Jewish Federation Reactivates Israel Emergency Campaign, Schedules Webinar for June 17

Please register for the webinar Operation Rising Lion: Update from Israel and Sha’ar HaNegev and learn first-hand from friends in Israel and our partners on the ground in Sha’ar HaNegev how they are being affected, and what needs are emerging. [Heidi Gantwerk]

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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Middle East, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

OpEd: Demonstrators Blocking Traffic Not Simply an Inconvenience

By her very own public admission, Jamila Levasseur of Waldo, Maine, confesses that she violated the law during an anti-Israel protest – by blocking traffic – and dismissed the potential of catastrophe by describing the blockage as a “minor inconvenience.” [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, News Media, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Learning from the Past: Khamenei’s Threats Reminiscent of Hitler’s

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s description of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the “new Hitler of the Middle East” is a highly charged analogy aimed at highlighting Iran as an existential and expansionist threat to regional stability. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]

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OpEd: Israel’s ‘Limited Possibilities’ vs the U.S.’s ‘Unlimited Possibilities’

Israel is not a free country, it has permanent enemies that it can’t give up. The U.S. is a country of unlimited possibilities: it is free, it has great business opportunities, it is the strongest in military terms, and it willingly uses taxpayers’ money to right wrongs in different parts of the earth. [Alex Gordon]

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Alex Gordon, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Herbert Simon

Herbert Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology. His primary research interest was decision-making within organizations and he is best known for the theories of “bounded rationality” and “satisficing”. [Wikipedia]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Judith Kerr

Judith Kerr (June 14, 1923 – May 22, 2019) was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world. She created both enduring picture books such as the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea and acclaimed novels for older children such as the semi-autobiographical When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which gave a child’s-eye view of escaping Hitler’s persecution in the Second World War. [Wikipedia]

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Rep. Scott Peters Introduces Bill to Protect Name of USNS Harvey Milk

Reports from earlier this month indicate that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the Secretary of the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk during national Pride Month as part of the Administration’s broader efforts to demonize American citizens it does not like. Milk was a veteran, political leader, and a Jewish advocate for the LGBT community. [Press Release]

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Jewish History, Press Release, San Diego County, USA

Contemporary Torah: Racial Prejudice Punished in Moses’ Time; It is Just as Reprehensible Today

The punishment that follows is striking: God’s response to Miriam’s spoken outrage and disdain is to afflict her with what we know as leprosy, turning her skin “white as snow”—a chilling, and perhaps ironic direct contrast to the Cushite woman’s dark skin, strongly suggesting that Miriam’s complaint was indeed rooted in prejudice related to appearance or origin. [Barrett Holman Leak]

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Barrett Holman Leak, California, International, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA