Hamas leader’s chilling reaction as he is told his three sons have been killed by IDF

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

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Israel, Middle East, Nordot

UC San Diego Receives a ‘D’ on ADL’s Antisemitism Report Card

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]

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California, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

An Artist Who Repurposes

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]

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Lifestyles, Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ Works to be Digitized, Disseminated for Free

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]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish Religion, USA

S.D. Jewish Institutions to Receive $1.39 Million in State Grants

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]

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Antisemitism, California, Press Release, USA

Community Yom HaShoah Observance Set for JCC on Sunday, May 5

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]

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Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Press Release, San Diego County, USA

OpEd: Pitzer College Succumbed to Antisemitism When It Canceled Study Abroad Program in Haifa

“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]

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Antisemitism, California, Israel, Opinion, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education

Nahal Oz residents receive permission to return to their Kibbutz in Sha’ar HaNegev, San Diego’s Sister City

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

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Israel, Nordot, San Diego County

Progressives Attract with Domestic Policies; Repel with Anti-Israel Policies

I feel hopeful that at least two Council members will openly press for local reforms, but one or both council members could be injecting Middle East issues into Council business. Roughly 7.5 million of our people live in Israel, and we want to avert further harm to them. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, Business & Finance, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Ben-Gurion University Pegs Fundraising Campaign to Southern Israel’s Post-Oct 7th Recovery

A number of BGU students volunteered in hospitals throughout Israel following the attacks, providing medical and psychological assistance to wounded Israelis and their families. Students and faculty members supported the families of IDF soldiers called up for reserve duty by looking after their children and maintaining their homes. [Jacob Kamaras]

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Israel, Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors