Alito claims that his wife raised the flag to protest a “F**k Trump” sign on a neighbor’s lawn. I anticipate discovering evidence that points to a more damning explanation. [Laurie Baron]
Satire: Mr. Alito Glorifies Authoritarianism (MAGA) Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The highly readable novel juxtaposes three stories: 1) love and survival in Vichy France; 2) Jewish efforts shortly after World War II to find European Jewish orphans who could be brought to Eretz Israel; and 3) the drama of Israel “stealing” its own ships from under the eyes of the French. [Donald H. Harrison]
Three Intriguing Stories Lead to One in ‘The Boy with the Star Tattoo’ Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish Fiction, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors
From the 1920’s through the early 1950’s, luminaries like Harold Arlen (Hyman Arluck) Yip Harburg (Isidore Hochberg) and countless others wrote tunes that became the jazz standards that helped make Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Teddy Wilson, et al, world famous. [Yale Strom]
‘Kosher Jammers’ Links Jewish and African-American Jazz Read More »
Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
As several dozen students and supporters marched along the campus’s Library Walk to the Geisel Library, one sign read, “Imagine people calling your rapist a freedom fighter.” [Marsha Sutton]
Rapes by Hamas Terrorists on Oct. 7 Protested at UCSD Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres “all but publicly declared Hamas had not used sexual violence” against Israeli women and girls. Alt Miller pointed out that in Guterres’ annual report titled “Conflict-Related Sexual Violence” he paradoxically failed to list Hamas among the organizations that had employed sexual violence in the past year. [Amy Neustein, PhD]
Local Republican Congressman Darrell Issa is concerned that anti-Israel sentiment may influence decision-making at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. And, at UC San Diego and other University of California campuses, unionized graduate student workers, have voted to authorize a strike in reaction to campus officials calling in law enforcement to clear out war protesters’ encampments. [SDJW staff]
Federal Patents, UCSD Investments Become Issues in Gaza War Fallout Read More »
California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology, USA
President Biden withheld delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel in part because critics of the Jewish state may abandon him next Nov. 5, denying Democrats another four-year term in the White House. However, a revealing New York Times piece on Sunday suggests that Biden’s prevailing reason was aggravation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Pique Cited as Reason Biden Canceled Bomb Deliveries to Israel Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
This memoir and autobiography is filled with secrets, doubts, anticipation, anxiety, temporary disappointments, regrets, the thrill of the chase and the exaltation of success. He repeatedly states the discoveries changed his life, and it also enriched the lives of the brothers and sisters he discovered. [Oliver Pollak]
Author Tells of Finding His Birth Parents and Learning Their Secrets Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Lifestyles, Oliver Pollak, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Jewish Poets of the Past program on Tuesday evening, May 7 in the Astor Judaica Library featured the works of Israeli poet Dahlia Ravikovitch (1936-2005) and Yiddish poet, Abraham Sutzkever (1913-2010). [Eileen Wingard]
Poetry of Ravikovitch, Sutzkever Focus of LFJCC Program Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Only 10 male-identifying leads, and 10 female- identifying leads are chosen to compete from all the high school theater departments in San Diego County. From there, one student from each category will be chosen to go to New York to compete in the Broadway Jimmy Awards. [Sandi Masori]
David Landis, Shira Ehrlich in the Hunt for Broadway Jimmy Awards Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Special Padres hats bearing the “Chai” (Life) symbol were distributed to them, and they got to hear and cheer Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel of Congregation Beth Israel sing “The Star Spangled Banner” in pre-game ceremonies. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Swag, Singing, Soften Blow of Padres Loss to Rockies Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The night started with standing together in silent solidarity as we listened and closed our eyes to the sound of a siren. Leberman noted that not only do we observe and honor the fallen Israeli soldiers but unfortunately this year we also have to include the hostages, families, and all of Israel that is hurting. [Cailin Acosta]
Mourning and Celebrating All in One Night at Tifereth Israel Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The Biden Administration, which purports to support Israel as its greatest Middle East ally, is appalled by Israel’s retaliation against Hamas, and to a much lesser extent, Lebanon. It has duplicitously failed to back Israel fully while restraining the IDF. [Steve Kramer]
OpEd: U.S. Policy Will Prolong Israel-Hamas War, Guarantee Another War Read More »
Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, USA
Sure, a shul may seem to be “crowded with prayers,” but those prayers are more “show-mer” than “shomer,” authentically rising to Hashem. Our religion’s observances and practices aim to enliven our spiritual awareness, our religious development, not our self-interest. [Michael R. Mantell, PhD]
Parsha Emor: Not Simply a Guardian of Shabbat but a Guardian of Torah Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors