Yom HaShoah Observances Held Throughout San Diego County

I toured Holocaust observances at various venues in San Diego County, starting on Tuesday with a visit to Seacrest Village Retirement Community in Encinitas.  Among the residents are Charlotte Marx, who is the oldest at 104; Debby Stauber, Marguerite Morris, and Lee Drasnin.  They watched a video that was presented at Sunday’s Yom HaShoah observance at the Lawrence Family JCC, and shared with me their ideas for Holocaust education, awareness, and a permanent Holocaust museum. [Sandra Scheller]

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Jewish Federation Joins National Effort to Support 25,000 Holocaust Survivors Living in Poverty

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — To mark Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Jewish Federation of San Diego has joined 40 community organizations across the country partnering with national funders, organizations and stakeholders to raise money to support the 25,000 Holocaust survivors living in poverty in the United States. “This is an inspiring opportunity, which builds

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A Backyard of Blessings: The Impact of the San Diego Jewish Experience

Editor’s note: Rabbi Eric Ertel has shared the following message regarding the San Diego Jewish Experience’s 2023 Campaign: The San Diego Jewish Experience is having its most impactful year to date. Now that student life is back to normal, SAJE has been able to meet and form strong bonds with record breaking numbers of students

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A Problem in the Netanyahu Family: Limiting Dad’s Capacity to Manage?

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara are said to have demanded that son Yair stop posting on social media, and avoid speaking with politicians. Apparently, those demands came after Yair ignited tensions within Israel and overseas, especially with the United States. Whatever? Yair was last seen walking

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Sharaka Brings Expanded Arab Delegation to March of the Living as Part of Landmark Holocaust Education Program

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Sharaka, a non-governmental initiative that grows the impact of the Abraham Accords by transforming the vision of people-to-people peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors into a reality, brought 22 Arab participants to this year’s International March of the Living in Poland as part of a first-of-its-kind year-long program that promotes

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Antisemitism Festers in Current US Political and Social Climate, Report Says

Published by Reuters By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The social and political climate in the United States has become fertile ground for antisemitism in recent years, according to a report released on Monday by advocacy group Anti-Defamation League and the Tel Aviv University. Expressions of hatred against Jews have become “mainstreamed and normalized,” and

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Kaufmann’s Three Essential Qualities of a Leader: Wisdom, Love, and Power

San Diegan Eric Kaufmann is an executive coach who teaches managers, team leaders and executives that they need to utilize three essential elements of their personalities to achieve success: their wisdom, love and power. To actualize these qualities, he writes, one must correct one’s “ego myopia—the inability to recognize and manage your ego.”  [Donald H. Harrison]

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More Than 300 San Diegans Gather at Jewish Federation’s Community Holocaust Commemoration for Yom HaShoah

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — More than 300 people gathered April 16 at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center to mark Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The event was hosted by Jewish Federation of San Diego and included a video honoring 70 years of Holocaust survivors in San Diego. A panel discussion featured a Holocaust

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