Shmuel Agnon (August 8, 1887 – February 17, 1970) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Israeli novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew literature. [Wikipedia]
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“Layered Narratives: Quilted Stories of Gender and Race at the 1876 Centennial” is on exhibit at the Mingei International Museum in historic Balboa Park. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
RUTH: Remember Us The Holocaust’s Speaker Series presents author Jennifer Coburn at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, at the La Jolla Riford Library. USA Today Best-Selling Del Cerro author will discuss her latest historical book, The Girls of the Glimmer Factory. [Cailin Acosta}
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“… We call on all universities and colleges with Hillels on campus to follow Harvard’s lead and cover security costs for their Hillels, especially given the threats to Jewish students across North America. No student should have to choose between their safety and fully participating in campus or religious life.” [Press Release]
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Today, virtually every synagogue in the United States is fortified by the same security infrastructure I once found unthinkable: armed guards, metal detectors, and bulletproof glass. The same precautions that once shocked me in Paris are now part and parcel of Jewish life across America. [Jonathan Greenblatt]
From Warning to Reality: How America Became What Europe Feared Read More »
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Summerfest offered up another musical feast with Saturday night, August 2’s program. Thirteen artists participated, featuring works by Handel, Mozart, and Korngold. [Eileen Wingard]
Talented International Artists Make Summerfest a Delight Read More »
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Israel’s critics are understandably worried about civilian deaths and starvation in Gaza, but it will help if they would more often mention the plight of Israeli hostages, the ongoing grief of the families and coping with the mental and physical scars since Oct. 7. I lost sympathy completely for Israel’s critics when I recognized that their crusade is rigidly one-sided. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Imposing Two-State Solution Jeopardizes Israeli Security Read More »
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Sharon decided that she and Ozzy should renew their wedding vows in a Jewish ceremony. Ozzy was not thrilled with that idea until the officiant, Rabbi Michael Latz, did what? {Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Ozzy Osbourne, RIP Read More »
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Silvan Shalom (August 4, 1958) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1992 and 2015. He held several prominent ministerial positions, including Vice Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior. [Wikipedia]
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In 1898, Shestov’s first book, Shakespeare and His Critic Brandes, was published, in which he outlined problems that later became central to the philosopher’s work: the limitations and inadequacy of scientific knowledge as a means of “orienting” a person in the world … [Alex Gordon]
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He made two significant contributions to Jewish thought, both controversial and not accepted by all scholars, one dealing with the Talmud and the other with the Torah. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
Book about David Weiss Halivni Can Prompt People to Consider Self-Improvement Read More »
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I have watched the brutal war between Israel and Hamas, the fight over antisemitism that has embroiled the American Jewish community, and the unfolding of the devastating and racist war on African Americans that was fiercely launched this year. [Barrett Holman Leak]
OpEd: The Silence of God? Read More »
Antisemitism, Barrett Holman Leak, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsWhether you fully observe Tisha B’Av or not, possibly reflect on how we are resilient and how we can try to focus on something positive each day to drown out the darkness and hate in the world. [Cailin Acosta]
Tisha B’Av: A Day for Reflection Read More »
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Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed. Millions are displaced. Entire families are gone. Children buried under rubble. Mothers starving. Aid blocked. Babies and children are dying from starvation. Hope crushed. [Sean Elo-Rivera, Times of San Diego]
OpEd: ‘Atrocities Do Not Undo Atrocities. Brutality Does Not Cancel out Brutality.’ Read More »
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