Those committee votes are the penultimate legislative hurdle, notorious for killing bills quickly and quietly with no public testimony. [Press Release]
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a handful of candidates have used AIPAC and Israel as proxy boogeymen for the problems they’re seeking to fix in this country, such as Abdul El-Sayed’s suggestion that the minuscule percentage of the federal budget that goes toward U.S. security assistance for Israel could instead “provide healthcare here” at home. [Halie Soifer]
Mila Kunis (August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and raised in Los Angeles, she began acting with minor television roles in the early 1990s. She starred as Jackie Burkhart on That ’70s Show from 1998 to 2006 and has voiced Meg Griffin on Family Guy since 1999. [Wikipedia]
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Balva goes on to write: “The email urged conference participants to show solidarity by wearing a keffiyeh or ‘Palestine colors,’ read a prewritten ‘Land and Genocide Acknowledgement’ before professional presentations….” (Bruce S. Ticker)
So important are those vocals, that unlike traditional musicals where the chorus both sings and dances, in this show you have the company dancers (and oh boy do they ever,) and the company singers. [Sandi Masori]
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ is the semi-autobiographical story of Alicia Keys Read More »
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Wittstock and Blubacher, born in 1955 and 1967 respectively, represent a postwar generation of scholars who chronicle what went horrendously wrong in Germany, the decline of the Weimar Republic, Germans who felt wronged and betrayed by the Treaty of Versailles, inflation and financial disaster, Hitler’s charismatic attraction to the alienated volk, and the methodical manner in which Nazis infiltrated and challenged democratic political and cultural institutions focusing on the enemy, and eliminating Jews, Socialists and Communists. [Oliver B. Pollak]
German historians describe the German catastrophe Read More »
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MGSDII also announced its “Salon Dinner Reception: Meet the Fall Professors” at 6 p.m., Thursday, October 8 in La Jolla. The event includes a fall welcome reception for the visiting professors and salon members. Click here to rsvp and to receive the address. (Cailin Acosta)
Nine visiting Israelis to teach at San Diego area universities Read More »
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Hashem never asks us to be perfect; He asks us to be faithful. Justice means seeing ourselves truthfully, with honesty, humility, and compassion. It means asking, “Where did I grow today? Where did I fall short? How can I serve Hashem more faithfully tomorrow?” [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Shoftim: Tending the tree Hashem planted within you Read More »
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Janet Yellen (August 13, 1946) is an American economist who served as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury from 2021 to 2025 and as chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018. She was the first woman to hold either position, and has also led the White House Council of Economic Advisers. [Wikipedia]
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Roots, the title of the Saturday evening, August 8 Summerfest concert at the Conrad, overflowed with Slavic flavor. {Eileen Wingard}
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San Diego Police said they are investigating vandalism and a weekend break-in at a home being utilized by members of Alpha Epsilon Pi of UCSD as a hate crime, which carries penalty enhancements in case perpetrators are found guilty. [Donald H. Harrison]
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George Soros (August 12, 1930) is a Hungarian and American investor and philanthropist. As of May 2025, he has a net worth of US$7.2 billion, having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune. [Wikipedia]
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diego City Councilwoman Marni von Wilpert is among the latest congressional endorsees of the Jewish Democratic Council of America in its quest to flip the House of Representatives from Republican control to Democratic control. Her Republican opponent in the 48th Congressional District is County Supervisor Jim Desmond. Incumbent Republican
Erwin Chargaff (August 11, 1905 – June 20, 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American biochemist, writer, and professor of biochemistry at Columbia University medical school. [Wikipedia]
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