SCCAS Featured Pet Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day

Editor’s note: Senior Rabbi Paula Marcus of Temple Beth El in Aptos was chosen to deliver convocation to California State Legislature on April 17, Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Here is what she said:

Fall in Love With Lovebug

This week we have the sweetest cat- Lovebug- as Pet of the Week! She is a 7-year-old tortie and brown tabby spayed female who came to the Shelter as an owner surrender. Lovebug really lives up to her name- she is friendly and affectionate, but also enjoys her independence.

Sometimes she can be shy when first meeting new people but once she trusts you she loves to cuddle, and would even burrow under the covers with her foster mom at night. She will gently tap you on the arm if she wants attention as well. This precious kitty is looking for a mellow home where she can be someone’s cat companion, but she would prefer a home without dogs- they tend to scare her.

A home with another cat might work with slow introduction. Her favorite activities include playing with wand toys and napping. Lovebug is patiently waiting for her forever home at the Shelter- will you be her new cuddle buddy? Come meet Lovebug today!

Lovebug’s adoption fee is decreased by $20 because she is a sweet senior- but she still has many years of love and fun ahead of her!

Right now the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is full of adoptable animals. Fostering animals is an awesome way to improve a Shelter animal’s life and fill your home with love and fun!

If you are interested in fostering any kind of animal please email jillian. ganley@santacruzcounty.us

Adoptions are first come, first served! Please view available animals on our website and then visit the Shelter at 1001 Rodriguez St. in Santa Cruz to turn in your application. All adoptions require proof of home ownership or landlord approval. Please have this information prepared. If an animal is in Foster Care, please bring in your adoption application and schedule an appointment to meet the animal. Adoption hours are 10 am-5 pm. All adoption shows must begin before 4:45pm. n

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Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter’s full-service, open-admission shelter: 1001 Rodriguez St., Santa Cruz, 95062

Hours: Daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. • Website: www.scanimalshelter.org

SCCAS Main line: 831-454-7200. Animal Control: 831-454-7227. After-Hours

Emergency: 831-471-1182 • After Hours: jillian.ganley@santacruzcounty.us

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© Statepoint Media the Nazis in Budapest on 7 November 1944, at the age of 23.

Hannah Senesh was born in Hungary in 1921. In 1943, at the height of World War II, she volunteered to go into Nazi-controlled areas in Europe to save Jewish lives.

She was one of 37 Jewish Special Operation recruits from Mandate Palestine who parachuted into Yugoslavia. Their mission was to organize resistance to the Germans, and aid in the rescue of those who had been captured by the Nazis.

After staying with the resistance fighters, known as the partisans, she was seized in German-occupied Hungary and executed by

“SC Shakespeare” from page 19

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King Lear by William Shakespeare

Director: Paul Mullins

Opening Night: July 28, at 8p.m. This powerful interpretation stars Paul Whitworth, former Shakespeare Santa Cruz Artistic Director and Royal Shakespeare Company actor.

Charting a king’s disturbing descent into madness, this play explores how the craving for power can shatter kingdoms and families.

Additional 2023 productions include The Fringe Show, an SCS intern production, with performances Aug. 16 and 22. This production features Lauren Gunder-

“Hearts

& Hands” from page 17

The facility’s management litigated at first, then changed course and worked cooperatively over the last three years to dramatically improve the facility and its operations, which was the goal of the joint prosecution, according to Rossell.

The monitor reported a new administrator has brought the facility up to required standards, according to Bonta.

Initially the judgment imposed a $250,000 penalty for violations; however, all but $50,000 was stayed due to the

She is known both for her courage and her poetry. The words of this song are from one of her poems, and they speak to the universal understanding that we are all connected through our hearts, our appreciation for the beauty of creation, resilience, and the powerful ways we elevate the memories of all who have worked to spread goodness and peace in the face of evil.

May they inspire us to continue this sacred work together. n www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/ through-the-lens/hannah-szenes.asp son’s play, Exit Pursued by a Bear, a revenge comedy about one woman doing whatever it takes to get out of an abusive relationship. facility’s cooperation, he said, noting monitoring will continue for two more years to ensure compliance.

Each season SCS presents a Staged Reading Series showcasing two new plays read by professional actors. Scheduled for Aug.1 and 8, the plays will be announced soon. Featuring professional actors from around the country and inspired by local roots going back more than 40 years, Santa Cruz Shakespeare stages bold productions of the plays of Shakespeare and other great playwrights that stimulate audiences and spark their imagination.

For information, visit santacruzshakespeare. org, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

“It’s gratifying to see our joint prosecution efforts reap positive change and benefits for our dependents and seniors, among the most vulnerable members of our community,” said Rosell.

To read the Medicare deficiency reports, see https://projects.propublica. org/nursing-homes/homes/h-055017