The Kominsky Method Is a Strange, Slapdash Show
Acting, Sandy Kominsky (Michael Douglas) tells his students in the second episode of The Kominsky Method, is how we explore what it means to be human. “Experience the feelings that come up, no matter how...
IAA uncovers rare 9,000-year-old stone mask
A rare 9,000-year-old stone mask was recently uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). This fascinating and rare stone mask dates to the Neolithic (new stone age) period. It was discovered several months ago...
Mazel Tov! Congratulations to our columnist Mimi Pollack
We are excited to share that last night at the San Diego Press Club Awards, our dear friend and columnist of the Jewish Web Site, Mimi Pollack, won first place in the Multicultural Division...
The Magic Realism of Paul Bond
Sometimes artists derive joy from hearing what you think their paintings are about versus what message they actually intended to impart. Paul Bond is one of those artists. I told him that while looking...
Beyond the Age of Reason: Art to inspire, raise questions, and perhaps anger
The contemporary art exhibit, “Beyond the Age of Reason,” curated by Larry and Debby Kline, is nearing the end of its run at the San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park. If you want...
A sweet play about two coping with death
We generally view grief as a mitigating factor. Death is a harsh clarion signaling a divide between what was once vibrant and dynamic to something silenced and static. New Village Arts turns this concept...
Beersheva native named as new chief conductor of BBC Philharmonic
The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that Israeli conductor-composer Omer Meir Wellber, 36, has been appointed as the BBC Philharmonic’s new chief conductor. He is to take up the post in September 2019 and his initial...
Major Israel exhibition opens in Cleveland
A new world premiere special exhibition has launched at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. Israel: Then & Now is a first of its kind special exhibition that invites visitors to see the landmarks, learn the...
NPR Report on Jews Inspires Black American to Write “My Chanukah”
Psychology doctoral programs professor (for The Chicago School of Professional Psychology) James E. Shaw, Ph.D., says he was "driven to action to write 'My Chanukah' by a National Public Radio (NPR) broadcast which I initially considered...
Photographer Irving Penn in retrospect at MOPA
SAN DIEGO – If you were a reader of Harper’s Bazaar or Vogue, especially during the 20thcentury, you might have become very familiar with the fashion photography of Irving Penn, who was born to a Jewish father and...