Science, Medicine, & Education

San 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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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Chaim Herzog

Chaim Herzog (September 17, 1918 – April 17, 1997) was an Israeli politician, military officer, lawyer and author who served as the president of Israel between 1983 and 1993. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Dublin, the son of Ireland’s Chief Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935 and served in the Haganah Jewish paramilitary group during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt. [Wikipedia]

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Couple Underwrites Scholarships for Financially Challenged Jewish San Diegans

“I think that people who don’t give in some way or another of their time or of their funds are missing a big part of life,” Rubenstein, a real estate investor and retired ophthalmologist reflected during an interview Monday at the JFS headquarters on Balboa Avenue. “They’re missing satisfaction and enjoying other people’s success.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Jewish Biography: Myron Mathisson, Polish Physicist

On July 7, 1936, Einstein wrote to Mathisson: “I am extremely pleased that you have found such a wonderful sphere of activity in Soviet Russia.” He ended up in Kazan on the recommendations of Albert Einstein, Paul Langevin, and Jacques Hadamard. All three were honorary members of the USSR Academy of Sciences and vouched for Mathitsson’s loyalty. [Alex Gordon]

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Apples for Rosh Hashana Grown Locally

his past weekend was opening day of apple picking in Julian, located in the picturesque Cuyamaca Mountains in San Diego County. Although it was a very warm afternoon in the mountains and not much wind was blowing, we picked our crop of varieties of apples, ranging from Jonathan’s, Empire, Gala, and Golden Delicious from Volcan Valley Apple Farm. They do not need any honey since they are just so wonderful by themselves. [Cailin Acosta]

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City, County Lawmakers Announce Legislation to Put Constraints on Federal Immigration Raids

The Due Process and Safety Ordinance [is] a landmark policy aimed at protecting civil liberties, restoring public trust, and drawing firm legal boundaries against discriminatory and warrantless federal activity. [Press Release]

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130,000 Promise Half Their Estates to Jewish Causes, Israel

The Jewish Future Promise (JFP), a global movement inspiring Jews and allies to commit at least 50% of their charitable giving in their estate plans to Jewish causes or the State of Israel, on Friday announced its 130,000th signer: Professor Jack Wertheimer, one of the foremost scholars of American Jewish life. [Press Release]

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