30th Annual Seacrest Foundation Golf, Tennis, and Pickleball Day Raises Over $160,000 for Seacrest Village Residents in Need

ENCINITAS, Calif. (Press Release) — Guardians of San Diego’s 30th Annual Golf, Tennis, and Pickleball Day presented by Seacrest Foundation, with presenting sponsor, William Gumpert Foundation, raised over $160,000. Proceeds from “Take a Swing for Seniors” held October 24th will benefit the Resident Assistance Fund of Seacrest Village. Seacrest Foundation hosted over 100 golfers, tennis […]

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San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

Book for Young Readers Teaches Positive Outlooks

This PJ Library selection to be read with 6-year-old children and up models a positive outlook on life, even when confronted with change.  Estrella visits her aunt (tia) Fortuna at the little house (casita) on the beach where she has lived ever since she left Cuba as a refugee.  But now, the casita is to be torn down to make way for a luxury hotel. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

Pro-Israel Groups Respond to ‘Oxymoron’ Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry

By Faygie Holt (JNS) As the United Nations prepared to hear the results of the Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry, which many are calling a demonization of the Jewish state, the parents of a 5-year-old boy who died during a Hamas bombing told their story to the media gathered outside the U.N. building in

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International, Israel, Middle East, USA

Returning In-Person, Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices Features Poem on Lviv and More

By Eileen Wingard   LA JOLLA, California — The first in-person program of Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices in two years took place in the Astor Judaica Library Tuesday evening, October 25, and featured three Southern California poets, Nathan Grinshpun, Jane Muschenetz, and Omer Zalmanowitz. Moderator Joy Heitzmann introduced them. First to read was Nathan Grinshpun. Although

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eileen Wingard, San Diego County

Hundreds of Syrian Refugees Leave Lebanon to Return Home

Published by DPA Some 700 Syrian refugees left Lebanon for their war-torn home country on Wednesday, in a repatriation organized by the Lebanese and Syrian authorities, witnesses and security sources said. “Most of the returnees wanted to go back. Lists were given to Lebanese authorities and whoever was approved to return by the Syrian government

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Middle East

Spotify Criticizes Ye’s Antisemitic Comments, Keeps His Music

Published by Reuters By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – As corporations around the world including Adidas AG cut ties with Kanye West, music streaming service Spotify Technology SA said it would not remove the rapper’s music unless his label requested it. Music from the artist now known as Ye did not violate anti-hate policies, Spotify chief

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USA

Los Angeles Councilmembers Call on City to Adopt IHRA Aefinition of Antisemitism

(JNS) Two members of the Los Angeles City Council have called on America’s second-largest city to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism in response to recent antisemitic incidents locally. The Goyim Defense League placed a banner reading “Kayne is right about the Jews” on the heavily trafficked Interstate 405 freeway last weekend, prompting Hitler

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California

Nikki Haley: Antisemitism Must Be Flagged at Every Instance

TORONTO, Canada (Press Release) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the Canadian Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology (CFJCT) 50th anniversary gala dinner that antisemitism needs to be called out whenever it happens during a keynote address Sunday night. “We have to call out antisemitism everytime we see it,” the

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International, Israel, Middle East, USA