“We thank the alert and courageous students who reported the detestable Nazi flags, immediately triggering their removal and the subsequent investigation.” [Press Release]
StandWithUs Condemns Display of Nazi Flags in Heath, Texas Read More »
Antisemitism, Press Release, USA
Their actions push blood libel and terrorist propaganda. As an Israeli Jew, I do not consider them allies, nor does the large Jewish community I represent. [Liat Cohen-Reeis]
OpEd: Congresswoman Jacobs and Councilman Elo-Rivera Feed Antisemitism Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The initiative focuses on Northern Israel’s hardest-hit communities, including Kiryat Shmona, Majdal Shams, the Mateh Asher and Upper Galilee regional councils, Mas’ade, and Ein Qiniyye, with a special emphasis on socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. (Press Release)
It’s a fact that more than 71% of Israelis, and our terrorist antagonists, do not want “two states side by side living in peace.” It’s a Western delusion to think Muslim terrorists will settle for that. Hamas and the PLO both insist on the extirpation of Israel – their topmost goal. [Steve Kramer]
OpEd: Real Goal of PA and Hamas is the Killing of Israeli Jews Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer
The recommendations focus on six key areas of institutional responsibility, emphasizing both immediate safety measures and long-term structural reforms. [Press Release]
Coalition’s 6 Recommendations to Universities Fighting Antisemitism Read More »
Antisemitism, Jewish History, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
It is estimated that there are now about 6000 Jews in Alaska, mostly in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. What Alaskan landmark is named after a Jewish person? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Alaska Read More »
International, Jewish History, Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Shelley Winters (August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American film actress whose career spanned seven decades. [Wikipedia]
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Jewish Celebrities, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
In the collection Landmarks (1909), which became an important event in the history of Russian philosophical thought, Frank published an article The Ethics of Nihilism, where he criticized the “nihilistic moralism” characteristic of the Russian radical intelligentsia and opposed it with a call for “creative, culture-building religious humanism.” [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Semyon Frank, Religious Philosopher Read More »
Alex Gordon, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Wikipedia
Lotte Jacobi (August 17, 1896 – May 6, 1990) was a leading American portrait photographer and photojournalist, known for her high-contrast black-and-white portrait photography, characterized by intimate, sometimes dramatic, sometimes idiosyncratic and often definitive humanist depictions of both ordinary people in the United States and Europe and some of the most important artists, thinkers and activists of the 20th century. [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Max, born prematurely, had to spend some time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), causing his creative sibling Louise to become impatient. She wanted badly for her role of “big sister” to begin already. [Donald H. Harrison]
Children’s Story Relates Imaginative Plans to Speed Little Brother Home from the NICU Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The tale, as the name suggests, is a celebration of confusion and chaos. Antipholus of Syracuse (Brandon Michael Hall) and his servant Dromio (Will Blum) somehow find themselves in Ephesus where they are mistaken for their own long-lost twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus (Joshua Echebiri) and Dromio (Daniel Petzold), because, of course, all long-lost twins are given the same names. [Sandi Masori]
‘Comedy of Errors’ is a Stress-Free Way to Sample Shakespeare Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Lesley Ann Warren (August 16, 1946) is an American actress, singer and dancer. [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Upon arriving at Buchenwald, the Allied prisoners were not placed in the main camp. They were destined for special treatment. The Nazi Commandant sent them to the “Little Camp,” the Jewish Camp. They slept on the ground for days, no food, clothing – rags like Jewish prisoners. [Jerry Klinger]
American Jewish Group Supports New Zealand Memorial to Airmen Imprisoned at Buchenwald Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors
American support of Israel should not be about rubber-stamping the agenda of Netanyahu, just as American patriotism should not be equated with blind devotion to Trump. With strong disapproval of both leaders among a majority of Jewish Americans and Democrats, we need to broaden the definition of what it means to stand with Israel outside the narrow lens of what serves Netanyahu and Trump’s political agendas. [Halie Soifer]
OpEd: On Being a Democrat and a Supporter of Israel Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA