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JEWISH MUSEUM?—Lynette Allen of San Diego will serve as co-chair of the Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM) conference in Los Angeles January 31 through February 3. Her co-chair will be Gabrielle Tsabag from the Skirball Cultural Center.
With discussion ongoing in San Diego about the possibility of creating a Jewish Museum here, Allen urges local residents interested in such a project to attend the conference. Here is a website with the particulars.
Allen told San Diego Jewish World that she began attending CAJM conferences in 1998 while she was executive director for the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture. "It was at the time that we were opening the new building addition," she recalled. "From the beginning I was impressed with the high level of professionals that participate in the conference.
"t was from there that I developed a broad network of colleagues and great friends in the Jewish cultural area," Allen added. "I found that the themes and discussions at the conference relate to anyone dealing in Jewish cultural institutions. In fact CAJM's membership includes JCC's, historical organizations, Jewish studies departments, synagogues and galleries along with such major institutions as the Museum of Jewish Heritge, Skirball Cultural Center and Jewish Museum."
From 2000 to 2003, Allen was at the Institute of Jewish Life, through which she was affiliated with CAJM. Returning to San Diego thereafter, she remaineed involved as an independent member. For the last four years she has served on CAJM's steering committee.
Allen said ":this will be the first time in 13 years that the conference has been held onthe West Coast and we're particularly anxious to reach out to geographically convenient communities and organizations that might otherwise not attend a conference."
JEWS IN THE NEWS —Greg Moran of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis apparently has decided to have her subordinates exercise peremptory challenges against Judge John Einhorn. ... The Dumanis reelection campaign meanwhile has been sending invitations to a swanky campaign party at the home of Sandy Shapery in the Emerald Plaza/Wyndham Building that Shapery built. Inviting the crowd to join the D.A. at $100 minimum contribution are such Republican officeholders as Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, County Supervisor Bill Gore, County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, and San Diego City Councilman Kevin Faulconer
REFERRALS--Rand Levin found this editorial on Savannah's WTOC television pn Major Nidal Hasan to be thought provoking ... Nechama Eilfort says this video featuring Andrew Klavan made her laugh... Bruce Kesler was struck by these photos of plentious fruit in a Gaza market, notwithstanding reports of food shortages. ... Michael Rosen likes to read the satiric website, "The Onion," on which we found this gem about prospective Middle East peace talks... Carol Ann Goldstein alerts us to a New Israel Fund campaign in Israel to prevent the Ministry of Transportation from acceding to Orthodox demands that women be required to sit separately from men on public buses that go through Orthodox neighborhoods.
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Rabbi Lisa the Blogger—Now in Jerusalem on a fellowship, Hillel of San Diego Director Rabbi Lisa Goldstein has been sharing her adventures on a travel blog. Here's a sample from her Thanksgiving posting:
"Happy Thanksgiving to you all! This was only the third Thanksgiving in my life that I spent away from any family, but it was still an opportunity to give thanks and to enjoy good company. So without further ado: ... We Jerusalem Fellows decided to do a potluck dinner together in honor of the holiday. We had fake chicken posing as fake turkey (which was surprisingly tasty), but other than that, we managed to have all the trappings: mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, apple and pecan pies. (The apple pie was my grandmother's "secret" recipe - it was not as good as hers, of course, but still very good!) We ate way too much in good American tradition and listened to Arlo Guthrie's recording of 'Alice's Restaurant.'
It was also amusing explaining to our non-American colleagues exactly why we celebrate this holiday. Part of the fun of preparing for Thanksgiving was finding the various ingredients. There is one grocery store in my neighborhood, the Super Deal, which isn't exactly such a great deal, but makes up for it by having all kinds of stuff you can't get in regular Jerusalem grocery stores, such as canned pumpkin, coconut milk, sushi seaweed and salty tortilla chips (complete with the salsa). I went shopping on Wednesday and had fun smiling at the other English speakers buying nutmeg, sweet potatoes and pecans.
"A few words about shopping in general: you can go to Machaneh Yehudah, which is about 20 minutes away by bus. But it's a bit far, so I tend to stay in my neighborhood. There is a fruit stand where the owner already knows me. He asked me today why I didn't buy a pineapple (the last two Fridays I bought pineapple to bring to a friend's for Shabbat) and gives customers he likes samples of melon, guava, and persimmon. Next to the rows of fruit, familiar and exotic, in the front of the store, he has a setup where you can get fresh squeezed juice from pretty much anything you want. ..."
CALENDAR ITEMS —. Scott H. Silverman, the San Diegan who has won national CNN recognition for his role as the founder of Second Chance, will be the featured speaker Thursday, December 17 at a coffee and dessert function at 1:30 pm. at Congregation Beth Israel. He will be discuss strategies for breaking cycles of unemployment, poverty, homelessness, substance abuse and incarceration.Information at 858-535-1111. Ext. 3800.
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