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To retreat into safe Jewish spaces or participate fully in American pluralism?

A few days ago, I attended a book talk for On Being Jewish Now, a collection of essays reflecting on Jewish life after October 7. About 50 people had gathered inside a posh clothing store in Beverly Hills, and before long the conversation gave way to a familiar ritual of trauma bonding and story telling. Personal accounts of fear, identity, and all the difficult ways our lives have changed over the last 20 months. [Karen Klein]

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Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

‘Tortured Soles’ is a celebrity gossip book with a double-entendre title

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This was a fascinating memoir, and I enjoyed reading about someone working behind the scenes in entertainment journalism, chasing celebrity gossip and experiencing the adrenaline rush that came with it. Weinstein notes that she is now retired and enjoying every minute of it. [Cailin Acosta]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Cailin Acosta, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

July 1 hearing on bill to repeal civil rights protections for Jewish students

A California lawmaker just used a last-minute legislative maneuver to introduce a bill that would repeal one of our most significant victories for Jewish college students. The committee vote is this Wednesday, July 1. [David Bocarsly]

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California, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Goebbels rides again

Using a succession of lies, falsehoods, distortions of the truth and blatant misrepresentations of reality, the Palestinian propaganda machine now represents Israel, the tiny Jewish country which has been under attack from the moment of its establishment, as an evil rogue state causing distress and unrest throughout the Middle East. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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Antisemitism, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

First two concerts of Mainly Mozart Festival unite the principal musicians of a cross-country selection of orchestras

Two glorious sold-out concerts of the Mainly Mozart Festival featured revolutionary music, in keeping with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution this year. [Eileen Wingard]

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors

‘The Lost Shtetl’ is a fictional ‘what if?’ novel

Secluded and protected by dense forests and foolish local superstition, the Kreskol community continued to live as though the twentieth century had never happened. The residents still speak Yiddish, observe traditional Jewish customs, and know nothing of the Holocaust, the Cold War, automobiles, electricity, TV, or the Internet. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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