SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — More than 90 current and future Birthright Israel trip staff learned together at San Diego’s Kona Kai Resort in November as the newest cohort of Birthright Israel Fellows. The program, run by The iCenter for Israel Education, deepens the skills, knowledge, and confidence of Birthright Israel staff to create inspiring […]
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Canadian-born pianist, Daniel Wnukowski, performed at two venues during his recent visit to San Diego County. On Sunday afternoon, November 13, he gave a recital of works by Mozart, Chopin and Schumann in the Solana Salons series at the home of pianist and series host, Monique Kunewalder. His
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, on view at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea, features more than 200 artworks and artifacts from the artist’s estate – 177 of which have never been exhibited before. This highly unusual and intimate exhibition was assembled not by a curator or art historian, but by Basquiat’s
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USA
(JNS) The Omni-American Future Project, which brings black and Jewish Americans together to fight racism and antisemitism, held its second annual awards ceremony at the historic Minton’s Playhouse | The Cecil Steakhouse in Harlem on Monday evening. A host of notables, musicians, community leaders and thinkers gathered for the ceremony. The event, titled “Straight Ahead:
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(JNS) The Israeli and United States air forces launched a two-day drill on Tuesday simulating strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, according to an Israel Defense Forces statement. The drills will be conducted over parts of Israel and the Mediterranean Sea, and include long-range flights such as those Israeli pilots would be required to undertake to
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Israel, Middle East, USA
Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — Some Republican lawmakers criticized former President Donald Trump by name Monday for his meeting with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, both said Trump should not have given a platform to the notorious hatemonger at his Mar-a-Lago resort. “Trump
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Published by Radar Online Kanye West stormed out of an interview this week after the interviewer challenged the embattled rapper on his controversial and widely-condemned anti-Semitic remarks, RadarOnline.com has learned. The surprising incident took place on Monday as Kanye – alongside white nationalist Nick Fuentes and alt-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos – appeared for an interview
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By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — “Thank you.” Here’s a question for you. Who’s the first person to have brought these words, “Thank you” to us Yehudim? Right! That’d be the mother of Yehuda (from the word hoda’ah), none other than Leah. When’s the last time you expressed genuine, heartfelt gratitude and shown
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Mark D. Zimmerman Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has generated much controversy over his antisemitic remarks (among other things). As far back as 2013 he stated that Jews are more well-connected than Black people, giving them an unfair advantage. He also criticized Jared Kushner for his efforts to improve relations between Israel and
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) If pro-Israel Republicans think former President Donald Trump will apologize or make amends in any way for choosing to have a public dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort home with two notorious antisemites, they haven’t been paying attention to how he has conducted his public career. And if they think they
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Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) claims to be making progress. He’s offered Internal Security to Itamar Ben-Gvir, Interior and Health to Aryeh Deri, so far nothing to Smotrich, with Ben-Gvir saying that he won’t join a government without Smotrich. What will remain for Likud? And how will disappointed Likudniks vote with
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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Many Jews are convinced that the laws and customs that originated with the rabbis were taught at Sinai to the Israelites during the days of Moses and are called “Oral Law,” even though the Torah itself states that only the Decalogue that people call The Ten
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
Published by Reuters UK By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A far-rightist on track to a key post in Israel’s incoming government has warned his party not to try to move too quickly with its agenda, saying in a recording leaked on Sunday that some planned legislation could backfire. Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu last week promised
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(JNS) Jerusalem District Police chief Doron Turgeman on Wednesday ordered the deployment of additional personnel in Jerusalem, following two deadly terrorist bombings in the city earlier in the day. Forces will be bolstered throughout the capital, with a specific focus on high-density public areas, according to a police statement. The alert level has been raised
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Israel, Middle East, USA