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Jewish BIGPals seeks mentors;
sets Sept. 10 program
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—Jewish BIGPals, a program of Jewish Family Service of San Diego, matches Jewish adults with Jewish children, ages six to sixteen, from single parent families. There are more than 4,600 Jewish single parent families in San Diego. Many of these children, most of whom have been through a divorce, death or abandonment, need a positive influence in their life. Volunteer to be the positive role model they need, by listening, encouraging, motivating and being their friend.
Jewish BIGPals urgently needs volunteers in the North County area, especially male volunteers. Interested volunteers are invited to attend an Information Night on Thursday, September 10, 2009 from 6:00-7:30pm at the Jewish Family Service - Turk Family Center (8804 Balboa Ave., San Diego, 92123).
A Big Pal is a mentor and a confidant who helps a child by forming a lasting, supportive relationship on the journey to adulthood. Studies show children who have gone through the BIGPals program are more likely to succeed in school and have better relationships with their families. Big Pals are Jewish adults age 19 and older, who want to have a positive impact in the life of a child. Big Pals meet with their Little Pals twice a month for three to six hours. Activities have included enjoying sporting events, going to the park, and volunteering at a local animal shelter. Jewish BIGPals also plans quarterly activities for all Big and Little Pals to come together.
For more information or to volunteer, contact (858) 637-3090 or visit www.jfssd.org.
San Diego Jewish Chamber of Commerce to hold mixer at Ralph's in La Jolla Sept. 10
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—To better acquaint the Jewish community with its line of kosher groceries, Ralphs is hosting a mixer for the San Diego Jewish Chamber of Commerce from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 10, at 8657 Villa La Jolla. Admission is $10 for members and $20 for guests for the event which organizers say will feature "mingling, networking, raffle prizes and giveaways, not to mention increasing your business contacts." More information is available by emailing info@sdjewishchamber.org or calling toll free to (866) 969-5222.
Viviana Lombrozo exhibits Sept. 11-Oct 3 at Perry L Meyer Gallery
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—Viviana Lombrozo, whose art works in various media have become well known to fellow Jews, will have an exhibition of her works titleed "All My Ghosts" from September 11 through October 3 at the Perry L. Meyer Gallery, 2400 Kettner Blvd, Suite 104, in San Diego. The opening night reception, September 11, is in conjunction with "Kettner Nights." More information may be obtained from the gallery at (619) 358.9512.
San Diego Jewish Academy schedules public orientations
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) will host a pair of evening events in October at which students and families will have the opportunity to learn about the school's philosophy, classes and faculty.
SDJA's Maimonides Upper School Humanities program will be showcased during "Humanities Highlights" on October 7 at 7:00pm. Golda Meir Lower School will host "Language Arts and Hebrew in Focus" on October 15 at 6:30pm. The school is located at 11860 Carmel Creek Road in the Carmel Valley section of San Diego. For more information, contact Admissions Director Renee Sherman at
(858) 704-3716 or rsherman@sdja.com.
Jewish teens to participate in Poway interfaith panels tonight
POWAY, California (Press Release)—Two Jewish youths will be among 12 teenagers discusing such questions as how it feels to be a member of their religion and what religion means to them in a panel presentation at 6:45 p.m. tonight (Thursday) sponsored by the Poway Interfaith Team at the Community Church of Poway, 13501 Community Road.
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Sam Shapiro of Ner Tamid Synagogue (Conservative) and Lyla Birenbaum of Temple Adat Shalom (Reform) will speak for Judaism on the panel on which eight faith traditions will be represented, according to Rev. Abigail Albert of the sponsoring Poway Interfaith Team.
On August 27, the spiritual leader of Ner Tamid Synagogue, Rav Nadav Caine, will participate at the same location in another panel discussion with Ping-Au Yeung, a Buddhist.
More information is available from Reverend 'Albert at (858) 487-8885.
Jewish license plate
 Melanie Rubin spotted in San Diego this license plate which cleverly warns people (at least those who know Hebrew) not to follow too closely in their cars. Chavtah in Hebrew means "You're liable!"
JEWISH PUBLIC OFFICIALS
Retired Sheriff Kolender to be feted Oct 5 by former Gov. Wilson
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—Former California Governor, U.S. Senator and San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson will be the honored guest at a salute to former Sheriff and San Diego Police Chief Bill Kolender Monday, Oct 5, at the Town & Country Hotel,500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego.
Individual Tickets for the testimonial dinner start at $100, with proceeds to go to the Bill Kolender Sheriff's Museum in Old Town San Diego. The event gets underway with a reception at 5 p.m., and moves on to the dinner program at 6 p.m.
Kolender was the first member of the Jewish community to serve as the police chief and as the sheriff in San Diego. More information and tickets are available from Karolyn Dorsee at (858) 756-2027.
Insurance Commissioner Poizner announces fraud charges against Nurse Connection owner
LOS ANGELES (Press Release)—Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that Joseph Baiden, 56, of Diamond Bar, surrendered Tuesday to the Los Angeles Superior Court pursuant to an arrest warrant issued for eight counts of workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud against State Fund. Baiden is being held on $1.64 million bail.
“It appears that Baiden was living a lavish lifestyle due to ill-gotten gains,” said Commissioner Poizner. “But through the work of our investigation and the efforts of our partners, the walls supporting his fraudulent schemes have come crashing down on him.”
The arrest came as the result of an investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI). Along with the arrest, CDI froze Baiden’s bank accounts and seized numerous properties (listed at bottom) throughout the Los Angeles area estimated at $4 million. His primary residence was located in an exclusive, gated hilltop neighborhood in Diamond Bar.
The case is being prosecuted by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Each count is a felony and, if convicted on all counts, Baiden faces a maximum of 40 years in prison as well as $3.2 million in fines.
In September 2008, CDI received a referral from State Fund alleging that Baiden, doing business as Nurse Connection, Inc., was underreporting his workers’ compensation payroll on the quarterly payroll reports. According to the referral, State Fund received an anonymous tip that Baiden had falsified payroll records as well as California and federal tax filings for the years 2001-07. It is alleged that Baiden misrepresented $20 million in Nurse Connection’s payroll to conceal the actual risk to the insurance carrier, thereby illegally reducing his workers’ compensation insurance premiums. State Fund’s estimated loss over this seven-year period is approximately $1.4 million.
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