San Diego County

Former Police Chief Zimmerman Questions U-T’s Week-Long Silence on Contributor Republishing a Hate Cartoon

Former San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman declares that people should “loudly, quickly and publicly call out hate in all its forms.” She faults the San Diego Union-Tribune for remaining silent for a week about an antisemitic cartoon posted by Lallia Allali on her Facebook page that pictured a Jewish Star operating as a buzz saw to slice through the bodies of babies. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County

San Diego Muslim Leader’s Wife Quits USD Job Amid Outcry Over ‘Horrific’ Image on Facebook

By Ken Stone Times of San Diego The wife of a San Diego Muslim leader has quit her teaching job at the University of San Diego amid outrage over a “horrific” image she purportedly posted to her Facebook account. Lallia Allali, whose husband is Imam Taha Hassane of the Islamic Center of San Diego, also

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Israel, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jews in San Diego and Worldwide Come Together to Observe Shabbat in Solidarity with Israel

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Press Release) – The Shabbat Project, an international movement that brings together Jews from around the world to keep one Shabbat, is gearing up for its most important year yet. In the wake of the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks, this year’s message is “Keeping it Together for Israel.” From sundown on November

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International, Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Jewish Federation of San Diego Reports on Israel-Gaza War: November 1

By Heidi Gantwerk and David Bark Dear friends, We are now more than three weeks into Israel’s war with Hamas. Here are a few key updates: The ground operation into Gaza appears to have expanded considerably, with heavy clashes against Hamas reported. Thirteen Israeli soldiers have been confirmed dead. The IDF has significantly bolstered the

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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, San Diego County

Scripps Ranch Theatre’s ‘The 39 Steps’ Abound With Humorous Hitchcock References, High Drama

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Scripps Ranch Theatre brings us The 39 Steps, a murder-mystery comic romp that has director Phil Johnson’s fingerprints all over it. Based loosely on Hitchcock’s 1935 film of the same name, this reimagined version takes the liberty to incorporate so many films of this genre with the over-emoting, high

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Graeme Gabriel Named Board Chair for Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Graeme Gabriel has been named the new Board Chair for Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego (HFLSD), effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Gabriel has been an active part of Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego since its establishment in early 2021, serving on both lending and development committees. Hebrew Free

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San Diego County

History Department Chairman Robert Bond Traces Turkiye’s Relationships with Jews over the Centuries and with Israel

A former Fulbright scholar who did his research in Istanbul, Prof. Robert Bond of Mira Costa College has a nuanced view about the relationship between Turkiye and Israel. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Ben Dishman, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

North Coast Rep Brings Top-Notch Rendition of Psychological Thriller to San Diego

By Eva Trieger   SOLANA BEACH, California — As the calendar signals the sinister season of ghouls and ghosties, North Coast Repertory Theatre ushers in the chill with an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. While Stevenson wrote the story in 1885, his wife insisted he

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

UC San Diego Program to Explore Legacy of Famed Physicist Leo Szilard

By Eileen Wingard   LA JOLLA, California — Szilard Biographer William Lanouette and geneticist Matthew Meselson will celebrate the 125th anniversary of Leo Szilard’s birth and the Szilard archive held in UC San Diego Library’s Special Collections & Archives on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 4-5 p.m. online. To register for “Leo Szilard’s Legacy: Science in

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Eileen Wingard, Holocaust, San Diego County

New Provocative Billboards Target Antisemitism in San Diego Amid National Rise

NEW YORK (Press Release) – JewBelong, a national nonprofit organization that aims to make Judaism accessible and fight antisemitism, put up three new billboards in San Diego reading  “Cultural Jews died in the gas chambers too. Speak up.” The new slogan is in response to the antisemitism sparked by the Israel-Hamas war leading to an

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Israel, San Diego County, USA

Hamas Releases 2 Hostages, Including Mother of Carmel Valley Resident

(JNS) Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Gal Hirsch, Israeli coordinator for the captives and missing, confirmed on Monday night that the Hamas terrorist organization had released Nurit Cooper, 79, and Yocheved Lifshitz, 85. Nurit Cooper is the mother of Carmel Valley resident Rotem Cooper, ABC 10News reported. “The two women were abducted from their homes in Kibbutz

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Israel, San Diego County, USA

New Wave of Antisemitic Flyers in La Mesa, Eastern San Diego Condemned by Jewish Leaders

Published by The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — A new wave of antisemitic flyers distributed in La Mesa and eastern San Diego neighborhoods this weekend is being condemned by local Jewish leaders and groups that aim to boost civil discourse. The flyers, which were distributed in La Mesa, San Carlos and possibly other areas,

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San Diego County

Adopt-A-Family Helping Israeli Victims of Terror

For years, the Adopt-A-Family Foundation has been helping Israeli victims of terror, mainly in the southern part of that country.  According to the Foundation’s executive director, Carine Chitayat, the Foundation had been providing economic support and friendship to approximately 21 families, which expanded to 25 families following the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas of approximately 1,400 persons. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, San Diego County, USA