International

Book on Albert Einstein’s Ongoing Legacy is Enjoyable to Read

In this breezy, easy-to-read, enjoyable book, Cohen surveys the world that has incorporated Einstein’s thought and image into every-day life, with Einstein’s celebrity continuing to grow, rather than fade, since his death in 1955 at age 76. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

White House Blasts RFK Jr. for ‘Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories’

Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s chief spokesperson sharply criticized Democratic presidential opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for alleging in a recently released video that COVID-19 was targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people and that Jewish and Chinese people are most immune. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre joined a

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USA

Wilfrid Israel: Jewish Holocaust Rescuer and Yad Vashem’s Failure

By Jerry Klinger Over 28,000 extraordinary human beings from over 40 countries have very deservedly been recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations. The Righteous risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. They did not have to save Jews. It would have been very understandable if they chose not to risk

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Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Opinion

OpEd: Louder Than Hate

The recent flyer incidents are not isolated and do not exist in a vacuum. Unfortunately, they are a microcosm of a nation that has been beleaguered by a rise in antisemitism and other forms of hate. ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, which tracks anti-Jewish incidents of vandalism, harassment, and assault, saw a 36% increase in reported incidents in 2022 – the highest level ever recorded. Unfortunately, three of the past five years (2019, 2021, and 2022) were record-breaking years as well. [Fabienne Perlov]

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California, Opinion, San Diego County, USA

Campus Visit Positions Haifa and San Francisco as Partners in Downtown Revitalization

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release) — Shared insights on urban development and downtown revitalization were among the notable takeaways from the San Francisco-Haifa Sister City Delegation’s recent visit to University of Haifa. In May, University of Haifa welcomed San Francisco Mayor London Breed and 30 other delegates to its campus, as part of their broader visit

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California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education

New Lesson Plans Help Advance White House’s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism

(Press Release) To help advance the White House’s recently released U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa) has curated a collection of lesson plans and educational units on antisemitism and Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, all of which are available at no cost to state departments of education, school districts, and individual schools.

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California, Middle East, USA

Roseanne Barr on Being Cancelled for ‘Racism’ and ‘Antisemitism:’ I’m a Targeted Individual

Published by BANG Showbiz English Roseanne Barr says she is a “targeted individual” following her controversial Holocaust comments. The 70-year-old Jewish comedian was cancelled again after she made what she calls a “sarcastic, ironic” remark that “nobody died in the Holocaust either,” while discussing the 2020 US presidential election – which see President Joe Biden

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USA

ADL Says Group Leaving Antisemitic and Anti-LGBTQ Flyers ‘Known to Law Enforcement’

The flyers, which also were reported in the neighboring city of Santee, are produced by a group whose leaders “are known to law enforcement, and their motivation, beyond the bigotry of their messaging, is to drive traffic to their streaming service to generate revenue, terrorize communities and recruit new supporters,” according to the ADL statement. [SDJW Staff Report]

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San Diego County, USA

Descendants of Holocaust Survivors Organized to Preserve Memories

Now in its eighth year of existence, San Diego Generations of the Shoah is comprised of approximately 100 descendants of survivors of the Holocaust. Its two main missions, according to Sam Landau, who chairs the steering committee, are “remembering our parents and those relatives who were murdered in the Holocaust” and “providing funds to organizations that support Holocaust education.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Petition Demands Andrew Jackson Name Be Removed from the New Susan A. Davis Post Office Branch in Rolando Neighborhood of San Diego

Community activist Erik B. Anderson announced on Saturday that he has begun a petition campaign to remove the signage honoring Andrew Jackson from what has now been officially designated by law as the Susan A. Davis Post Office. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, USA

StandWithUs Lauds ‘Firm and Principled Stand’ Against UN Anti-Israel Bias

CONCORD, New Hampshire (Press Release) — StandWithUs congratulates New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu and representatives from 42 states for taking a firm and principled stand against yet another biased report by the U.N. Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) never-ending Commission of Inquiry (COI) dedicated to finding fault with Israel. On June 8, 2023, COI continued its

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International, Israel, USA