Jews cannot be blamed if they wonder whether U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling us Christ-killers. She posted two anti-Israel Instagram messages during Christmas that links Gazans to Jesus. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
While not everyone was Jewish, “we had a community ketuba of values” in which it was agreed that “we all come from different faith backgrounds, but we can agree that innovation, caring for one another, caring for the environment, and acting with intention were the things that we all wanted to do. So, we had one of our Hive members create a community ketuba (a written contract, usually for marriages.) We illustrated it and we all signed it.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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Ben Dishman, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is urging support for Congressman Colin Allred in his quest to oust Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. [SDJW Staff Report]
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Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Legislation by Rep. Darrell Issa to modernize the U.S. passport system and eliminate backlogs is moving forward in Congress. Issa’s Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act won unanimous approval in the House Foreign Affairs Committee this month and is expected to go for a
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Chris Jennewein, International, San Diego County, Times of San Diego, Travel and Food
The mayhem they brought to Jordan wasn’t bloodless. The PM was assassinated and a near civil war ensued, almost toppling the state until the 100,000 Palestinian fighters and their families were thrown out, to Lebanon.
Then came the wider Lebanese horror. [David Anderson]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Middle East, The Moderate Voice
After a total of 54 years as a caretaker with Seacrest Village Retirement Communities and its predecessor senior residence, the San Diego Hebrew Home, caretaker Joyce Lundin has retired, but not before staff, residents, and donors to the Jewish facility could bid her a fond farewell. (SDJA staff)
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San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Three free “trailer parties” will be sponsored in January by the San Diego International Film Festival to acquaint viewers with the films that will be shown at the January 31-February 11 celebration of Jewish films.
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Press Release, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
As 2023 draws to a close, Israel’s population stands at 9.8 million. [JNS.org]
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Israel, JNS
“Systemic Jew-hatred in schools, the workplace, and society has only been exacerbated in the aftermath of the October 27, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks, with Jew-haters increasingly emboldened to violate the legal rights of the minority Jewish people,” Goldstein said.
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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Press Release, USA
Here at home, Federation continues to increase its commitment and investment in the security of our San Diego Jewish community. We determined the need was great enough to have a dedicated security director and the national infrastructure with Secure Communities Network – which we now have and thank God we do. [David Bark]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, San Diego County
By Doron Krakow Yehuda Amichai | יהודה עמיחי was one of Israel and the Jewish world’s foremost poets. Born Ludwig Pfeuffer in Würzburg, Germany, in 1924, he and his family immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935, during Hitler’s rise to power, eventually settling in Jerusalem. He chose the surname Amichai | My People’s Lives to express his patriotic
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Doron Krakow, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Christina Fink, who has served for 8 years as program chair of the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival, will preview on Wednesday, Jan. 17 what’s on tap in this 34th year of the festival. [News Release]
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International, Press Release, San Diego County
JERUSALEM (JNS) — During a meeting on Thursday with representatives of captives still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that his government was engaged in negotiations to return “everyone.” “This is our goal,” Netanyahu told representatives of 28 families, according to a statement by the Prime
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Israel, JNS, Middle East, News Sources
SDJW Staff Report DENVER — Earlier this month at Jewish National Fund-USA’s Global Conference for Israel in Denver, high school students put themselves in the shoes of people with disabilities through simulations led by ADI, an Israeli disability care and advancement organization that empowers children, adolescents, and adults with severe disabilities and pioneers cutting-edge therapeutic