Science, Medicine, & Education

Jewish Biography: Matvey Bronstein, Physicist and Children’s Author

On the advice of the Jewish children’s poet Samuil Marshak, he began writing science fiction books for children. The first two stories – “Solar Matter” and “Rays of X” – were printed in the magazine Koster in 1934 and 1936, respectively. The third story, “The Inventors of the Radio Telegraph,” was also published in the Koster magazine. [Alex Gordon]

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Many Lessons Packed into Charming Story about a Girl and Her Pets

When Yoshi’s parents veto buying a pet dog, she doesn’t sulk.  Playing in her back yard, she finds and adopts as pets a lizard she names “Laggie” (which is short for lagartijo, the Spanish word for little lizard) and a cricket named “Grillo” (The Spanish word for cricket.) [Donald H. Harrison]

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Hillel Pays Tribute to Oct. 7 Victim from Sha’ar Hanegev

This year, Reef created a beautiful memorial for his friend, Nitzan, drawing on the strength of his community at Hillel. For Project Nitzan, Reef, along with many of his friends, passed out black poppy pins to hundreds of students, both Jewish and non-Jewish, with a link for people to learn more about the Libstein family’s story. [Karen Parry]

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Honoring the Past, Preserving the Truth: Holocaust Survivors Featured in the RUTH Exhibit

It is with deep humility and profound respect that we share in the video above the names of the survivors who have not only been honored through this powerful exhibit but have also personally visited—making their presence a living testament to history, resilience, and endurance. [Sandra Scheller]

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SDMA Matches Plants with Fine Arts in Special Exhibit

The San Diego Museum of Art comes to life with nearly one hundred floral arrangements complementing the Museum’s permanent art collection. Many of the floral arrangements are by local and national floral designers who  creatively fill the galleries with many varieties of color and scents. [Cailin Acosta]

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Shari Lyon is an Author, Performer, and Classroom Lecturer

Long before language was codified, every culture passed on its values, traditions and dreams through storytelling. The Oral Torah was given to Moses on Mount Sinai. West African griots told stories through song and tales while traveling village to village. [Eva Trieger]

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San Diego Jewish Community Counts the Omer

The days between Passover and Shavout include counting the Omer. The countdown represents the time between our ancestors’ liberation and the time they accepted the responsibility of becoming Torah-observing Jews. [Cailin Acosta]

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Wrong Decision by School Board in Northern California to Utilize ‘Liberated’ Ethnic Studies Curriculum

StandWithUs condemns the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) board’s decision to approve a $90,000 contract with Community Responsive Education (CRE) – a consultant that promotes “liberated” ethnic studies in K-12 schools. [Oleg Ivanov]

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OpEd: Government’s Crackdown on Harvard University Wrongly Conflates Antisemitism and Other Issues

Antisemitism on college campuses is a genuine crisis that demands serious attention, but we are concerned about the extent and scope of the current approach taken by the Administration to Harvard. [Jonathan Greenblatt]

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Passover Nears End; So Too Does Tending to Matzo Crumbs

“It’s the final countdown!” I don’t know about you, but my broom has stayed in the kitchen and dining room for the past couple of days sweeping up the matzo crumbs from every meal. [Cailin Acosta]

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