SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — The Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, the Leichtag Foundation, and Impact Cubed have put together a webinar for 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 5, to consider the situation of the families of the slain Israelis and hostages taken in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.
Impact Cubed is a separate nonprofit organization formed by the Leichtag Foundation to develop philanthropic coalitions and to help frame questions and strategies for measuring for philanthropic organizations the impact of recipient charities.
The webinar “will include a discussion with hostage families, confidential briefing by the international criminal law experts heading up the efforts to file suit at the international Court of Justice, and conversation with key volunteers that have come together from all fields to bring the hostages home.” Registration via this link.
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The Jewish Federation of San Diego and the Secure Community Network will sponsor seminars in four areas of San Diego County on how the Jewish community can protect itself at a time of “increased threats due to antisemitism.”
Representatives of Jewish organizations as well as individual community members are invited to sign up for any of the seminars between March 25 and 28 that will feature the Jewish Federation of San Diego’s Community Security Director Bill Ganley and Chad Lotman, the Secure Community Network’s National Trainer.
Registration is required at the 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. seminars which will be conducted on Monday, March 25, at the Lawrence Family JCC in La Jolla; Tuesday, March 26, at Temple Solel in the Cardiff-by-the Sea neighborhood of Encinitas; Wednesday, March 27 at Temple Emanu-El in the Del Cerro neighborhood of San Diego; and Thursday, March 28 at Temple Adat Shalom in Poway.
Each seminar will have two training sessions: 1) A comprehensive training program to counter an active threat event developed for faith-based institutions and houses of worship; and 2) “Stop the Bleed” training to provide community members with the skills to save lives by applying emergency first aid to control bleeding.”
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Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego has produced a video explaining its programs. It may be seen above. Mindy Frankel, HFLSD’s executive director, comments, “I often have people ask if the loans we offer are really free? What’s the catch, is a question I get a lot! That answer comes partially from Torah portion Parshat Mishpatim, which was chanted this month around the world. It is one of three passages in the Torah where the Israelites are instructed to lend to needy people without charging interest. This kind of freely giving attitude is why the Sages of the Talmud refer to interest-free loans as an act of compassion and kindness.”
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Calle Judeo was a street in Old Town San Diego that stretched from the current-day Cosmopolitan Hotel through the Fiesta de los Reyes shopping center, paralleling Juan Street. The Save Our Heritage Organization (SOHO) is sponsoring a one-hour Zoom lecture by former California State Parks Historian Alexander D. Bevil at 11 a.m., Sunday, April 7, and a 90-minute tour through Old Town Park at 11 a.m., Sunday, April 14. Cost for the lecture is $20 for general public, $10 for SOHO members. Cost for the walking tour is $45 for the general public and $25 for SOHO members. Here is a link for ticket sales.
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Fox news commentator Lisa Daftari, born in the U.S. to an Iranian Jewish family, will be the special guest at the Howard and Lori Kaye Memorial Lecture Series at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, April 14, at Chabad of North County Inland. Ticket costs $18. Those who RSVP via this link will receive the address where the event will be held.
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OBITUARY NOTICES
Naomi Crosby, 94, who had been a longtime member who served on the board of Congregation Beth El, as well as an active member at the Lawrence Family JCC, died on Feb. 12 in Portland, Oregon, where she had moved to be close to family, her daughter, Susanna Perrin, has stated. An obituary notice in the Oregon Jewish Review stated that Crosby “was born in Washington, D.C., where she developed a love for classical music, which remained with her throughout her life. As a child, her lifelong dedication to tennis emerged and remained a focal point of her life well into her 90th year. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in medical technology, Naomi worked as a scientist alongside her husband, inventing a method for examining tiny samples to screen for injuries from nuclear explosions. This was a testament to her intelligence and dedication to her work. … She is survived by her brother , Mordechai “Mordy” Benjamin, and her children Susanna, Jonathan, Seth, and David and their kids and grandkids.”
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Am Israel Mortuary reports that funeral services for Barbara George will be conducted at 1 p.m., Friday, March 1, at El Camino Memorial Park, 5600 Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego. Here is a link to a family-supplied obituary on Am Israel’s website.
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SDJW staff report