By Barrett Holman Leak SAN DIEGO — There is deep grief, shock and trauma right now over the fatal police shooting in Springfield, Illinois of 36-year-old Sonya Massey — in her own home, after calling police for help. The nation is traumatized and angry. Calls for justice abound. What people know is the details of […]
This summer, camps are navigating a shaky landscape transformed by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack and Israel’s response: deciding whether and how to discuss the war in Gaza, fears of antisemitism in the U.S., and political debates about Israel. [Jonathan Krasner]
After a Century of Jewish Camping, 2024 Challenges are Unique Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
In a previous version, indigenous people were called redskins or savages, spoke in broken English, and had a number called “Ugg-a-wug” that used jibberish lyrics. That number has been replaced by a song called “Friends Forever” in which the Native Americans and the Darling children teach each other some dances from their respective cultures. [Sandi Masori]
Updated ‘Peter Pan’ Respects Indigenous People Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
I was pained even thinking about my mother being confused, uncertain, or dependent. I wanted to believe that her memory lapses were normal for her age, a result of doing too much, or even that I was being overly concerned. But, as her symptoms worsened, the truth became harder to deny. [Shayna Kaufmann, Ph.D]
To Gently Accept the Down Sides of Aging Read More »
Lifestyles, Shayna Kaufmann, Staff and Bylined Contributors
San Diego native, Sara Levy who made her Olympic debut in Paris with the U.S. women’s rugby team, took the bronze on Tuesday, July 30. The team stunned Australia and delivered the first-ever Olympic medal for the team and its Jewish forward, Levy. [Cailin Acosta]
Kvelling over the Olympics; Local Volunteer Opportunities Read More »
Cailin Acosta, International, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Courtesy of Wikipedia Jan Tomasz Gross (August 1, 1947) is a Polish-American sociologist and historian. He is the Norman B. Tomlinson ’16 and ’48 Professor of War and Society, emeritus, and Professor of History, emeritus, at Princeton University. Gross is the author of several books on Polish history, particularly Polish-Jewish relations during World War II and the Holocaust, including Neighbors: The Destruction
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Jan T. Gross Read More »
Holocaust, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
The Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative (MGSDII) has announced eight renowned Israeli professors who will participate in one-year teaching appointments at San Diego universities during the 2024-25 school year. They each bring deep expertise and will teach in diverse disciplines, including foreign policy, law, history, communications, economics, environmental health, and film. [Press Release]
Eight Israeli Professors to Teach at Local Universities Read More »
Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
T. W. Doane’s Bible Myths and their Parallels in Other Religions is a comprehensive exploration of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, shedding light on their similarities with other ancient myths. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
Comparing Abraham’s test with those in other cultures Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
While it is known that adults can match people’s faces to their names at above-chance levels, a new multifaced study by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found that both adults and children could accurately match adult faces to their names above chance levels. [Press Release]
What’s in a Name? Perhaps the Way you Look Read More »
Israel, Lifestyles, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education
Courtesy of Wikipedia Benjamin Joseph Novak (July 31, 1979) is an American actor and comedian. He has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Novak is known for starring as Ryan Howard in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), for which he was also a writer and executive producer. He appeared in the films Inglourious Basterds (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and The
Today’s Jewish Birthday: B.J. Novak Read More »
Jewish Celebrities, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
s I watched them testify before a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives last Tuesday (April 25), it struck me that relatives of Israeli hostages had flown 5,400 miles to lobby our leaders to lobby their leaders. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Israelis Lobby U.S. Congress to Put Pressure on Netanyahu Read More »
Bruce Ticker, International, Israel, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Starting in Manhattan, kosher wine lovers held monthly meetings called Rosh Chodesh Clubs (RCC). Club members would each bring a bottle of a delicious kosher wine to share with others. The wines had to be of a minimum age, and considered high quality, before they were permitted into club tastings. As the idea caught on, the clubs soon incorporated the idea of adding gourmet chefs to their evening festivities. [Eva Trieger]
Kosher Wines: The Talk of the Podcast Read More »
Eva Trieger, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA
My perseverance paid off, however, and I soon found myself immersed in what seemed to be the diary entries kept by the woman who was Marcel Proust’s mother, describing the daily life of a bourgeois family, of whom the son, Marcel, was a constant source of worry, and sometimes even anguish. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
At Libraries: Novel Imagines the Worries of Marcel Proust’s Mother Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Staff and Bylined ContributorsMany consider Hercules the strongest ancient Greek and Samson the most muscular Jew. Both tales involve eating and drinking. Both were engaged in romantic affairs; Hercules had four wives, and Samson had liaisons with three women and married one of them. The two had miraculous births involving a deity: Hercules’ father was the god Zeus, and Samson gave birth after his mother received a message from heaven delivered by an angel. The two births focused on their mother, the woman Zeus cohabited with, and the woman with whom an angel communicated. In both instances, the husbands were ignored. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
Samson vs. Hercules Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors