SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Continuing his efforts to transform San Diego and improve quality of life for all San Diegans, Mayor Todd Gloria and city leaders have launched an updated Strategic Plan and interactive dashboard for the City of San Diego. This Strategic Plan outlines the changes Mayor Gloria hopes to see in the […]
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Hidden Heroes: One Woman’s Story of Resistance and Rescue in the Soviet Union by Pamela Braun Cohen; Gefen Publishing House © 2021; ISBN 9789657-023365; 393 pages including appendices and an extensive index. By Toby Klein Greenwald EFRAT, Israel — How did the prisoners of Zion and refuseniks have the courage, strength and dedication to apply
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Toby Klein Greenwald, USA
Published by The Daily Scrum News Reading Time: < 1 minute Antisemitism summit will bring together vice-chancellors and leading Jewish rights groups to discuss key issues affecting staff and studentsThe antisemitism summit, being held by Nadhim Zahawi ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day, will look at the incidents of antisemitism on campus and discuss measures and
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By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which falls out on January 27, permit me to share with you the remarkable story of Charles Lutz. A friend visiting Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov community was walking on Charles Lutz Street. The street sign mentioned that Lutz was among the Chasidei Umot Ha’olam
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Gedaliah Borvick, Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and Food
By Jacob Kamaras (JNS) After a high-profile debate surrounding the role of antisemitism in the Jan. 15 synagogue hostage crisis in Colleyville, Texas, an Israel-education organization’s conference on cultivating greater understanding about antisemitism arguably could not have been timelier. While the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Dallas field office, Matthew DeSarno, raised eyebrows
This memoir tells of a man bouncing on the exceedingly rough seas of entrepreneurship and finding emotional safe harbor again and again in the warmth of his family. It is not your standard how-I-made-a-bundle-and-you-can-too motivational book; it is a very intimate autobiographical portrait of Del Mar resident Richard Jaffe, which he wrote with the assistance of his daughter Charly. [Donald H. Harrison]
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — A joint gift to the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California San Diego totaling $50 million from the Epstein Family Foundation will drive Alzheimer’s research and accelerate the search for treatments and a cure. The generous donation establishes the Epstein Family Alzheimer’s Research Collaboration at USC
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Today, Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of a San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) student, and candidate for the SDUSD Board of Education District B, announced her endorsement from the San Diego Education Association (SDEA). The SDEA is California’s second largest education union, representing over 7,000 pre-k through
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Washington, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53), whose district is in San Diego County, will be in Ukraine and Belgium this week as part of an official, bipartisan congressional delegation organized by Chairman Gregory Meeks of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The bipartisan delegation will meet with NATO allies and European Union
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International, San Diego County, USA
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. This week’s Torah reading has been described as a pivot point in the Book of Exodus, where we drill down to the details of behavior in an ideal relationship with Hashem. We see repeatedly that behavior over belief is what is critical in our faith. It says quite dramatically: וַיִּקַּח֙
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Deborah Fineblum (JNS) Jordan Gelfeld has connections. As a docent at the Illinois Holocaust, his grandfather, Mark Gelfeld, was able to get this grandson in for a sneak peek at the museum’s new virtual-reality exhibit. And the experience was nothing short of powerful. “You can read about the Holocaust in books, but with this,
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by DPA An Israeli government panel of experts on Tuesday recommended expanding eligibility for an extra vaccine booster to everyone aged 18 and up. The recommendation for a fourth dose applies to any adult so long as at least five months have passed, either since receiving an initial booster shot or recovery from the
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Middle East
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish Federation of San Diego County (Federation) along with ADL San Diego and The Butterfly Project will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 with educational resources, a new online video library, and a Speakers Bureau of Survivors — all now available for teachers, educators, and administrators to incorporate
SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — On Monday, the California Legislative Jewish Caucus announced that the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) has awarded nearly $50 million to nonprofit organizations across the state through the California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program. Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, (D-Woodland Hills), Jewish Caucus Chair, and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Jewish
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