Alumni Join in on Soille Hebrew Day’s Learning Program

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—Seven of Hebrew Day’s alumni joined the school this week for a two day Middle School Talmud Learning Program. Thank you so much to Yehoshua Attia, Dovid Bogopulsky, Ilan Buchwald, Ephraim Marks, Shlomo Yosef Marks, Yisroel Peikes, and Avromie Weiser who were home for winter break and came to the school to learn together with our Middle School boys. The boys really enjoyed pairing up with our alumni to be able to receive more of that personal attention and develop a friendly relationship with them. The alumni as well enjoyed revisiting the school and saying hello to their previous teachers. Thank you again to all those who participated. The program was a huge success!

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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MULTI-FACETED ARTIST—At left is the parochet, the curtain covering the Holy Ark, at the Italian Synagogue
in Jerusalem; at right, another of Emanuel Luzzati's works depicting King Solomon and his wives.

Fond remembrances of Italian artist Emanuel Luzzati

By Ulla Hadar

KIBBUTZ RUHAMA, Israel—In last weekend's edition of the newspaper Yehidiot Aharonot, my eye caught the column of Israeli author Meir Shalev, titled "A letter from Italy.”

In the article Shalev wrote about recognition he received in Italy for his children’s book A Snake, A Flood and Two Arks which was recently translated into  Italian. The recognition was awarded to him in the Emanuel Luzzati museum of Genoa. The late Emanuel Luzzati (at right) had been the illustrator of the book. Meir Shalev has an additional children’s book, Michael and the Monster of Jerusalem, with illustrations by the same artist.

Now what is my connection to all this? Well it happens to be that Emanuel Luzzati was my husband’s uncle on his maternal side. I just returned from Italy after spending a week there with family members. One of the events we joined was the opening performance of the opera by Rossini "Il Turco in Italia" at the Carlo Felice theater in Genoa. The performance was to commemorate  the second anniversary of Luzzati’s death.

The colorful and gorgeous stage set and costume designs had been created 25 years ago by Emanuel Luzzati and were now refurbished. The opera was performed on only six evenings.

The extent of Luzzati’s artworks is endless and it is difficult to summarize the impact of his career in a few lines.

Luzzati,  a Jewish Italian, was born in Genoa in 1921.  He never got married. The apartment where he was born was his home throughout  his lifetime, except during the years of the Second World War when he escaped to Lausanne, Switzerland to study at The School of Fine Arts and Applied Arts. He barely survived there, having only meager means. He earned some money by doing street puppet theater with some of his friends. During the war Jews were not allowed to get a job in Switzerland or earn money in any way, so the street theater had some risks connected to it.

Throughout his entire career, Luzzati created artworks in a vast numbers of fields, including more than 400 stage sets, several of them for operas;  designs for children’s playgrounds, collages,  book illustrations, ceramics, posters, silk prints, paintings, and animations in collaboration with photographer Guilio Gianini for such  films as  Magic Flute, Gaza Laddra and Pulcinella. Several of their movies were nominated for Academy Awards.

At the museum of the Tower of David in Jerusalem, another of their animated movies, "Jerusalem" is screened as part of the museum’s exhibit. Shalev wrote the script.  Many exhibitions of Luzatti's works have been exposed in great cities around the world.


FAVORITE CHARACTERS—Pulcinella was one of Luzzati's favorite characters. Pulcinella and his wife were
always getting into trouble!

Luzzati’s favorite figure was the Pulcinella (known in English as “Punch”) Arlecchino (also known as Harlequin), the masked figure that originates from the Southern Italian street theater. This little guy is seen over and over again in Luzzati’s artworks.

Emanuel Luzzati never forgot his Jewish roots.  He filled the synagogue in Genoa with stained glass windows, ceramic tiles on the bimah and a parochet (curtain before the Holy Ark).

The Italian synagogue in Jerusalem also has a parochet designed by him.  

A Haggadah for Pesach contains his illustrations.



GENOA, ITALY—Emanuel Luzzati's stained glass windows and bima are features of the synagogue in Genoa. At right
is the entrance to the Luzzati Museum in Genoa.

Once I asked him how he acquired the skills to create all these different kind of artworks.  He answered that sometimes he didn’thave the knowledge but not wanting to refuse any job offered to him, he would always accept and then:  "I would go buy a book on the issue, try it out and teach myself and this is how I learned."

Almost ten years ago the city of Genoa honored its native son by  allowing the tower house of the old city fortification at the harbor, Porto Antico, to be turned into the Luzzati museum containing artwork, animations and exhibitions.
 
