A Jewish Salute to American Veterans
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San Diego Students Discover the Pioneering Spirit of David Ben-Gurion
I had the privilege of teaching San Diego students—preschoolers at Beth Montessori of La Jolla and 2nd-graders at San Diego Hebrew Day School—about the pioneering spirit of David Ben-Gurion (Israel’s first prime minister) and the modern relevance of his legacy. [Jacob Kamaras]
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Israel, Jacob Kamaras, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined ContributorsCommit to be an Upstander on this Kristallnacht Anniversary
Choosing to speak up when someone is targeted or bullied — because of their race, religion, gender identity, or any other factor — is an act of resistance against the same forces of hate that fueled Kristallnacht. [Jan Landau]
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Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Staff and Bylined ContributorsJewish Trivia Quiz: Rabbi Arthur Waskow, z”l
In his Freedom Seder Haggadah, Rabbi Waskow included the song Let My People Go, to which he added an additional verse which ended with what words? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Obituaries & memorials, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAColumnist’s Book Deeply Dives into History of Antisemitism in Ukraine
My Dear Dissonances is presented in two forms – stories and essays. I wrote my book in the genre of tragicomedy, as the tragic and comic in the history of this people are inevitably intertwined. The dramatic duality of Jewish existence encompasses a combination of the funny and the frightening – tears of laughter and tears of sorrow. [Alex Gordon]
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Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined ContributorsJewish History Remembrance: Nov. 9-10, 1938: Kristallnacht
Gangs of German brownshirts and the SS publicly destroyed and firebombed 267 synagogues throughout Germany, Austria and the Sudetenland. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Antisemitism, Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAMemorial Marker for 11 Olympians from Israel Replaced in London, England
Sugarman explained, “Hackney was designated an Olympic Borough. (It was) Part of the Games facilities were in our Borough. We asked for a site in the Olympic Park, but it was designated too political and would upset the Arabs and others. Then we tried the Stratford Westfield shopping Centre, right near the stadium/. It would have been perfect. No. So we went with this site.” [Jerry Klinger]
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Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAOpEd: ‘Human Swastika’ Display Not Protected Free Speech
The question of free speech rights arose recently over the abhorrent “human swastika” formation at San Dieguito Academy, a high school in Encinitas in the San Dieguito Union High School District. [Marsha Sutton]
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Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Opinion, USARace Already in Motion to Succeed Nancy Pelosi as San Francisco’s Congressional Representative
Two Democratic candidates already have their hats in the ring: Jewish and gay State Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Hindu political activist Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. [Donald H. Harrison]
Mamdani Election Leads to Clash Between Jewish and Islamic Defense Organizations
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) clashed Wednesday in the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s election on Tuesday as the next mayor of New York City. [SDJW staff]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAFrom San Diego to Israel and Germany: The Butterfly Project’s Mission of Memory and Empathy Expands Across Borders
Ulla Hadar has researched, among other things, the biographies of the child victims from the Vilnius Ghetto. Ulla and Nicole, too, have developed a close partnership. In June 2025, the pair were invited to Vilnius, Lithuania, to present The Butterfly Project to Lithuanian teachers at a seminar hosted by The Olga Lengyel Institute (TOli). [Press Release]
Finding our Fire from their Ashes
“Never Again” is vital- we can all agree on that. However, if we stop there, we risk defining our Jewish identity only through tragedy and always needing to be on the defensive. Where is the message that moves us forward? [Ilanit Zakowski]
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Holocaust, Ilanit Zakowski, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USARoundup: Various Jewish Organizations Tell Their Activities
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) has issued a statement mourning the Nov. 3 death of former Vice President Dick Cheney, and the San Diego Region of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) marked the 60th anniversary of the Vatican’s issuance of the groundbreaking Nostre Aetate report at a joint observance at a Catholic Church in Poway. [SDJW staff]
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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USASix Key Elements of Judaism Presented in Book by Rabbi Mark Wildes
The book’s core thesis is that by delving into fundamental Jewish concepts—God, Torah, Prayer, Kindness and Charity, Shabbat, and Tikkun Olam—we can transform our lives in profound ways. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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