JFS Collecting Food for Hungry Prior to Passover

“As many members of the Jewish community make Passover preparations by emptying their cupboards of chametz – leavened products, we invite the entire community to donate these items and more as part of a critical food drive. Hunger is a major challenge facing many San Diegans. As many as 33% of our neighbors do not have enough food to last this month,” said JFS CEO Michael Hopkins. [Press Release]

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Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Press Release, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Israeli army set to dismiss officers involved in Gaza aid convoy hit

Published by DPA International The Israeli military plans to remove two officers from their posts following the fatal attack on employees of the aid organization World Central Kitchen in the Gaza Strip. Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi has decided to dismiss a responsible commander and the chief of staff of the responsible brigade, the

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International, Israel, Nordot

UN Human Rights Council calls for end to arms exports to Israel

Published by DPA International The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday called for an end to arms exports to Israel in a resolution that made no mention of the Palestinian militant organization Hamas and its attack on the country last autumn. The step is necessary to “prevent further violations of international humanitarian law

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International, Israel, Nordot

Keren-Dee Hamui Named as New Executive Director of The Butterfly Project

As The Butterfly Project celebrates its 18-year journey of transformational Holocaust education and memorial-making through the arts, Keren-Dee Hamui has been named as its new Executive Director,  succeeding co-founder Cheryl Rattner Price. [Press Release]

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Holocaust, International, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Press Release, San Diego County, USA

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Judith A. Resnik

On January 29, 1985, she was selected to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, which had several responsibilities to prepare for, including launching a tracking and data relay satellite, and use of spectrometers to study the tail of Comet Halley.  The mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center one day minus a year later, breaking up a minute later as a result of the failure of an O-ring on the starboard solid rocket booster.  [SDJW staff]

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California, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology, USA

Our Shtetl San Diego County: Oct. 7 Reverberates Locally

Her husband is Omri. Her oldest child was 2 and youngest just 6 months old when Omri was taken hostage. Today her youngest child is 1 year old and she doesn’t know if she will even remember her dad. [SDJW staff]

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Two More San Diegans Share Impressions of Post-Oct.7 Israel

They created a Relief Center, with Arab and Jewish volunteers working together to distribute food from Arab and Jewish businesses. Daily classes are offered for Jews to learn Arabic and Arabs to learn Hebrew – together. It has been a great experience for all – so much so that Benny Gantz, President Herzog, and the American ambassador all came to see this success story. [Jeremy Pearl, Jewish Community Foundation President and CEO]

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Israel, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

New Poll Shows Pro-Israel Challenger Trouncing Squad Member Ahead Of Dem Primary

Published by The Daily Caller Westchester County Executive George Latimer is leading Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman by 17 points just two months out from the primary for New York’s 16th Congressional District, a Thursday poll found. Latimer is a pro-Israel Democratic challenger to the “squad” member, who has been critical of the U.S. ally’s efforts

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Israel, Nordot, USA

Biden warns Netanyahu US support depends on Gaza civilian protection

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday that US policy on Israel depends on the protection of civilians in Gaza, in his strongest hint yet of possible conditions on military aid after an Israeli strike killed seven aid workers. In their first call since the deaths of

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Israel, Nordot, USA

McDonald’s to buy back Israeli franchise from Alonyal following IDF support

Published by IntelliNews McDonald’s is acquiring its Israeli franchise from Alonyal Ltd, regaining control over 225 outlets in Israel, Israeli media reported on April 4. The move to pull out by Alonyal follows recent controversies, including boycotts and protests against McDonald’s from mainly Arab customers and those supporting the Palestinian cause in part sparked by

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Business & Finance, Israel, Middle East, Nordot, USA

A New Superb Haggada in Time for Passover

It includes 15 scholarly, easy-to-read essays, such as “Israel’s Enemies,” “Lincoln Dying on Passover,” “An American Moses,” “An American Joshua,” “The Power of Imagination,” and “America’s Favorite Prophet.” Virtually every page has paintings or drawings, and many famous Jewish and American leaders are mentioned and their teachings narrated. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Morris II: A Worm That Can Compromise AI Ecosystems

In research that began during Cohen’s master’s internship this past summer at the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute in Manhattan, he and two other cyber security researchers created the first GenAI worm that can spread among AI ecosystems. The zero-click worm is capable of stealing data, spamming email, or deploying malware. [Technion Press Release]

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Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, Technology, USA

Combination of Drugs Already on Market Can Inhibit Bone Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients

The researchers discovered that the killing activity of T-cells is inhibited by another type of immune cells and identified the proteins responsible for this effect. To neutralize these inhibitory proteins and reactivate the T-cells, they created a novel therapeutic combination that had never been tried before: a drug that counters the activity of the immune-inhibiting cells, along with an antibody that activates T-cells. [Press Release, Tel Aviv University]

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Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

‘Aladdin’ is Delightful Festival of Color and Energy 

In a diversion from the film version, rather than have a monkey for a side-kick, instead Aladdin has three best friends named Kassim (Colt Prattes), Omar (Nathan Levy, who is Jewish and Asian), and Babkak (Jake Letts).  The four of them have a few fun song and dance numbers.  [Sandi Masori]

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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA