International

The Jewish Eye: Infrastructure Improvements; Washington DC Ethics; Teaching About ‘Others’

San Diego City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera says the Council has only reluctantly consented to adding two lanes to State Route 56. While it may ease traffic flow on the route that connects the Interstate 5 and the Interstate 15, it also encourages even more gasoline-powered traffic. “This is not a win from a climate perspective,” Elo-Rivera was quoted Thursday in The San Diego Union-Tribune. “We need to own that and recognize that and do everything we can to turn the wheel in the right direction as quickly as possible.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Israel Seized Binance Crypto Accounts to ‘Thwart’ Islamic State, Document Shows

Published by Reuters By Tom Wilson and Angus Berwick LONDON (Reuters) – Israel has seized around 190 crypto accounts at crypto exchange Binance since 2021, including two it said were linked to Islamic State and dozens of others it said were owned by Palestinian firms connected to the Islamist Hamas group, documents released by the

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Israel

Hadar Institute Announces Major Expansion to the West Coast

(Press Release) To build more vibrant, practicing, and egalitarian communities of Torah, Avodah, and Hesed, the Hadar Institute is expanding to the West Coast. “Hadar West Coast” will be led by Rabbi David Kasher with new programming offered in LA and the Bay Area. “I’m thrilled to bring more of Hadar’s meaningful Torah and community

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California, Jewish Religion, USA

Long-Overdue Recognition for British-Jewish War Hero Jack Nissenthall

By Jerry Klinger The BBC called Jack Nissenthall “The VC (Victoria Cross) Hero Who Never Was.” Eighty years on from the 1942 British raid on Nazi coastal facilities and radar installations in Dieppe, Nissenthall’s extraordinary, courageous actions remain hidden by the British Secrecy Acts. What he did, what he learned, what he saw, remain British

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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Opinion

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Terrorist Who Shot British-Israelis

Published by Reuters By Ali Sawafta NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces on Thursday killed two Palestinian terrorists who shot dead a British-Israeli mother and her two daughters in April in the West Bank, Israel’s domestic security service said. A third terrorist who had aided the two gunmen was also killed in the raid, Israel’s

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Israel

Renewed Protests in Israel Over Netanyahu Government Proposals

Published by DPA Numerous Israelis once again took part in nationwide demonstrations on Wednesday against the policies of Israel’s far-right religious government. Protesters marched through the streets with Israeli flags and banners and blocked central streets in some cities. The protests were billed as “National Equality Day.” Some factions of Israel’s ruling coalition want to

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Israel

The Jewish Eye: Renters’ Protection; Trump-Carroll Civil Trial Wrapping Up; Anti-Israel Boycotts

San Diego City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera says when he was working as an intern at a legal clinic in the City Heights neighborhood, “Week after week, the most common issue community members sought assistance with was housing. We heard from renters who had received eviction notices despite not doing anything wrong or who were facing significant increases in rent they would not be able to afford.  Others were living in slum-like conditions and facing threats of being reported for their immigration status if they spoke out.  … I was convinced the impact I wanted to make in the community was less likely to come via legal work and more likely to come via policy work.”  Elo-Rivera expressed satisfaction that the City Council had passed his Tenant Protection Ordinance, which “will expand rights for hundreds of thousands of San Diegans.  They will have protections on the first day of their lease, they will receive a lifeline of support when they are forced to move at no fault of their own, and they will have better access to legal representation to ensure their rights are respected.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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House of Israel to Host ’75 Years of Coming Home’ Day of Fun on May 21 in Balboa Park

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Come celebrate Israel in a fun-filled day of family activities, music, dance, food, and performances on May 21 at the House of Israel in the international Village in Balboa Park, from 12-4 p.m. The “75 Years of Coming Home” event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of San Diego, House

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Israel, San Diego County

Miep Gies and the Quest for a Lasting Holocaust Lesson

By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) There is something about the story of the eight Jews who spent more than two years hiding in the secret annex on Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam that is irresistible to readers, as well as audiences for plays and movies. The travails of Otto Frank and his family, who were trapped

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Holocaust, International, Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

The Jewish Eye: S.D.-Bound Israeli Professors; U.S. Supreme Court Controversies

Susan Lapidus, director of the Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative, has announced next semester’s lineup of Israeli professors who will be teaching at two major universities in San Diego County.  Coming to San Diego State University are historians Amos Nadan and Yoav Alon and poet Maya Tevet Dayan, all from Tel Aviv University; filmmaker Uri Bar-on from Reichman University; and literary scholar Dekel Shay Schory who divides her time between Hebrew University and Ben-Gurion University.  Coming to UC San Diego are filmmaker Dan Geva from Beit Berl Academic College and anthropologist Dan Rabinowitz from Tel Aviv University. [Donald H. Harrison]

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US Institution Celebrates Dedication of Rachel and Max Javit Medical Simulation and Classroom Building at Ben-Gurion University

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Toby & Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences Boca Raton, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC), on Monday hosted a ceremony to celebrate the dedication of the Rachel and Max Javit Medical Simulation and Classroom Building at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). Rachel is a Sinai Residences resident. Her husband,

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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Rockets Fired From Gaza After Palestinian Hunger Striker Dies in Israeli Custody

Published by Reuters By Emily Rose and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -Palestinian armed groups fired salvoes of rockets from Gaza into southern Israel on Tuesday after an Islamic Jihad leader died in Israeli custody following an 87-day hunger strike, the first such death in more than three decades. Khader Adnan, who was awaiting trial, was

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Israel

Revisiting the the Rothschilds

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — While sorting through and getting rid of books in order to accommodate a new item of furniture I came across “The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait,” which I had given to my father for his birthday in 1965. It still bears my dedication, “To Daddy, with love,” reminding me

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