LMPD is interested in viewing any surveillance video community members might have to help identify those distributing the flyers and their vehicle (s), she adds. “I hope that La Mesa has a plan in place to stop this in its tracks immediately.” [Miriam Raftery, East County Magazine]
Antisemitic Flyers Strewn in La Mesa Read More »
Antisemitism, East County Magazine, Miriam Raftery, San Diego County
A notable moment during the event was provided by Rev. Karla Halvorson from the Lutheran Church of Chula Vista, who sought forgiveness from the Jewish community for her church’s historical support of the Nazi regime. She emphasized her plea by sharing impactful quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran minister renowned for his staunch opposition to Nazi policies and who paid with his life for his involvement in a plot to assassinate Hitler. [Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel]
Interfaith Yom HaShoah Service Brings Surprise Lutheran Apology Read More »
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One of the first times I met Schindler, she asked about my family and then asked when my birthday was. I told her it was December 27. She gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek and said, “Mine is December 28, you are my birthday twin!” [Cailin Acosta]
Our Shtetl San Diego County: AJC Honors Late Holocaust Survivor Rose Schindler Read More »
Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, California, Jewish Religion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Both of my kids support efforts to bridge the “pro-Palestinian” versus “pro-Israeli” divide on campus. They work to find common ground, and they are heartbroken by the suffering on both sides. It is tough, they say, and getting tougher to do so. [Daniel Sokatch]
NIF CEO Urges Campus Demonstrators to Eschew Extremism, Seek Common Ground Read More »
Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
A statistical analysis of the ice sheet retreat compared with the number of lightning storms revealed a correlation: as the number of storms increased in a certain year, so did the melting of the sea ice increase that year. [Press Release, Tel Aviv University]
Lightning Storms in Arctic Speeding Global Warming, Polar Melt Read More »
International, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share
All of the high schools in San Diego that have theater departments are invited to be part of the awards. A team of adjudicators are sent out to the schools to see each performance and evaluate the actors. Evaluations are made for the male and female lead roles, and for the best musical in general. This year, the field was narrowed down from 30 schools down to 10 male leads, 10 female leads, and 5 musicals. [Sandi Masori]
20 High School Students Compete for Broadway San Diego Awards Read More »
Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Antisemitism has grown rampantly since the October 7th massacre carried out by Hamas, and rising Jew-hatred has caused Jewish students to feel increasingly unsafe on campus. We students are fearful of expressing our identities on campus, and especially in the classroom. [Press Release]
Jewish Tritons Outline Situation Facing Jews at UCSD Read More »
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Jewish Federations continue to unquestioningly support Israel’s right to defend itself, including destroying Hamas’s capabilities to harm the Jewish state, while also strongly supporting the critical and close relationship between the United States and Israel. [Press Release]
Jewish Federation of San Diego Reports on Israel-Gaza-U.S. Read More »
Israel, Press Release, San Diego County, USA
Editor’s Note: ADL (Anti-Defamation League) rounds up developments in the anti-Israel demonstrations on college campuses across North America. Here is the report for Thursday, May 9. [Press Release]
ADL Report on Nationwide Campus Turmoil: May 9, 2024 Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
She was raised in Elmira, New York, where she won the New York State Spelling Championship at twelve and was presented with a silver cup by then Governor Franklin Roosevelt. She was encouraged to write for money by supplying small items to the Elmira Star-Gazette. She was Jewish. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Fay Kanin Read More »
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It posits that before it was relocated to Earth, the Garden of Eden—with a man and a woman, the snake, and its fruits and vegetables—all existed on an unnamed planet. There, the fruits each laid claim to being the best. The apple boasted it was the “hardiest”; the pomegranate, the “biggest”; the grape, the “sweetest”; the fig, “the yummiest” and the citron (lemon) because it could make any of them taste better with just one drop. [Donald H. Harrison]
Children’s Book Offers Myth of an Earlier Garden of Eden Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Fiction, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The libel of “genocide” against Israel on college campuses can be seen as a modern-day parallel to the Dreyfus Affair with one difference – Jewish students now have the tools to combat hate – and win. [Sol Lizerbram, M.D.]
JNF-USA President: Today ‘We Are All Theodor Herzl’ Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sol Lizerbram, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Violinist Joshua Bell, and his Piano Collaborator Peter Dugan, entered. Dressed in a black long-sleeved shirt over narrow black trousers, and looking boyish with his slim figure and full shock of dark hair, Bell, accompanied by Dugan, plunged into the first piece, Brahms Sonatensatz (Scherzo) for Violin and Piano. [Eileen Wingard]
Bell, Dugan Enchant Patrons at La Jolla Music Society’s Gala Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
“Israeli superstar Eden Golan is proudly representing Israel at the second semi-finals of Eurovision on Thursday, May 9. Despite tons of hate, death threats, and attempts at disqualification, the Israeli delegation is determined to participate and for Eden to perform her tribute to the victims of October 7, ‘Hurricane.'” [Press Release]
Israel’s Eurovision Entry ‘Hurricane’ by Eden Golan Needs Your Vote Read More »
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