Mimi Pollack
Miriam [Mimi] Pollack was born in Chicago, but moved to Mexico City when she was five years old. She lived and worked in Mexico for over 20 years. She currently resides in San Diego and worked as an ESL instructor at Grossmont College and San Diego Community College Continuing Education until June 2018. She writes for various local publications.
The Butterfly Project: Remembering, One Butterfly at a Time
According to Google, the definition of the word, “Upstander” is someone who recognizes when something is wrong and acts to make it right. When we stand up for what is right, and do our...
Stalking a Bus Station
Helping others is not political. It is good for the soul. When you help others, you forget about your own problems for awhile. In addition, nobody should make you feel bad about who you...
Immigrants Helping Immigrants
South Africa and Vietnam don’t appear to have much in common, especially culturally. However, one of the nice aspects of living in California is that there are many immigrants from all over the world...
The Peace Train: Uniting People
The Peace Train is coming and we can all get high on the Peace Train as Sharon Katz has brought her band to San Diego and Tijuana, starting with last night’s rousing performance at...
Israel-70 Years of Craft and Design
My maternal grandparents were born in the land that today is known as Israel in the 1800’s. They passed away before I was born, and I regret I never got the chance to talk...
Dr. Gary Weitzman- Noah Would Be Proud!
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word, humane, as “being marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals”. This is a good description of Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of the San...
“Fresh Air” Art in Borrego Springs
“Plein Air” means fresh air –think outdoors- in French and many painters feel inspired when working outdoors in natural light surrounded by the splendors of nature. The Borrego Art Institute currently has an exhibit...
Sephardic Artist Follows her Dream
Mexican/American actress, Lizet Benrey, will take part in the upcoming San Diego Film Week. Two of her films will be shown on March 3rd and 5th. They are the short film, “NOTICE”, and the...
A Passion Not Forgotten
Some passions are hard to forget. In the case of widower, Rafael Mareyna, he had two first loves or passions which were painting, something he left behind and came back to many years...
Good Food and Tikkun Olam
In my opinion, there is nothing better than a tasty taco, and if eating that taco also helps you do an act of social justice , even better! I ate that tasty taco at...