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Gubernatorial debate ignores important context for antisemitism

Today much of the hostility Jews, especially Jewish students on campuses, encounter is expressed through the language of anti-Zionism. Students are frequently targeted not simply as Jews but as “Zionists,” and the protests and slogans surrounding Israel have become one of the primary ways hostility toward Jewish identity now appears on campuses and in public life. A student may not be called a “dirty Jew,” but a “dirty Zionist.” The rhetoric has changed. The hostility has not. [Karen Klein]

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A full schedule of events

Jewish Federation of San Diego invites the community to join Jewish Federations of North America for its webinar “Briefing: Israel and the United States at War with Iran” at noon, Wednesday, March 4. [Cailin Acosta]

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Suit filed against California and its agencies for not protecting K-12 students from antisemitism

The State of California, the California State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and Superintendent Tony Thurmond are being sued on behalf of Jewish parents whose children have been, and continue to be, the subjects of cruel, persistent, and pervasive antisemitism in their California public schools. [Press Release]

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Jewish Public Affairs Committee renames itself ‘Jewish California’

With the tagline Our Voice in Sacramento, the new name and brand reflect the organization’s evolution into the nation’s largest statewide coalition of Jewish organizations and reaffirms its mission: to amplify Jewish voices through strategic statewide advocacy and coalition-building to better the lives of Jews and all Californians. [Press Release]

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OpEd: How did Zionism become a dirty word in San Diego?

What took place before San Diego’s recent Jan. 19 “All Peoples Celebration” to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a startling example of what can happen when a single word that reflects a simple objective can become hijacked. [Marsha Sutton]

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Our Shtetl: New treatments at Hadassah Medical Org. and Winter Olympics Update

The idea to create the Pediatric Nephrology-Urology Center grew out of the shared vision of the two Hadassah Medical Organization specialists who will be its co-directors, Oded Volovelsky, MD, and Guy Hidas, MD. Dr. Volovelsky heads the hospital system’s Pediatric Nephrology specialty and is President of the Israeli Association for Pediatric Nephrology, while Dr. Hidas heads Pediatric Urology and is President of the Israeli Pediatric Urology Society. [Cailin Acosta]

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Jewish Federation of San Diego: What Can You Do to Stand Up Against Antisemitism? 

To help our community respond with strength and clarity, Jewish Federation of San Diego has launched the Standing Up to Antisemitism Toolkit, a comprehensive online resource designed to equip you with practical tools to respond effectively, report incidents, and speak up with confidence. [PRESS RELEASE]

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REVIEW: Black and Jewish: An Interwoven History, Pt 2

In the early 20th century, the established “White Anglo-Saxon Protestant” (WASP) elite viewed the motion picture industry as a tawdry, low-brow form of entertainment, largely disdaining it as a “gutter profession.” [Barrett Holman Leak]

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