This past month, in response to antisemitic and anti-Zionist curricular resources published by the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Equity and Belonging and Ethnic Studies departments, AJC San Diego’s Education Committee mobilized. [Sara E. Brown, Ph.D]
Jewish Community Unified in SDUSD’s Ethnic Studies Dispute Read More »
California, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
The movie explores the concepts of “freedom to” and “freedom from;” Passover customs; unplugging on Shabbat; why Orthodox Jewish men refrain from touching women who are not part of their families; Torah attitudes towards homosexuality; why Orthodox women cover their hair; and sexual practices within an Orthodox Jewish marriage. [Donald H. Harrison]
Contest Will Provide Input for Jewish Movie’s Sequel Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Published by Mirror By Bradley Jolly Footage captures a Hamas leader shrugging off the news his three sons and several of his grandchildren were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Ismail Haniyeh, 61, hears for the first time his children have died, though he barely flinches and remains composed amid a visit to see
Hamas leader’s chilling reaction as he is told his three sons have been killed by IDF Read More »
Israel, Middle East, Nordot
UC San Diego received a “D” grade on the Anti-Defamation League’s report card on campus antisemitism. It was one of 85 colleges and universities across the nation that was graded by the ADL with four other campuses of the University of California — Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara — also receiving “D” grades, as did CalTech in Pasadena and Cal State Northridge. [SDJW staff]
UC San Diego Receives a ‘D’ on ADL’s Antisemitism Report Card Read More »
California, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The legislation, sponsored by Senators Jacky Rosen and James Lankford and Representatives Kathy Manning and Chris Smith, is the most comprehensive legislation to date to counter domestic antisemitism and protect Jewish communities across the country. [Press Release}
AJC Lauds Federal Legislation to Counter Antisemitism Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, USA
It’s a process of exploration; I never know what I’m going to make in advance. The materials start guiding me as I arrange them. I have a sense of play and meditation as I invent. Then the technical challenge is how to attach things; because my materials are so varied and irregular, it’s often quite hard to figure out how to secure the parts of the design. [Mimi Pollack]
An Artist Who Repurposes Read More »
Lifestyles, Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Sefaria will add more than three dozen volumes by Rabbi Sacks to the library, released in stages over several years. The April 2024 release is the first batch of these works. The entire collection of Rabbi Sack’s writing that will be accessible on Sefaria is made possible through the support of the William Davidson Foundation. [Press Release]
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ Works to be Digitized, Disseminated for Free Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish Religion, USA
Eventually, Ferdinand became a Prussian-German jurist, philosopher, socialist and politician who is best remembered as the initiator of the social-democratic movement in Germany. [Wikipedia]
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Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Wikipedia
Six Jewish institutions in San Diego County received a total of $1,391,850 in security grants, including $250,000 each for the Chabad Hebrew Academy, Jewish Federation of San Diego County, and the little known San Diego Community Kollel, located on El Cajon Boulevard in the College area. Two grants of $249,000 each were made to Tifereth Israel Synagogue and Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School. Chabad of Pacific Beach will receive $143,850 [Press Release]
S.D. Jewish Institutions to Receive $1.39 Million in State Grants Read More »
Antisemitism, California, Press Release, USA
In an era where the lessons of history risk being forgotten or distorted, the theme of this year’s program, “Coming Together in Strength & Unity,” underscores the importance of community solidarity in standing against rising antisemitism and Holocaust denial. Only together can we ensure that the commitment to “Never Again” remains unwavering. [Press Release]
Community Yom HaShoah Observance Set for JCC on Sunday, May 5 Read More »
Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Press Release, San Diego County, USA
“We are deeply troubled by Pitzer College’s tolerance for – if not total capitulation to – the virulently antisemitic academic boycott of Israel campaign (academic BDS), whose explicit goal is to purge campuses of Zionism and Zionists, a campaign redolent of Nazi Germany and its successful purge of Jewish students and faculty from its universities.” [AMCHA Initiative]
Published by AFP Gaza Strip (AFP) – The leader of Hamas said on Wednesday Israel had killed three of his sons in an air strike in Gaza as the war in the Palestinian territory raged despite ongoing truce negotiations in Cairo. Qatar-based Ismail Haniyeh said his three sons and “some of” his grandchildren had been
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Israel, Middle East, Nordot
We were there, NIF alongside our generous and compassionate community, when Israelis needed us most. I now am asking us to extend that compassion to the civilians suffering in Gaza. [Daniel Sokatch]
New Israel Fund Raising Money for Food for Gaza Read More »
Israel, Middle East, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], April 10 (ANI/TPS): The Israel Defense Forces notified residents of Nahal Oz, one of the Gaza-border communities devastated by Hamas’s attack, that they may return to the kibbutz. The kibbutz is 800 meters away from the Gaza border, and a letter sent to the 400 residents of Nahal