One of the oldest sacred books of the Beta Israel community—the Orit—was transported for the first time from the National Library of Israel to the Western Wall for a special Sigd prayer ceremony Thursday. [Press Release]
300-Year-Old Ethiopian Manuscript Read at Kotel in Celebration of Sigd Read More »
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During the Roaring Twenties, when alcohol sales were banned across the United States, Jewish fisherman Goldy Goldfarb owned a fleet of boats along the secluded shores of Rockaway, New York—an ideal location for smuggling liquor from Canada. [Cailin Acosta]
Memoir Recalls Smugglers and Gangsters During Prohibition Read More »
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President Trump on Wednesday night signed into law the bill requiring the Department of Justice to release its Epstein files, setting into motion a 30-day time limit for compliance. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Political Briefing: November 19, 2025 Read More »
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Despite decades of dialogue aimed at better Christian-Jewish relations, the surge in antisemitism has exposed how shallow much of that progress was. Too many Christians remain indifferent, and some even fuel the fire. It is grotesque that certain ministers still blame Jews for COVID-19 or repeat ancient blood libels in modern dress. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
OpEd: The Church Needs to Fight Antisemitism Read More »
Antisemitism, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAIn an anticlimax, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure by a vote of 427-1 to force the Justice Department to release all materials related to the investigation of the late convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Political Briefing: November 18, 2025 Read More »
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According to the complaint, bullies at the Nysmith School relentlessly harassed an 11-year-old Jewish student, and called Jews “baby killers,” said Jews deserved to die because of what is happening in Gaza, and told the young girl that everyone hated her for being Jewish. When her parents reported these incidents to the headmaster, no action was taken. (Press Release)
School Which Expelled Three Harassed Jewish Siblings Agrees to Institute Reforms Read More »
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Listed below are some of the most crucial questions which I attempt to answer in a civil, straightforward manner. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Answers to Some Assertions from the Anti-Israel Crowd Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USASAN DIEGO — Faced with the prospect of massive Republican defections in the House of Representatives, President Trump said on Sunday night that he no longer opposes a bill calling on the Department of Justice to release all files pertaining to the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Political Briefing: November 17, 2025 Read More »
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The governor and the United States Department of Justice claimed that Ryan failed to uphold the DEI ban. Ryan denied this and claimed that he did institute the new policy, but that the policy was vague and flawed. He gave examples of problems with the new policy, including that it could actually have a negative impact on Jewish students, saying what? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: University DEI Programs Read More »
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Nazi scientists also contributed to racial antisemitism. Nobel Prize winners in Physics Philipp Lenard and Johannes Stark, along with their supporters, divided physics into incorrect Jewish (theoretical) physics and correct Aryan (experimental) physics. [Alex Gordon]
Nazis Went to Absurd Lengths to Discredit ‘Jewish Mathematics’ and ‘Jewish Physics’ Read More »
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A Quilt of Valor is a generous “nap-size” quilt, pieced and quilted with patriotic fabrics carefully chosen to reflect honor and gratitude. Volunteers say that as they sew, their love and appreciation flow from their hearts into their work. After the quilt is bound, washed, and labeled, it is ready to be awarded—connecting each recipient to the broader quilting family. [Cailin Acosta]
U.S. Navy Veteran Charlotte Freifeld Awarded a Quilt of Honor Read More »
Cailin Acosta, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAKhanna on Meet the Press: “The question is what is the future of Democratic leadership – who is going to be effective? And most Democrats around the country just don’t think that person is Chuck Schumer. I mean, he doesn’t inspire confidence. He’s not bold. He’s out of touch with the grassroots. He’s someone who cheer-led us into the war in Iraq. He doesn’t have the moral clarity on Gaza. He couldn’t say Mamdani’s name. And this was the final straw where he was not strong on fighting for health care.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Political Briefing: November 16, 2025 Read More »
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Many years ago Teddy Kollek, then mayor of Jerusalem, was inspired by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles to initiate the construction of a similar one in Jerusalem. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
A Visit to Israel’s Museum of Tolerance Read More »
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U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego) shares a fundraising letter with fellow Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, boosting the latter’s defense in a federal case charging her with “forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers” in an immigration policy protest at Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Political Briefing: November 15, 2025 Read More »
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