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Dry Bones cartoonist Kirschen at Chabad University City
SAN DIEGO—"The latest news and other jokes" will be the subject of a humorous presentation by Yaacov Kirschen, the creator of the "Dry Bones" comic strip that appears in man y Jewish newspapers.
Kirschen will speak at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 6, at the Chabad Center of University City, 3813 Governor Drive. His appearance is co-sponsored by the Astor Judaica Library of the Lawrence Family JCC and the Zionist Organization of America. There is no charge for the event, although a donation is requested.
More information is available from Howard I. Dyckman, Ph.D., the ZOA regional president, at (858) 546-1361.
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)— The world changed on September 11th, 2001 and Alan Friedman, Camp Mountain Chai's executive director, could not sit by idly. He joined a group of committed "camp people" from across the United States to give the "9/11 kids" a place they could hide out and hang out, a place they could escape from the grief and curiosity that shadowed them.
The founders rapidly laid the ground work for America's Camp and in the summer of 2002, only 6 months after the tragic events of 9/11, hosted 78 kids shell-shocked from the loss of a parent in the horrific terrorist attacks.
This past summer 260 kids, many of whom were infants or even in the womb at the time of the attacks, took part in the very special summer camp sponsored by the Twin Towers Fund and the America's Camp Foundation.
Friedman joined the America's Camp team of volunteer camp professionals at the very beginning and has been involved each and every summer since. "It's been an amazing experience to be involved with America's Camp. I have watched many of the same kids come back year after year and I feel privileged to be actively participating in their healing process. No, they will never forget what happened, and they shouldn't. What they are doing, though, is coping with their loss and succeeding in finding joy again. There is nothing more satisfying than watching America's Camp turn into a 'regular camp', with normal homesickness replacing raw grief."
"We have 21 year-old counselors who were 13 when they started coming to camp. It's nice because they can relate differently to the kids. We can all sympathize, but they can empathize. The older ones go out of their way to make sure the younger ones feel comfortable and safe," explains Jed Dorfman, who along with Jay Toporoff and Danny Metzger created America's Camp.
Friedman has said that the role he plays at America's Camp is his way of walking the walk. "It's one thing to talk about Tikun Olam. It's absolutely something else to share its true meaning though my own behavior."
SAN DIEGO—District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis was among officials attending a 1,000-participant strong rally in Old Town on Thursday remembering victims of violence who were murdered by their intimate partners. The "Not to Be Forgotten" rally was sponsored by the San Diego Domestic Violence Council.
"Our office has four goals when it comes to domestic violence: stop the violence, hold batterers accountable, make victims safer, and never let a victim die in vain," Dumanis said. "We believe that getting involved early, at the push or shove stage, is the right thing to do.We also believe that today's misdemeanor is too often tomorrow's murder case."
Dumanis was a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the council.
JFS explores senior
housing options Nov. 1
SAN DIEGO—Four panelists presented by Jewish Family Service will explore housing options for older adults at 9 a.m., Sunday, November 1, at Congregation Beth El, 8660 Gilman Drive, La Jolla.
Speakers will include author Natasha Josefowitz (whose column appears elsewhere in today's San Diego Jewish World); Carolyn Brooking, corporate director for marketing of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities; consultant Gail Arno of Senior Care Solutions, and Craig Lambert, director of Older Adult Services for Jewish Family Service.
For more information call (858) 637-3223 or register online
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Strom seeks information
on E. European sports
SAN DIEGO—Documentary film maker Yale Strom reports he is working on a paper about Eastern European sports prior to the Shoah.
"I want to interview those who participated in any of the following or those who are the children (grandchildren) of the participants who remember stories," he advised San Diego Jewish World. "I am also interested in getting (copies) of any photos and memorabilia like sport/game programs, ticket stubs, letters, awards, etc. The following specific events I am interested in.
"The 1931 International Workers Olympics in Vienna; The First Maccabiah Summer Games in Tel Aviv, Palestine in 1932; The First Maccabiah Winter Games in Zakopane, Poland 1933; The Second Maccabiah Summer Games in Tel Aviv, Palestine in 1935; The Second Maccabiah Winter Games in Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia 1936; General sports in Eastern Europe.
"Please call me at (619) 255-1651) or email me at yitztyco@aol.com.
ADL to screen movie on
Leo Frank case Oct. 15
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—The Anti-Defamation League is pleased to present a screening of The People vs. Leo Frank, a new film by award-winning director Ben Loeterman. The event will take place on October 15th at 7:00 p.m. in AMC La Jolla, located at 8765 Villa La Jolla Dr. 92037. Following the screening, Loeterman will lead a discussion/moderate a panel about important themes from the film, including what it means to be considered ‘the other’ today.
The People vs. Leo Frank brings to vivid life one of the most fascinating criminal cases in American history: the 1913 murder of a child laborer in an Atlanta pencil factory, and the trial and lynching of Leo Frank, the Jewish factory supervisor from “up North” accused of her murder. Shot on location in Atlanta, the film illuminates the scandalous trial and its shocking aftermath with dramatic sequences created verbatim from transcripts, documents and letters. A strong cast is led by Will Janowitz (The Sopranos) and Seth Gilliam (The Wire). In addition, a remarkable trove of rare historic images and new interviews with authors, historians, politicians and descendents of the participants infuse nearly century-old events with a special resonance for today.
Set against the backdrop of an American South struggling to shed its legacy of bigotry and xenophobia, the story is both a first-rate murder mystery and a thought-provoking look at racial, religious, regional and class prejudices in the early years of the 20th century. A presentation of SCETV, Ben Loeterman’s The People vs. Leo Frank premieres nationally on PBS on Monday, November 2, at 10PM (check local listings).
Tickets for The People vs. Leo Frank event are $18.00. They can be obtained by calling (619) 293-3770.
For more information, contact Monica Bauer, mbauer@adl.org, (619) 293-3770
Klein again tabbed for Arts & Culture Commission
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—Lew Klein, a member of the local Jewish community, has been reappointed by Mayor Jerry Sanders to the City of San Diego Commissionfor Arts and Culture. The mayor also reappointed Collette Carson Royston as chair of the commission and reappointed as members Joanne Hayakawa, Lorin Stewart and John Venekamp.
Texas Hold 'em and Bunco fundraiser scheduled for October 15 at Tifereth Israel Synagogue
SAN DIEGO—Tifereth Israel Synagogue's Men's Club and Sisterhood are teaming up at 6:30 p.m.,
Thursday, October 15, to stage at the synagogue a Bunco and Texas Hold 'Em tournament to raise funds for the congregation.
The tournament in the Cohen Social Hall will follow a vegetarian pasta dinner with berverages at a fee of $18 for one and $30 for a couple. There will be an additional $25 buy in for Texas Hold Em players.
More information may be obtained from the synagogue at (619) 697-6001, or by reserving on the congregation's website.
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