By Maayan Hoffman (JNS) “I’m grateful to be alive,” wrote Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker on Facebook shortly after he emerged unscathed from his Texas synagogue, where he was held hostage for nearly 11 hours, along with three congregants. “I am grateful that we made it out.” The world watched in shock on Saturday as yet another […]
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USA
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in political trouble, as he once again was caught violating governmental COVID restrictions. Since the pandemic began, there have been numerous incidents where the Prime Minister and his staff were found to have been partying at his official residence. Among the
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., gave a lecture via Facebook entitled How the Nazis Manipulated the Masses. Historian Dr. Edna Friedberg and USHMM Teacher Educator Kim Blevins-Relleva were the presenters. Nazi propaganda didn’t begin with hatred, but a kind of patriotism. In the 1920s, the
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Eric George Tauber, International, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Who is the more credible source, one who has witnessed something, or one who has researched it thoroughly? This is the crux of an upcoming and provocative reading of The Soap Myth, a benefit for North Coast Repertory Theater in Solana Beach. The play, written by Baltimore native,
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Israel began its COVID vaccination program earlier than the United States. The U.S. then followed Israel’s lead in giving booster shots and probably will do the same for the next round of boosters. Hence, COVID must be a Jewish plot to impose Israeli medical policies on the world. Although
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Reports are circulating in the Israeli press of protracted negotiations between former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney General Avichai Mandleblit, concerning Netanyahu’s acceptance of a guilty plea for fraud and breach of trust. According to the reports, there would be no mention of bribery, no jail time, but
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
Heidi Gantwerk, President & CEO of Jewish Federation of San Diego County, and Tammy Gillies, Regional Director of ADL San Diego, issued the following statement on Saturday’s hostage situation involving Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. * Dear Community Member, We have been monitoring what many of you have likely been following today, the horrifying
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San Diego County, USA
Published by Reuters By Shelby Tauber and Daphne Psaledakis COLLEYVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -An FBI Hostage Rescue Team stormed a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday night to free three remaining hostages of a gunman who had disrupted a religious service and began a standoff with police more than 10 hours earlier. All the hostages were
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USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — On Thursday, Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of an San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) student, and candidate for the SDUSD Board of Education District B, announced the endorsement of three new local Democratic clubs. Hazan unveiled her latest batch of key supporters which includes the San Diego Labor
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) Israel is well-known for being the Mediterranean Silicon Wadi—a hub of high-tech startups that attract mammoth foreign investment—but what is less recognized is the fact that it is also emerging as a new standard-bearer for Automated Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS), such as automated emergency braking, adaptive cruise control and other systems,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Technology
(JNS) The Islamic States (ISIS) terror organization conducted 2,705 attacks worldwide in 2021, roughly the same number it conducted in 2020 (2,781), according to a new report by an Israeli research center. The Meir Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Information Center said that the role of ISIS in Afghanistan increased substantially in 2021 following America’s withdrawal
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International, Middle East
Published by DPA Half a million Israelis have now received their fourth vaccination against the coronavirus. “Israel’s groundbreaking vaccination campaign has reached another milestone,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was quoted as saying in a statement from his office late on Thursday. Israel began administering a fourth jab two weeks ago to people aged 60 and
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Middle East
Published by BANG Showbiz English John Mayer and Jeff Ross have paid tribute to the late Bob Saget. The 44-year-old singer and the 56-year-old comedian took to Instagram to post a joint video in which they expressed their love for the ‘Full House’ star, who was found dead in a hotel room aged of 65
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Jewish Celebrities, USA
By Jacob Kamaras One of the most important decisions I needed to make upon recently taking ownership of the San Diego Jewish World was, how should we spell antisemitism? The prior sentence should tell you everything you need to know about my decision. Nevertheless, here’s the story behind the style choice. In August 2021, The
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International, Jacob Kamaras, Jewish History