Blog Entries by amanda pazornikAnne Frank gets YouTube channelOctober 2, 2009 | by amanda pazornikA YouTube channel has been created for Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager who penned diary entries while hiding from the Nazis with her family in an Amsterdam attic. Click here to access the YouTube channel. The Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam has set up the channel to make… Sacramento Kings’ Casspi to participate in live chat Sept. 17September 16, 2009 | by amanda pazornikSacramento Kings fans can log on to Kings.com and chat live with Omri Casspi - the first Israeli to play in the NBA - beginning at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 17. The 6-foot, 9-inch forward is one of the newest players on the Kings' roster and was welcomed by Sacramento's… Ben Stiller, Christina Applegate and others to appear on “Shalom Sesame”August 26, 2009 | by amanda pazornikThe Associated Press is reporting that a slew of popular actors in the U.S. will be making cameos on Israel's version of Sesame Street, "Shalom Sesame." And you thought big-name celebrities only showed up at the Oscars... Click here to read the complete article.
S.F. hotel offers “sweet” deals for High Holy DaysAugust 25, 2009 | by amanda pazornik
The apples are sliced. The honey is drizzled. The mini honey cakes are rising. All you need is room service to deliver the Rosh Hashanah staples to your hotel room. It's all part of the Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf's sweet deals for the… Jews set a sweet Guinness World RecordAugust 17, 2009 | by amanda pazornikA recent article from JTA got me thinking about one of my absolute favorite movies - "The Great Race." Written and directed by Blake Edwards, the 1965 slapstick comedy is a spoof of the first around-the-world automobile race from New York to Paris. The flick stars Jack Lemmon as the… Want more Maccabi? Here’s what you didn’t see!August 11, 2009 | by amanda pazornikWhile most Maccabi Games' organizers were getting some much-deserved zzzzzz's on the morning of Aug. 7, Games director Jackie Lewis was wide awake. Stationed at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Lewis was greeting host families dropping off their out-of-town athletes headed for the airport. At 3 a.m. Instead… Something charitable for ‘everywun’June 4, 2009 | by amanda pazornikI literally just hung up the phone with Dan Jacobs, founder of Everywun, a socially conscious business headquartered in Palo Alto that allows, well everyone, to donate to their favorite charitable causes without dropping a dime. At this point, the conscientious reader would be saying, as I certainly did,… Jeffrey Tambor shares a few arresting developmentsMay 13, 2009 | by amanda pazornikWarning: This blog entry is laced with “Arrested Development” references. If you have not seen the Emmy Award-winning comedy, stop reading, go to your local DVD rental spot and check it out. There are only three seasons. It's time to put your head down and power through. You… Israel’s Sela climbs in world tennis rankingsApril 28, 2009 | by amanda pazornikI consider myself a “hardcore” tennis fan – I can rattle off rankings, pick out players by their grunts alone and never think twice about losing sleep when there’s a live match to watch – at 3 a.m. When it comes to Israeli tennis players, I can name the… Easy-to-prepare, portable and tasty Passover lunch ideasApril 6, 2009 | by amanda pazornikEasy Passover Lunches During the week of Passover, as Jews mark their ancestors' exodus from slavery to freedom, the holiday's added dietary restrictions might seem like shackles of a different sort—especially at lunchtime on a busy workday. But by turning your focus to… |
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