Today’s Jewish Birthday: Samuel Gompers

In 1875, Gompers was electd as president of Local 144 of the Cigar Makers International Union. In 1886, he was elected as the second vice president of the Cigar Makers’ International Union and as its first vice president in 1896, a position he retained until his death.
In 1881, Gompers helped to found the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, which reorganized itself in 1886 as the American Federation of Labor, with Gompers as president. [SDJW staff report]

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‘It’s Only A Play’ Deals with Theatre Egos

Ever wonder how many theatre egos can fit in one Manhattan hotel room?  Well, PowPac has the answer in Terrence McNally’s very clever It’s Only a Play. The premise for this witty, fast-paced show reveals the anxiety and fragile relationships of writer, actor, producer, director, critic and wannabes as they await the New York Times review of opening night on Broadway. [Eva Trieger]

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More countries pause funds for UN Palestinian agency; Israel wants it replaced

Published by Reuters LONDON (Reuters) -Six European countries paused funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Finland on Saturday joined the United States, Australia and Canada in

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‘The Base’ Group Member Convicted Of Defacing Michigan Synagogue With Neo-Nazi Symbols

Published by Tampa Free Press A federal jury convicted a Michigan man Thursday for conspiring with others and defacing Temple Jacob, a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, with swastikas and symbols associated with The Base, a multi-state, white supremacist group. Nathan Weeden, 23, of Houghton, was convicted of one count of conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten,

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23andMe Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Privacy Breach Targeting Chinese And Ashkenazi Jewish Customers

Published by Benzinga Genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co. (NASDAQ:ME) is under fire in a class action lawsuit, accused of inadequately protecting the privacy of nearly 7 million customers whose personal information was compromised in a data breach last year. The lawsuit, filed yesterday in federal court in San Francisco, alleges that the company failed

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Antisemitism, Business & Finance, Nordot, USA

Survivors remember the victims of the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz

Published by Euronews (English) A group of survivors of Nazi death camps have marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony Saturday in southern Poland. About 20 survivors from various camps set up by Nazi Germany around Europe laid wreaths and flowers and lit

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Druze Diplomat Emphasizes Importance of Transcending Religious, Cultural Boundaries

Amit Mekel — the Los Angeles-based Deputy Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Southwest and the first non-Jewish Israeli diplomat in this region — shared that “I feel an even deeper calling to openly share my personal journey at every event since the war’s onset.”[Israel Bonds Press Release]

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Berkeley Lecturer Found a Sanctuary in San Diego

Recently, as I was traveling and looking for a shul in San Diego for a few weeks I found respite and much more than that at Ohr Shalom near Balboa Park – joy and  inspiration, warmth and hospitality that energized me. [Noam Schimmel]

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U.S. Suspends Funding for U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) following Reports that 12 Employees Participated in Oct. 7 Attack

The United States is suspending additional funding to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East temporarily as it reviews charges that 12 UNRWA employees took part in Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. “The United States is extremely troubled by the allegations,” stated Matthew Miller, the U.S. State Department spokesman. [JNS]

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Antisemitism, International, Israel, USA

Satire: X Averts the Holocaust

Musk contends X’s free speech policy would have successfully undermined Hitler’s appeal. Of course, under that policy, Musk would have given free rein to Hitler to post on X as he has done for conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones. Maybe he’s right. Look how successful social media has been in curbing the support for Donald Trump! [Laurie Baron]

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Remembering the Holocaust on the Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

As more time passes and we get further away from the Holocaust, we are finding fewer and fewer young people who have any real understanding of how it began and how it was allowed to grow into one of the darkest moments in human history.   [Darren Schwartz]

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Major Jewish Groups Around the World React to ICJ Preliminary Ruling on Israel

“We take note of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) appropriate rejection of South Africa’s extreme demand for an Israeli ceasefire – which tacitly recognizes Israel’s right to self-defense against Hamas and others in Gaza – as well as the ICJ’s call for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. We are, however, disappointed by today’s International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) decision to issue a series of provisional measures against Israel, as it gives weight to South Africa’s preposterous claims.” [J7 press release]

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Biden warns against rise of antisemitism, efforts to downplay Hamas attacks

Published by Reuters By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day, warning against what he called an alarming rise in antisemitism after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and efforts to minimize what happened that day. Biden, who launched the first U.S. national strategy to

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