the West demanded that Israel dismantle a deeply embedded terrorist army tightly woven into a dense, labyrinthine urban maze, but denied them the chronological timeline required to do it manually. (SDJW staff report)
The fight against terrorism and antisemitism: September 23, 2026 Read More »
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The West demanded that Israel dismantle a deeply embedded terrorist army tightly woven into a dense, labyrinthine urban maze, but denied them the chronological timeline required to do it manually. [Amy Neustein, Ph,D.]
A ravine near Kyiv. A place where German perpetrators murdered around 34,000 Jewish people in just two days, on 29 and 30 September 1941. (Andreas Albrecht)
Massacre anniversary at Babyn Yar coming up Sept. 29-30 Read More »
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This interreligious gathering is an opportunity to come together to honor the dignity and sacredness of migrants and refugees and stand in solidarity with those who have fled war, persecution, and hardship. (Cailin Acosta)
Interreligious salute to migrants scheduled in Balboa Park on Sunday, Sept. 27 Read More »
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Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) brought 240 bereaved Israeli teens to the United States this summer through its signature Legacy Program, marking the 20th year of the program and its largest summer to date. Each participant lost a parent or sibling in defense of Israel on or since Oct. 7, 2023. (Press Release)
In a hearing on Yom Kippur day, a court provisionally dismissed felony charges against five students who vandalized the executive offices in Stanford University’s administration building, prompting the Jewish Community Relations Council – Bay Area and Jewish Silicon Valley to issue this statement on Tuesday, Sept. 22: (SDJW staff roundup)
The fight against terrorism and antisemitism: September 22, 2026 Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Press Release, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAShotgun wielding Sean Ward, 29, of Quinte West wounded a police officer stationed outside The Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Canada, on Kol Nidre night. Constable Jeff Smith and another officer returned fire, seriously wounding Ward, the Associated Press reported. [SDJW staff report]
The fight against terrorism and antisemitism: September 21, 2026 Read More »
Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USARabbis across Michigan will devote part of their sermons to five “non-negotiables” that they hope Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will honor. (SDJW staff roundup)
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For decades, American Jewry succumbed to a seductive illusion: that we could champion universalism while abandoning particularism; that if we only aligned ourselves with every fashionable political dogma, the world would grant us a permanent pass. We imagined our progressive credentials and refined assimilation would serve as an impenetrable shield. (Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel)
Where do you stand after the Oct. 7 massacre? Read More »
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“All the prayers and rallies will not help unless we Jews arm ourselves to the teeth. We need to walk and travel in pairs or groups. Avoid the Ivy League schools where there are both professors and students who wish to destroy us. …” {SDJW staff report}
The fight against terrorism and antisemitism: September 19, 2026 Read More »
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A new study conducted jointly by the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) and Shaare Zedek Medical Center offers encouraging findings, showing that advanced diabetes technologies may enable many people with type 1 diabetes to fast safely. (Press Release)
He believes that hormone deficiency in older marines, sailors, and soldiers accounts for why Iran was not beaten into total submission in four to five weeks as President Trump initially predicted. (Laurie Baron)
Satire: Masculinizing the US military Read More »
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After accepting the basic premise that the book is written from the viewpoint of Death, who turns out to be an individual with ideas, emotions and principles, we are told about a train journey somewhere in Germany on a cold winter’s day. (Dorothea Shefer-Vanson)
‘The Book Thief’ exonerates some Germans during Holocaust Read More »
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On Friday, September 13, 1991, a couple of days before Yom Kippur, it suddenly hit me: next Monday, September 16, was the Day of Atonement. I don’t observe most religious holidays or rules, but on Yom Kippur I don’t eat, I don’t work, and I go to the synagogue for the Yizkor memorial prayer. Even back in the Soviet Union, I was Jewish twice a year: on Passover and Yom Kippur. [Yakov Nayerman]
Becoming a Russian Jew Read More »
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