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San Diego Native and Big Time Rush Member James Maslow Visits Israel

SAN DIEGO — James Maslow, actor, singer, member of Big Time Rush, and San Diego native, recently visited Israel for a five-day trip to bear witness firsthand to the devastation of October 7 and the ongoing war. He had the opportunity to speak with survivors and witnesses of the events, as well as engage with […]

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Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

American Jewish Committee Adds Over a Dozen Terms and Tropes to ‘Translate Hate’ Antisemitism Glossary

NEW YORK (Press Release) – Amid the terrifying increase of antisemitic harassment, intimidation, and violence around the world in the wake of the October 7 terror attack against Israel, American Jewish Committee (AJC) today released updated terms to its Translate Hate glossary, a tool to help people identify, understand, and report antisemitism. While the additional terms and

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Holocaust, International, Israel, USA

San Diego Jewish Academy Launches ‘Jewish Professional Credit’ 50% Tuition Reduction Program

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diego Jewish Academy, a preschool to 12th grade school guided by Jewish values and rooted in strength of community, announced its Jewish Professional Credit now available, which reduces K-12 tuition by 50 percent for families with at least one parent working full time at a local Jewish organization. Tuition in

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Reflections From Federation’s Solidarity Mission to Israel

By Jewish Federation of San Diego This week more than a dozen local community leaders and clergy are in Israel on a 4-day solidarity mission organized by Federation. Throughout their trip, we are sharing the stories and reflections from those on the ground as they bear witness to the atrocities that happened on October 7

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Israel, San Diego County

A Future for Israel?

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “Palestinians Must Have Hope for a Brighter Future,” urges a New York Times headline. It tops a Thanksgiving Day opinion piece authored by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Hope for what? To kill more Jews? What about hope for the Jewish people? The hostage exchange between Israel and

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA

San Diego Schools Must Do More to Curb Growing Antisemitism

By Mark Powell Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Protests continue across college and high school campuses as students voice opposition to Israel’s self-defense in the Gaza war, citing concerns about collateral damage and the loss of Palestinian lives. However, some of these demonstrations have transformed from anti-Israel protests to antisemitic protests. Therefore, it

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Holocaust, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Javier Milei

By Mark D. Zimmerman Javier ‍Milei ‍was ‍just ‍elected ‍president ‍of ‍Argentina. ‍Milei, ‍an ‍economist, ‍author, ‍politician, ‍former ‍tantric ‍sex ‍coach, ‍and ‍self-described ‍“anarcho-capitalist,” ‍is ‍a ‍right-wing ‍libertarian ‍and ‍populist ‍who ‍supports ‍freedom ‍of ‍choice ‍on ‍issues ‍such ‍as ‍drugs, ‍guns, ‍prostitution, ‍and ‍LGBTQ ‍issues, ‍while ‍opposing ‍abortion. ‍He ‍believes ‍that ‍global ‍warming ‍is ‍a

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Information You Might Need to Defend Israel

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — During the past weeks since the October 7 massacre of Israelis, the world has heard and watched many condemnations of Israel throughout the media universe. The following short summaries describe some of the most virulent organizations who constantly vilify Israelis and Jews. Their common strategy is the dissolution

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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer

‘Being a Teacher Right Now is Hard,’ Says San Diego Primary School Educator

By Jessamyn Dodd (JNS) During recess at Alcott Elementary School in San Diego recently, Danielle Wisdom heard a child from a different class shout “Free Palestine.” The fourth-grade teacher, who is Jewish, questioned the child about the phrase and learned that the student’s mother uses it. Wisdom has since become aware that many of the

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Israel, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education