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A New Home for the Bezalel Academy

A plaque embedded into the entrance wall of the building states in Hebrew, Arabic and English: “Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem; Based on principles of human dignity, equality, pluralism and freedom of thought, speech and creative expression.” One can only hope that the students, who come from all segments of Israeli society, will benefit from this noble aspiration. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Netanyahu says Israel must control Gaza’s border with Egypt, war to last months

Published by Reuters UK By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Arafat Barbakh and Dan Williams CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retake control of the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt, expanding Israel’s mission to neutralize Hamas in a conflict it says it expects to last for months. “The war is at its height,” Netanyahu

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Israel, Nordot

Chicago woman accused of defacing businesses, Jewish school with antisemitic messages, swastikas

Published by Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — A Rogers Park woman faces felony hate crime charges for allegedly defacing multiple buildings, including a North Side Jewish elementary school, with antisemitic graffiti and Nazi symbols. Mariana Lynch, 30, was arrested just before 1 p.m. Thursday in the 1200 block of West Touhy Avenue after area residents called

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Antisemitism, Nordot, USA

Rep. Issa Seeks to Modernize Passport Process to End Backlogs for U.S. Travelers

By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Legislation by Rep. Darrell Issa to modernize the U.S. passport system and eliminate backlogs is moving forward in Congress. Issa’s Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act won unanimous approval in the House Foreign Affairs Committee this month and is expected to go for a

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Chris Jennewein, International, San Diego County, Travel and Food

U.S. State Department approves sale of artillery shells to Israel

Published by RBC-Ukraine U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has approved the sale of 155mm artillery shells and related equipment to Israel without congressional review, according to Reuters. The Pentagon noted that Blinken determined there is an extraordinary situation that requires the immediate sale of artillery shells to Israel, allowing the deal to proceed without

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Israel, Middle East, Nordot, USA

Jewish Federation Chair David Bark Reviews 2023

Here at home, Federation continues to increase its commitment and investment in the security of our San Diego Jewish community. We determined the need was great enough to have a dedicated security director and the national infrastructure with Secure Communities Network – which we now have and thank God we do. [David Bark]

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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, San Diego County

The Diameter of the Bomb

By Doron Krakow Yehuda Amichai | יהודה עמיחי was one of Israel and the Jewish world’s foremost poets. Born Ludwig Pfeuffer in Würzburg, Germany, in 1924, he and his family immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935, during Hitler’s rise to power, eventually settling in Jerusalem. He chose the surname Amichai | My People’s Lives to express his patriotic

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Doron Krakow, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA