Published by Reuters (Reuters) – Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas took at least 200 hostages and killed about 1,400 people during an Oct. 7 dawn raid carried out from the Gaza Strip on communities and military bases in southern Israel. Israel has responded by pounding Gaza with air strikes, killing thousands, and has said […]
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Israel
SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release) — On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he is on his way to Israel during this time of ongoing conflict and terror, and will arrive there Friday morning. “We are deeply grateful for Governor Newsom’s visit. He has been a staunch ally of the Jewish community and is supporting us
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California, Israel
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — Planned before the onset of the war in Israel, a lecture by Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig, a leading expert on the intersection of mental health and halacha (Jewish law), gained extra relevance on Monday night at Congregation Adat Yeshurun of La Jolla. Rosensweig is the founder of Maaglei Nefesh –
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Israel, Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
The House of Israel in Balboa Park, hit with vandalism in the last three days, will close until further notice, according to Ruth Mastron, its president. Located among the international cottages near the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, the House of Israel offers exhibits about Israel and is well-known for serving bourekas to visitors. [SDJW staff report]
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Israel, San Diego County, USA
By Heidi Gantwerk SAN DIEGO — On Tuesday, I, along with Federation Board Chair David Bark, flew to Washington D.C. to gather with more than 200 Federation and partner agency leaders, philanthropists, and many national officials — all in support of Israel. We heard extraordinarily strong words of support from Congressional leadership from both sides
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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County, USA
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson 1938 A young couple fled Nazi Germany, found refuge in England and survived the war. Their parents were left behind and murdered. Four years later I was born, thus making them my parents. 1944 V2 rockets fired on London caused the evacuation of children from the city. My two-year old self was
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Opinion
By Jacob Kamaras SAN DIEGO — As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, StandWithUs co-founder and CEO Roz Rothstein grew up deeply immersed in the shadow of the Shoah. That is what made the unprecedented Hamas assault on Israel all too familiar, Rothstein said at the StandWithUs Southwest “Leaders of Tomorrow” gala on Sunday at the Marriott
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Israel, Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “Does the whole world hate the Jews?” The question was posed by a self-identified Democrat from Waterbury, Conn., who called into C-Span Saturday morning to confess that he believed white nationalists owned antisemitism in America. With reports of the dreadful Hamas raid dominating the news, the caller said he
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
Published by Radar Online (CA) Alicia Keys came under fire this week after she allegedly published a “sick ode to the Hamas terrorist attacks” in a now-deleted Instagram post, RadarOnline.com can report. In a surprising development to come after the Palestinian militant group launched an unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip last
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Jewish community members are asking various institutions and organizations to indicate their support for Israel and opposition to Hamas in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel by Hamas terrorists who murdered over 1,000 civilians and also took approximately 150 hostages. [SDJW Staff report]
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Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — More than a week has gone by since the infamous sneak attack by Hamas terrorists from Gaza on October 7. I have reported that Michal and I are doing ok, with no missiles striking Kfar Saba and only a few short periods in our in-house shelter. Well, we
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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer
(Melody: Bring Him Home from Les Misérables)* By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — God on high Hear our prayers! Kidnapped ones Need you to be there. Some are young They’re afraid. Free them soon. Lift their gloom. Bring them home Bring them home Bring them home. They’re the friends that we have known. Family members
Cantor Hanan Leberman of Tifereth Israel Synagogue bade his congregation an emotional goodbye Sunday, Oct. 15, as he prepared to return to Israel to join his IDF Reserve unit now preparing for whatever may come in the war with Hamas. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County
Temple Beth Shalom hosted a deeply poignant ecumenical vigil for Israel, gathering a diverse community to stand in unified support amid the heart-wrenching loss of 1300 Israelis in the malicious attacks by Hamas terrorists. {Temple Beth Shalom press release]
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Israel, San Diego County, USA