The following is the closing portion of remarks from University of California Board of Regents Chair Rich Leib on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the UC Board of Regents meeting, in light of recent events in Israel and Gaza. The remarks follow a letter issued by President Drake and the 10 UC chancellors to the community […]
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — The “incorporation of American universities” is at the roof of toxic discourse surrounding the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses, University of Haifa President Prof. Ron Robin said during his visit to San Diego from November 12-13. In a nationwide tour of campuses, Robin met with university presidents, administrators,
By Doron Krakow Kibbutz Nir Oz (Meadow of Strength) was founded in 1955, becoming part of the left-wing Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair. In the hands of its roughly 70 founders, a formerly arid and bleak 5,000 or so acres of Israel’s frontier were gradually transformed into an idyllic setting, green and lush, and in
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Doron Krakow, Israel, Opinion, USA
Cynthia Wynn Taylor Citron, born September 16, 1934, in Boston, died November 11, 2023, in New York, of pneumonia and old age. For nearly 20 years she was a well known theater critic in Los Angeles, writing for the Santa Monica Daily Press, San Diego Jewish World (for which she served as L.A. County Bureau
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California, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Shabbat Toldot 5784 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — After many years of being barren, praying, and pleading with Hashem to please grant them children, Rivka and Yitzchak were finally blessed with the expectation of twin boys! One can only imagine the unfiltered joy; how elated Rivka and Yitzchak felt. The feeling of
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Daniel Reich-Rabbi, Jewish Religion
NEW YORK (Press Release) — At one of the darkest times in the history of the Jewish homeland, Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) is delivering a message of hope centered around David Ben-Gurion’s vision for the future of Israel, by leading the second annual Ben-Gurion Day in the USA on November 19. While Ben-Gurion Day
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Israel, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press release) — Nearly 300,000 people joined The March for Israel in Washington D.C. on Tuesday at the National Mall, which was coordinated by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. The event was organized to “March for Israel; March to free hostages; March against antisemitism,” as written on the event’s webpage. Representation from
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Israel, USA
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — In the enchanting pages of Toldot this week, we uncover a love story that stands as the very first chapter in the sacred book of Torah. It’s a tale that ignites the flame of passion and unity, reminding us that in love, we’re destined to become one.
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Debates traditionally provide the opportunity for candidates to puff up their public reputations. This year the Republican Presidential Debates have deflated their stature. This partly stems from Donald Trump sucking up all the oxygen in the news cycle, but also from his opponents pathetically trying to be Trump without
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — You might think that the deaths of an uncertain number of Palestinian civilians – reported to be up to 10,000 – might account for the fury that infuses pro-Arab protests around the world. That is part of it, but I question if it is driving the ringleaders and other
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Mark D. Zimmerman Dr. Ruth was just named New York State’s Ambassador to Loneliness, with a charge to help New Yorkers cope with the loneliness epidemic. Dr. Ruth, the Holocaust survivor who gained fame as a sex therapist, says that she began focusing on this issue when she was isolated during the COVID lockdown,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Doron Krakow A remarkable event took place in Malibu, California, this past Sunday. The Shalom Institute, one of the extraordinary JCCs of North America, broke ground ahead of its anticipated return to a campsite ravaged in the Woolsey Fire five years ago. That season’s devastating wildfires wreaked havoc across California and tore through the
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Doron Krakow, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — How do we get through difficult times? How can we find a ray of hope when all we see are shadows? During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us turned to streaming services like Netflix to cope with our feelings of boredom and isolation. My personal favorites were works
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Eric George Tauber, Holocaust, Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — When England declared war on Germany in 1914 and again in 1939 it had not been invaded, its frontiers crossed or its citizens murdered. The basis for the outbreak of hostilities in both instances was simply a mutual defense agreement with other countries. War is a terrible thing.