After Auschwitz
“…it is inexcusable
to write poetry
as though Auschwitz
never happened …” [Sam Ben-Meir]
Today’s Jewish birthday: Serge Haroche
Serge Haroche (September 11, 1944) is a French physicist who was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics jointly with David J. Wineland for “ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems”, a study of the particle of light, the photon. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaEducate against hate, urge Catholic priest and senior ADL staff member
Segal said that he has a team of 50+ data scientists and engineers online every day to detect and get ahead of attacks and minimize the impact of hatred. [Robin Dishman]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAAntisemitic conspiracy theories abound around 25th anniversary of 9/11
Conspiratorial claims about 9/11 have significantly evolved in the 25 years since the terror attacks of that day, becoming deeply embedded into a broader extremist and antisemitic worldview, propelled by new technologies and embraced by new generations. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAJewish California’s six-bill push reaches the governor
Many of the proposals, while intended to address the Jewish community’s concerns, would also help other groups. Muslim and Hindu families would also benefit from the two calendar proposals. AB 1763 would remove the parental written request and principal approval requirements for religious absences. AB 395 covers scheduling conflicts with holidays including Yom Kippur, Eid and Diwali. [Shor M. Masori]
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California, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, Staff and Bylined ContributorsTo build our Jewish community, extend an invitation to a stranger
This year, and I hope for the next 90, we want to work toward a San Diego where every Jewish person, and everyone connected to our community, can find a place where they feel seen, valued and heard, and where they can come together with others around a shared purpose. {Heidi Gantwerk]
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Heidi Gantwerk, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsToday’s Jewish birthday: Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond (September 10, 1937) is an American scientist, historian, and author. He has written hundreds of scientific and popular articles and books, most notably Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997), which received multiple awards, including the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. [Wikipedia]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaAir represents ruach, or confidence, an element of teshuvah
The Hebrew word ruach can mean wind, spirit or breath. The class connected it to the biblical account of Hashem breathing a soul into humanity and to the uniquely human ability to communicate thoughts through speech. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined ContributorsIt’s an insult calling Judea and Samaria the ‘occupied West Bank’
In my own lifetime parts of Germany have been ceded to Poland and France as a result of wartime gains, and the borders of several countries in Eastern Europe have changed in accordance with military conquest. (Dorothea Shefer-Vanson)
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsPoetry: Blast of shofar
TODAY the shofar
Shook me awake—
From somewhere afar—
With piercing sounds’ quake …. [Jeremy Friedman]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsTeshuvah also is owed to your spouse
” … teshuvah was never meant to stop at the synagogue door. Some of the most important returning we do is toward the person we married.” [Jené Verchick, Ph.D.]
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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined ContributorsToday’s Jewish birthday: Adam Sandler
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, producer and writer. Primarily a comedic leading actor in films, his accolades include an Independent Spirit Award, alongside nominations for an Actor Award, three Golden Globes, three Grammy Awards, and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2023, Sandler was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaJewish, Catholic perspectives on extremism to be aired Sept. 9
Anti-Defamation League of San Diego announces “Confronting Extremism: Oren Segal in Conversation with Father Brent Kruger” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, in Carmel Valley. [Cailin Acosta]
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Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAMelissa Greenberg is the new CEO of Americans for Ben-Gurion University
“BGU is strategically positioned to help Israel make a difference on the global stage through the very values on which the state was founded,” Greenberg said. “The University embodies humanitarian ideals and the belief that a Jewish state can be a light unto the nations through its contributions to humanity, and by being home to a diverse and pluralistic campus community….” (Press Release)
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