The Secure Community Network reports that “According to federal authorities, [a] 21-year-old Pennsylvania man was charged with receiving a firearm and ammunition with the intent to commit terrorism on behalf of ISIS. [SDJW staff]
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Rav Nahman of Breslov taught: The whole world is a narrow bridge— and the essential thing is not to be afraid. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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During the ceremony, representatives from the two organizations presented the first responders and members of the United States Navy with a certificate featuring Jewish National Fund-USA and KKL-JNF’s 9/11 Living Memorial in Jerusalem — the only memorial of its kind outside the United States that lists the names of all those who perished on that infamous day. [Press Release]
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Segal said that he has a team of 50+ data scientists and engineers online every day to detect and get ahead of attacks and minimize the impact of hatred. [Robin Dishman]
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Conspiratorial claims about 9/11 have significantly evolved in the 25 years since the terror attacks of that day, becoming deeply embedded into a broader extremist and antisemitic worldview, propelled by new technologies and embraced by new generations. [Press Release]
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Anti-Defamation League of San Diego announces “Confronting Extremism: Oren Segal in Conversation with Father Brent Kruger” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, in Carmel Valley. [Cailin Acosta]
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“BGU is strategically positioned to help Israel make a difference on the global stage through the very values on which the state was founded,” Greenberg said. “The University embodies humanitarian ideals and the belief that a Jewish state can be a light unto the nations through its contributions to humanity, and by being home to a diverse and pluralistic campus community….” (Press Release)
Melissa Greenberg is the new CEO of Americans for Ben-Gurion University Read More »
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American Friends of Tel Aviv University held its first San Diego gathering at Monarch Ocean Bar in Del Mar, bringing together TAU alumni for what organizers hope will become a regular local community gathering. [Shor M. Masori]
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He now lives with his wife Judy in Austin, Texas, but he spent a number of years in San Diego and Escondido, where I got to know him. Because he is a native Hebrew speaker, he was often drafted by Ner Tamid Synagogue in Poway to be its Torah reader, and eventually the Conservative congregation’s president. [Donald H. Harrison]
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The San Diego chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America requires those seeking its endorsement to refrain from any affiliation with what it calls “Zionist lobby groups,” a prohibition that encompasses liberal organizations that criticize Israeli policy and support Palestinian statehood. When the label attaches regardless of what a group advocates, “Zionist” has stopped describing a political position and become shorthand for “Jew.” (Jason Nevarez, Heidi Gantwerk, Sara E. Brown)
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Antisemitism, California, Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Jewish History, News Media, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAThe 9/11 story is the account of four coordinated terrorist hijackings by 19 al Qaeda militants on September 11, 2001, which killed nearly 3,000 people and targeted the two buildings of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a fourth site thwarted by passengers. (Cailin Acosta)
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The program covered international geopolitics, local elections, anti-Zionism and antisemitism, Jewish religious practice and the changing face of Israel advocacy. The day also included appearances by former Arkansas governor and current U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, author and evolutionary behavioral scientist Gad Saad, and Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas co-founder who became an Israeli intelligence informant and outspoken critic of Islam. [Karen Klein]
Conservative presentations outnumber moderate-to-liberal ones at Jewish American Summit Read More »
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Possible collaborative research areas include, but are not limited to, developing resilient buildings capable of withstanding earthquakes, blasts, and fire; enhanced glass and windows for shattering reduction; and smart sensors for detecting toxic and solubilized volatiles, including pesticides, persistent chemicals, air or water pollutants. (Press Release)
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According to Pew Research Center, over 50% of American Jews said ancestry and culture are essential to what being Jewish means to them, while 36% said religion. More than a quarter describe themselves as Jews of no religion. (Press Release)