2006-08-19 - San Diego Alef Bet |
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jewishsightseeing.com,
August 19, 2006
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{Names with links are honorees of the Louis
Rose Society for the Preservation of Jewish History. If you would like
to honor a member of the San Diego County Jewish Community who is not
living in your own household, you can write a tax-deductible check for $36 to
the Jewish Community Foundation/ Louis Rose Fund, and send it to the foundation
at 4950 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92123. Be sure to designate on
the memo line of the check whom you would like to honor. Additional
honorees may be designated for contributions of $18 (chai) to the Louis Rose
Fund)
By Donald H. Harrison
F
Congressman Bob
Filner's
office sent us a photo of him posing with children from the
National City Boys & Girls Club to kick off a campaign for "A New
Direction for
Bud Fischer made another contribution to the Lyric Opera , bringing his total support for the light opera company to $1.25 million. That was enough for the company to purchase the Stephen and Mary Birch North Park Theatre, where the main hall will now be known as the Fischer Family Auditorium. "The significance of this purchase cannot be overstated," said Lyric Opera General Director Leon Natker today. "The financial stability afforded the company through taking ownership of the building will allow Lyric Opera to make exciting new plans and continue bringing the highest level of musical theatre entertainment, and developing and training young artists, well into the future." G Murray
and Elaine Galinson this
week joined the Louis Rose Society for the Preseration of Jewish History,
becoming the 223rd family or organization to get behind the effort to build a
statue to San Diego's first Jewish settler, Louis
Rose, and to recognize
significant venues in local Jewish history. They chose as their honorees,
Elaine's parents, Joseph
"Chickie" Glickman and Beverly
"Birdie" Glickman, who became the 386th and 387th honorees
of the society. |