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The event was cut short as we had to be evacuated from the building. This involved having us in groups of four leave from the back door and to be driven to the parking lot where our cars were parked due. [Miriam Gershenson]
Protesters at Cal State San Marcos Force Evacuation of IDF Talk Read More »
Israel, Miriam Gershenson, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The task force’s initial effort will be to persuade local governments in San Diego County, including the City of San Diego, to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of antisemitism. [Cailin Acosta]
StandWithUS Establishes Antisemitism Task Force for San Diego County Read More »
Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share
Muslims and Arabs in Maine, Michigan and Los Angeles over the weekend seemed to blame Israel, America and others for everything, but they don’t accept responsibility in the never-ending Israel-Hamas war. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Pro-Palestinian Forces Blame Everyone But Themselves Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Although never an A-Lister, Ganon’s singing was exceptional enough to earn the respect of such an A-Lister as Penny Marshall. Similarly, her public relations skills won her the admiration of former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier. Marshall and Frazier, now both deceased, are among the people Ganon writes about extensively in this stream-of-consciousness, tell-not-quite-all memoir. [Donald H. Harrison]
Israeli Native Provides Insights into U.S. Record Industry and Boxing World Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The ending of the Book of Exodus teaches that true freedom comes when we are neither the puppets of fellow humans or God but live a life where we improve ourselves, be all we can be, and help other people and all that God provided in the universe. (Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin)
Pekudei Teaches That Humans Should Rely on Themselves Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Lee Wind asserts the books he writes could have changed his life back when he was a “young Gay Jewish kid.” His books preach diversity and inclusion — concepts that are an anathema to the second Trump administration. [Donald H. Harrison]
Book for Children Preaches Diversity and Inclusion Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
What did Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say when told that Conan O’Brien would be visiting Israel? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Conan O’Brien Read More »
Israel, Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Hofstein wrote poetry from the age of nine in Hebrew, later also in Russian and Ukrainian, from 1909 in Yiddish. His first poems and essays were published in 1917 in Yiddish in a Kiev newspaper. Hofstein perceived the October Revolution of the Bolsheviks as the realization of biblical ideals of justice, as the deliverance of Jews from national oppression. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: David Hofstein, an Executed Soviet Poet Read More »
Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Israel, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Israeli-American Elad Inbar, chief executive officer of the Dallas, Texas-based RobotLAB, has written a primer on robots in use today in a variety of industries. Consistent with the title of this book, he also peeks into a future when humanoid robots will be able to perform more sophisticated tasks. [Donald H. Harrison]
Fully Functioning Humanoid Robots May Become Common in Just a Few Years Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology, USA
Unaware that there are two other branches of government that can challenge his authority [though Congress is apparently unaware of this fact too], Donald Trump (aka Donelon Trusk) has decided to impose a new constitution on the United States. [Laurie Baron]
Satire: The Donstitution Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Waiting until the hall was pin-drop silent, German guest conductor for the March 6 concert, Matthias Pintscher, quietly signaled the San Diego Symphony Orchestra to begin sounding the impressionist magic of Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite. [Eileen Wingard]
Guest Conductor Pintscher, Violin Soloist Kenny Team in Successful SDSO Concert Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
We must remember that what hurts you will also eventually hurt me and that we, the collective we, will not survive. Community is where we find God. Our relationship with God is We-Thou, not I-Thou. Kehillah is where we restore our ethics, morals, and virtues. [Barrett Holman Leak]
Contemporary Torah, Parsha Vayakhel: Called to Community Read More »
Barrett Holman Leak, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsFreckles, my angora rabbit, enjoys the cilantro, parsley and mint I have planted. I just wonder if the wild critters will enjoy it more since I do notice bite marks and my plants not producing as much. But I am always happy to feed the possums, skunks and wild rabbits that take a nibble and then go on their way. [Cailin Acosta]
An Animal Lover’s Joy in Gardening Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire
I found myself highlighting passages throughout the entire book, sometimes for the depth of Singer’s thought, other times for his felicity of phrase. I disagree with those people who think that books are shrines and that writing in them is tantamount to vandalism. [Donald H. Harrison]
A Re-Markable Book by Isaac Bashevis Singer Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Staff and Bylined Contributors