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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Ted Arison

Arison moved to New York approximately in 1954. In 1966, he moved to Miami, Florida, where with Knut Kloster he co-founded Norwegian Cruise Lines. The partners split in 1971 and the following year Arison founded Carnival Cruise Lines, which he took public in 1987, one month before a stock market crash that left potential competitors without sources of financing. [SDJW staff]

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Hamas rockets must stop before two-state solution, 13 Dems in Congress say

In a Feb. 22 letter to Biden, Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and 10 other Jewish members of Congress went one step further. Hamas rocket fire must stop before there is a focus on a two-state solution, wrote the 13 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. [JNS.org]

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Peace negotiations regarding Gaza Strip to take place in Paris – Reuters

Published by RBC-Ukraine On Friday, February 23, Israel will participate in talks in Paris with the United States, Qatar, and Egypt regarding a potential ceasefire agreement and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, informs Reuters. The Israeli Security Cabinet has approved the dispatch of negotiators led by the head of the Mossad intelligence

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Blinken ‘disappointed’ by Israeli plans to extend settlement building

Published by DPA International US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has criticized Israeli government’s plans to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank amid the backdrop of the Gaza war. “Our administration maintains a firm opposition to settlement expansion, and in our judgment this only weakens and doesn’t strengthen Israel’s security,” Blinken told reporters in

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The Jewish War 2.0

I, Josephus Flavius, born as Yosef ben Matityahu, a historian of the 1st century, once a deserter to my people but now repentant, narrated the first Jewish-Roman war to speak of my people’s struggle. I became a historian, and today, two thousand years later, I take up the pen again to recount the new wars of the 21st century. [Jose Galicot]

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Antisemitism Lawsuit against Columbia University Detailed

The lawsuit details antisemitism at numerous schools at Columbia University, including Columbia’s School of General Studies and the Columbia School of Social Work and at Barnard College. It alleges that students have been physically assaulted, spit on, threatened, and treated unequally. Despite existing policies that are supposed to protect Jews and Israelis, Columbia has failed to act … [Press Release]

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Jerusalem College of Technology Recruits Local Orthodox High Schoolers

The International Program offers English-speaking students from around the world the opportunity to obtain a prestigious academic degree, coupled with immersive Torah study. [Jacob Kamaras]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Debbie Friedman

Over nearly four decades she recorded 22 albums, enriching the Jewish liturgy with such compositions as “The Aleph Bet Song,” “Miriam’s Song,” “Not By Might,” “I Am a Latke,” and “Mi Shebeirech,” co-written with her partner Drorah Setel. “Mi Shebereich,” a song for healing, is used by hundreds of congregations throughout North America. Her songs were gender sensitive and inclusive. [SDJW staff]

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Head of UNHCR says Palestinian aid agency ‘reached breaking point’

Published by DPA The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Thursday said that the agency has “reached breaking point.” “The Agency has reached breaking point, with Israel’s repeated calls to dismantle UNRWA and the freezing of funding by donors at a time of

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Video: Michael Oren on Why Israel Must Not Accept a Permanent Ceasefire

SAN DIEGO — Israel’s former ambassador to the United States met with Sandi Masori of San Diego Jewish World following his appearance at a luncheon on Wednesday, Feb 21, sponsored by Jewish National Fund-USA at the Bayfront Hilton.  A companion story by SDJW publisher and editor Donald H. Harrison may be accessed via this link.

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Large Delegation of Sha’ar Hanegev Students Heading to San Diego Jewish Academy

One hundred thirty 11th and 12th graders from Sha’ar Hanegev in Israel, a region in Southern Israel that was ravaged during the October 7th Hamas attacks, will visit the San Diego Jewish Academy at the end of February.  This is the largest student delegation to visit the U.S. since the war started. [SDJA Press Release]

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