Yale Strom’s Broken Consort: Shimmering Lights has been nominated for the San Diego Music...
Grammy Award-winning troubadour Jason Mraz is one of the top nominees for the 2019 edition of the San Diego Music Awards, which will be held March 11 at downtown’s House of Blues. Tickets go on sale...
Yiddish in der Suke – Yiddish in the Sukkah
To celebrate the festival of Sukkot, YAAANA is teaming up with Urban Kibbutz San Diego to present Yiddish in der Suke (Yiddish in the Sukkah). Come visit a Yiddish Sukkah and learn more about the Urban Kibbutz initiative: https://urbankibbutz.com We will...
Read Sholem Aleichem’s story, “What a Sukkah!” (includes audio)
מע קען זיך צוהערן צו אַנדערע אַרטיקלען פֿונעם פֿאָרווערטס פֿאָרגעלייענט דורך שׂרה־רחל שעכטער, ווי אויך אַנדערע פֿאָרווערטס־רעקאָרדירונגען, דורכן קוועטשן דאָ.
פֿאַראַן מענטשן, װאָס האָבן קײן זאַך נישט געלערנט און קאָנען אַלצדינג; אין ערגעץ נישט געװעזענע און...
History at risk: 20,000 archaeological sites threatened by conflict
From the ancient cities of Petra and Jericho to historic religious temples, thousands of archaeological sites in the Middle East and North Africa are severely at risk, according to a new online public database.
In...
Lesyones ke devemos aplikarlas en la vida
No estes tanto siguro de ti i de tu rikeza,
No se save un dia komo puedra ser tu meza.
No mires a tener borraches por tu buena fama,
Un dia seras olvidado, ninguno te ama.
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Palmas i...
Original drafts of the Balfour Declaration showcased at US museum
An American Jewish museum in Philadelphia has opened a three-month exhibit showcasing two original drafts of the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
A rare glimpse of the original documents can now be seen at the National Museum...
Memoryas de un pesemisto
En la juderiya paso los diyas de mi manseves,
Siento alegriya kuando me akodro kada ves.
Una vida kalma i siempre yena de simplesidad,
Eramos orozos se remarkava en kada edad.
Todos de vida muy modesta,no mostravan rikezas,
No...
“El Aedado Orozo”
En el onze septembre kumplo sus noventa i sinko,
Dizen ke su vista parese a setenta i sinko,
İ sus sentidos son komo los de sinkuenta i sinko,
Kon la enerjiya de akeyos de trenta i sinko.
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El...
Israel pulls out of Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit in Germany over political conflict
Israel has pulled out of a planned exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Frankfurt because the German government would not guarantee their return if claimed by Palestinians.
The Frankfurt Bible Museum announced that it...
Becky Guttin at the 29th Annual Juried Exhibition
BECKY GUTTIN so proud to have received the LESLIE VON KOLB MEMORIAL AWARD
It's with great pleasure that I share with you the recent recognition that I was given at the 29th Annual Juried Art...