" in Hebrew

Paula Abdul performs "Promise of a New Day"

Thursday, January 29, 2009 (Vol. 3, No. 25)

MIDDLE EAST
Besides Hamas terrorism, Mitchell will find PA corruption a barrier to Middle East peace ... by Ira Sharkansky in Jerusalem

Asking right questions about the Gaza War... by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C.

GREAT BRITAIN
British Museum exhibit on Babylon provides evidence of captivity of King Jehoiachin ... by Lloyd Levy in London

ARTS
Classical music, in American Indian and East Indian styles, make for adventurous concert ... by Eileen Wingard in San Diego

Thursdays With the Music of Hal Wingard:
#140, Limericks

Sephardi swashbucklers and other tales... by Fred Reiss in Winchester, California

COMMUNITY WATCH
Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School: CoJDS /Rabbi Glass Visit to Soille Hebrew Day

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
July 25, 1952: Community Relations Comm. Votes To Oppose Bible Reading in Public Schools

July 25, 1952: USO-JWB Activities

July 25, 1952: Hebrew Home for the Aged Auxiliary

July 25, 1952: Bay City B.B.

JEWISH INTERNET FAVORITES
Herb Alpert plays "A Taste of Honey"

Neil Diamond sings "Sweet Caroline"

Simon & Garfunkel sing "The Sound of Silence"

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