After 477 days of agony in Gaza, Naama Levy, Liri Albag, Daniella Gilboa, and Karina Ariev were returned on Saturday to Israeli soil and to the loving arms of their family and friends. [Julie Rayman, American Jewish Committee]
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Freud was born in London on 25 January 1962 and is the daughter of politician and broadcaster Sir Clement Freud (1924–2009) and June Flewett, known as the actress Jill Freud. She is the great-granddaughter of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. [Wikipedia]
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A particularly emotional moment came during the yellow ribbon-cutting ceremony, led by Holocaust survivors, and by Irwin Jacobs and Lee Goldberg. The yellow ribbon, a symbol of solidarity with hostages around the world, added a layer of significance to the occasion, reminding everyone of the ongoing struggles for freedom and justice across the globe. [Sandra Scheller]
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As wildfires continue to devastate the Los Angeles area, La Jolla’s Jewish community endured a scare of its own on Thursday afternoon due to a brush fire on Gilman Drive that burned multiple acres and prompted evacuation orders. [Jacob Kamaras]
La Jolla Jewish Community Safe and Secure After Brush Fire, Evacuation Read More »
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Thirty-five movies and lectures will be presented at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center between Monday, Jan. 27, and Saturday, Feb. 8, during the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival. Some presentations are free. There is a ticket price for others. [SDJW staff]
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By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin PIKESVILLE, Maryland — I have been reading and reviewing the inspiring, fascinating books by the brilliant writer Rabbi Dr. Charles H. Freundlich for over ten years and have enjoyed them all. Sol’s Journey, his eleventh fiction book since he started writing them at age eighty, is no exception. It is
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Justin Baldoni (January 24, 1984) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Rafael Solano on the CW telenovela Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) and for starring in and directing the romantic drama film It Ends with Us (2024). He has also directed Five Feet Apart (2019) and Clouds (2020). [Wikipedia]
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Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, was supposed to be routine. After our daily Minyan at Chabad RB, I buckled my son into his car seat and headed out for the familiar drive to school. The morning commute usually offered a few quiet minutes to myself, but that morning, something broke the peaceful routine. As I crested a hill, I saw it. A massive pillar of smoke rose in the distance, dark and thick against the clear blue sky. My stomach dropped. This wasn’t a barbecue gone wrong or a brush fire far from home. It was close—too close. [Rabbi Hershy Weinstein]
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By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Although Vice President J.D. Vance recently assured an interviewer that Trump would decide to pardon the 1/6 rioters on a case-to-case basis, Trump pardoned all of them, even those convicted of assaulting Capitol police. The Pride Boys and Oath Keepers immediately disbanded and reconstituted themselves as the Stormtroopers under
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The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) on Thursday, Jan. 23, released the first-ever, eight-country Index on Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness, exposing a global trend in fading knowledge of basic facts about the Holocaust. The countries surveyed include the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, Germany, Poland, Hungary and Romania. [Press Release]
Claims Conference Reports Growing Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge in 8 Countries Read More »
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Weiss administered emergency care, providing oxygen and medication, and instructed the crew to divert the flight for an emergency landing in Athens so the patient could be transferred to a local hospital for further treatment and monitoring. [Press Release]
Hadassah Medical Center CEO Saves Passenger on Flight from Israel to U.S. Read More »
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Voice of the People, a global initiative tackling key challenges facing the Jewish people spearheaded by President Isaac Herzog, announced on Thursday, Jan. 23, the formation of its inaugural 150-member global Jewish council. This diverse and dynamic cohort will lead a two-year mission to address the most pressing challenges facing the global Jewish community. [Press Release]
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The return of the first three hostages after more than a year in captivity in Gaza was a rare moment of unity in Israel. Like most other people in the country, I was glued to the television screen on the afternoon set for their return and was not sure what I would be witnessing. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
Israelis’ Emotions Ran High as First 3 Hostages Returned to Their Families Read More »
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Bruce Ratner (January 23, 1945) is an American real estate developer, philanthropist, and former minority owner of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. [Wikipedia]
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