Here at home, Federation continues to increase its commitment and investment in the security of our San Diego Jewish community. We determined the need was great enough to have a dedicated security director and the national infrastructure with Secure Communities Network – which we now have and thank God we do. [David Bark]
Jewish Federation Chair David Bark Reviews 2023 Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, San Diego County
By Doron Krakow Yehuda Amichai | יהודה עמיחי was one of Israel and the Jewish world’s foremost poets. Born Ludwig Pfeuffer in Würzburg, Germany, in 1924, he and his family immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935, during Hitler’s rise to power, eventually settling in Jerusalem. He chose the surname Amichai | My People’s Lives to express his patriotic
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Doron Krakow, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Christina Fink, who has served for 8 years as program chair of the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival, will preview on Wednesday, Jan. 17 what’s on tap in this 34th year of the festival. [News Release]
Preview Jan. 17 of San Diego International Film Festival on Zoom Read More »
International, Press Release, San Diego County
Israeli embassies were put on high alert after an explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi in the early evening of Dec. 26. [JNS.ORG}
Israeli Embassies on High Alert after Explosion near One in India Read More »
International, Israel
JERUSALEM (JNS) — During a meeting on Thursday with representatives of captives still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that his government was engaged in negotiations to return “everyone.” “This is our goal,” Netanyahu told representatives of 28 families, according to a statement by the Prime
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Israel, Middle East, News Sources
SDJW Staff Report DENVER — Earlier this month at Jewish National Fund-USA’s Global Conference for Israel in Denver, high school students put themselves in the shoes of people with disabilities through simulations led by ADI, an Israeli disability care and advancement organization that empowers children, adolescents, and adults with severe disabilities and pioneers cutting-edge therapeutic
Published by Reuters UK By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -France, Germany, Britain and the United States on Thursday condemned an increase by Iran in the production rate of highly enriched uranium of up to 60% purity, close to the level used for nuclear weapons fuel. In a joint statement, the allies made no mention of
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Middle East, Nordot
Published by Reuters CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix (Reuters) – American Judith Weinstein, who was believed to have been kidnapped by Hamas, was killed by the Palestinian Islamist group on Oct. 7 when it attacked Israel, President Joe Biden said on Thursday, adding he was devastated by the news. Weinstein was 70. Her husband, Gadi Haggai, 73,
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Israel, Nordot
“I am honored to receive this esteemed IAAO award,” said Marks, who is a member of San Diego’s Jewish community. “This award could not have been possible without the great team here at the San Diego County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk’s office. Their hard work and focus on putting the customer first make awards like this possible.”
County Assessor Jordan Marks Honored by International Assessors Organization Read More »
Jewish History, Press Release, San Diego County, USA
While Kohls Department Store co-owner Herb Kohl served in the U.S. Senate for four terms, a sign on his door read “The Bucks Stop Here” – a pun on Harry Truman’s old saying that combined the Jewish senator’s political career with another great love. Kohl also was the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. [SDJW staff]
Herb Kohl, former U.S. Senator and Milwaukee Bucks Owner, Dead at 88 Read More »
Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Sports & Competitions, USA
Activists on the street as well as members of the United Nations insist on a cease-fire, but they do not say how it should work or how it will help anyone besides Hamas. Does the cease-fire mean that Hamas can hold 120-plus Israelis hostage while Israel suspends military action? [Bruce S. Ticker]
Opinion: Clamor for a Gaza Ceasefire Is Disingenuous Read More »
Bruce Ticker, International, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27 (ANI/TPS): The aroma of spices and the sound rattling of pans filled the kitchen of the Noor restaurant. The restaurant, nestled in the Galilee Druze village of Julis, was made kosher in an act of solidarity with soldiers passing through the town. “I want to feed
Israel: Druze Restaurant goes Kosher to unite with soldiers Read More »
Israel
Published by DPA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday again attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Israel’s actions in Gaza, drawing a parallel between him and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. “How are you different from Hitler?” Erdoğan said at a science awards ceremony in Ankara, referring to Israel’s bombing of the besieged Gaza
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International
Dr. Margaret Singer speaks of “the five D’s” — Deceit, Dependency, Debilitation, Dread, and Desensitization — by which cult members are recruited and transformed. Dr. Singer says, “It’s a step-at-a-time seduction, so the person hardly notices they are being changed.” [Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz]
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Antisemitism, Middle East, USA