On Monday, July 1, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria with other San Diego representatives declared July as Pride Month in San Diego. Many other states consider June as Pride Month, but San Diegans have declared July as Pride Month. [Cailin Acosta]
Jewish Community Schedules LGBTQ+ Pride Events Read More »
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A weekly wrap of ADL’s reports, updates and analysis on antisemitism around the world. [Press Release]
ADL’s July 3 Briefing on Most Recent Developments in the Battle against Antisemitism Read More »
Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
July will be a busy month at various Jewish congregations around the county. Other Jewish venues will also be busy with programming. Here’s lookahead. [Cailin Acosta]
Busy July at the Congregations and Other Jewish Venues Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
The music of Take Me Out To The Ball Game was written by Albert Von Tilzen, a Jewish man from Indianapolis. The lyrics were written by his Christian friend, Jack Norworth. [Jerry Klinger]
A Proposal to Memorialize the Men Behind ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ Read More »
Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAHolding Jews – much less a Holocaust museum – responsible for the wartime actions of a foreign government is unacceptable and straightforwardly antisemitic. [Press Release]
7 Holocaust Museums Say They’re Being Targeted by Vandals Read More »
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What was the context of a headline in a newspaper that read in part “Shylocks of Oklahoma City” ? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Oklahoma Read More »
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“Being here and seeing how many people are affected by Yom HaZikaron, how everyone knows someone who is fighting or has fought in the Israeli Defense Forces themselves…to see then how that commitment translates to a passion for the country on Yom Ha’atzmaut was really special.” [Press Release]
SDJA Students Return from Tours of Poland, Israel Read More »
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After my repatriation to Israel, I traveled to France frequently for research work in physics. There I met a French physics professor, a Jew who knew my stepfather and claimed that I could obtain French citizenship because I had French historical roots. I loved the language and culture of France, but I preferred to be an Israeli, if only because of my thoughts on “Where is France going?” [Alex Gordon]
Why I Didn’t Become French Read More »
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Following more than a year of conservation work at the Auschwitz Museum Conservation Laboratories, over 3,000 of approximately 8,000 shoes belonging to children murdered at German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz have returned to display. [Press Release]
Murdered Children’s Shoes Back on Display at Auschwitz Read More »
Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Press Release
President Biden accused former President Trump of being an admirer of Adolf Hitler, and Trump accused Biden of favoring Palestinians over Israelis in a wild, hard-swinging debate Thursday night moderated by CNN reporters/ anchors Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, who are both members of the Jewish community. [Donald H. Harrison]
Biden, Trump Clash in First Debate Over Israel, Charlottesville Neo-Nazis Read More »
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History, culture and gastronomy collide in this collection of photographs that depicts the American Jewish palate, fashion and routines of Brooklynites from 1970 to 1985. As an art major of Brooklyn College Halperin sought out subjects for her medium. She landed on Dubrow’s cafeteria as a spot to hone her skill. Though it was in her own Flatbush neighborhood, she’d never been inside. [Eva Trieger]
Dubrow’s Cafeteria Comes Back to Life in ‘Kibbitz & Nosh’ Read More »
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Sam came up with a concept sketch showing two women soldiers in full battle uniforms. One represented 1948, and the other 2024. They stood shoulder to shoulder, their weapons aimed downward, not up in aggression but down in defense, at the ready. [Jerry Klinger]
American Offers to Finance Sculpture to Honor Women of the IDF Read More »
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All three of them did a fair amount of crowd work, and I’ll admit I was relieved not to be in the “splash zone” of the first few rows. I especially liked Liberman’s riffing on the Jewish holidays. How do you explain Sukkot to someone who’s not Jewish? [Sandi Masori]
Comedy for Koby: Laughter Helps Victims of Terror to Heal Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
The tour guides were not Jewish and referred to the inhabitants of the quarter as “Our Jews.” They would point out highlighted areas in the German towns where the synagogues had been. One town even had a memorial in what had been the Jewish quarter that consisted of a permanent cement outline, 40 x 20 feet, of a former shul. [Ben Dishman]
Visits to Cities along the Danube: Both Depressing and Enlightening Read More »
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