The UN session, an annual occurrence, coincided this year with the observance of Rosh Hashanah, limiting available time for encounters. Despite the challenge, WJC secured a series of critical meetings — including with French President Emmanuel Macron, who joined WJC President Ronald S. Lauder to share apples and honey in honor of the Jewish New Year. [Press Release]
Spies inside the West Wing have informed me that Marco Rubio edited the most egregious parts of the address. Here are some excerpts from what Trump didn’t say. [Laurie Baron]
Satire: Trump’s UN Address Could Have Been Worse Read More »
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The traditional diamond industry is threatened when a company threatens to flood the market with laboratory-made diamonds that are indistinguishable from those found in mines. [Donald H. Harrison]
Mystery Novel Ponders Laboratory-Produced Diamonds’ Impact on Traditional Gem Market Read More »
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Alan Levine (Aish Ha’am) is the lone delegate elected from San Diego, with the other Californian delegates including 16 from Los Angeles, four from the San Francisco Bay Area, two from Sacramento, and one from Sonoma. [Press Release]
One San Diegan Among 24 from California Elected to World Zionist Congress Read More »
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Parents worry about their wayward teens, elderly parents are denying their physical limitations, and the “sandwich generation” is trying to figure out how to navigate the amorphous unchartered landscape between these two bookends. [Eva Trieger]
Poway Community Theatre Reveals the Insecurity in ‘Social Security’ Read More »
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Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur wrote, “We are in a time of mashber. It’s a time of anger and hope, death and life. It’s the birthing of something new and no one knows what that’s going to be.” [Heidi Gantwerk]
Crises Spawn Creativity; Let it Be So in This Period of Crisis for the Jewish People Read More »
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The Fistel case is striking because it has the potential to intensify the already frightening environment that Jews worldwide must endure. He allegedly wrote or called in possible death threats to Mamdani. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Alleged Threatening Emails and Phone Calls by Fistel Did Jews a Disservice Read More »
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Each flower is in memory of a child; a child whose name is unknown. Each name is known by God. [Jerry Klinger]
Daffodil Gardens Honor Children Killed in the Holocaust Read More »
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Venezuelan documentary film maker Jonatan Jakubowicz made the 108-minute Soul of a Nation with a decided point of view. He had witnessed the transformation of Venezuela from a democracy to an authoritarian state in league with narco-terrorists. The Jewish Jakubowicz feared that polarization in Israel similarly might lead to that country’s dissolution. [Donald H. Harrison]
Documentary: Israel’s Polarization Led to Massacre by Gazans on 10/7 Read More »
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Now comes a memoir by Schwartz’s proud father, an ultimate football fan who estimates he had personally attended some 300 games counting high school, college, and professional contests that Mitchell and his older brother, Geoff have participated in. [Donald H. Harrison]
Two Jewish Sons in the NFL Prompt Proud Dad’s Memoir Read More »
Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAThere is no shortage of familiar celebrity names featured in the films. The Opening Night film will showcase Julia Roberts in Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt. Another highly anticipated film, Rental Family, stars Brendan Fraser. The eagerly awaited film, Fantasy Life, features Amanda Peet and Alessandro Nivola. [Eva Trieger]
24th Annual San Diego International Film Festival Opens Oct 15 Read More »
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San Diego poet Jane Muschenetz, a mother of two and Jewish refugee from Soviet Ukraine, has been awarded first place in the 2025 National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) Professional Communications Contest for her poetry collection, Power Point. {Press Release}
San Diegan Wins Poetry Award from National Federation of Press Women Read More »
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“Our son’s life was senselessly cut short. We believe it is critical that those responsible for the horrific terror inflicted that day are held accountable in a court of law, to ensure the record is clear as to who helped support, plan and carry out the violence that day. …”
ADL is a Co-Counsel Suing Terrorist Organizations and Their State Sponsors Read More »
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The suppression of free speech in the United States has been escalating. Given the cancellation of the Stephen Colbert show, the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, and Trump and Pam Bondi’s vow to “target the radical left” for promoting political violence, I have redacted my original column about the Charlie Kirk assassination and the Administration’s response to it to avoid being arrested by the DOJ or being sued by Donald Trump. [Laurie XXXXX]
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