USA

Police Boost Forces in Jerusalem Following Deadly Twin Bombings

(JNS) Jerusalem District Police chief Doron Turgeman on Wednesday ordered the deployment of additional personnel in Jerusalem, following two deadly terrorist bombings in the city earlier in the day. Forces will be bolstered throughout the capital, with a specific focus on high-density public areas, according to a police statement. The alert level has been raised […]

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Israel, Middle East, USA

Deep in the Heartlessness of Texas: Is Abortion Law an Antisemitic Plot?

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Jewish Texans, estimated to number 176,000, should probably worry about the deep in the heartlessness of the Texas abortion law — with the reporting of Amanda Eid’s near-death experience. The majority of Texas lawmakers approved legislation that severely sickened Eid and almost killed her in late August because she

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

Los Angeles Jews Honor Muslim Scholar of Moroccan Jewry

By Karmel Melamed (JNS) With the red carpet rolled out and Moroccan music filling the Em Habanim synagogue in Los Angeles last week, more than 400 of the city’s Moroccan and Sephardic Jews gathered to honor Moroccan Muslim anthropologist Aomar Boum for his two decades of promoting Moroccan Jewish history and encouraging warm relations between

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California, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Southern California Mother Featured in First App Exclusively Tailored for Jewish Women

ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Press Release) — Katie Roth of Los Angeles was selected as one of the dozens of Jewish women from around the world to share their story on Yomm, a website and complimentary app launched by the Momentum organization. Last week, Momentum, a global movement for Jewish mothers, launched its first mobile app and

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California, Israel, Jewish Religion, USA

A Double Standard for Israel From Princeton’s Jew-Haters

By Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D  At Princeton University, the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) has had a busy year of activism with the sole purpose of maligning, libeling, and questioning the legitimacy of Israel. In March, for example, the group sponsored a referendum that called on Princeton to “immediately halt usage of all Caterpillar machinery

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Israel, Opinion, Richard L. Cravatts, USA

ADL Chief Denounces Reinstatement of Trump on Twitter

(JNS) Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Sunday denounced Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s decision to reactivate the account of former U.S. President Donald Trump. “For @elonmusk to allow Donald Trump back on Twitter, ostensibly after a brief poll, shows he is not remotely serious about safeguarding the platform from hate, harassment and misinformation,” tweeted Greeblatt.

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USA

‘Goldene Medina’ Exhibit Provides Anecdotal History of South African Jewry

SAJAC President Pamela Nathan said the exhibit was created by the South African Jewish Museum which is located in the Museum Mile of Central Cape Town.  She said she hopes that American-born visitors to the exhibit “will get a slice of South African Jewish life.”  For members of San Diego’s sizeable South African Jewish community, “it is nostalgic because we grew up in it, but I am hoping that the children will be here because it is their heritage, their history.  When I make calls, I say ‘bring the kids, bring the kids.’” [Donald H. Harrison]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

Rep. Sara Jacobs Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Rename Rolando Post Office After Former San Diego Rep. Susan Davis

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-53) introduced bipartisan legislation (H.R. 9308), with the support of all 52 of her House colleagues from California including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to rename the Rolando post office as the Susan A. Davis Post Office. Congresswoman Jacobs selected her predecessor, former Congresswoman Susan Davis, in honor of

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San Diego County, USA

San Diegans Join 1,400 philanthropists at JNF-USA’s National Conference

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Over 1,400 supporters of the land and people of Israel, including more than 50 from San Diego, united in Boston on November 4-6, 2022, for an unforgettable and riveting weekend at Jewish National Fund-USA’s largest ever National Conference. The organization’s annual symposium is unique in that it brings together high

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Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

New Report Highlights Stresses and Changes Faced by the American Jewish Community

BOSTON (Press Release) — A new report based on surveys commissioned by the Ruderman Family Foundation over the last two years demonstrates the prevailing challenges and opportunities that the American Jewish community faces in regard to its institutions, safety, unity, and more. The report released today, “The American Jewish Community: Trends and Changes in Engagement

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Israel, USA