Lele – as he was called by family and friends— passed away January 26,  2007, at the age of 85. It was and still is a great loss to  everyone he knew. He had continued to work and create to the last day he lived. We – the family — later learned that his last creation was a Ketuba sent the day before he passed away to an Italian immigrant in Jerusalem for his wedding.   Italian immigrants to Israel have a tradition of  having their ketubot made my Italian artists.  Lele told the young man that he did not want any money for the work, as he considered the ketuba a share in Tikkun Olam (improving the world.)  He noted that he had chosen to remain in Italy to pursue his career while his sister and other family members had immigrated to Israel.

Luzzati’s art works also can be found in San Diego County, at Temple Solel in Cardiff by the  Sea, the United Jewish Federation offices in San Diego, and in private collections. Also the library of Temple Solel has a small collection of books illustrated by him.

As Meir Shalev finished his column he mused: "Lele was a dignified and fruitful artist, a naïve and modest man, who did not deal with politics, who never tried to influence or educate those around him. Full of sensitivity and talent. Totally and entirely without any intention to impress anyone. I am proud and honored to have had the privilege to know him".
I can only agree and say amen.

When I am in a bad mood it is enough to look at Lele’s pictures see Pulcinella fool around, or to leaf through one of his many illustrated books.  This straight away gets a smile back on my face. I am profoundly moved by his legacy.

Sha'ar Hanegev bureau chief Hadar may be contacted at hadaru@sandiegojewishworld.com


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SARA-N-DIPITY PLACE

Leah Salovey, Torah H.S. student, is budding playwright

By Sara Appel-Lennon

SAN DIEGO —When I recently interviewed Leah Salovey (at right), I found her to be a personable, articulate, and thought-provoking (acronym for ”pat”) 15-year- old. Leah describes herself as speculative and as one who thinks a lot about life and the future. She is the daughter of San Diego Rep director Todd Salovey and Diane Boomer, a theatre lighting designer.

She is in the tenth grade at Torah High School, where the entire school enrollment of 9th -12th graders is 45 students.  Leah loves the personalized attention she receives at Torah High School. She says that no one slips through the cracks.

As a ninth grader she requested to take a playwriting class as an elective instead of taking Latin or Spanish. Even though she and another student were the only two registered for the class, the Torah High School Dean, Rabbi Michoel Peikes, recognized the value of creative arts, thus he  hired theatre teacher Lila Rose Kaplan to teach students how to write plays.

Kaplan encouraged Leah to enter the California Young Playwrights Contest. All contestants were under the age of 19 and 352 entries were submitted. Only eight of the 352 were chosen to be performed by college actors in front a live audience. Leah Salovey’s play, Butterflies, was one that was chosen for a staged reading.  Kudos are well deserved for Leah because her script was accepted the first time around.

Leah mentioned the idea came to her when she was doodling in her playwriting class. She drew a picture of a boy with green skin with a butterfly behind him. The boy represented the character, Tyler, who was diagnosed with leukemia and the butterfly, represented hope, which became the metaphor of the play,

When I asked her about who the characters represented and how she chose their names, she said that “Tyler represented a young child. Adam represented her next-door-neighbor prototype, and Rebbekah represented herself, because she’s upbeat and happy.”

Butterflies is about friendship, hope, and encouragement. Tyler turns to his friends for understanding and support while dealing with his illness.

They reassure him that he is important to them and that they are with him. Rebbekah agrees to give Tyler a butterfly for every month that he is alive after being diagnosed with leukemia. A touching scene showed Tyler coming to terms with his illness. He told Adam that he used to be the worst kid on the track team. Now he doesn’t even have the energy to climb up stairs. He would give anything to be the worst kid on the track team again.

When I mentioned to Leah that all of the plays that I saw at the Playwrights Project that day dealt with heavy issues, she responded “It’s tragic and beautiful. Kids are losing their innocence. They’re analyzing the world around us, they’re not just complacent.”

While writing this article I remembered the quote ‘It takes a village to raise a child."

While Leah is not a child, she is a young adult and I realize that many people helped her to achieve her success. This was not part of my interviewing Leah; however, I believe these people deserve special recognition.

