Perhaps I am being paranoid, but I fear being targeted by ICE or the Department of Justice for attending a Hands-Off march, mocking Trump in my columns, and signing petitions critical of how Israel has conducted the Gaza War. (Laurie Baron)
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International, Israel, Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
His dad is involved in mostly petty crimes and drugs, but after 16-year-old EJ gets scared by a robbery gone wrong he wants to live with his uncle Dwayne and get off the streets. [Sandi Masori]
‘Hot Wing King’ Offers Unique Slice of Black Gay Life Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
In 1927 Lecache founded the League Against Pogroms, which the following year, became the International League Against Antisemitism, and in 1979, became the International League against Racism and Antisemitism. He was the president from 1927 to 1968. [Alex Gordon]
Veteran detective, Mark McPherson (Kevin O’Connor, Jr) is quite taken with the stunning and mysterious socialite who has been murdered in her New York City apartment. Ogling her portrait and perusing her record collection he has fallen in love with the victim. But he’s not alone in his affections. [Eva Trieger]
PowPac Grapples with a Whodunnit Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
There was an interesting article in the weekend edition of the Jerusalem Post by Jonathan Lieberman, a rabbi and physician living in Netanya, but originally from Manchester, England. He wrote “A time machine of Jewish memory,” describing Seders from past times. [Steve Kramer]
The plot concerns a 40-year-old divorced single mom, Liza Miller (Sutton Foster), who took a break from working in the publishing industry in New York City to raise her daughter, who is now studying abroad. Trying to return to the work force, Liza goes on many job interviews only to be turned down due to her age. [Cailin Acosta]
‘Younger’ on Netflix Includes Jewish Subplots Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
This book is a valuable primer not only for entering college freshmen but also for adults who haven’t kept up on their reading. [Donald H. Harrison]
Book Provides Jewish College Students with Facts about Israel and the Jewish People Read More »
Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
I have been reflecting on the enduring relevance of the Passover holiday, and why the story of the Exodus always seems to meet the current moment. I wish that was not true; that instead the story of Passover felt purely historical. But this year especially, it feels more relevant than ever. [Heidi Gantwerk]
Passover Observance is Relevant for Current Moment Read More »
Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Heidi Gantwerk, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
In 2019, the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation proposed to the Buchenwald Memorial, the German authorities who ran the Buchenwald Concentration Camp historical site, a memorial honoring the American liberators of the camp. There was none heretofore. JASHP would pay for it. [Jerry Klinger]
80 Years Ago Today, Buchenwald was Liberated by U.S. Troops Read More »
Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The play opens in a classroom where the kids are learning about the Holocaust and one of the kids says that it was just a hoax. Then another one of the kids answers that her great-aunts Irene and Edith are survivors and that it’s not a hoax. Later in the play, we learn the true story about how actor Sophia Melamed’s aunts were reunited after the Holocaust. [Sandi Masori]
‘Echoes’ Dramatizes Learning about the Holocaust from Students’ Perspectives Read More »
Holocaust, Sandi Masori
While I have always known I was born B’tzelem Elohim (in the image of God), as a child and through college, I saw many rabbis, but did not see anyone on the bima who looked like me. No one female. Definitely no Black female rabbis. Eventually, I learned there were some women rabbis, and in 2009, one African American woman rabbi was ordained in the Reform tradition. [Barrett Holman Leak]
Contemporary Torah, Parsha Tsav: We Are Each Called Read More »
Antisemitism, Barrett Holman Leak, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
I enjoy hearing all the traditions my friends do with their Seders, what they serve, who hides the afikomen and if Elijiah comes to make a visit. [Cailin Acosta]
Memories of Passovers Past Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
These past weeks, two men with an insatiable hunger for power once again reminded us how fragile democracy truly is. [Shahar Masori]
OpEd: Dictators, Diversions, and Dangerous Displays Read More »
Israel, Opinion, Shahar Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Shabbos HaGadol isn’t just another Shabbos—it’s the Shabbos heartbeat of Pesach’s sacredness, the spark that sets our redemption in motion. It’s called “the Great Shabbos” because it holds within it the power of Shabbos and Yom Tov of Pesach, blending them into something extraordinary. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
Parsha Tzav: Tending to the Eternal Flame Within Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors