Melanie Rubin is the license plate maven, frequently spotting plates of Jewish interest. She is so enthusiastic about this that some of her friends have followed suit. [SDJW]
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
While strolling around Rechavia, one notices a pattern in the street names of the community: they are almost all named after sages of the Golden Age in Spain. A few examples are Radak, Ibn Ezra, Saadia Gaon, Ramban (Nachmanides), and Ben-Maimon (Maimonides or Rambam) – parenthetically, the street was named Ben-Maimon and not Rambam in order to differentiate it from Ramban, which sounds very similar.
Why was Yehuda Halevi, one of Spain’s most prominent scholars, philosophers and poets during the Medieval Period, missing from the street names? [Gedaliah Borvick]
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Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and Food
The Jewish Federation of San Diego County has updated its list of Jewish organizations and their leaders who have signed its statement condemning the anti-Israel resolution adopted by Local 1931 of the American Federation of Teachers, which represents faculty at the San Diego Community College District and the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District. The statement issued Sept. 17 by the Jewish Federation and other elements of the organized Jewish community may be read here. The AFT resolution that triggered the controversy may be read here. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
There is a new chamber music series in town, taking place at the La Jolla Women’s Club. The inaugural opening concert, scheduled for this Sunday at 4:00 p.m., is sold out. The founder and director of the series is the French-Jewish pianist, Francois Chouchan. He is moving his nine concert series, Le Salon de Musiques, to La Jolla after an eleven year run in Los Angeles. [Eileen Wingard]
Francois Chouchan brings Le Salon de Musiques to La Jolla Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
Published by BANG Showbiz English Mayim Bialik has “never had a better job” than hosting ‘Jeopardy!’ The former ‘Big Bang Theory’ actress – who stars in her own sitcom ‘Call Me Kat’ – was originally hired to host some primetime specials and spin-off runs of the beloved quiz show before being asked to fill in
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Jewish Celebrities
Published by OK Magazine Ted Lasso fans might be heartbroken to know that Brett Goldstein is officially a taken man. The actor behind the beloved Roy Kent is confirmed to be fellow comedian Beth Rylance, per Page Six. As OK! previously reported, the 41-year-old actor took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in
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Jewish Celebrities
Published by InsideHook By Bonnie Stiernberg On Sunday night, when he stepped out at the Emmys to present Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Seth Rogen expressed surprise at the event’s tent set-up and questioned just how COVID-safe the proceedings actually were. “What are we doing? They said this was outdoors. It is not.
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Jewish Celebrities
For the sake of ending a 20-year war, the demise of Afghanistan’s democracy and the tragedy of lives lost is the gravest of all failings on the part of the US. By negotiating troop withdrawals with the Taliban, the Islamic fundamentalist group that harbored al-Qaeda during the 9/11 attacks, America failed in preserving the value of peace. Instead, it is increasing the chances of war in the region. The implications for Israel might be stunning. [Faye Lincoln]
In Withdrawing From Afghanistan, U.S. Abandoned Key Values Read More »
International, USA
It was Congress’s first certain body blow to American Jews in modern times, though Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib may feel that they were denied a chance to achieve it on Yom Kippur and had to settle for the first day of Sukkot. The so-called “progressives” in Congress led Democrats to commit an act of war against the Jewish people on Tuesday, when the House leadership slashed $1 billion incorporated into the spending legislation for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system in an emergency spending package. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Mainstream Democrats, Bowing to Progressives, Let Israel Down Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Middle East, USA
As Jews we have a special convergence occurring this week. Our Sukkot festival coincides with the northern hemisphere’s beginning of the fall season. As the second day of Sukkot overlaps with the Autumnal equinox, I point to this with the hope that it will inspire us to be more mindful of nature, the rich bounty of our growing season, and the blessing – yet fragility – of our earthly habitat. [Dan Tomsky]
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Jewish Religion
he United Arab Emirates helped coordinate the delivery of around 500 citrons, known as etrogim in Hebrew, and packages of myrtle to Iran’s Jewish community to be used for Sukkot, reported The Jerusalem Post. [JNS.org]
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
A historian and Israeli-French-American Holocaust survivor was one of the recipients of this year’s international Balzan Prizes, which recognizes distinguished scholars, artists and scientists. [JNS.org]
Saul Friedlander Awarded Balzan Prize for Academic Achievements Read More »
International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
A new memorial in Amsterdam’s Jewish Cultural Quarter pays tribute to the more than 102,000 Dutch victims of the Holocaust, the Associated Press reported. The National Holocaust Memorial of Names, which was unveiled on Sunday, is comprised of stainless-steel panels and a series of brick walls placed at different angles that together form four Hebrew letters, which spell out a word that means “In Memory of.” Each brick is inscribed with the name, date of birth and age at the time of death of a Dutch citizen who was murdered in Nazi concentration camps during World War II or died while being transported to the camps. [JNS.org]
Netherlands Memorialize 102,000 Holocaust Victims Read More »
International, Jewish History
One hundred and seventy California high school students and parents on Monday urged Governor Gavin Newsom to veto AB 101, a recently passed bill that would make ethnic studies courses a graduation requirement, citing “[t]his bill will sanction the hounding of Zionist students in high schools across the state and encourage similar behavior across the nation.” The California legislature voted two weeks ago to advance AB 101. The bill now heads to Newsom, who has until Oct. 10 to act. [Club Z News Release}{{
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Travel and Food