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Philanthropist Joan Jacobs, 91

“Few people have had a more profound impact on San Diego than Joan Jacobs,” said Mayor Todd Gloria on Tuesday “She was an ardent supporter of ensuring access to arts, education, top-quality medical care and so much more to enrich people’s lives….” [Chris Jennewein, Times of San Diego]

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Chris Jennewein, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Times of San Diego

One Hundred Years of ‘Jewish Physics’

Lenard and Stark were a member of a group of 30 physicists who put forward the concept of “German physics.” They rejected the new quantum physics and the theory of relativity as dogmatic theories irrelevant to reality. They argued that the correct approach to explaining physical phenomena should be based on classical physics, which was being crowded out by the “false” theory of relativity and quantum mechanics invented by the Jews. [Alex Gordon]

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Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

UC Riverside reaches deal with Palestine protestors despite potential legal issues

Published by The Center Square (The Center Square) The University of California, Riverside reached a preliminary agreement with pro-Palestine protestors to take steps towards divesting from investments in Israel. However, due to a 2016 California law, it’s illegal for organizations that receive significant state funding from boycotting or discriminating against a country. Under the agreement,

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California, Israel, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Our Shtetl San Diego County: Yom, Yom, Yom

Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut are fast approaching. There will be separate community observances of these two Israeli holidays May 12 and 19 at the Lawrence Family JCC… Temple Beth Shalom in Chula Vista observes Yom HaShoah at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, with an interdenominational gathering of South Bay clergy.. [Cailin Acosta]

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Cailin Acosta, California, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USA

Biden slams ‘ferocious’ rise in anti-Semitism amid Gaza protests

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden condemned a “ferocious surge” in anti-Semitism on Tuesday, in a Holocaust memorial speech that came at a fraught moment in Israel’s war in Gaza and with protests roiling American universities. Biden, who has backed Israel since the start of the conflict, said too many people

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Holocaust, International, Israel, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel seizes control of Rafah border crossing and hits out at Hamas ceasefire ‘ruse’

Published by GB News Israel has taken control of the vital Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after launching air strikes. Israel carried out the next stage of its offensive while the prospects for a ceasefire deal hung in the balance. The Palestinian militant group Hamas said late on Monday it had agreed to

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International, Israel, Middle East, Nordot, USA

Israelis and Americans Gather in Living Room for Holocaust Memories

The event in the Carmel Valley neighborhood of San Diego had two survivors speaking, Debby Stauber and Marguerite Morris. We heard two very different experiences from these two lovely ladies and even had a chance to hold in our hand part of history. The passport that belongs to Stauber was surreal to hold as the passport was adorned with the Nazi swastika on it. [Miriam Gershenson]

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Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Miriam Gershenson, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Spinoza: A Latter-Day Disciple of Maimonides?

Many, including Spinoza’s family, fled to Amsterdam, where Jews were tolerated as long as they did not “clash with (Amsterdam’s) Calvinism on such matters as the immortality of the soul, belief in the afterlife, God the creator or the divine origin of the Holy Scriptures – all dogmas that Spinoza would later repudiate.” [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Children’s Book Teaches Israel Geography and Conservation

In this picture book for children between the ages of 3 and 8, a young girl who is a future conservationist travels up and down Israel finding treasures that she can hold in her hands for moments before restoring them to their rightful place in nature. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share

Jewish groups sue Palestinian groups, Hamas supporters

Published by The Center Square (The Center Square) – As rioters take over college campuses setting up encampments, committing acts of violence, vandalism and antisemitism forcing some graduation ceremonies to be canceled, a coalition of Jewish groups has sued Palestinian groups arguing they are “collaborators and propagandists for Hamas.” The global law firm Greenberg Traurig,

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Israel, Middle East, Nordot, USA

‘Cannot support an operation in Rafah as it is currently envisioned’: US

Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], May 7 (ANI): The United States on Monday said that it cannot support an operation in Rafah the way it is envisioned as of now. “We’ve made quite clear our position on Rafah for some time, which is that we cannot support an operation in Rafah as it

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Israel, Middle East, Nordot, USA

Community Marks an Emotional Yom HaShoah at the JCC

The Jewish Federation of San Diego has received a very generous donation, the biggest in its history. With these funds, they are building a mobile Holocaust educational vehicle. It will include the latest technologies, relics, interactive components, and so much more. [Miriam Gershenson]

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Albert Kreimerman, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Miriam Gershenson, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors