When my father was in Auschwitz, the Nazi commander Amon Geothe told him the world will forget about how the Nazis killed six million Jews. Unfortunately, he was right. (Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel)
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Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
The following is the closing portion of remarks from University of California Board of Regents Chair Rich Leib on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the UC Board of Regents meeting, in light of recent events in Israel and Gaza. The remarks follow a letter issued by President Drake and the 10 UC chancellors to the community
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — The “incorporation of American universities” is at the roof of toxic discourse surrounding the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses, University of Haifa President Prof. Ron Robin said during his visit to San Diego from November 12-13. In a nationwide tour of campuses, Robin met with university presidents, administrators,
By Doron Krakow Kibbutz Nir Oz (Meadow of Strength) was founded in 1955, becoming part of the left-wing Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair. In the hands of its roughly 70 founders, a formerly arid and bleak 5,000 or so acres of Israel’s frontier were gradually transformed into an idyllic setting, green and lush, and in
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Doron Krakow, Israel, Opinion, USA
Cynthia Wynn Taylor Citron, born September 16, 1934, in Boston, died November 11, 2023, in New York, of pneumonia and old age. For nearly 20 years she was a well known theater critic in Los Angeles, writing for the Santa Monica Daily Press, San Diego Jewish World (for which she served as L.A. County Bureau
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California, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Shabbat Toldot 5784 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — After many years of being barren, praying, and pleading with Hashem to please grant them children, Rivka and Yitzchak were finally blessed with the expectation of twin boys! One can only imagine the unfiltered joy; how elated Rivka and Yitzchak felt. The feeling of
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Daniel Reich-Rabbi, Jewish Religion
NEW YORK (Press Release) — At one of the darkest times in the history of the Jewish homeland, Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) is delivering a message of hope centered around David Ben-Gurion’s vision for the future of Israel, by leading the second annual Ben-Gurion Day in the USA on November 19. While Ben-Gurion Day
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Israel, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press release) — Nearly 300,000 people joined The March for Israel in Washington D.C. on Tuesday at the National Mall, which was coordinated by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. The event was organized to “March for Israel; March to free hostages; March against antisemitism,” as written on the event’s webpage. Representation from
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Israel, USA
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — In the enchanting pages of Toldot this week, we uncover a love story that stands as the very first chapter in the sacred book of Torah. It’s a tale that ignites the flame of passion and unity, reminding us that in love, we’re destined to become one.
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Debates traditionally provide the opportunity for candidates to puff up their public reputations. This year the Republican Presidential Debates have deflated their stature. This partly stems from Donald Trump sucking up all the oxygen in the news cycle, but also from his opponents pathetically trying to be Trump without
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — You might think that the deaths of an uncertain number of Palestinian civilians – reported to be up to 10,000 – might account for the fury that infuses pro-Arab protests around the world. That is part of it, but I question if it is driving the ringleaders and other
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Mark D. Zimmerman Dr. Ruth was just named New York State’s Ambassador to Loneliness, with a charge to help New Yorkers cope with the loneliness epidemic. Dr. Ruth, the Holocaust survivor who gained fame as a sex therapist, says that she began focusing on this issue when she was isolated during the COVID lockdown,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Most identify the Book of Psalms as a collection of Jewish hymns, prayers, and poems mostly focusing on praising and adoring God. Rabbis Jack Riemer and Elie Spitz, co-authors of Duet on Psalms, with their long careers as pulpit rabbis recognize for too many, reciting psalms is a perfunctory exercise, spoken without passion and devoid of their intrinsic meaning. [Fred Reiss, Ed.D]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion
Growing up, Wunder had a mixed set of experiences – a family that loved him and was very protective of him versus schoolmates and authority figures who singled him out because he was Asian. “It was anything from kids making fun of your eyes to the food that you eat, or assuming you speak another language and making fun of it, even if you don’t,” recalled Wunder, who works today as Director of Community Engagement for Temple Solel in Encinitas. Wunder is also one of 15 persons across the nation chosen in 2022 for a Wexner Field Fellowship. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Fred Kropveld, Jewish Religion, San Diego County