Marc David Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, musician, and former radio presenter and podcaster. [Wikipedia]
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George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs “Swanee” (1919) and “Fascinating Rhythm” (1924), the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928). [Wikipedia]
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Each marker is Jewish in theme, and in an American way, universal, interreligious. Yet each tells the story of a unique world shaped by antisemitism that gave America and all Americans gifts that continue to enrich all today. [Jerry Klinger]
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New Zealand’s One Community Chronicle reports that on Saturday, Oct. 10, pro-Hamas forces will conduct a protest in Auckland over Israel’s “genocidal” policies toward the Palestinians. Anti-Hamas forces will conduct a counter-protest describing Oct. 7, 2023, as the worst day in Jewish history since the Holocaust. (SDJW staff report)
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Three out of our four schools have been back for about a month, and UC San Diego started classes just yesterday, and already our start-of-school numbers are record breaking. We’ve had more than 800 students engage so far, but what’s even more telling is that nearly 25% of those students have already reached the “deeply engaged” threshold of participating more than six times. That means students are coming to Hillel and actively participating in Jewish life at a much higher frequency than years past. TREND ALERT: More students, more often. [Karen Parry]
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Newsweek has named Israel’s Hadassah Medical Organization a global leader in cardiology, oncology and cardiac surgery in the media company’s “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2027.” (Press Release)
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Israel, Jewish History, News Media, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & EducationSarah Santiago, 17, is accused of aiding two teenagers who fatally shot three men at the Islamic Center of San Diego on May 18 before they drove away from the scene and committed suicide in their car. (SDJW staff0
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Sukkot is here! Living in San Diego, we are a bit spoiled by the nice, cool-to-warm temperatures when the holiday rolls around. [Cailin Acosta]
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The bills signed, Assembly Bill (AB) 2664 and AB 1836, will strengthen protections for houses of worship and help communities safely gather in the face of rising threats of hate-motivated violence. (Press Release)
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An important question: whether showing antisemitic imagery provides enough educational benefit to justify the potential harm of displaying it to students. For me, this was a reminder that the technology can help generate ideas, but the educator still has to make the final decision about what students should see and how a difficult subject should be introduced. (Cai;in Acosta)
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In this week’s Torah reading, we are commanded: “You shall dwell in sukkot for seven days…so that your generations may know” (Vayikra 23:42–43). We are those generations. (Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.)
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Shel Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended college before being drafted into the United States Army. [Wikipedia]
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I first heard the story of Jonah in the library at Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School from our librarian, the late Nomi Levy. The kids’ version got the main beats but took out much of the punch. I knew Jonah didn’t want to deliver a message. I thought it was neat that he got swallowed by a big fish, like Pinocchio. But I never questioned why he’d refuse when God was directly telling him to go. Now I can appreciate the philosophical struggle: a prophet sent to help his enemies atone who can’t allow himself to forgive them. (Shor M. Masori)
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Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThe Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel initiative (MGSDII) and the Joan B. Kroc School for Peace Studies will collaborate in bringing two Hebrew University faculty members — a Palestinian and a Jew — to the University of San Diego campus to jointly teach a course in conflict resolution. (SDJW staff report)
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