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Who Could Succeed California’s Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the US House?

Published by Reuters (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives began to position themselves on Wednesday to run for speaker, the day after a small group of hardliners succeeded in ousting Kevin McCarthy from the job in a historic first. Here are some possible candidates: IN: JIM JORDAN Representative Jim Jordan, an ally of […]

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Jewish Lawmaker Dianne Feinstein, California’s Longest-Serving US Senator, Dies at 90

Published by The Mercury News Dianne Feinstein, California’s longest-serving U.S. senator who led San Francisco through its darkest and most violent days as mayor in the 1970s and later authored a federal ban on assault weapons that lasted a decade, died Thursday night, according to multiple reports. At 90, she was the oldest member of

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UC Ethnic Studies Drafters Use Antisemitic Dog-Whistle, Call Jews ‘Highly Funded Lobby Groups’

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – In a newly exposed letter, University of California (UC) faculty tasked with developing California ethnic studies high school standards referred to Jews as “highly funded lobby groups” and attacked attempts to prevent antisemitic materials from becoming part of ethnic studies courses as “censorship” and “racism.” The letter, written by

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Jewish Board Member Fred Schenk Says Care of Animals Part of Fair Board’s Mission

Schenk noted that, “There is a small but vocal community opposing the animals on the property and having livestock on the property and the sale of livestock. Our mission statement is about making the fairgrounds an agricultural environment. We are part of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. So, those who would take exception to our mission statement are the ones who would say, ‘well you know, you shouldn’t have young people selling their livestock.’ Well they are the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and members of 4-H and that is the world in which they want to spend their career, or their hobbies, and that is what their circle of life is all about – animal husbandry…” [Donald H. Harrison]

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‘Creative Producing’ is a Highly Readable Primer on the Movie Industry

Author Carol Baum worked her way up through the movie industry, serving as a studio executive and later as an independent creative producer.  In her latter role, she finds scripts that she thinks are worthy of becoming movies, assembles a creative team including a writer, director, and, if possible, a well-known actor then goes about selling the project to a studio or to a private financier. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Jewish Groups File Lawsuit Against California School District Over Antisemitic Content

(Press Release) American Jewish Committee (AJC), ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Potomac Law Group announced on Monday they filed suit on behalf of the Brandeis Center and its membership arm, So-CUE (Southern Californians for Unbiased Education), comprised of Orange County and Santa Ana residents, against

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Helping Israel to Grow Its Economy, Shepherd Its Resources Are Sol Lizerbram’s Priorities

Eventually, Lizerbram’s activities both as a donor and as a member of the local JNF board led to an invitation to serve on the national board. Over the next 20 years, he served under such national JNF presidents as Ron Lauder and Jeffrey Levine, until he was elected as the national organization’s president in October 2017. [Donald H. Harrison]

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California’s Ethnic Studies Mandate Cannot Be Fixed

By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) You would think that everyone understands that you can’t defend the Jews while supporting something set up to help promote antisemitism. Yet apparently, that basic truth is being ignored by those who ought to know better. The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) has put itself in just such

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California’s Scott Brockman Joins American Society of the University of Haifa Development Team

(Press Release) California-based Jewish nonprofit leader Scott Brockman has joined the executive team of American Society of the University of Haifa (ASUH), assuming the position of Vice President of Development. Brockman has more than 25 years of experience in the Jewish nonprofit world, leading organizations that have strategically reimagined themselves and grown to expand their

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CSUSB Research: Antisemitic Crimes Rose 28% in 21 US Cities in 2022

(JNS) Research from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) reveals an increase in the number of hate crimes against Jews (up 28%) and other minority groups in America’s most populous urban centers. The 10 largest cities in the country saw an average increase of 22%

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Fraud, Betrayal and Spy Gear: Inside the Messy Battle for Chabad of Poway

A seven-hour mediation. A secret recording device. Accusations of extortion. These are the latest twists in the ongoing, ugly saga over control of the Southern California synagogue that survived a 2019 mass shooting only to face a federal fraud conviction of its founding rabbi. [Louis Keene, the Forward]

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Speaker Tells of Life Among the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda

McKinney and Rabbi Marko renewed their friendship over the August 11-13 weekend, when McKinney served as Tifereth Israel Synagogue’s scholar-in-residence. She outlined what Jewish life is like in the Abayudaya villages, covering Jewish holiday and life cycle observances, and told of the efforts the foundation she heads is making to help impoverished families and children with disabilities. (Donald H. Harrison)

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