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From Rashida’s Rhetoric to Fears of Sitting Shiva

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — If only a bloody-hand stunt staged by pro-Arab activists applied to U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s rhetoric and her possible role leading to the deaths of two Jews – one a synagogue president in Tlaib’s hometown and the other a pro-Israel demonstrator outside Los Angeles. Tlaib, a Democrat who represents […]

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Bruce Ticker, California, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County, USA

UC Board of Regents Chair Rich Leib: Incumbent on University Leadership to Call Out Hate Speech

The following is the closing portion of remarks from University of California Board of Regents Chair Rich Leib on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the UC Board of Regents meeting, in light of recent events in Israel and Gaza. The remarks follow a letter issued by President Drake and the 10 UC chancellors to the community

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California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Visiting San Diego, Israeli Academic Leader Unpacks ‘Incorporation of American Universities’

By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — The “incorporation of American universities” is at the roof of toxic discourse surrounding the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses, University of Haifa President Prof. Ron Robin said during his visit to San Diego from November 12-13. In a nationwide tour of campuses, Robin met with university presidents, administrators,

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California, Israel, Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Los Angeles Theater Critic, San Diego Jewish World Contributor Cynthia Citron Dies at 89

Cynthia Wynn Taylor Citron, born September 16, 1934, in Boston, died November 11, 2023, in New York, of pneumonia and old age. For nearly 20 years she was a well known theater critic in Los Angeles, writing for the Santa Monica Daily Press, San Diego Jewish World (for which she served as L.A. County Bureau

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California, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

10,000 Demand UC Reject Ethnic Studies Requirement From Faculty Supporting Hamas Terrorism

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) –  In the wake of the horrific events of Oct. 7 and the barbaric, evil actions taken by Hamas, the University of California (UC) Ethnic Studies Faculty Council issued a statement legitimizing the massacre of innocent Israeli civilians, including Jewish women, children, and even infants burned and mutilated. The statement

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California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education

JCRC Condemns Biased, Inflammatory Richmond City Council Resolution Passed Amid Chaos

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release) — JCRC Bay Area condemns the resolution calling for the City of Richmond to stand “in solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza” that was passed yesterday. The evening’s procedures were marked by chaos and lack of decorum. Outcry against the resolution by Richmond citizens was so intense and brought enough

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California Public School Denies Imposing Gag Order on Students Told: ‘Israelis, Jews Should Be Killed’

(JNS) The Manhattan Beach Middle School, a public school in California, is denying that it asked four Jewish students, all age 11, who were allegedly told “all Israelis and Jews should be killed” by a classmate to sign gag orders. The school is not releasing the findings of its own investigation into the alleged comments,

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California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education

Organizations Expose UC Ethnic Studies Letter Justifying Hamas Terrorist Attacks

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) –  After learning of an appalling letter sent from the University of California Ethnic Studies Faculty Council that justifies Hamas’ brutal murder, mutilation, beheading and burning alive of women, children, babies, the elderly, the disabled and others, 115 organizations today demanded that the University of California (UC) reject a proposal

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California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education

Governor Newsom Lauded for Emergency Israel Visit, Communal Security Support

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release) — On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he is on his way to Israel during this time of ongoing conflict and terror, and will arrive there Friday morning. “We are deeply grateful for Governor Newsom’s visit. He has been a staunch ally of the Jewish community and is supporting us

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California, Israel

American Jewish Committee Calls on California to Keep Antisemitic Pro-Hamas Materials Out of Ethnic Studies Curriculum

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, today urged California Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond to ensure public funds will not support an Ethnic Studies organization or its affiliates who attempt to justify or promote violence and terrorism. AJC signed onto an open letter to Thurmond

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California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Dianne Feinstein, Z”L

By Mark D. Zimmerman Senator ‍Dianne ‍Feinstein ‍died ‍at ‍the ‍age ‍of ‍90, ‍just ‍hours ‍after ‍casting ‍a ‍vote ‍on ‍the ‍floor ‍of ‍the ‍United ‍States ‍Senate, ‍where ‍she ‍served ‍since ‍1992 ‍as ‍California’s ‍first ‍female ‍senator. ‍Among ‍the ‍issues ‍that ‍Senator ‍Feinstein ‍promoted ‍were ‍HIV/AIDS ‍funding, ‍women’s ‍reproductive ‍health ‍needs, ‍gun ‍control, ‍and ‍support

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California, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Newsom Directs State Funds to Jewish Federations, Other Groups Offering Lifesaving Security Services

SACRAMENTO (Press Release) – On Sunday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1185, authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D–San Fernando Valley) and a top priority for JPAC (the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California). AB 1185 expands the eligibility for the California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CSNSGP) to include “community connectors,” nonprofits

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Former Solana Beach School Board Member Advanced to Chair of the University of California Board of Regents

Rich Leib knows a thing or two about chairing meetings. He was appointed by Gov. Gray Davis in 1998 to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, serving as its president from 2001 to 2003. In 2008, he was elected to the Solana Beach School Board, where he served for nearly 12 years, part of that time as that body’s president. In 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown named him to the UC Board of Regents. When the chair of that board, Cecilia V. Estolano, was not reappointed, Leib moved up from vice chair to chair.  In July 2022, he was formally appointed to a one-year term as the Regents’ chairman. [Donald H. Harrison]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Technology