Following are statements and analyses submitted to San Diego Jewish World by recognizable Jewish individuals and institutions about the Middle East war [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish community and the Mideast war: March 9, 2026 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Middle East, USA
In Fête juive (1883)—also titled Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)—Schjerfbeck depicts a moment of Jewish ritual dwelling emptied of festivity. An older man sits beside a young girl on a thin, red-edged mattress placed directly on the floor of the sukkah, the temporary shelter mandated by the festival. [Sam Ben-Meir]
Review: Helene Schjerfbeck retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Read More »
International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USA
Rather than disengaging, Jewish youth are actively seeking meaningful ways to affirm who they are, where they belong, and how they see their future as Jews, especially in today’s social and cultural climate. [Press Release]
Over 10,000 Jewish youth promise to stay involved with Judaism Read More »
Jewish Religion, Press Release, USA
Rubinek’s scheduled performance on March 25 at The Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan should prove memorable. He will read from All in the Telling; show clips from his documentary film, So Many Miracles, about his 1986 trip with his parents to Poland to reunite with the farmers who hid them for two and a half years during the Holocaust; and hold a discussion with Professor Annette Insdorf, who teaches film at Columbia. [Susie Rosenbluth)
Playing Shylock, playing Saul Rubinek: It’s all in the telling Read More »
Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, News Media, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
That there is a huge bias against Israel is beyond argument. It is backed by data but also obvious: a Western style democracy with full rule of law is painted as a “genocide” state by the great uneducated, and often unwashed, from the campus to street demos, to riots and in all types of media. [David Anderson]
Why are the media and mob so anti-Israel? Read More »
International, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
After World War II, it seemed that an answer to the Jewish question had been found: the creation of the State of Israel and the positive attitude of Western civilization towards the Jewish people in its diaspora. [Alex Gordon]
The global resurgence of the ‘Jewish Question’ Read More »
Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Hallie Ephron (March 9, 1948) is an American novelist, book reviewer, journalist, and writing teacher. She is the author of mystery and suspense novels. [Wikpedia]
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Hallie Ephron Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaAn independent film, The Optimist, opens on Wednesday, March 11, in over 700 theaters nationwide. It tells the story of Theresienstadt-and- Auschwitz survivor Herbert Heller (Stephen Lang) recounting his Holocaust experiences after 60 years of keeping silent. [Donald H. Harrison]
‘The Optimist’: Troubled teenager brings out Holocaust survivor’s hidden story Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Shakespeare and Rabbi Zusya lived more than a century apart and in very different worlds, yet together they illuminate a deeply Jewish idea: tafkid, the belief that each soul enters the world with a particular purpose. [Betzy Lynch]
Shakespeare, Hasidic sage Zusya, shared belief in unique purpose of each human being Read More »
Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
“We’re using Mexico and Central America as a road to South America. We’ve got, heh-heh, regime change in Venezuela, and we’re attacking the drug trade in Ecuador.;;;” [Bruce Lowitt]
Satire: Bombadier-in-chief Read More »
Bruce F. Lowitt, International, Israel, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
On Wednesday of last week, the Kibbutz Movement volunteer center received a request to help clear rubble and damaged items from apartments affected by the Iranian attack. By the next day, Thursday, teams of volunteers were already on site. [Press Release]
Kibbutz volunteers repair Iranian-bombed Beit Shemesh Read More »
Israel, Lifestyles, Middle East, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Press Release
George Allen (March 8, 1952) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Virginia from 2001 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 67th governor of Virginia from 1994 to 1998. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish descendant’s birthday: George Allen Read More »
Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
For two weeks, we were transported into a place more “foreign” than anywhere else I have visited, yet every encounter was positive, welcoming, and gracious. Through our modern Western lens, we kept asking about antisemitism, historically or today. It simply isn’t there, and I cannot express how refreshing that was to hear. [Heidi Gantwerk]
Federation mission to India ‘refreshing’ and broadening Read More »
Antisemitism, Heidi Gantwerk, International, Israel, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Opinion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA
Edmonds was the highest-ranking non-commissioned officer in a German POW camp. Over 1275 American POWs, captured during the Battle of the Bulge, were held there. [Jerry Klinger]