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Alliance Formed by Anti-Defamation League and National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
Through this new collaboration, the organizations will co-develop resources including faith-based educational content, digital campaigns, and launch advocacy efforts to counter antisemitism in all its forms—online, in the pews, and in the public square. [Press Release]
Balboa Park Walk Oct. 26 for Israel’s Multi-Ethnic, At-Risk Youth
American Friends of ELEM announced Wednesday that San Diego will host Walk B’Yachad – Walking Together for Israel’s Youth on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 8 a.m. in Balboa Park. [Press Release]
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Israel, Lifestyles, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Press Release, San Diego County, Sports & CompetitionsNewsom Signs Bill Protecting K-12 Students from Antisemitism
Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, Oct. 7, signed Assembly Bill 715 into law, groundbreaking legislation to counter antisemitism in California’s K-12 public schools. Authored by Assemblymembers Rick Chavez Zbur and Dawn Addis, sponsored by the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC), backed by 72 Jewish organizations statewide, and principally co-authored by the Chairs of the Jewish, Black, Latino, and AAPI Legislative Caucuses, AB 715 received broad bipartisan support in the Legislature, passing the Assembly 71-0 and the Senate 35-0. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, California, International, Israel, Jewish History, Press Release, USAWhat Happens When Bats Get Drunk?
Ig Nobels have been awarded for the last 35 years for achievements that first make people LAUGH, and then make them THINK. Organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research (AIR), they celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative, and spur interest in science. [Press Release]
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Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareTop Senate Democrats Issue Statement Prior to Trump-Netanyahu Meeting
“As President Trump prepares to welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House for the fourth time in the last 10 months, we urge the President to finally reach agreement to end the war in Gaza, end the suffering and bring the hostages held by Hamas home. …” [Press Release]
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Israel, Press Release, USAWorld Jewish Congress Discusses Israel and Antisemitism in Sidebar Meetings with Diplomats, National Leaders
The UN session, an annual occurrence, coincided this year with the observance of Rosh Hashanah, limiting available time for encounters. Despite the challenge, WJC secured a series of critical meetings — including with French President Emmanuel Macron, who joined WJC President Ronald S. Lauder to share apples and honey in honor of the Jewish New Year. [Press Release]
Argentina’s President Milei Honored by B’nai B’rith as Netanyahu Observes
On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly session opening in New York, B’nai B’rith International today bestowed its Presidential Gold Medal—the organization’s highest honor—upon President Javier Milei of Argentina in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish History, Press ReleaseOne San Diegan Among 24 from California Elected to World Zionist Congress
Alan Levine (Aish Ha’am) is the lone delegate elected from San Diego, with the other Californian delegates including 16 from Los Angeles, four from the San Francisco Bay Area, two from Sacramento, and one from Sonoma. [Press Release]
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California, Press Release, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USAB’nai B’rith International Meets with World Leaders in Defense of Israel
In its meetings with presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers and other senior officials, B’nai B’rith will again underscore the threat posed by illicit Iranian nuclear activity, missile production and sponsorship of terrorism. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish History, Press ReleaseSan Diegan Wins Poetry Award from National Federation of Press Women
San Diego poet Jane Muschenetz, a mother of two and Jewish refugee from Soviet Ukraine, has been awarded first place in the 2025 National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) Professional Communications Contest for her poetry collection, Power Point. {Press Release}
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Press Release, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAADL is a Co-Counsel Suing Terrorist Organizations and Their State Sponsors
“Our son’s life was senselessly cut short. We believe it is critical that those responsible for the horrific terror inflicted that day are held accountable in a court of law, to ensure the record is clear as to who helped support, plan and carry out the violence that day. …”
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Israel, Press Release, USASDSU President Adela de la Torre Welcomes 4 Israeli Scholars
Over 50 faculty and staff were there to welcome acclaimed journalist Roni Kuban, historian Dr. Tal Elmaliach, biblical archaeologist Dr. Erez Ben-Yosef, and Israeli literature professor and editor Dr. Dekel Shay Schory. [Press Release]
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Israel, Press Release, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationNew Memory Test for People Who Can’t Respond Verbally: Eye Movements
The study demonstrated that people actually remember more than they report. Moreover, this method can be used to measure memory in subjects who cannot speak, such as infants, patients with brain injuries, or even animals. [Press Release]
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