Okfuskee County, Rosenwald Schools, and Boley

By Jerry Klinger Boley, Oklahoma, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, was established as an all-Black town on the land of Creek Indian “Freedwoman” Abigail Barnett in 1903. When the Five Tribes, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminoles, were forcibly removed from their homelands in the 1830s–40s, people enslaved by the tribes also made the long […]

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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Opinion, USA

Jews in San Diego and Worldwide Come Together to Observe Shabbat in Solidarity with Israel

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Press Release) – The Shabbat Project, an international movement that brings together Jews from around the world to keep one Shabbat, is gearing up for its most important year yet. In the wake of the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks, this year’s message is “Keeping it Together for Israel.” From sundown on November

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International, Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Jewish Federation of San Diego Reports on Israel-Gaza War: November 1

By Heidi Gantwerk and David Bark Dear friends, We are now more than three weeks into Israel’s war with Hamas. Here are a few key updates: The ground operation into Gaza appears to have expanded considerably, with heavy clashes against Hamas reported. Thirteen Israeli soldiers have been confirmed dead. The IDF has significantly bolstered the

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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, San Diego County

Collective Trauma

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Is there such a thing as collective trauma? It seems there is, and Google defines and explains it as “the psychological distress that a group — usually an entire culture, community, or another large group of people — experience in response to a shared trauma. In order to

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Opinion

10,000 Demand UC Reject Ethnic Studies Requirement From Faculty Supporting Hamas Terrorism

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) –  In the wake of the horrific events of Oct. 7 and the barbaric, evil actions taken by Hamas, the University of California (UC) Ethnic Studies Faculty Council issued a statement legitimizing the massacre of innocent Israeli civilians, including Jewish women, children, and even infants burned and mutilated. The statement

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California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education

A Tribute to a Fallen IDF Hero

Sahar followed in the footsteps of her dear older brother Dvir, whom she so highly looked upon, and drafted into the Iron Dome unit. She signed an extra two years in the army in order to be in a combat unit and become a commanding officer. After many challenges and roadblocks along the way, Sahar finally did it. She became a first (and later on second) lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Force. She was a mother to her soldiers, caring for their every last need, educating them with true values and morals, and training them to perform and succeed. [Tova Winick]

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Israel, Obituaries & memorials

No Ceasefire in Gaza, No Votes, Muslim Americans Tell Biden

Published by Reuters By Andrea Shalal and Andrew Hay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some Muslim and Arab American groups are threatening to withhold donations and votes towards President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection unless he takes immediate steps to secure a Gaza ceasefire. The National Muslim Democratic Council, which includes Democratic Party leaders from hotly contested states that

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USA

Terror Threat Against US Reaches ‘Whole Other Level,’ FBI Chief Warns

Published by New York Daily News The threat of terror attacks against the United States has reached a “whole other level” since America’s ally Israel went to war with the terrorist group Hamas, the FBI’s director warned Tuesday. “The reality is that the terrorism threat has been elevated throughout 2023, but the ongoing war in

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USA

How We Are Doing

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — My friend Jeff, whom I’ve been friends with since at least kindergarten asked, “How are you doing?” Below is a slightly longer version of my answer. Jeff, Michal and I are agitated, distraught, and doing a lot of volunteering. Five days a week we pick up laundry at

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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer

Supernatural Tales Embody Wishes of Holocaust Rescue

SAN DIEGO – This collection of five graphic stories was released on Halloween, October 31, not coincidentally.  Each fictional tale has elements of the supernatural, mostly intervening on behalf of Jews who otherwise would have been murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Jewish Fiction

Scripps Ranch Theatre’s ‘The 39 Steps’ Abound With Humorous Hitchcock References, High Drama

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Scripps Ranch Theatre brings us The 39 Steps, a murder-mystery comic romp that has director Phil Johnson’s fingerprints all over it. Based loosely on Hitchcock’s 1935 film of the same name, this reimagined version takes the liberty to incorporate so many films of this genre with the over-emoting, high

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Free Palestine? Free the Brooklyn Bridge

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — We cannot be blamed for suspecting that 40-year-old Samantha Woll was stabbed to death at her Detroit home because of the crisis in Israel. Her murder occurred two weeks after Hamas butchered 1,400 Jews in southern Israel, followed by Israel’s merciless bombing of Gaza. She was a prominent political

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA