The Guest Book by Sarah Blake, Flatiron Books © 2019, ISBN 9781250-110251, 480 pages, $27.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — When Ogden Moss Milton purchased Crockett’s Island, Maine, in 1935, possibly unbeknownst to him, but fairly obvious to outside observers, he established a monument to white privilege. Not just any white, mind you,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Numerous activities have been scheduled to memorialize Lori Kaye, who was murdered by a gunman at Chabad of Poway last Saturday. San Diego State University students and the Jewish Studies Program plan a noon vigil on Wednesday, May 1, in front of Scripps Cottage on campus to stand “against all
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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County
NEW YORK (Press Release) — His Excellency, Dr. Mohammad Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League, will become the most senior Islamic leader to visit the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. The trip is a key element of a historic memorandum of understanding signed by Dr. Al-Issa and American Jewish Committee CEO David
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International, Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Alleged gunman John T. Earnest, 19, pleaded not guilty in Superior Court on Tuesday, April 30, to one charge of murder, and three charges of attempted murder stemming from the April 27 shooting at Chabad of Poway. He also pleaded not guilty to one charge of attempted arson
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — While our president must do “some very heavy research…(to) get to the bottom of it,” most Americans figured it out instantly: A deranged person had access to firearms, in this case an assault rifle. The maniac murdered Lori Gilbert Kaye, 60, and injured three others on Saturday by
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Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Jared Kushner, one of the administration’s point men on the Middle East, dispensed with the term “two-state solution” in its impending peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians. “The two-state solution has failed,” he said. Not for lack of trying. The “two-state solution” does not appear in
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Congresswoman Ilhan Omar never ceases to surprise us with the countless inane claims she makes on a daily basis. In one of her more interesting canards, she claimed that “Jesus was a Palestinian.” One might imagine that she will soon claim that the Israelites were also really
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International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USABy Eric George Tauber POWAY, California — It was a dreary evening, but that didn’t stop about 4,000 people from coming out to Poway High School for an interfaith vigil sponsored by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League). Folks who might not normally wear kippot on a Monday were sporting them proudly alongside hijabs, turbans and a few
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San Diego CountyNEW YORK (Press Release) — The U.S. Jewish community experienced near-historic levels of anti-Semitism in 2018, including a doubling of anti-Semitic assaults and the single deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history, according to new data from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued today. ADL’s annual Audit of Anti-Semitic incidents recorded a total of
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Jewish History, USA
By Rachael Golembesky SAN DIEGO –Coming to my mind are all the memories and fun times I experienced every time I visited my sister congregation, Chabad of Poway. I first came to know Chabad of Poway through its youth camp. The camp run by my beloved friends, Rabbi Mendy and Rebbetzin Bluma Rubenfeld. The camp
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USATALLAHASSEE, Florida (Press Release) –The Florida Senate unanimously passed an anti-antisemitism bill which was previously passed by the Florida House unanimously. The bill now moves to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to sign. The new bill defines antisemitism and mandates that discrimination against Jewish people be treated the same as acts of racial discrimination in Florida’s K-20 public
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Jewish History, USA
WASHINGTON , D.C. (Press Release) – Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) led the House of Representatives in a moment of silence Monday following Saturday’s shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue: “Madame Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today to speak of the tragic shooting that took place at Chabad of Poway on
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Jewish History, USA
SACRAMENTO (Press Release) – The California Legislature observed Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday at the State Capitol and hosted ten Holocaust Survivors who shared their stories on the Assembly floor. The California Legislative Jewish Caucus also held a press conference attended by Governor Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, Assembly
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International, Jewish History, USA