President Trump’s Yom HaShoah Speech
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OpEd: ‘Project Esther’ Will Not Save Us; Just the Reverse
Under Project Esther, the cause of fighting antisemitism will be used as cover to attack and take funds away from American universities and colleges, state educational programs, local schools, and online academia, among other entities. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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Antisemitism, Barrett Holman Leak, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USANetflix Documentary Tells of 7 Jewish Siblings who Survived Nazi Germany
‘Unbroken’ is based on the true story of the Weber family that escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to America. The World War II documentary by Beth Lane explores the areas in Germany where her mother’s family lived and re-traces her family’s stories of survival. This documentary is streamed on Netflix as of April 23 in honor of Yom HaShoah. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAntisemitism Suspected in Governor’s Mansion Arson
Cody A. Balmer is a man of violence, assuming that police have the right person. He was charged with jumping a fence onto the grounds of the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg and allegedly tossing Molotov cocktail-type devices into the very room where Gov. Josh Shapiro hosted a seder a few hours earlier on the first night of Passover. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAJewish Trivia Quiz: Josh Shapiro
Where did Josh Shapiro propose to his wife, who he first met in 9th grade at Akiba Hebrew Academy (now known as Barrack Hebrew Academy)? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAOpEd: Mainstream Media Abets Antisemitism
The legacy media, aka mainstream media, has harbored a severe anti-Israel bias for decades. It holds Israel to a different standard than any other country, except maybe the US. In fact, it holds Israel to an impossible and deeply hypocritical standard. [Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort]
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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA, Yeruchem Eilfort-RabbiWrong Decision by School Board in Northern California to Utilize ‘Liberated’ Ethnic Studies Curriculum
StandWithUs condemns the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) board’s decision to approve a $90,000 contract with Community Responsive Education (CRE) – a consultant that promotes “liberated” ethnic studies in K-12 schools. [Oleg Ivanov]
3 Yamim in April: From Catastrophe through Sacrifice to Rebirth
Why teach the Holocaust? Because memory fades. Survivors age. And hatred, sadly, persists. Antisemitism has not been relegated to the past. [Darren Schwartz]
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Antisemitism, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAOpEd: Government’s Crackdown on Harvard University Wrongly Conflates Antisemitism and Other Issues
Antisemitism on college campuses is a genuine crisis that demands serious attention, but we are concerned about the extent and scope of the current approach taken by the Administration to Harvard. [Jonathan Greenblatt]
Passover Nears End; So Too Does Tending to Matzo Crumbs
“It’s the final countdown!” I don’t know about you, but my broom has stayed in the kitchen and dining room for the past couple of days sweeping up the matzo crumbs from every meal. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USACase Study: Doxxer Loses Seattle Court Case
The Court noted that the speech in question related to matters of public concern and advocacy and firmly stated that constitutionally protected speech cannot be the basis for a civil protection order. [Press Release]
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Israel, Press Release, USAMonday’s 5.2 Earthquake Rattled San Diego County
“Did you feel that?” I heard this all day yesterday and even today in the aftermath of an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale and centered near Julian. I checked in with my friends who have balance issues to ask if they were okay and if they needed anything. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAJames M. Ashley Formally Ended Slavery in the U.S.
Ashley became the driving force for the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, legally ending slavery forever. [Jerry Klinger]
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Jerry Klinger, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USACongressional Debate over Israel and Hamas
Maybe Sanders, an independent from Vermont, is right. It is possible that Israel has gone too far. As for Risch, we do not want to risk weakening Israel’s military capabilities. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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