 I recognize her parents for enrolling her at Torah High School where Leah receives an excellent education. I recognize the dean of the school, Rabbi Peikes, for being a forward thinker and realizing the value of adding creative arts to his curriculum. I recognize Leah’s teacher, Lila Rose Kaplan, who encouraged Leah to enter the contest, and I recognize the boy next door, Nicholas Kusnir, who is Leah’s friend, a supporter of her writing endeavors, and who also happens to be a writer.  These people contributed to Leah’s success as a budding playwright and as a butterfly that is learning to spread her wings and fly.

Columnist Appel-Lennon may be contacted at appels@jewishsightseeing.com





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MUSIC NOTES


Standing ovations should be reserved for the very best

By David Amos

SAN DIEGO—I do not think that it is just my imagination, or wishful thinking, but I believe that San Diego audiences are showing signs of maturity.

There were times in recent memory that when performers wanted a standing ovation from a local audience, all they had to do was to conclude the evening with something like Bolero, The 1812 Overture, Beethoven’s Seventh or Ninth Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth, or a similar work with volume, excitement, or virtuosity.

Never mind the artistry, creativity, the touch of genius. Just give them the potboilers, and be sure to end with a bang!

But things have, thankfully started to change. I have been present at several concerts where the orchestra, soloist, or ensemble gave what can safely be called an outstanding performance, but at its end, the audience applauded vigorously and politely, and at length, but stayed seated. This is the way it should be.

A standing ovation should be reserved for the very best, the near ultimate, a superb effort and rendition. Not just because the music ends loud and fast. We should be stingy with standing ovations. As we mature as a listening audience, we simply have to learn to discriminate the wheat from the chaff. This takes time, together with frequent attendance of recitals and concerts. By doing this, we start to formulate a standard, and can discern and recognize something that is truly great, that magic that we are fortunate to witness once in a while.

Performers are aware of this too. Just imagine, a world class artist comes to us, and for a variety of reasons, gives a sub-par performance. This can, and has happened to all the great ones. At the end of the music, when the artist feels that what just took place was below standard, or not up to his/her own true abilities, our overly enthusiastic San Diego audience jumps to its collective feet, and start cheering. Cal it unsophisticated, small town, or even amateurish.

Musicians, and many artists performing on a stage appreciate enthusiastic applause and praise, but it has to be commensurate with what just took place.

Sure, I like my concerts to start and end with dramatic, explosive, colorful sounds. It seems to make artistic sense most of the time. But what about Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique Symphony, (#6), Beethoven’s Pastorale, and an infinity of other symphonic chamber or piano works which are recognized masterpieces, but conclude with a whisper?

As much as we recognize that San Diego may not be the cultural Mecca that is, for instance, New York, we must also admit that we are fortunate to hear many evenings of wonderful music making. Consider the fine work of the San Diego Symphony, San Diego Opera, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, and the unending roster of guest orchestras, ensembles and soloists brought to us by the La Jolla Music Society. Hardly a week goes by without a treasury of offerings available to us, to say nothing of other local organizations with very respectable musical offerings, churches, community groups, and schools.

All the above options can help us form criteria, enhance our enjoyment, and make us more intelligent and informed listeners.

Since we are on the subject of audiences, I might as well vent my opinion and discomfort at seeing audiences running for the exits while the performers are still on stage, bowing, and receiving additional curtain calls.

For starters, think of the insensitivity shown to the musicians. And in actual practice, do you really believe that by leaving 90 seconds before other people, you are going to beat the traffic? It makes no significant difference at all. From the stage, it gives the impression of seeing uncivilized boors, shoving and stomping their way out of the theatre, with no fire in sight.

The performers on stage gave you two hours of their best talent, energy, experience, and emotions. The least we can do is treat them with respect and gratitude.

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Did you see on television the Super Bowl last Sunday? It was an exciting game. But what also caught my attention was that with all the fabled commercials, at least four utilized classical music. I heard Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, and Prokoffiev. Not that most of the biewers would have recognized them, but to me, and hopefully, you, it was like meeting old friendS again.

Amos is conductor of the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra and a guest conductor of orchestras all over the world. He may be contacted at amosd@sandiegojewishworld.com                                       





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We continue our exploration of Jewish singers from around the world:


David Draiman of Disturbed sings “Down With the Sickness” – Warning, for some the language of this heavy metal band will be disturbing.


Lynsey de Paul sings “Sugar Me”


Matt Dusk sings “Back In Town”

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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.

