By Alon Ben-Meir, Ph.D NEW YORK — Now that a third Israeli-Hamas war has ended as inconclusively as the two previous wars, will both sides prepare for the next one, or let sanity sink in and chart a dramatically new course that will end the vicious cycle from which neither side can ever escape? Righting […]
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USA
By Jacob Kamaras SAN DIEGO — How do you connect with Judaism? According to a comprehensive survey of Jewish Americans that the Pew Research Center released earlier in May, “Majorities of U.S. Jews engage in cultural activities like cooking Jewish food (72%), sharing holidays with non-Jewish friends (62%) and visiting historical Jewish sites (57%). Many
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Jacob Kamaras, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), the national network hub of 125 Jewish Community Relations Councils and 16 national Jewish agencies, on Monday expressed its deep concern with the alarming rise in antisemitic incidents in the United States. The JCPA urged civic, political, and faith leaders to denounce these
Published by Reuters DUBAi (Reuters) – Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Tuesday he was optimistic over Tehran reaching an agreement soon at talks with world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal, although Iran’s top negotiator cautioned that serious issues remained. Iran and global powers have held several rounds ofnegotiations since April in
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Published by The Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Roseville center for children with Down syndrome had posters on its windows vandalized with hate speech over the weekend, just days after its grand opening, officials with the nonprofit said. GiGi’s Playhouse, a national nonprofit, opened its Sacramento-area achievement center May 16 at a shopping center
U.S.-authorized asylum seekers assisted by Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) may remember our city primarily as a place where they slept on hotel beds with clean linens, had three meals a day delivered to them, and got their first prolonged taste of American television. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
Published by Reuters By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden condemned violence against Jewish communities in the United States and abroad on Monday after a string of attacks amid the conflict between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. Physical or verbal assaults were reported against Jews in New York City, Los Angeles and South
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In response to a series of troubling antisemitic incidents recently at San Diego State University, the San Diego office of the Anti-Defamation League reached out to the administration with an offer to work with the university’s Center for Inclusive Excellence to develop an innovative professional learning opportunity for the faculty and staff. The goal was to help faculty to better recognize the warning signs of antisemitism and to be better equipped to address issues of hate and bias when they arise on campus. [Tammy Gillies]
ADL Director Explains Program with SDSU on Antisemitism Read More »
Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
In 2020 the Trump administration decoupled the Palestinian Authority (PA) from the process of achieving peace elsewhere in the Middle East. It happened when Trump emissary Jared Kushner promulgated the proposal that resulted in the Abraham Accords. The Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco have all signed on to this breakthrough in Middle East diplomacy. This bottom up approach, through non-aggression and enhanced trade, R&D, and tourism, has withstood the latest warfare between jihadist Hamas forces in Gaza and Israel, which “ended” with a pause in hostilities on May 21. [Steve Kramer]
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
Greene was previously criticized for claiming that space lasers controlled by the Rothschild family were responsible for the California wildfires. She denied the charge that her claim was antisemitic, with what explanation? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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International, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Chris Jennewein, editor and publisher of the Times of San Diego, wrote a column on Saturday, which suggests that rather than turning back undocumented migrants who have braved hardship to come to the United States, we should welcome many of them. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, USA
I’ve heard it said that great comics use humor to mask a world of pain. Bouts of depression are common as is substance abuse. Jokes make a good cover. Robin Williams said, “I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anyone else to feel like that.” (Eric George Tauber)
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
StandWithUs is relieved that the fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas seems to have ended with a ceasefire. We extend our deepest condolences to all those who lost loved ones in Israel as well as to the families of Palestinian civilians killed as a result of Hamas terrorism. We see this conflict as a horrific tragedy for Israelis and Palestinians alike. More than anything, we join people of good will who yearn for a future of justice and peace, where all people in the region can be free of the genocidal racism, extremism, and violence of Hamas. [Roz Rothstein]
StandWithUs CEO Reflects on Israel/ Gaza War Read More »
Middle East, USA
Roman Kent, a leading voice among Holocaust survivors who negotiated billions of dollars in compensation for Jewish Holocaust survivors from the German government, passed away early Friday morning at age 92. [Press Release from Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany]
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International, Jewish History, USA