Wilfrid Israel: Jewish Holocaust Rescuer and Yad Vashem’s Failure

By Jerry Klinger Over 28,000 extraordinary human beings from over 40 countries have very deservedly been recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations. The Righteous risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. They did not have to save Jews. It would have been very understandable if they chose not to risk […]

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Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Opinion

Did God Dictate the Biblical Book Deuteronomy to Moses?

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Dr. Micah Goodman says, “No,” in his new book, “The Last Words of Moses.” Deuteronomy is “a human document authored by Moses whose inclusion in the Bible lends it divine authority. Goodman is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute in

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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Oppenheimer and Israeli Nuclear Weapons

By Mark D. Zimmerman The ‍biographical ‍film ‍‍Oppenheimer ‍opens ‍this ‍week, ‍telling ‍the ‍story ‍of ‍J. ‍Robert ‍Oppenheimer, ‍son ‍of ‍a ‍Prussian-Jewish ‍immigrant, ‍who ‍became ‍a ‍theoretical ‍physicist ‍and ‍director ‍of ‍the ‍Los ‍Alamos ‍Laboratory ‍during ‍World ‍War ‍II. ‍Oppenheimer ‍is ‍credited ‍as ‍the ‍“father ‍of ‍the ‍atomic ‍bomb” ‍for ‍his ‍role ‍in ‍the ‍Manhattan

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Where’s the (Kosher) Beef? San Diego’s Restaurant-Goers Finally Have an Answer

By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — Where’s the beef? The famed commercial catchphrase is precisely what San Diego’s kosher consumers have long asked regarding their local restaurant scene. (My sincerest apologies for dropping a Wendy’s slogan in an article about kosher food — I just couldn’t resist.) This situation was particularly dire after the former

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Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Travel and Food

OpEd: Louder Than Hate

The recent flyer incidents are not isolated and do not exist in a vacuum. Unfortunately, they are a microcosm of a nation that has been beleaguered by a rise in antisemitism and other forms of hate. ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, which tracks anti-Jewish incidents of vandalism, harassment, and assault, saw a 36% increase in reported incidents in 2022 – the highest level ever recorded. Unfortunately, three of the past five years (2019, 2021, and 2022) were record-breaking years as well. [Fabienne Perlov]

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California, Opinion, San Diego County, USA

Campus Visit Positions Haifa and San Francisco as Partners in Downtown Revitalization

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release) — Shared insights on urban development and downtown revitalization were among the notable takeaways from the San Francisco-Haifa Sister City Delegation’s recent visit to University of Haifa. In May, University of Haifa welcomed San Francisco Mayor London Breed and 30 other delegates to its campus, as part of their broader visit

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California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education

Tisha B’Av: Time Not Only for Lamentations, But Also for Kindness

We might want to reflect this Tisha B’Av, which begins on Wednesday evening, July 26, on how we can help our fellow Jews who have fallen on hard times – an obvious reversal of the unkindness and factionalism that twice led to the downfall of ancient Jerusalem. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County

New Lesson Plans Help Advance White House’s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism

(Press Release) To help advance the White House’s recently released U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa) has curated a collection of lesson plans and educational units on antisemitism and Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, all of which are available at no cost to state departments of education, school districts, and individual schools.

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California, Middle East, USA

Rabbi Samuel Rosenbaum Named Assistant Dean of American Jewish University’s Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — On July 10, American Jewish University’s Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies announced the appointment of Rabbi Samuel Rosenbaum as Assistant Dean, underscoring Ziegler’s dedication to expanding its outreach and fostering stronger connections within the Jewish community. This appointment marks an exciting milestone for the Ziegler School, with Rosenbaum engaging broader

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California, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jewish Family Service of San Diego Announces Deborah Bucksbaum as New Board Chair

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – At Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS)’s 2023 Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon, held June 27 at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Jacobs Hall, the nonprofit announced its next board chair, Deborah Bucksbaum, along with new board members, while honoring key staff for their contributions in the

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San Diego County

College Avenue Center for Older Adults Receives $10,000 Grant from San Diego Seniors Community Foundation

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The San Diego Seniors Community Foundation (SDSCF) has awarded the Jewish Family Service (JFS) College Avenue Center $10,000 as part of SDSCF’s Empower San Diego Senior Center grant program. College Avenue Center, along with 10 other local senior centers and nonprofits, received the grants to help implement SDSCF’s “San Diego

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San Diego County