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ADL critical of the American Psychological Association’s treatment of Jewish members

ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is deeply disappointed by the American Psychological Association (APA)’s decision Friday to delay the vote – for the second time this year – on recognizing the Association of Jewish Psychologists (AJP) as an Ethnic Psychological Association (EPA). [Press Release]

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Antisemitism, Jewish History, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Democrats eye flipping the U.S. Senate

I want Democrats to retake the Senate majority, but not at the expense of electing a troublemaker who contributes to the dangerous environment facing Jews worldwide.  President Trump and his Republican majorities in Congress will surely lose the House of Representatives majority and the careers of at least half dozen GOP Senate candidates are threatened. They can thank in part the severe damage to the economy and for waging an unwinnable war with Iran. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Kids are returning to schools. Be extra careful while driving

With elementary, middle, and high schools all heading back for a fun and adventurous new year, be mindful on the road, look for kids with backpacks, and watch your speed. [Cailin Acosta]

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An open letter to San Diego Pride

As a person of color, I can say without hesitation: if the Black or Brown community had experienced what the Jewish community experienced at this year’s Pride, statements and action would have been immediate. Silence, in the face of antisemitism, is not neutrality. It is complicity. [Nicole Murray Ramirez]

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Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Online antisemites blame Jews for Europe’s wildfires

The details change but the underlying message does not: Jews are maliciously portrayed as secretly orchestrating disasters or profiting from human suffering. This pattern demonstrates how antisemitism continuously adapts to the news cycle while recycling centuries-old myths.” (Press Release)

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Jewish biography: Edmund Husserl, founder of Phenomenology

In 1886, two years after his father’s death, Husserl, along with his fiancée, also a Jew, Malvine Charlotte Steinschneider, converted to Protestantism. The wedding on August 6, 1887, took place in the Evangelical Church of Vienna. The purpose of converting to Lutheranism was to avoid discrimination in his academic career. (Alex Gordon)

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Jewsplaining antisemitism to antisemites

While you are clearly very good at refocusing your own demons, you are pretty terrible in your methods of attack. As America’s Rebbitzman, I feel obligated to help you be a better antisemite. This isn’t for your benefit, mind you, it’s for the rest of us. If we are forced to constantly engage with you, we want it to be a challenge. (Joshua Kail)

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