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Crises Spawn Creativity; Let it Be So in This Period of Crisis for the Jewish People

Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur wrote, “We are in a time of mashber. It’s a time of anger and hope, death and life. It’s the birthing of something new and no one knows what that’s going to be.” [Heidi Gantwerk]

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B’nai B’rith International Meets with World Leaders in Defense of Israel

In its meetings with presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers and other senior officials, B’nai B’rith will again underscore the threat posed by illicit Iranian nuclear activity, missile production and sponsorship of terrorism. [Press Release]

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Alleged Threatening Emails and Phone Calls by Fistel Did Jews a Disservice

The Fistel case is striking because it has the potential to intensify the already frightening environment that Jews worldwide must endure. He allegedly wrote or called in possible death threats to Mamdani. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Documentary: Israel’s Polarization Led to Massacre by Gazans on 10/7

Venezuelan documentary film maker Jonatan Jakubowicz made the 108-minute Soul of a Nation with a decided point of view. He had witnessed the transformation of Venezuela from a democracy to an authoritarian state in league with narco-terrorists.  The Jewish Jakubowicz feared that polarization in Israel similarly might lead to that country’s dissolution. [Donald H. Harrison]

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24th Annual San Diego International Film Festival Opens Oct 15

There is no shortage of familiar celebrity names featured in the films. The Opening Night film will showcase Julia Roberts in Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt. Another highly anticipated film, Rental Family, stars Brendan Fraser. The eagerly awaited film, Fantasy Life, features Amanda Peet and Alessandro Nivola. [Eva Trieger]

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Remarkable Concentration Camp Wedding Featured in ‘Bau, Artist at War’

Scheduled to open Sept. 26 in theaters around San Diego (AMC, Angelika, Cinepolis, Regal, The Lot) is a remarkable Holocaust movie, Bau, Artist At War revealing the initial meeting, romance, and surreptitious wedding of Joseph Bau (Emile Hirsch) and Rebecca Tannenbaum (Inbar Levi) in a women’s barracks at the Plaszow Concentration Camp . [Donald H. Harrison]

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American Jewish Committee Celebrates Abraham Accords’ 5th Anniversary

Five years ago, on September 15, 2020, President Trump convened leaders from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Bahrain to sign the Abraham Accords—a historic agreement rooted in mutual understanding, coexistence, and the pursuit of peace in the Middle East. By year’s end, the Kingdom of Morocco had also joined the Accords. [Press Release]

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No Histrionics from Violinist Asi Matathias, Just Superb Playing

There were no histrionics or choreography in his playing, only sincere, concentrated musical beauty, performed with the confidence of a seasoned artist. Matathias injected these qualities into all four movements of the Cesar Franck Sonata which followed. [Eileen Wingard]

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Switching TV Providers in Israel No Easy Matter

After wrestling for several years with the less-than-ideal delivery of TV services by one of the two main providers in Israel, we decided to take the fateful step (once again) of changing over to its principal rival. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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