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Jewish Biography: Hermann Cohen Sought a Merger of Judaism and Germanism

Beginning with the Kant and Moses Mendelssohn dispute, the German-speaking world debated the question of whether Judaism was a religion of reason. Cohen believed that Germany was the only country in which reason and religious feeling could easily be combined because of its philosophical idealism. [Alex Gordon]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Annie Meyer

Meyer helped to found Barnard College for women in 1889 across the street from Columbia. Barnard became one of the Seven Sisters of women’s colleges in America. Meyer became an associate editor of Broadway Magazine and also edited Women’s Work in America. She also authored such works as Robert Annys: A Poor Priest (1901); The Dominant Sex (1911); The Dreamer: A Play in Three Acts (1912); Black Souls (1932) which dealt with lynchings in the South; Barnard Beginnings (1935) and It’s Been Fun: An Autobiography. (1951) –SDJW staff

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Outrage as marching white supremacists fly Nazi flags on steps outside capitol building

Published by Mirror By Imy Brighty-Potts Masked neo-Nazis have been captured in shocking footage marching through traditionally black neighbourhoods yesterday before raising their swastika flags at the State capitol building. Shock spread across the city of Nashville, Tennessee, as dozens of uniformed extremists descended, performing Hitler salutes as they marched down Nashville’s ‘Honky Tonk Highway’.

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Israeli defense minister says Hamas has lost its ‘fighting spirit’

Published by DPA International Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Galant says Palestinian extremist organization Hamas in Gaza has lost its fighting spirit after more than four months of war. “Two hundred fighters surrendered [in Khan Younis] in the Nasser hospital, dozens more in the Amal hospital,” Galant told army commanders on Sunday. “This shows that they

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US threatens to veto new Gaza ceasefire resolution at UNSC

Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], February 18 (ANI): The United States on Saturday warned of exercising its veto power at the UN Security Council against a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, CNN reported. According to the report, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that if the

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Don’t force Gazans into Egypt, Palestinian PM warns Israel in Munich

Published by DPA International Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the Israeli authorities to allow the population crammed into the south of the Gaza Strip to return to their homes further north, speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday. At the annual gathering of top political and defence officials in southern

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Israeli government rejects peace with Palestinians ‘by diktats’

Published by DPA Israel’s government has rejected a permanent peace settlement with the Palestinians imposed by “international diktats,” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet unanimously approving a declaration to this effect on Sunday. “A settlement, if it is to be reached, will come about solely through direct negotiations between the parties, without preconditions,” the declaration

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Protest over Gaza disrupts Cambridge City Council budget meeting

Published by Cambridge Independent Protesters disrupted the city council’s budget meeting to urge it to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Members of the public chanted “ceasefire now”, preventing the meeting last Thursday (February 15) from continuing. Representatives from the Cambridge Young Greens and two campaign groups had submitted questions to the council about

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Protests in Rome over state broadcaster RAI’s Gaza stance

Published by Euronews (English) Hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the RAI headquarters in Rome on Saturday, protesting against the state broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. The action followed protests in Milan, Turin, Florence, Naples and Bologna, where police clashed with demonstrators, injuring some with batons. The protesters have accused RAI management

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Milos Forman

In 1975, Forman had his first big hit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, about life in a psychiatric ward, which won him an Oscar as best director. In 1979, he directed Hair, based on the Broadway musical but it did not do well financially. In 1981, he directed Ragtime, based on a novel by E.L. Doctorow, and in 1985, he won another Academy Award for directing  Amadeus, about the life of Mozart. [SDJW staff]

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Temple Etz Rimon Shares in Interfaith Projects with Pilgrim Church; Both Congregations are Committed to Social Justice, Inclusiveness

Every synagogue has its own personality. Farber said that Temple Etz Rimon’s is that “it is very, very friendly. Warm. You come into the building and you are greeted. You are welcomed at the oneg. They grab you; they love you. People will say, ‘Oh my God, you are so friendly!’ We are. There is no snobbishness in the group. It’s really a nice congregation. Unfortunately, it is getting smaller and smaller.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Our Shtetl San Diego County: Jewish Community Foundation’s Leadership Transition

Beth Sirull completes her tenure as CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego on March 15, when she will be succeeded by Jeremy Pearl, who currently is the foundation’s chief financial officer. [SDJW Staff]

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Ukrainian Jewish Asylee Now in San Diego Tells Her Story

Written with humor as well as heart ache, Jane Muschenetz touches in All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents on her raw feelings of becoming a refugee during the Russian invasion of her home country, Ukraine, and being transplanted to San Diego. [Pennell Paugh, East County Magazine]

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