Netanyahu Talks With US Senators, Including Padilla, About Iran and Abraham Accords

(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met separately on Tuesday with U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), stressing to them the importance of the bilateral relationship and that America is the Jewish state’s “greatest friend.” Netanyahu told the lawmakers that despite any disagreements between Jerusalem and Washington, such meetings were an expression […]

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California, Israel, Middle East, USA

Nearly 2 Years After Using Antisemitic Slur, Meyers Leonard Returns to NBA

Published by Miami Herald MIAMI — A former Miami Heat center, who hasn’t played an NBA game since using an antisemitic slur during a livestream, is returning to the league under a 10-day contract, according to multiple reports. ESPN first reported Meyers Leonard agreed to a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks’ first

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Sports & Competitions

The Raw, Harrowing Facts on the Holocaust in France

“La Rafle des Notables” (The Deportation of Prominent Jews), by Anne Sinclair, published by Bernard Grasset, Paris, 2017. By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Anne Sinclair, noted French writer and journalist, has written extensively about the Holocaust and how it affected her family. In this book she focuses on the arrest and deportation to

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Holocaust, International

Palestinians Demand UN Action Following IDF Raid in Nablus

(JNS) The Palestinian Authority turned to the United Nations following a gun battle in Nablus, or Shechem, on Wednesday in which 10 Palestinians were reported killed and numerous others wounded when Israeli forces came under fire during an IDF arrest operation. PLO Secretary-General Hussein al-Sheikh tweeted, “The Palestinian leadership decides to go to the #UN

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International, Israel

Holocaust Museums and Memorials Have Work Cut Out for Them Attracting Non-Jews

By Menachem Wecker (JNS) In a study published in the Journal of Travel Research last year, scholars from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that a visit to the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, which they dubbed “dark tourism,” made people feel empowered and inclined to identify societal concerns that need repair. The

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Holocaust, USA

Gene Simmons of Kiss Fame to Unveil Mural of Polish Catholic Holocaust Hero

By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) Artists 4 Israel is expanding its series of murals honoring Righteous Among the Nations. It’s doing so with a “kiss” this time. The collective, which enlists artists to combat antisemitism and anti-Israel bigotry through their work, will unveil its fourth mural on Feb. 26 paying homage to non-Jews who risked their

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California, Holocaust, International, Jewish Celebrities, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Ye Hires San Diego-Based Attorney After Being Dropped By Team Following Antisemitic Rampage

Published by Radar Online Ye (formerly) Kanye West has finally found an attorney who will represent him in court after he was dropped by his previous team following his antisemitic rants, RadarOnline.com has learned. According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Ye has informed a Los Angeles Superior Court judge that his new lawyers are

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San Diego County

Los Angeles Synagogue Shootings: The Personal and the Perilous

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Decades ago, I most likely walked past the site of a Los Angeles synagogue near where Guy Taieb, 73, was wounded in a drive-by shooting last Thursday, an incident likely motivated by antisemitism. Long before Taieb moved to Los Angeles, I spent an afternoon visiting Santa Monica, and then

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Bruce Ticker, California, Opinion, USA

The New Life of the ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion: The Rudolf Slansky Trial

By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — The ideology of antisemitism is not dying, it is changing forms somewhat, but the imagination of the ideologues does not go far enough. It uses the experience accumulated by the technologists of the witch trials. Blaming the Jews of the Diaspora for the creation and policies of the state

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Alex Gordon, International, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion

Thoughts on the Torah Portion Terumah, Prayer, Sacrifices, the Synagogue, and More

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The weekly portion of Terumah discusses some matters involving the portable Tabernacle the Israelites used for sacrifices while they were in the desert. We read the command that the Israelites must bring material to construct the Tabernacle and its contents, and build an ark that will

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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion

B’Shalom:  Jimmy Carter, Rose Schindler, U.S. Senate Aspirants, Gregory Peck

An Israeli-American of close acquaintance, upon hearing that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter had entered hospice, commented that he “never liked that guy, he was an antisemite.” He noted that Carter helped propagate the lie that Israel is an apartheid state, even though Arabs have entered the highest levels of government and industry alongside their Jewish neighbors in Israel.  Nevertheless, as we look back over his career, I think that we should be more charitable toward Carter, not forgetting his invaluable contributions as a mediator at Camp David, bringing about the peace between Israel and Egypt. [Donald H. Harrison]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, USA

Jewish Federation of San Diego Weighs in on Israeli Judicial Reform

On Tuesday, leaders of the Jewish Federation of San Diego issued the following statement regarding the much-discussed issue of Israeli judicial reform: Dear Friends, Our relationship with and love for the land and the people of Israel is and will always be integral to Federation’s DNA. From long before the birth of the state of

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Israel, San Diego County, USA

The Red Band of Courage (or Cowardice) and Other Jewish Superstitions

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Pooh, Pooh, Pooh, I’m not superstitious, ken ayin ha’ra (no evil eye). But why take chances? So, of course, I observe the secular warnings: Avoid black cats and don’t walk under ladders — and, honoring the Druids, I knock on wood so as not to invoke bad karma

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire