RJC National Chairman Senator Norm Coleman and CEO Matt Brooks said: “Voters across the Sunshine State’s 6th Congressional district elected a conservative champion who will work every day to deliver on President Trump’s bold agenda for the American people…” [Press Release]
RJC Celebrates Election of 4th Jewish Republican to House of Representatives Read More »
Press Release, USA
Director, set designer, actor and choreographer (is there nothing this woman can’t do?) Kara Tuckfield, has gifted us with this funny, edgy and uplifting romantic comedy. Written by Austin Winsberg with music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, this Broadway show opened in 2012. With nineteen songs and a run time of 90 minutes, the show hones in on the pleasures and pitfalls of the dating game. [Eva Trieger]
‘First Date’ Portrays a Couple’s Motivations, Inhibitions Read More »
Eva Trieger, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
For a year and a half Israelis have suffered from two disputes that have divided the population, one a change in the power of the High Court (Hebrew acronym: Bagatz), and the other the rescue of our hostages and ultimate victory against Iran-backed Hamas. [Steve Kramer]
OpEd: Israel’s Two Major Conundrums Read More »
Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer
When MAGA voters pull the levers on the machines, the tumblers will roll. If a voter picks a straight MAGA ticket, he or she (there is no “they” in MAGA world), will view three pictures of Teslas, and the voter will be issued a coupon for a free Tesla. To be sure, this will mean Musk will give away millions of Teslas, but that’s not a problem since for some reason the inventory of unsold Teslas at dealers keeps growing. [Laurie Baron]
Satire: X Voting Machines Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Boiling down a conflict that could flare into World War 3 is no easy task, particularly when the intended audience comprises preschoolers to 3rd graders. Marshall focuses on Ukraine’s repression by Russia prior to the breakup of the Soviet Union, its early experiences as an independent nation, and Zelensky’s rise from a television comedian, who played the role of Ukraine’s president, to being elected as that nation’s actual president. [Donald H. Harrison]
Children’s Book in Simple Language Explains the War for Ukraine Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors
In a courageous act, Stroe handed Hamburg her own identity documents, including her birth and baptism certificates. These papers allowed Hamburg to evade the ghetto deportation and flee the city. She went to Budapest, where she survived by posing as a Christian, relying on Stroe’s documents. [Press Release]
Righteous Gentile’s Story Appended to Some Haggadahs Read More »
Holocaust, International, Jewish Religion, Press Release
Republican in central Florida appeared to threaten Democratic members of Congress, one of whom tried to single out Israel in congressional legislation. In a separate episode, an Arab leader in Australia distorted Israel’s role in its current conflict with Hamas. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Crude Language and Political Stunts Mar Both Sides of Middle East Debate Read More »
Bruce Ticker, International, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Although Mary grew up with a secular upbringing in Budapest, she responded “in the camps I prayed. I prayed and I knew God was listening. My mother, a non-religious woman, told me that this is the story of our people- we suffer but have lived through it and have gotten this far- we will continue to survive and live a beautiful life when we’re out of here.” [Ilanit Zakowski]
Words of Survivors Will Live on, Though Survivors Will Pass Read More »
Antisemitism, Holocaust, Ilanit Zakowski, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
With the appointment by Donald Trump of prosperity theology televangelist and part-time Journey roadie Paula White-Cain as leader of his recently formed White House Faith office, the president has formally proclaimed the official United States religion to be Donationism, based on the belief that in order to be saved, one must give up one’s savings. [Bruce Lowitt]
Satire: Give the Gift of Grift Read More »
Bruce F. Lowitt, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
If you walk past New Village Arts Theater for the next month you will hear the joyful sounds of salsa music calling to you- inviting you in to see what’s going on. Once inside you’ll be delighted with the colorful artwork by various Latin artists. All of this is to immerse you into the world of La Havana Madrid. [Sandi Masori]
Spirited Musical May Leave You Dancing Read More »
International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
There are four main problems with AB101’s poor legislation: the two versions of the model curriculum in circulation, the lack of state standards, the guardrails that have no teeth, and the lack of funding as required by law. [Times of San Diego, Marsha Sutton]
OpEd: Abandon California’s Ethnic Studies Requirement Read More »
Antisemitism, California, Israel, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Times of San Diego, USA
Jacques Offenbach was born on June 20, 1819, in Cologne. He was the second son and seventh of ten children of Isaac Yehuda Eberst, later Offenbach, a bookbinder, an itinerant cantor who sang in synagogues, a violinist who played in cafes. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Jacques Offenbach, Musical Satirist Read More »
Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors
David Friedman served as US ambassador to Israel from 2017 to 2021. He was intimately involved in Israel-Arab affairs, met and held talks with leaders of both sides, and was one of the architects of the Abraham Accords. He demonstrates in his brilliant 2024 book One Jewish State why a two-state solution is based on flawed premises and will ultimately fail to solve anything. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
Book by Former Ambassador Lays Out the Argument for One Jewish State Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
I looked forward to living a life of freedom and interest in a country I could call my own, and where I would no longer be part of a minority. I moved to Israel, which I perceived as a country where my life would be free of the constraints of having to conform to a set of values which I did not share. And where the sun shone most of the time. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
Dream for Israel is Turning into a Nightmare Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors