This is the first time in history that the entire tournament is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, and is the first to feature 48 teams. (Cailin Acosta)
Soccer players from around the world converge on North America Read More »
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Marcus also shared that when they first came to South Africa from Lithuania in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jews became peddlers, traders and small business owners, similar to the American Jewish immigrant stories. (Sandi Masori)
Adat Yeshurun hosts JFEST’s South African Jewish night Read More »
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La Mesa Arts Academy’s eighth-grade Social Studies classes, taught by Mrs. Debra Lunamand and Mrs. Heather Filippelli, participated in The Butterfly Project just before the end of the school year as students completed testing and finalized semester grades. More than 300 plaster butterflies were painted. [Cailin Acosta]
Eighth-grade students commemorate the Holocaust by painting ceramic butterflies Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The contempt that some Israel-bashers hold for America’s laws never ceases to surprise. Their accomplices in Boulder, Colorado, eclipsed them all on June 1, the first anniversary of Karen Diamond’s murder in a firebombing on Boulder’s Pearl Street. They are demanding the release of her convicted killer, Mohamed Soliman, who was sentenced to life plus 2,178 years in prison last month after pleading guilty to 101 charges in the attack. He injured 13 others. (Bruce S. Ticker)
Anti-Israel protesters demand that Colorado release firebomber Read More »
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“The RJC condemns in the strongest possible terms the candidacy of Graham Platner, a man who walked around with a Nazi SS Totenkopf tattoo emblazoned on his chest for 18 years and now expects Maine voters to send him to the United States Senate. A Nazi tattoo is disqualifying. Full stop. [Press Release]
RJC slams Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo Read More »
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Violinist Stella Chen and pianist Gilles Vonsattel offered an engaging recital Sunday, May 31 at the Conrad under the auspices of the La Jolla Music Society. [Eileen Wingard]
Impressive recital by violinist Stella Chen and pianist Gilles Vonsattel Read More »
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The tale turns to two timelines. In 1938, while Nazi Germany was in turmoil, young Sarah Frank escaped persecution against Jews. She finds refuge in a traveling circus populated by lion trainers, acrobats, elephant handlers, and interesting, sometimes strange people. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
Novel is based on what an old lion swallowed Read More »
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Why would Israel request a reduction in US aid which is used to purchase defensive and offensive weapons? There are several reasons but most important is for Israel to retain its ability to protect itself without being overly dependent on other countries. [Steve Kramer]
Israel decides to cut requests to U.S. for foreign aid Read More »
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Uzi Hitman (June 9, 1952 – October 17, 2004) was an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer, actor, director, and television personality. Uzi Hitman was born in Giv’at Shmuel and lived all his life in Ramat Gan. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish birthday: Uzi Hitman Read More »
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Trump behaves as though decades of deep-seated theological fervor, regional subversion, and nuclear ambition can be resolved simply by finding a transactional middle ground. It treats a fanatical, apocalyptic regime not as an existential threat to be decisively dismantled, but as a difficult business partner holding out for a better contract. (Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel)
Trump may imagine himself as Monty Hall of ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Read More »
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Few periods of life are as formative as young adulthood. My undergraduate years profoundly shaped the interests, communities, and convictions that continue to guide me today. Much of that trajectory can be traced back to my involvement in pro-Israel student life on campus. [Karen Klein]
Support for Israel dangerously low among college students Read More »
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By a decree of the President of the USSR dated October 16, 1990, Iosif Rapoport was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor with the wording “for his special contribution to the preservation and development of genetics and breeding, and the training of highly qualified scientific personnel.” [Alex Gordon]
Jewish biography: Iosif Rapoport, soldier and geneticist Read More »
Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and FoodChait’s poem, Without You, was inspired by the terrible events of October 7, 2023. Lynch’s poem, To My Shabbat Soul, is full of original imagery, dealing with her relationship to Shabbat, and Rolfe’s poem, MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC describes how that element influences our lives… I am also including a poem written by Janice Alper about the traumatic event the day before when three men were killed by two teenagers at the nearby Mosque. [Eileen Wingard]
Shabbat, music, death are subjects for season finale of Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices Read More »
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The rabbi at the margins must possess every credential the listing demands, and then, on top of that, perform fit. The rabbi at the unmarked center gets to be a fit by default. Everyone else has to earn it on top of the job. You can be twice as qualified and half a candidate. [Rabbi Sandra Lawson]
‘Fit’ bars many Black, Queer rabbis from congregational posts Read More »
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