President Trump’s Yom HaShoah Speech
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OpEd: ‘Project Esther’ Will Not Save Us; Just the Reverse
Under Project Esther, the cause of fighting antisemitism will be used as cover to attack and take funds away from American universities and colleges, state educational programs, local schools, and online academia, among other entities. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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Antisemitism, Barrett Holman Leak, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USANetflix Documentary Tells of 7 Jewish Siblings who Survived Nazi Germany
‘Unbroken’ is based on the true story of the Weber family that escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to America. The World War II documentary by Beth Lane explores the areas in Germany where her mother’s family lived and re-traces her family’s stories of survival. This documentary is streamed on Netflix as of April 23 in honor of Yom HaShoah. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAYom HaShoah Remembrance: Leo Samuel, My Father, z”l
Religion shaped our lives every single day,
My father was faithful, guiding in his way.
With Rabbi skills, though he chose business,
His heart stayed true, despite the stress. … [Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsYasher Koach to Staffs of These 4 Jewish Organizations
– Jewish Federation of San Diego, Lawrence Family JCC, Israeli American Council and Jewish Community Foundation San Diego have three community gatherings happening all in one week. If you work for the Federation, JCC, IAC or JCFSD or know someone who does, they deserve a hug, yasher koach or, L’Chaim for all the work that goes into coordinating these events. All three of these events are free and open to the public but register for them for attendance purposes. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastAntisemitism Suspected in Governor’s Mansion Arson
Cody A. Balmer is a man of violence, assuming that police have the right person. He was charged with jumping a fence onto the grounds of the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg and allegedly tossing Molotov cocktail-type devices into the very room where Gov. Josh Shapiro hosted a seder a few hours earlier on the first night of Passover. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAADL: Antisemitism in San Diego at Historic Levels
In San Diego, antisemitic incidents increased significantly across most major categories in 2024. The region saw a 379% increase in incidents over the last five years from 29 incidents in 2020 to 139 incidents in 2024. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, San Diego CountyJewish Trivia Quiz: Josh Shapiro
Where did Josh Shapiro propose to his wife, who he first met in 9th grade at Akiba Hebrew Academy (now known as Barrack Hebrew Academy)? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAJewish Biography: Isaak Dunayevsky, Soviet Pop Composer
Isaak Dunayevsky, the USSR’s most famous and highly paid pop composer, twice winner of the Stalin Prize, was the most talented and most influential composer of his genre in the Land of the Soviets. [Alex Gordon]
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Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastA Son, Commemorating Yom HaShoah, Remembers Promise to His Mother
I knew that my mother had been around 14 when the war began and that she had spent most of it in evacuation in Yangiyul, not far from Tashkent. [Yakov Nayerman]
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Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, Yakov NayermanOpEd: Mainstream Media Abets Antisemitism
The legacy media, aka mainstream media, has harbored a severe anti-Israel bias for decades. It holds Israel to a different standard than any other country, except maybe the US. In fact, it holds Israel to an impossible and deeply hypocritical standard. [Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort]
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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA, Yeruchem Eilfort-RabbiWrong Decision by School Board in Northern California to Utilize ‘Liberated’ Ethnic Studies Curriculum
StandWithUs condemns the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) board’s decision to approve a $90,000 contract with Community Responsive Education (CRE) – a consultant that promotes “liberated” ethnic studies in K-12 schools. [Oleg Ivanov]
3 Yamim in April: From Catastrophe through Sacrifice to Rebirth
Why teach the Holocaust? Because memory fades. Survivors age. And hatred, sadly, persists. Antisemitism has not been relegated to the past. [Darren Schwartz]
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Antisemitism, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAOpEd: Government’s Crackdown on Harvard University Wrongly Conflates Antisemitism and Other Issues
Antisemitism on college campuses is a genuine crisis that demands serious attention, but we are concerned about the extent and scope of the current approach taken by the Administration to Harvard. [Jonathan Greenblatt]