Powerful Novel Indicts Lithuanian Role in the Holocaust

The plot is simple. The fictional Milia Gottstein-Lasker, the Israeli-based director of the Survivors Campaign who is known in Lithuania as a public enemy, receives an invitation from Darius Vidas, an idealistic Lithuanian professor, to keynote a conference titled “Our Neighbors, Our Friends” about the historic Lithuanian Jewish community that was all but totally wiped out in the Holocaust. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History

Golda director reveals why Dame Helen Mirren was cast as Golda Meir despite not being Jewish

Published by BANG Showbiz English Golda Meir’s grandson chose Dame Helen Mirren to play her on screen. The 78-year-old actress stars as the late Israeli Prime Minister -who died in 1978 at the age of 80 – in the upcoming biopic ‘Golda’ but attracted controversy over the role because, unlike her character, she is not

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

A Nest for the Spanish-Speaking Jewish Community

On Saturdays, the campus of the San Diego Jewish Academy figuratively is transformed into a nest – in Hebrew, a ken – where some 300 children with mostly Mexican roots are taught in Spanish about their culture, their traditions, and how to be good people, “who will serve the community and practice tikkun olam (repair of the world).” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

Uproar in Bavaria over anti-Semitism allegation against party leader

Published by DPA A senior Bavarian politician found himself embroiled in scandal and criticism after a leading newspaper published allegations on Saturday that as a high school pupil he was responsible for an offensive anti-Semitic leaflet which circulated through the school. The Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, citing witnesses, reported that Hubert Aiwanger had distributed the offensive

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Holocaust, International

Arabs in Israel protest unchecked crime as Netanyahu vows crackdown

Published by Reuters UK By Henriette Chacar and Amar Awad TIRA, Israel (Reuters) – Hundreds of Arab citizens marched on Wednesday in the funeral of a slain community leader, voicing anger at what they say is an Israeli government failure to curb a surge in criminal violence ripping through their communities. Mourners waved black flags

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Israel

You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah boasts big tunes from Dua Lipa to Olivia Rodrigo

Published by HITC HITC breaks down the You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah soundtrack and who plays DJ Schmuley. Audiences are always glad to see Adam Sandler on screens and fans will be glad to see that he’s brought some of the family along for his latest movie. You Are So Not

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Fraud, Betrayal and Spy Gear: Inside the Messy Battle for Chabad of Poway

A seven-hour mediation. A secret recording device. Accusations of extortion. These are the latest twists in the ongoing, ugly saga over control of the Southern California synagogue that survived a 2019 mass shooting only to face a federal fraud conviction of its founding rabbi. [Louis Keene, the Forward]

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California, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA

Former headmistress of Jewish ultra-Orthodox school found guilty of rape and sexual assault

Published by Euronews (English) It’s the end of a long legal battle for two sisters determined to bring their abuser to justice. On Thursday, Malka Leifer, a former headmistress of an ultra-orthodox Jewish school in Australia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing her students. After nine days of jury deliberations, she

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International, Shanda File

Israel far-right minister spars with supermodel Bella Hadid over Palestinian rights

Published by Reuters UK JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday defended comments by his far-right national security minister that had sparked a row with U.S. supermodel Bella Hadid and drawn condemnation as racist from the Palestinians and Washington. In an television interview on Wednesday, Itamar Ben-Gvir said that the right to life

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Israel

Man arrested after gravestone vandalism at Chatham Memorial Synagogue

Published by Kent Online Police have arrested a man after a wrecking spree in a Jewish cemetery which caused £19,000 of damage. A trail of destruction was left in the burial ground of Chatham Memorial Synagogue with headstones of loved ones smashed and knocked down last week. The incident, which is thought to have happened

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International

Sefaria Launches First-Ever ‘Global Community Torah’ Digital Writing Project

(Press Release) Sefaria unveiled a groundbreaking digital collaboration, the “Global Community Torah,” that is a unique opportunity for anyone to have a small part in “writing” a Torah—all 304,805 letters. The ambitious project launched at a virtual 10th anniversary celebration for Sefaria, the non-profit organization that digitizes and freely shares Jewish texts in Hebrew and

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Jewish Religion, USA

Jewish Family Service Calls for High Holy Days Community Food Drive Donations

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – According to the San Diego Hunger Coalition, 1 in 4 people in San Diego County are nutrition insecure – that’s 25%of all San Diegans. And as rising costs and inflation impact our community, these numbers continue to rise with more vulnerable families and individuals facing food insecurity every day. To

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San Diego County