Camp Newman-Swig cancels five sessions
Camp Newman-Swig has canceled five four-day sessions due to swine flu fears, according to a statement released on its Web site June 19. The sessions had been scheduled to run between June 17 and 28.
As of press time June 24, sessions 6-8, slated for June 25 through July 12, were scheduled to proceed. The remainder of summer sessions at the Santa Rosa camp will also go as planned, the statement added.
The last-minute decision to cancel was made in consultation with the Sonoma County health department; the camp’s medical team, lay and professional leadership; and the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), which oversees Newman-Swig. In the days leading up to camp, 25 of 170 staff members exhibited flu-like symptoms. Some tested positive for influenza Type A, of which swine flu, or H1N1, is a subtype.
Weizmann’s Women in Science series honors local doctor
The Bay Area region of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science will honor Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann at its second luncheon of the Advancing Women in Science speaker series 11:30 a.m. July 10 at the Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Desmond-Hellmann, chancellor designate of UCSF and former president of product development for Genentech, is a clinical scientist and physician who is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. She will discuss the potential of personalized medicine, with guest speaker Ruth Arnon, a professor of immunology with the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Space is limited and reservations are recommended. For information, call (415) 981-4001 or contact [email protected].
Carrie Fisher’s show returns to Berkeley
Actor-playwright Carrie Fisher will return to the Berkeley Repertory’s Roda Theatre for an encore of her one-woman show “Wishful Drinking.” The 15-performance run, from July 9 to 23, will be the last chance to see the show before it moves to Broadway.
Staged by Berkeley Rep artistic director Tony Taccone, “Wishful Drinking” is Fisher recounting her life story; born to celebrity parents, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, she later became famous herself with her role as Princess Leia in “Star Wars.” She also recounts her battles with addiction, depression and mental institutions.
Tickets for “Wishful Drinking” start at $33. The Roda Theatre is located at 2015 Addison St., Berkeley. To purchase seats, or for more information, call (510) 647-2949 or visit www.berkeleyrep.org.
Delaware library acquires work of S.F. Jewish author
The University of Delaware Special Collections Library has acquired the works of Alan Kaufman, a Jewish author and poet from San Francisco. The collection includes correspondence, artwork, books, posters and original artwork.
Born in the Bronx, Kaufman moved to Israel, where he served in the Israel Defense Forces. He then settled in San Francisco, where he helped bring poetry slams and spoken word into the national spotlight.
Kaufman is most well known for his critically acclaimed memoir, “Jew Boy.” Other works include his 2005 military-inspired novel “Matches” and “The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry.”
correction
The caption for the photo that ran with the June 19 story “Renewed focus on terror after shooting at Holocaust museum” was taken by Alex Brandon for the Associated Press.