San Diego County

San Diego Unified Condemns Antisemitism, But the Fight Against Hate Continues

By Tammy Gillies Times of San Diego On Oct. 26, the San Diego Unified School District’s Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution condemning antisemitism and affirming the value of Jewish students, staff, and families. We thank the trustees for sending an important message to the community. Last week marked the third anniversary of the […]

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Letter to Congresswoman Sara Jacobs: Pleading for Ethiopia

Sam Litvin penned the following letter to Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53): By Sam Litvin Dear Congresswoman Jacobs, I am sure you are aware that the Tigray and Oromo rebels are two hours from entering Addis Ababa. What you may not know is that they are the sworn enemy of the Jewish community of Ethiopia and

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Middle East, Sam Litvin, San Diego County

SDSU Chosen for National Cohort to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — As part of a second-ever cohort, San Diego State University has been selected to participate in Hillel International’s 2021-22 Campus Climate Initiative (CCI). The CCI model strengthens the relationships between Jewish student leaders, campus leaders and Hillel professionals through education about the Jewish community and antisemitism. CCI works within institutions’

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

San Diego Partners with Israeli Tech Company to Gauge Public Trust in Police

By Elizabeth Ireland Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — City leaders in San Diego Monday announced a planned series of public surveys designed to gauge local citizens’ levels of trust in the police and general attitudes toward public-safety issues. The civic opinion-gathering effort will take place via a partnership between the San Diego Police

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San Diego County

Drama Depicts a Crisis of Conscience During the Civil War

The four-act play ‘Ben Byutler’ was written in 2014 by Richard Strand and conveyed the moral dilemma a Union lawyer-cum general (Richard Baird) confronted when faced with a fugitive southern slave, Shepard Mallory (Brandon Pierce), who appeared at the Yankee fort “demanding” to see the general. [Eva Trieger]

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

San Diego School Board Modifies Resolution Calling for ‘Unbiased’ Materials on Israel

By Jacob Kamaras (JNS) The San Diego Unified School District’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved, though modified, a resolution condemning antisemitism that would have also supported “unbiased and politically neutral” classroom materials pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the approved version of the resolution, the board stated that it “affirms the rights of Jewish

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Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

San Diego Jewish World Names Jacob Kamaras Publisher and Editor Starting January 1

The San Diego Jewish World on Tuesday announced that Jacob Kamaras will assume the role of publisher and editor in chief of the daily online news publication beginning January 1, 2022. Kamaras, a public relations professional who previously served as the first editor in chief of the national Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), succeeds San Diego Jewish World founder Donald H. Harrison, 76, who will become editor emeritus. [SDJW]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County

Jewish Leaders Promote School Board Resolution Against Antisemitism

SAN DIEGO — Jewish leaders in San Diego on Tuesday released the following action alert: Dear Advocates, Tomorrow, the San Diego Unified School District Board of Trustees will take up a proposed resolution condemning antisemitism and affirming the value of Jewish students, staff, and families. In recognizing the importance of teaching ethnic studies, the District

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jewish Federation Announces Effort to Help Seniors Remain in Their Homes

The Jewish Federation of San Diego County, which broadens and deepens engagement in Jewish life and works with many local partners to strengthen community, has established the “Kulam B’Bayit: Everyone At Home” Fund to provide emergency financial support to help seniors live comfortably in their homes.  [Jewish Federation of San Diego County]

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Lifestyles, San Diego County, USA

Holocaust Memorial, Once at East County JCC, Finds a New Home

A parade of speakers on Sunday rededicated a 50-year-old Holocaust monument, telling about the Jewish communal building where the monument is now located, about the artist who created the massive bronze sculpture, and most importantly, about the victims and survivors of the genocide launched against the Jews by Nazi Germany. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Friendship Circle Cofounder Resigns, Citing Control by Family of Disgraced Rabbi

A cofounder and former executive director of the Friendship Circle of San Diego, Elisheva Green, has resigned “with a broken heart” from the organization founded to help children and adults with disabilities, citing irregularities in the organization’s governance by members of the family of disgraced former rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of Chabad of Poway. [Donald H. Harrison]

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San Diego County, Shanda File, USA

San Diego Jewish Academy to Open New Performing Arts Center, Focuses on Wellness

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA), a pluralistic community K-12 school with a thriving early childhood center, today highlighted the milestones the school will celebrate this year, including a new 350-seat performing arts center expected to open in early 2022 and a continued focus on wellness to ensure the health and

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Bat Mitzvah Project: Growing in My Love for Israel and Helping Others

Editor’s Note: Although just this last week reaching her bat mitzvah, Sarah Golembesky has become an important pro-Israel advocate through her participation in the StandWithUs organization, which advocates for Israel on North American college and high school campuses. Here is an excerpt from her bat mitzvah speech, delivered on Saturday, Oct. 16, at Ohr Shalom

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Jewish Religion, San Diego County