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The Bunny Rabbit and the Shofar

I had multiple texts from my husband about Freckles acting weird. She was stomping her back feet and the kids were scared since she had never done that before. In the rabbit world, that behavior either means she is upset about something, or she is alerting her rabbit friends there is danger, a predator nearby. [Cailin Acosta]

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Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, USA

Academic Journal Takes Note of San Diego’s Comic-Con

Klickstein’s book tells of Comic-Con’s growth “from an informal gathering of ‘geeks’ into a centerpiece of San Diego’s bustling, gentrified, tourist-trapping downtown area,” Friedmann writes. He goes on to quote one of 50 interviewees quoted in Klickstein’s book, the late Trina Robbins, as explaining why San Diego is the Comic-Con venue. “San Diego’s a great city for a vacation. Much better for a vacation in mid-summer than New York.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

OpEd: Leftists Try to Falsely Link Black Americans’ Plight with Palestinians’

Hill’s most disgusting comment was to justify Hamas’ massacre of 1,200 Israelis in southern Israel. He insisted that his “moral code” is against maiming, raping and slaughtering innocent people and kidnapping another 250, but… “As a non-Palestinian, it is not my job to tell people how to liberate themselves. It is not my job to tell people how to be free,” Hill said. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Yohanan Plesner: Ceasefire or Continued War: Israel at an Inflection Point

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, does not want a ceasefire.  His goal, Plesner said, is to touch off a general war from the countries and regions surrounding Israel – Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, the West Bank, and Yemen – in which Iran might also participate as it did for the first time with a missile and drone attack on Israel in April. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Their Fight is Our Fight: American Cousins of Hostage Make Aliyah

Larry and Marisa Simpson from San Diego waited their entire lives to be part of Israel and its diverse society. When Marisa found out she is a second cousin of Gadi Moses, 80, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th, the couple realized that it was time to make Aliyah. Though they had never met Gadi, this newfound connection made the events feel deeply personal. [Press Release]

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Israel, Press Release, San Diego County, USA

Herzog, Gadot Launch ‘Voice of the People’ Initiative

The initiative is designed to unify Jewish communities across the globe and confront the rising tide of antisemitism head-on. In a moving conversation with renowned Israeli actress Gal Gadot, President Herzog affirmed the resilience of the Jewish people, echoing Gadot’s sentiment that “We will prevail.” [Press Release]

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International, Israel, Press Release, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

SF Bay Area Flash Dancers Put on Pro-Israel Performance in San Diego

“One Tribe/ One Star” cofounders Isa Marcus and Laurence Mechali said they formed their dance group in April to show support for Israel which had been suffering the traumatizing after-effects of the Oct. 7 massacre for a half year. [Donald H. Harrison and Nevó Bowne Mathis-Masury]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Nevó Bowne Mathis-Masury, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Reserve IDF Officers, Speaking for Themselves, Describe Israel’s Situation

Two reserve Israel Defense Force officers, speaking for themselves only, are touring the United States discussing the statuses of the military war and the propaganda war against Israel.  Maj. Ilan Shulman discussed Israel’s precarious military and strategic situation, and Lt. Col. Amit Grinfeld described Palestinian techniques in creating blatantly false propaganda against Israel. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Fred Kropveld, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

OpEd: Let’s Not Help Portland, Maine’s Economy Following its Anti-Israel Resolution

As a Jewish visitor to Maine, I am anxious to seek ways to divest from the city of Portland since its City Council voted to divest from up to 85 companies conducting business with Israel. We must wonder how this measure will harm Israel because Portland does not currently hold investments in even one of these companies. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, Business & Finance, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Sept. 11 Memorial in Jerusalem Conflated with Oct. 7th Remembrance

The ceremony was held at the 9-11 Living Memorial where the names of all 2,977 of those victims are permanently engraved in an amphitheater dominated by a large empty tomb topped by a sculpted American flag with a representation of a flame at its tip. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA