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A German Catholic Girl Learned of Life as a Persecuted Jew

Sabine Fröhlich grew up a Catholic in Breslau, Germany, but her ancestry was Jewish.  Along with her parents and her older brother Andreas, she was declared to be a Jew according to the Nazis’ bizarre racial classifications.  Like self-identified Jews in Germany, she was systematically excluded from normal life—even the Catholic school which she had attended.  Her parents wisely decided to send her to England, but after they made it across the border to the Netherlands, the family reunited. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish History

Ode to the Ugliest Building in Jerusalem

By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — I recall having a conversation a dozen years ago with my partner Eliezer Goldberg, inquiring when the hideous Supersol building – so-called in honor of the city’s first supermarket, situated underneath ­­­the famous structure – will be razed and replaced with a new building.  He responded that there were rumblings

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Gedaliah Borvick, Lifestyles, Middle East

Appreciating Jewish Leaders and Holocaust Survivors

It is therefore incumbent upon us to make the most of the opportunities we have now to tap into those remarkable people—and draw as much insight, wisdom, and perspective from them as we can, clear in the knowledge that it will fall to us, soon enough, to be the bearers of those stories and insights for the generations that follow.  [Doron Krakow]

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California, Doron Krakow, Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

Biblical Insights into San Diego’s Housing Market

The San Diego real estate scene has yet again taken residents by surprise.  In January 2020, the median sale price was $600,000.  A year later in January 2021, that rose to $650,000.  In January 2022, the price rose yet again to just under $800,000 and leveled out just under $900,000 in April 2022.  Going into Summer 2022, prices have started to plateau and even drop. [Teresa Konopka]

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Business & Finance, California, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Teresa_Konopka, USA

New Report Shows Jewish Young Adults Crave Shabbat Dinner Experiences as Space to Connect with Peers, Discuss Big Issues

(Press Release) Young Jews seek out the weekly ritual of Friday night Shabbat dinners to build social connections, mitigate loneliness, and deepen ties to their community and Jewish identity, says a new report released today from OneTable. The study, Craving Connection: Researching OneTable’s Impact, was conducted by Benenson Strategy Group (BSG) and provides rich data

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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, USA

The Murder of An ‘Elder of Zion’

By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — In postwar Germany, the humiliating burden of enormous contributions created an enormous economic crisis, hyperinflation, and impoverishment. Everything was devalued and the demand for antisemitism grew. During the Weimar Republic, articles accusing Jews of pushing the country into war and losing it were increasing in number. In 1922, the

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Alex Gordon, International, Opinion

8th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Anti-BDS Law in Arkansas

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Press Release) — StandWithUs applauds the (9-1) decision of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding Arkansas’s anti-BDS  law as compliant with free speech laws and the right of states to refuse to do business with companies that engage in discriminating boycotts based on national origin. This decision establishes excellent precedence, hailing from the highest

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USA

With Bibi’s Bungling, Who Needs Antisemites?

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — As Jerry Seinfeld would put it, “And you want to be prime minister again?” While Seinfeld once caught George Costanza sprawled on the floor in his underwear after stumbling in Seinfeld’s living room, last week Benjamin Netanyahu stumbled – a generous description – by comparing accusations against his family

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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion

Lapid to Become New Prime Minister as Israel May Head to Election

Published by Reuters By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli lawmakers will vote next week to dissolve parliament, opening the way for the country’s fifth election in three years, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett could not contain the rising pressure on his fragile ruling coalition. Bennett will step aside to be replaced by Foreign Minister Yair

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Middle East