Wi-Charge, an Israeli company using infrared light to send power across a room, has brought its newest wireless charging product to a place most people do not think about until it gets stuck: the front door. [Shor M. Masori]
Israeli innovators bring wireless charging to your front door Read More »
Business & Finance, International, Israel, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology, USA
The wilderness was the perfect place precisely because life there was so brutally difficult — and that is often exactly where God chooses to speak. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Bamidbar: Finding God in the Wilderness Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
An exciting rendition of Beethoven’s Leonore Overture #3 opened the May 10, matinee concert of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra with Raphael Payare leading his forces with exuberant energy. [Eileen Wingard]
Many shining moments in SDSO’s May 10 matinee Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Rep. Sara Jacobs said: “Every day this unnecessary, reckless war continues is another day that my constituents who are deployed to Iran are in harm’s way and at risk of losing their lives. Our service members deserve better than to be treated as expendable – and so do the American people who are being forced to pay over $1 billion per day for this military adventurism. …” [Press Release]
Sara Jacobs introduces House resolution to end the war in Iran Read More »
Middle East, Press Release, San Diego County, USA
Every survivor’s story is unique, each one a miraculous testimony to the resilience of the human spirit. Holocaust survivors have spent decades rebuilding their lives in the United States — raising families, starting successful businesses, and daring to celebrate life again after unimaginable loss. [Cailin Acosta]
In the late 1990s, on the 50th anniversary of his 1949 play, Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller confessed to an interviewer that Willy Loman and his family were intended to be Jews. Further, he said, the title character was inspired by one of his uncles and a suicidal colleague of his father’s, both of them salesmen. [Susie Rosenbluth]
A hidden Jewish angle to Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’ Read More »
Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Today, the above average financial position of many Jews continues but other aspects of normal life in American are deteriorating. This fact may not affect those who live in gated communities, but what about their grandchildren? Will they want to attend Harvard, Columbia, or NYU? Will they want to live in New York, where a Jew-hating mayor is eroding the position of Jews and their businesses? [Steve Kramer]
Attractiveness of life in U.S., Israel compared Read More »
Antisemitism, Business & Finance, Israel, Lifestyles, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food, USA
Important questions about morality, responsibility, and public awareness are at the center of the “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibit at Grossmont College. [Cailin Acosta]
Traveling Holocaust exhibit asks what Americans knew and how they responded Read More »
Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Prinz’s address is remembered for its contention that in the face of discrimination, “the most urgent, the most disgraceful, the most shameful and the most tragic problem is silence.” [Cailin Acosta]
With the help of a remarkable West Haven, Connecticut, genealogist, John Doe’s unmarked burial site was identified. JASHP’s obligation was clear. The boy deserved a stone of memory. No longer, unintentionally, would feet stand on his grave. [Jerry Klinger]
Plaque donated for grave of mass murderer’s teenage Jewish victim Read More »
Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Opinion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Mandate complete transparency of foreign funding to universities and nonprofits under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, with severe financial penalties and loss of tax-exempt status for nondisclosure. Congress must close loopholes that allow foreign governments and entities to influence American education. [Stan Caplan]
Congressional candidate advocates tightening rules on campus antisemitism Read More »
Antisemitism, California, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
“America and the Jewish people have lost a moral voice, a passionate advocate for the Jewish people and the state of Israel, and a remarkable leader…” [SDJW staff report]
Abe Foxman, longtime ADL national director, dies at 86 Read More »
Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish Celebrities, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Of the 6,274 antisemitic incidents recorded across the United States in 2025, 671 targeted synagogues specifically. The overwhelming majority (85%) were harassment, with verbal and written threats comprising the largest single category. But the threats were not only words: nine were physical assaults, two of which involved a deadly weapon. [Press Release]
Nationwide antisemitic incidents occur inside and outside synagogues Read More »
Antisemitism, Jewish Religion, Press Release, USA
Jewish Americans established a critically important place in our nation’s history because of the strength of our democracy, which has ensured our voices and views are heard. [Halie Soifer]
Life cycle events make me reflect on how good it is to live openly as a Jew in America Read More »
International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA