Non-Israelis may sue in Israeli court those who harm them because they are Jews Judge Moshe Drori has ruled in Jerusalem Court that non-Israelis who are harmed because they are Jewish have the standing to sue their attackers in Israeli courts. The ruling came in a case brought by the Shurat HaDin Law Center on
Editor’s E-Mail Box: November 11, 2018 (6 items) Read More »
Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –In some cases, sculptures are grouped to tell a story, but at other times their storytelling groupings are accidental. You’ll find both sets of circumstances outside the San Diego Museum of Art. For example, two Jewish artists who immigrated to the United States from the Czarist Russian Empire have
Variety of form, materials in SDMA outdoor sculptures Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori
Story and photos by Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — “No one is above the law!” This was chanted repeatedly outside the US District Court on Thursday evening, Nov 8, though not all of the chants had that zing. The event was hastily organized by Act Now and Move On with help from Hillcrest Indivisible.
Firing of Sessions prompts S.D. protest rally Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Superior Court Judge Timothy Taylor ruled in favor of the City of San Diego and Hillel of San Diego, upholding Hillel’s right to build the Beverly and Joseph Glickman Hillel Center across La Jolla Village Drive from UC San Diego. This legal victory is a crucial step forward in Hillel’s effort
Court upholds Hillel’s right to build at UC San Diego Read More »
San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
Story by Donald H. Harrison, Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Even before San Diego’s polls closed, the national news media was reporting that Democrats had captured the House of Representatives, while Republicans had retained the U.S. Senate. The Democrats needed a net gain of 23 seats to win control of the
Races for Congress highlight S.D. election results Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — On the third Friday evening of each month, the Shir Chadash (New Song) Band leads services celebrating Shabbat at Tifereth Israel Synagogue. The young mother whose alto voice provides the harmonies to the Shabbat melodies is an example of religious mobility. Just hearing that her name is “Christina
Christina de Jesus is a Jewish song leader Read More »
David Ogul, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — On Thursday night, Nov. 1, almost 140 gathered at Temple Beth Shalom to participate in a special ecumenical memorial service for those murdered in last week’s Shabbat service at the Tree of Life Synagogue, located in the Squirrel Hill Jewish area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a
Clergy, officials turn out for vigil at Beth Shalom Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, San Diego County, USA
San Diego County Rabbis denounce Duncan Hunter’s attacks on Ammar Campa-Najjar A group of 17 active and retired rabbis in San Diego County, affiliated with the Jewish Renewal, Reconstructionist, Reform, and Conservative branches of Judaism have issued the following statement: “As rabbis and leaders of the Jewish community in the San Diego area, we are
Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 31, 2018 (7 items) Read More »
International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) –If you missed Monday night’s community vigil at Congregation Beth Israel in San Diego, you’ll have another chance to attend an interfaith gathering memorializing the 11 Jews slain at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and honoring the four law enforcement officials also shot by the white supremacist gunman. Temple Beth
Continued public focus on Pittsburgh massacre Read More »
Jewish History, San Diego County, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –The distance between San Diego, California, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is 2,450 miles, but the psychological distance between the two American cities was zero as representatives of many faiths filled Congregation Beth Israel’s sanctuary and synagogue to overflowing Monday evening, Oct. 29, in a vigil to express solidarity with the
Vigil for Pittsburgh 11 overflows in San Diego Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USASAN DIEGO (SDJW) — A day after the Shabbat morning massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, reactions from Jewish and non-Jewish organizations and individuals continued to come into the offices of San Diego Jewish World via email. In addition to messages from those individuals and organizations that spoke out on Saturday, there
More reactions to Pittsburgh Shabbat massacre Read More »
David Ogul, International, Jewish Religion, John McCormick, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USA
A Half Century of Occupation Israel, Palestine and the World’s Most Intractable Conflict by Gershon Shafir; University of California Press 2017, 296 pages; $20.56 By Moshe Dann JERUSALEM — Gershon Shafir, a former Israeli who is professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego, and founding director of its Human Rights Program, has written one
Shafir book on Israel disputed by scholar Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, San Diego CountyShabbat San Diego lists upcoming events The legendary San Diego Challah Bakes once again, to accommodate the expected 5,000 attendees. There will be 6 locations on Thursday night, Oct. 25, with RSVPs required via https://shabbatsandiego.org/ The locations are: Coastal 4126 Executive Dr. Doors open at 5 PM, Ample Parking (we’ve rented lots on both sides of
Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 24, 2018 Read More »
Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego Calendar, USABy Howard Wayne SAN DIEGO — Seven of the 23 Republican-held House seats carried by Hillary Clinton are in California. That is nearly a third of what Democrats need to win if they are to take the House of Representatives. This is the dominant competitive factor at play in the California 2018 election. The Republicans’ Challenging
Big Blue California and the 2018 election Read More »
San Diego County, USA