Bay City B.B.
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 7

Taking full advantage of the glorious summer weather and the lovely yard of Mrs. Irving Kravitz, the Bay City women are looking forward to the Patio Barbecue Luncheon to be held on Friday, August 15th at 12 noon.  Under the joint chairmanship of Mrs. Eugene Sacks and Mrs. Max Felsman, assisted by Mrs. Abe Hollandersky, this luncheon promises to be one of the most outstanding events of the year.  Proceeds from this affair will go to further the service to the Armed Forces program in San Diego.  Mrs. Sacks and Mrs. Felsman, co-chairmen of the Service to the Armed Forces Committee, announce that the Bay City Chapter will sponsor once a month, the Wednesday evening USO get-togethers at the Temple Center.  They are still providing birthday cakes once a month to the U.S. naval Hospital at Balboa Park, and will continue the Ward Parties at the hospital which have proven so successful.

Tickets for the Barbecue Luncheon are still available and reservations may be made with Mrs. Sacks, Chula Vista 1519J or Mrs. Felsman.


J.W.V. Auxiliary
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 7

The S.D. Jewish War Veterans No. 185 Ladies auxiliary will hold the Annual Poppy Day, V-J Day, August 14.  Auxiliary members will be stationed throughout the city and everyone is urged to contribute o this worthy cause.  This event is the major fund raising project of the year.

All money procured from this drive is used for the hospital program at U.S. naval Hospital, Sunshine school, Oneg Shabbats at Naval Training Center, and aid to veterans and servicemen wherever needed.

Junior Vice-Pres. Theresa Furst is chairman of Poppy Day 1952.  Let’s all work with her and make this year’s sale a successful one.


S.D. Birdie Stodel Chapter Member Honored
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 7

It has been announced that a “Citation of Merit” was presented to Mrs. Sam Bennett by Pacific Southwest Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith.  Mrs. Bennett has done outstanding work in the field of Anti-Defamation for our Chapter for the past several years.


News of the Fox
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 7

By John Kluchin

Although in direct competition with the Democratic Convention and Eleanor Roosevelt on T.V., a large and most attentive audience listened and participated in the Panel Discussion, “Delinquency, Adult or Juvenile” on July 22nd at the Beth Jacob Center.

Samuel I. Fox Lodge B’nai B’rith with Stanley Yukon, Pres and David Sugerman, Vice Pres. And ADL Chairman, are planning the 3rd of the Panel Discussions, and as soon as the details are arranged our good friends will be notified.



City of Hope Aux.
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 8.

All members of the City of Hope Junior Auxiliary are urged to attend the open board meeting of that group August 8 at 8:00 p.m. at the Landes Street Center.

Plans for fund-raising affairs and for meetings in the coming season will be discussed. This is your chance, members, to help plan the activities of the club.


Deceased {Louis Lasher}
Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, page 8

LASHER, Louis, 74, July 30, in a local hospital.  A native of Poland, Mr. Lasher had lived in San Diego for 36 years.  Services were conducted August 1 at the Merkeley-Austin Mortuary by Rabbi Morton J. Cohn.  Interment was at the Home of Peace cemetery. Survivors include a son, Harold, of San Diego, a brother, Abe of New York, and a granddaughter, Lanna, of San Diego.

“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

Thursday, February 5, 2009 (Vol. 3,No. 31)

INTERNATIONAL
Orthodox rabbinate humiliates Fackenheim family ... by Rabbi Dow Marmur in Jerusalem

Holocaust tour strengthens Israeli girl's patriotism ... by Dorothea Shefer-Vanson in Mevasseret Zion, Israel

Creating countries at the Int'l Criminal Court ... by Shoshana Bryen in Washington, D.C.

ARTS
Loving 'Leah' a lot easier than loving Susie Essman ... by Rabbi Simcha Weinstein in New York

Thursdays With The Songs of Hal Wingard:

—#15, Mr. Average

—#30, Milkshake On Your Mustache

—#190, Ever Wonder

ADVENTURES IN SAN DIEGO JEWISH HISTORY
(Southwestern Jewish Press, August 8, 1952, archives)

Birdie Stodel B.B.

Cottage of Israel

USO-JWB Activities

B’nai B’rith Women of San Diego

Deceased {Jane M. Lipinsky}

Tifereth Israel Sisterhood

JEWISH INTERNET FAVORITES
We continue our exploration of Jewish singers from around the world:

Joe Dassin sings "L'Ete Indien" (Indian Summer)

Leonard Cohen sings "The Stranger"

Marc Cohn sings "Live Out the String"

COMMUNITY WATCH
Lawrence Family JCC: J*Company to produce San Diego premiere of Disney High School Musical 2

Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School: Soille Hebrew Day Middle School Chess Club

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"

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