Satire: Trumpicon, a Lexicon of What Trump’s Words Mean
Here is how to interpret Trump-speak:
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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Moe Berg
In 1934, he joined a group of baseball All-Stars including Ruth, Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, and Lefty Gomez to play against a Japanese all-star team. Berg was not nearly as good a player as his colleagues, but spoke some Japanese and was invited to address the legislature. On a visit to Saint Luke’s Hospital, he went to the roof and filmed the city and port with his movie camera. This film was later turned over to American intelligence for use in bombing raids. [SDJW staff]
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International, Jewish History, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAMexico City Jews Not Just Affiliated; they Are Part of a Kehilla
Preserving ethnic traditions from Damascus, Aleppo, Eastern Europe, Turkey and other former centers of Jewish life around the world is at the heart of these distinct communities. “Affiliation” does not do their model justice; you are not just affiliated with a synagogue or a school in Mexico, you are part of a true kehillah, a community – complete with schools, sports, financial support, social infrastructure, and more; one where your parents and grandparents likely belonged as well. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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Heidi Gantwerk, International, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and FoodMurder Victim Described by Rabbis as “Sweet,” and “Extremely Spiritual”
In Sacramento, where the family lived for many years before settling in San Diego, they supported three congregations –one Conservative, another modern Orthodox, and the third Chabad. Benjamin attended the community’s Shalom School, which served Jewish children of various denominations from kindergarten through 5th grade. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsJewish Dentist Killed, 2 Others Wounded by Arab Patient in El Cajon
Multiple Jewish media outlets report that the man killed at the Smile Plus Dentistry & Orthodontics clinic in El Cajon late Thursday was Dr. Benjamin Harouni, an Orthodox Jew at the clinic run by Harouni and his father. [Miriam Raftery]
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Miriam Raftery, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA‘Redwood’ Dramatizes Jewish Concept of ‘Lo tash’chit’
Prior to Jesse climbing the tree, Becca is trying to get her to leave and suddenly says “Lo tash’chit!” At this point my mind said “Wow, that sounded like Hebrew, but no it couldn’t have been.” But in fact it is. Becca goes on to explain that it’s a Jewish concept of taking care of the trees as well as you take care of yourself. She’s bageling Jesse, assuming that Jesse is Jewish. [Sandi Masori]
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Jewish Fiction, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastUCSD Faculty Members, Fearing Danger to Jewish Students, Appeal for SJP Event Cancellation
Rachel Millstone, Ed.D, a lecturer in Education Studies at UC San Diego, has called for the cancellation of a planned anti-Israel protest rally at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, “to prevent hateful, violent acts on the UCSD campus.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Yitzhak Rabin
In 1992, Rabin unseated Peres as the Labor party leader, leading to his second term as prime minister. In 1993, Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat exchanged letters of recognition, with Arafat renouncing violence. Encouraged by President Bill Clinton, Rabin had a historic handshake with Arafat at the White House in 1993. The following year, Rabin signed a peace treaty with Jordan. Along with Arafat and Peres, Rabin was awarded the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize. [SDJW staff]
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Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Today's Jewish Birthday, USA26-Year-Old Biography of George Steiner Worth Reading Again
Errata; an Examined Life: A Life in Ideas by George Steiner; Yale University Press, 1998 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The name of this author arouses reverence in the minds of anyone conscious of the role played by language in the world of culture, literature and ideas. Steiner’s seminal books, After Babel and
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined ContributorsOur Shtetl San Diego County: Helping Israeli Hostages and Protecting the Local Jewish Community
The Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, the Leichtag Foundation, and Impact Cubed have put together a webinar for 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 5, to consider the situation of the slain Israelis and hostages taken in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. [SDJW staff]
‘The Zone of Interest’ Has Its American Film Cousins
The greatest boon in engaging in genocide for Führer, Hausfrau, and commoner is getting other people’s stuff. Rudolf Höss accrues and exercises power, earns respect and fear, and steals like an upper-class thief. Meanwhile, Hedwig, his devoted wife and doting mother of five happy and healthy children, embodies the evil banality of SS housewifery. [John E. Finley-Weaver]
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Holocaust, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABeing Mindful as the Havdalah Candle Flickers
“We can talk about mindfulness – intentionally paying attention to the present moment – conceptually for days but you have to experience it to really understand its essence,” I explained. [Shayna Kaufmann]
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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Shayna Kaufmann, Staff and Bylined ContributorsToday’s Jewish Birthday: Dinah Shore
In 1951, she debuted The Dinah Shore Show on NBC television, and in 1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, a variety show that continued through 1961. She sang with Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, and Pearl Bailey. When Tennessee Ernie Ford appeared on the show, she kiddingly introduced him as Tennessee Ernie Chevrolet. [SDJW staff]
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Jewish Celebrities, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish BirthdayA Word from Your Federation: Benefits of Immersive Travel Demonstrated During Mission to Mexico City
national findings from RootOne suggest immersive travel to Israel and other global Jewish communities often becomes a catalyst for enduring engagement, understanding, and advocacy within the Jewish community back home. These experiences stand as vital instruments against the forces of isolation and antisemitism, nurturing a resilient and active Jewish identity for generations to come. [Heidi Gantwerk, Jewish Federation of San Diego]