“I will not let anything be swept under the rug, and when I understand what the truth is, I will share that with you,” Wells said. “We may have to be a little patient because this may take a little bit of time.” [Ken Stone, Times of San Diego]
A year after moving to Berlin, the 21-year-old Friedländer met Mendelssohn and became his pupil and friend. His marriage to the daughter of banker Daniel Itzig, one of Frederick II’s favorites, brought him into the circle of wealthy and influential families of court Jews. In 1778 Friedländer was among the founders of the Jewish public free school Education for Young Men, where Haskalah’s ideals were carried out. [Alex Gordon]
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The Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, the Leichtag Foundation, and Impact Cubed have put together a webinar for 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 5, to consider the situation of the slain Israelis and hostages taken in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. [SDJW staff]
Published by Mirror By Jennifer Newton A Holocaust survivor told Prince William she ‘misses’ the Princess of Wales ‘so much’ during a solo visit to a synagogue. The Prince of Wales today paid a visit to the Western Marble Arch Synagogue – which was meant to happen in January for National Holocaust Day but postponed
Ethnic studies will be a required course for graduation for all California high school students, starting with the class of 2030, thanks to state Assembly Bill 101. Signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October 2021, the bill calls for providing students with a better understanding of the contributions and struggles of four ethnic groups: Native Americans, Latinx Americans, Black Americans and Asian Americans. [Marsha Sutton, Times of San Diego]
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According to the complaint, Berkeley administrators have ignored parent reports and knowingly allowed its K-12 schools to become hostile environments for Jewish and Israeli students. [Press Release]
Ruth Mastron, president of the House of Israel in Balboa Park, compliments the StandWithUs organization which “generously covers the cost of our security guard, and without them, we could have locked up and gone home two years ago.” [SDJW staff]
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At the Feb. 13 meeting, the council was forced to listen in silence as anonymous caller after caller denigrated the Jewish religion and culture with vile accusations and conspiracy theories. [JW August, Times of San Diego]
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Published by Radar Online Comedian Jerry Seinfeld exited an event in New York City to a crowd of protestors who heckled him on his way to a waiting car, RadarOnline.com has learned. Anti-Israeli protestors taunted Seinfeld with chants accusing him of supporting genocide in Gaza. Seinfeld attended the 92Y’s annual State of the World Jewry
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My office has been forming responsive actions to address antisemitic literature in communities with high numbers of Jewish families, include the Jewish perspective into DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) initiatives, and train local officials on what they can do when hate speech or acts arise in public forums. [Assemblymember Chris Ward]
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Einstein … believed that chess was not Lasker’s goal, but rather his profession. He drew a parallel between chess in the life of the second world champion and the grinding of lenses in the life of Spinoza. He argued that lenses for Spinoza and chess for Lasker were a means of livelihood. [Alex Gordon]
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Published by Raw Story Donald Trump headlined at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) where there were several Nazis reportedly in attendance, but the group has emphatically denied it. Still, an editor at NBC is ready to debunk the group’s false claims using photos. The news outlet reported the Nazi allegation on Saturday, saying that
The word “Jew” appears in Oliver Twist, 326 times. The name “Fagin” appears 306 times, almost always linked to the word Jew. The linkage was intentional. [Jerry Klinger]
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Published by NJ.com By Scott Richman and Richard T. Smith As leaders of two historic organizations – the NAACP New Jersey State Conference and ADL New York/New Jersey – we recognize our shared commitment to confronting hatred and injustice. Yet, this year, more than ever, extremist voices from both ends of the political spectrum are
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