SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) is hosting its annual signature luncheon at 12 p.m., Thursday, November 2, with nationally renowned rabbi and author, Sharon Brous, for a discussion on human connection. Held at the Hilton La Jolla at Torrey Pines, the event with Rabbi Brous is scheduled from […]
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San Diego County, USA
By Heidi Gantwerk and David Bark Dear friends, We want to invite you to two upcoming community events: Join our community as we show support and solidarity tonight, Tuesday, October 10, at 7 p.m. at the community Vigil for Israel. Tomorrow, October 11 at 10 a.m., we will have the opportunity to hear from Maia
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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
Published by Reuters By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced Hamas and stressed U.S. support for Israel as it mourns the killing of more than 1,000 people, including at least 14 Americans, from a surprise attack launched by the Palestinian militant group. The president also voiced concern for Americans being held
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USA
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — When Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed the movement of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean this week in response to the Hamas attack on Israel, it carried a special meaning for my family. The Torah scroll that is currently aboard the
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Israel, Middle East, USA
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria on Monday released the following statement on Ofir Libstein, the mayor of San Diego’s longtime partner region of Sha’ar HaNegev, who was among more than 900 Israelis murdered in the Hamas surprise attack during Simchat Torah. Dear Neighbor, San Diego stands with the people of Israel in the wake of
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Israel, San Diego County
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — In San Diego and across the Jewish world, this past Simchat Torah holiday won’t be forgotten anytime soon. While I was on volunteer security duty at Congregation Adat Yeshurun during Shabbat/Shemini Atzeret, bits and pieces of the devastating news in Israel began to emerge. We heard that 100
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Israel, Jacob Kamaras, Jewish Religion, Opinion, San Diego CountyBy Heidi Gantwerk and David Bark SAN DIEGO — Our thoughts continue to be with the people affected by this crisis, and we remain committed to providing you with accurate and timely information as it becomes available. Here’s what we have learned so far: More than 700 Israelis killed, over 2,300 wounded, and roughly 150
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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Monday afternoon, The Jewish Agency for Israel took Jewish Federations of North America President and CEO Eric Fingerhut and UJA-Federation of New York CEO Eric Goldstein to Barzilai Medical Center, in the heavily hit city of Ashkelon just eight miles north of the border with Gaza, to show their support
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Israel, USA
(JNS) Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has ordered a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip as the Israel Defense Forces prepares for a major offensive in response to Hamas’s deadly surprise attack on Oct. 7, the Defense Ministry said on Monday. “There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel; everything is closed,” Gallant stated
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Israel
Published by DPA Israel’s response to attacks from Gaza by the Islamist militant group Hamas “will change the Middle East,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. “What Hamas will face will be harsh and terrible,” Netanyahu told officials from towns in southern Israel, according to a statement. “We are only at the beginning.” Israeli
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Israel
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Mayor Todd Gloria issued the following statement condemning the Hamas terrorist attacks and expressing solidarity with the people of Israel and Jews around the world: “San Diego stands with the people of Israel in the wake of today’s horrific terrorist attacks and condemns Hamas in the strongest possible terms. “With
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Israel, San Diego County
(SDJW Staff Report) Ofir Libstein, the mayor of San Diego’s longtime partner region of Sha’ar HaNegev, was among more than 700 Israelis murdered in the Hamas surprise attack during Simchat Torah. He was killed while defending his kibbutz. “We were beyond devastated to learn of the death of Mayor Ofir Libstein, who was killed in
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Israel, San Diego County
(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Israel would take “powerful vengeance for this black day” on the terror group Hamas for its surprise attack during Simchat Torah. “What happened today has not been seen in Israel, and I will make sure that it does not happen again,” he said. “The entire government stands behind
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Israel
By Alex Traiman (JNS) Many questions and few answers abound as Israel has suffered its worst homefront attack, and perhaps its worst security and intelligence failing in the past 50 years. Instead of peacefully celebrating the completion of the yearly Torah-reading cycle, Israelis awoke to sirens and explosions on one of the holiest days of
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Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA