Jewish History

Visiting israeli professor shares tears with her class

By Ronit Weiss Berkowitz Translated from Hebrew SAN DIEGO —  I am still emotionally overwhelmed by the powerful experience I had recently in class. I apologize for writing in Hebrew, it comes to me faster and I do not want those moments to slip away. I planned to talk to the students briefly about the

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Beth El dedicates ‘Tree of Life’ mural for Yom HaShoah

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California — Congregation Beth El dedicated a 30 by 9 foot mural of a Tree of Life on Thursday, May 2, that incorporates, among other elements,  ceramic butterflies symbolizing children who were murdered in the Holocaust. The outdoor Yom HaShoah ceremony led by the congregation’s former president Sonia Ancoli

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Book Review: ‘Asylum’

Asylum by Moriz Scheyer (Translated by P.N. Singer);  Little, Brown and Company, 2016 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Written at the time of the actual events, this powerful book starts by describing the atmosphere in Vienna before the Anschluss by Nazi Germany, followed by the author’s flight, together with his wife and non-Jewish housekeeper, who

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History

What MLK would say about the Poway Chabad shooting

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — One of my congregants posed an interesting question we ought to consider asking: What would Rev Martin Luther King Jr. have said about the Poway synagogue shooting? It is an important question—not just for members of the Jewish community, but also for the African-American community. Throughout

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Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA

Jihadi Islam’s campaign to erase religious history

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Congresswoman Ilhan Omar never ceases to surprise us with the countless inane claims she makes on a daily basis. In one of her more interesting canards, she claimed that “Jesus was a Palestinian.” One might imagine that she will soon claim that the Israelites were also really

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International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USA

2018 saw 1,879 anti- Semitic incidents in U.S.

NEW YORK (Press Release)  — The U.S. Jewish community experienced near-historic levels of anti-Semitism in 2018, including a doubling of anti-Semitic assaults and the single deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history, according to new data from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued today. ADL’s annual Audit of Anti-Semitic incidents recorded a total of

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Jewish History, USA

Florida Senate sends anti-Semitism bill to governor

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Press Release) –The Florida Senate unanimously passed an anti-antisemitism bill which was previously passed by the Florida House unanimously.  The bill now moves to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to sign. The new bill defines antisemitism and mandates that discrimination against Jewish people be treated the same as acts of racial discrimination in Florida’s K-20 public

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Jewish History, USA

State allocates $15m to protect groups against hate

SACRAMENTO (Press Release) – The California Legislature observed Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday at the State Capitol and hosted ten Holocaust Survivors who shared their stories on the Assembly floor. The California Legislative Jewish Caucus also held a press conference attended by Governor Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, Assembly

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International, Jewish History, USA

A farewell at Chabad for Lori Kaye, murdered by terrorist

By Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – Fifteen people mounted the bima at Chabad of Poway to remember and praise Lori Gilbert Kaye and to sing their appreciation for God and America.  Hundreds more were inside the sanctuary.  And a crowd stretching well down a walkway was outside listening to the story of a woman

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USA