Donald H. Harrison

NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin outmaneuvers Mayor Zohran Mamdani

“I don’t know how anyone in their right mind can be against students having the right to enter and exit the school facility,” City Council Speaker Julie Menin said last Saturday, according to New York Jewish Week. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Antisemitic Tucker Carlson drives a wedge between Trump and MAGA

A widening slice of MAGA’s media ecosystem – once Trump’s loudest echo chamber—is now openly rebelling. Figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Alex Jones, Candace Owens, and Megyn Kelly have all publicly blasted Trump, mainly over his Iran war rhetoric and what they see as a betrayal of “America First” isolationism. [Joe Gandelman]

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Famed Holocaust survivor Edith Eger dies in La Jolla

La Jolla resident, Holocaust survivor, psychologist, educator, and author, Dr. Edith Eger, has passed away at the age of 98. [Cailin Acosta]

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Former SDSU art history professor writes candidly about her previous life in apartheid South Africa

Berelowitz, who went on to become an art historian and a professor at San Diego State University, combines her personal experiences with meticulous research to paint a portrait of South Africa under the heel of the racist Nationalist party. She never felt she belonged in the country of her birth. [Donald H. Harrison]

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A legend about the Ba’al Shem Tov and Lag BaOmer

The Ba’al Shem Tov, who was present in the town at that time, felt the suffering deeply. He saw the brokenness of the Jewish people and understood that such darkness often signals the moments before redemption—when the night is at its deepest just before dawn begins to break. [Daniel Shasha]

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Legislative Jewish Caucus furious over candidate’s antisemitism permitted in California’s voter pamphlet

The California Legislative Jewish Caucus forcefully pushed back on Tuesday against the decision to allow antisemitic conspiracy theories to be included in the Official Voter Information Guide for the California Primary. [Press Release]

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Various forms of flight examined at art exhibit

The La Mesa Arts Academy library hosted the Master Arts Fireside Gallery’s Welcome to Flight exhibit on Thursday, April 23. “Flight” explored the many ways of flying—from airplanes and kites to birds. [Cailin Acosta]

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SDSU student council brands Israel’s war with Hamas ‘genocide’

The student council at San Diego State University on April 22 adopted a resolution labeling Israel’s war against Hamas as “genocide,” and calling on the university administration to divest from Israel. (SDSU staff)

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B’nai B’rith Int’l condemns action of Israeli soldier who smashed a statue of Jesus on the cross

B’nai B’rith stands with its Christian friends and condemns this hurtful act of disdain and defilement in the strongest terms. B’nai B’rith repudiates this and any act of hostility against religious symbols, institutions, clergy and communities, in Israel or abroad. [Press Release]

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Violinist Martin Chalifour performs marvelously with S.D.’s Jewish Community Symphony

The first half of the program was conducted by the orchestra’s assistant conductor, Robert Zelickman, and opened with a nicely paced Overture to Rosamunde by Franz Schubert. As is typical with this composer, who is known for his beautiful melodies, this overture was filled with engaging themes. [Eileen Wingard]

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Former Druze Israeli diplomat Reda Mansour tells Technion’s story

Fluent in five languages, he was both the youngest ambassador and the first non-Jewish individual appointed as an Israeli diplomat. His career included postings as Israel’s ambassador to Ecuador, Brazil, and Panama, and as consul general in San Francisco and Atlanta, among other roles. [Press Release]

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