Man Smashes Security Vehicle Window in Vandalism at Congregation Adat Yeshurun

SDJW Staff Report LA JOLLA, California — A man smashed the window of the security vehicle parked near the front gate of Congregation Adat Yeshurun in La Jolla last Wednesday, August 2, synagogue officials said. The vandalism incident occurred around 6:30 p.m., when the man climbed over the pedestrian front gate and was on the

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San Diego County

Middle School Remembers Jewish Astronaut Judith Resnik and Challenger Crew Mates

The seven astronauts reflected American diversity. They included Air Force Lt. Col. Dick Scobee, the spacecraft’s commander; Navy Cmdr. Michael J. Smith; electrical engineer Gregory Jarvis; physicist Ronald McNair, the second African-American in space; and these three “firsts”: Air Force Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuga, the first Japanese-American in space; Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space; and Judy Resnik, the first Jewish woman in space. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Celebration Marks Purchase of Lot for San Carlos Branch Library

Now plans can proceed to build a modern, 25,000-square-foot “state-of-the-art” branch library in the San Carlos neighborhood. The planned structure has been estimated to cost between $29.5 million and $29.8 million and will replace a much smaller library that had been built in 1974. [Donald H. Harrison]

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County Assessor Marks Urges Religious Institutions to Leverage Their Tax-Exempt Status to Build Low-Income and Senior Housing, Child Care Centers

County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk Jordan Z. Marks, who is the son of a rabbi, is urging religious institutions to consider utilizing their favorable tax status to build much-needed affordable housing and child care centers. [Donald H. Harrison]

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World’s Largest Organized Jewish Youth Sports Event Continues with Opportunities for Inclusion, Volunteer Service

(Press Release) Following the historic JCC Maccabi Games in Israel, the world’s largest Jewish youth sports event continues with JCC Association of North America’s 41st JCC Maccabi Games® and Access events in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 6-11, hosted by the David Posnack JCC. The opening ceremony will kick off at the FLA Live Arena on Monday, August 7,

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School Board’s Hazan Credits JFS Experiences in Describing Her Educational Outlook

Shana Hazan says her experiences working for Jewish Family Service, such as devising and shaping a program to feed the hungry that was staffed largely by teen volunteers, helped inform the decisions she now makes as one of the five trustees of the San Diego Unified School District. [Donald H. Harrison]

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StandWithUs IsraelLINK Middle School Curriculum and The Jewish Agency for Israel Partner on Program for ShinShinim

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs’ signature middle school curriculum IsraelLINK and The Jewish Agency for Israel are pleased to announce that they have partnered on a new venture in which The Jewish Agency’s ShinShinim (service-year emissaries) will present the IsraelLINK curriculum as part of their year of service. Israeli high school graduates, ShinShinim work

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Federal Jury Returns Death-Penalty Verdict for Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter

(JNS) A Pittsburgh jury agreed unanimously on Wednesday that Robert Bowers, 50, should be put to death for killing 11 Jewish worshippers at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. The judge will formally sentence the convicted killer on Aug. 3. “As we collectively process the jury’s decision today, what should

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Sci-Fi Film Imagines a TV Set Receiving Broadcasts from the Future

Lola is a science fiction movie the likes of which I never have seen before, but I was fascinated by every minute of it. Most of it is shot in black and white by a hand-held camera.  The story is augmented by documentary footage, some real, some intentionally altered to accommodate what supposedly happens when the timeline of events is disrupted. [Donald H. Harrison]

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