The issue with Kehlani is not that they are pro-Palestinian, it is that they explicitly incite violence and have called for the eradication of Jews. [Sara E. Brown, Times of San Diego]
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In response to San Diego Pride’s decision to keep Kehlani as a headliner despite their repeated promotion of violent, antisemitic rhetoric, all participating Jewish organizations and synagogues — many of which have supported or marched with Pride for years — are withdrawing from the 2025 event due to serious safety concerns. [Debbie L. Sklar, Times of San Diego]
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The vile, hateful rhetoric that is considered protected free speech is not normalizing a robust debate on policy — which we welcome — but instead is normalizing a hatred of Jews that inspires violence, pure and simple. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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AB 101 was ill-conceived from the start: no enforceable guidelines, no state standards, no penalties for ignoring guardrails that prohibit discrimination, not even a real definition of what ethnic studies actually means. [Marsha Sutton, Times of San Diego]
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A coalition of local organizations and synagogues has called on San Diego Pride to reconsider one of its headliners for the Pride Festival in light of what they claim are antisemitic comments. [Times of San Diego]
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“I had a pistol but had five shots in it,” said the retired officer. “I’m looking at 25 guys, pointing their weapon at me. “This isn’t going to work,” he thought. “I mean, I can shoot until I die, but I’d rather come back and fight another day.” [Chris Stone, Times of San Diego]
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The coalition engages nearly two dozen partner organizations — including Jewish Federation of San Diego, Leichtag Foundation, Lawrence Family JCC, the Jewish Community Foundation, ADL San Diego and American Jewish Committee — along with community leaders from diverse backgrounds. [Times of San Diego]
Coalition Formed to Fight Antisemitism in San Diego County Read More »
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“Programs like Safe Parking give us a chance to intervene early and get folks on a path back to housing, and with the H Barracks site, we’ll be able to help hundreds more struggling San Diegans,” Mayor Todd Gloria said. [Times of San Diego]
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The $10 million gift, from Dr. Irwin Jacobs, will establish the museum’s Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for Science and Conservation. [Brooke Binkowski, Times of San Diego]
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Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Times of San DiegoThere are four main problems with AB101’s poor legislation: the two versions of the model curriculum in circulation, the lack of state standards, the guardrails that have no teeth, and the lack of funding as required by law. [Times of San Diego, Marsha Sutton]
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A new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego honors the late San Diego collector Matthew C. Strauss, who assembled one of the world’s leading private collections of modern art. [Chris Jennewein, Times of San Diego]
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday it has launched a civil rights probe into allegations of antisemitism at University of California campuses … [Times of San Diego]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Times of San Diego, USAThe Santa Ana decision came 18 months after a coalition of organizations sued the district in Sept. 2023, accusing it of violating California’s open meetings Brown Act and not protecting the public, including members of the Jewish community, from intimidation and harassment at board meetings. [Marsha Sutton, Times of San Diego]
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In Jewish tradition, this recognition of personal grief is supported by rituals that provide comfort and connection at every stage of loss — before a person’s passing, in the moment of transition, and throughout burial and mourning. [Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego]
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