Cailin Acosta

San Diego Jewish Community Honors First Responders for 9/11

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — In recognition of the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, Jewish National Fund-USA partnered with several schools and synagogues in the San Diego area to host 9/11 ceremonies, during which students learned about the terrorist attacks that forever changed America and the world. The events also served as an opportunity to honor […]

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Israel, San Diego County, USA

The Savoyard Murders: An Uplifting, Playful Adventure

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Local playwright, performer, lyricist, director, and teacher, Omri Schein, never fails to delight audiences regardless of which hat he is wearing. When his cleverly, witty, and innuendo-laden scripts are co-directed and acted by Phil Johnson, you know you’re in for exceedingly good fun. Now, the entire experience is put

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Netanyahu Denies Report of Weapons for Palestinians

Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced on Wednesday to deny a report his government had approved a shipment of weapons to Palestinian security forces after hard-right ministers in his coalition expressed outrage. Israel’s Army Radio reported that the United States had supplied 1,500 assault rifles to Palestinian security

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Israel

Rosh Hashanah: What Does it Mean to be Human?

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Socrates is famous for saying, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” If Socrates had a preferred Jewish holiday, I believe it would undoubtedly be Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. These holidays offer us an opportunity to reflect, review, and reconsider who we are, what we’ve

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Opinion

Protests Grip Israel Ahead of Historic Supreme Court Session

Published by Reuters By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Thousands of Israeli anti-government protesters rallied at the Supreme Court on Monday, the eve of a historic hearing on a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to curb the court’s powers. Forming a sea of blue and white Israeli flags, the protesters chanted “democracy” in a

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Israel

Jewish Groups File Lawsuit Against California School District Over Antisemitic Content

(Press Release) American Jewish Committee (AJC), ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Potomac Law Group announced on Monday they filed suit on behalf of the Brandeis Center and its membership arm, So-CUE (Southern Californians for Unbiased Education), comprised of Orange County and Santa Ana residents, against

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California, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Jimmy Buffett, RIP

By Mark D. Zimmerman Singer-songwriter ‍Jimmy ‍Buffett ‍died ‍a ‍couple ‍of ‍weeks ‍ago ‍at ‍the ‍age ‍of ‍76. ‍Buffett’s ‍music ‍reflected ‍what ‍became ‍known ‍as ‍“island ‍escapism,” ‍most ‍famously ‍as ‍depicted ‍in ‍his ‍hit ‍song ‍‍Margaritaville. ‍In ‍1997 ‍Buffett ‍teamed ‍up ‍with ‍Jewish ‍novelist ‍Herman ‍Wouk ‍to ‍write ‍a ‍musical ‍version ‍of ‍Wouk’s ‍novel ‍‍Don’t

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Councilmember Campillo Plans New Ordinance Targeting Antisemitic Flyers

By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — City Councilmember Raul Campillo announced Thursday he will introduce an ordinance to make the distribution of flyers inciting hate a misdemeanor littering offense punishable by up to a year in jail. San Diego Police have recorded eight incidents over the past several months involving thousands

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Chris Jennewein, San Diego County

Neo-Nazi Who Lived in Chula Vista Extradited to Amsterdam After Anne Frank House Incident

By Jill Castellano/inewsource via Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — A neo-Nazi who once lived in San Diego County has been extradited to the Netherlands to face hate speech charges in connection with an antisemitic incident that took place at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam earlier this year. Forty-one-year-old Robert Wilson, a former

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San Diego County