School Board Candidate Shana Hazan Endorsed by County Board of Supervisors Chair

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — On March 8, Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of an SDUSD student, and candidate for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board of Education District B, announced, in a stunning display of strength and organization, the endorsement of San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher.

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Israel to Host 25,000 Ukrainian Citizens Until They Can Safely Return Home

(JNS) Israel will host some 25,000 Ukrainian citizens until the danger in their home country passes, Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said on Tuesday. Under the plan, Israel will grant the approximately 20,000 Ukrainians already in the country, most illegally, temporary protection from repatriation, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. In addition, Israel will

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International, Middle East

Charity Navigator Awards Jewish Family Service With 14th Consecutive 4-Star Rating

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has been awarded its 14th consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator – America’s leading independent charity evaluator. With rigorous evaluations, less than 1% of the thousands of charities evaluated are awarded this recognition continuously for more than a decade. “It is important that

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San Diego County

Developing a Cadre of Educators at an Inflection Point in Israel Education

(JNS Wire) “We are at an inflection point in the way American Jews look at Israel,” remarked Peter Eckstein, VP, Jewish Education at Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, and graduate of the George Washington University’s Graduate Degree in Israel Education, offered in partnership with The iCenter. “We need to find new ways to engage

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Turkish, Israeli Presidents to Meet for First Time After Fractious Decade

Published by Reuters By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey and Israel will seek to overcome years of animosity and insults when their presidents meet for the first time in more than a decade this week, expanding a recent Turkish charm offensive with regional rivals. The two countries have traded accusations over Israel’s occupation of

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Middle East

Rescue Flight Brings 100 Jewish Children From Zhitomir, Ukraine, to Safety in Israel

By David Isaac (JNS) They fled a war zone with little more than the clothes on their backs. Less than two weeks later, they were greeted on the tarmac by the prime minister of Israel. The two events bookended an escape that took a group of 100 Jewish children from the Ukrainian city of Zhitomir

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International, Middle East

‘The Hidden Saint:’ Delving Into Demons and Jewish Fantasy

“The Hidden Saint,” by Mark Levenson; Level Best Books (February 2022); Paperback ISBN 978-1-68512-023-8, $17.95; eBook ISBN 978-1-68512-024-5, $5.95; 312 pages. By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The popular best-selling author Jonathan Kellerman is right to call The Hidden Saint “ingenious” and “compelling.” Many ancient Jews and non-Jews, as well as many

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Travel and Food

Parashat Vayikra/Shabbat Zachor: Seeking Forgiveness and Repairing Damage

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — This week we begin a new book of the Torah, Sefer Vayikra, the book of Leviticus, and we read the Torah reading by the same name, Parashat Vayikra. In addition, this Shabbat we read from a second Sefer Torah since it is Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat of Memory, the Shabbat observed before Purim. The

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell

After Russia Bombs Babi Yar, Revisiting a Letter on Auschwitz

By Karen Yaffe Lottes WASHINGTON GROVE, Maryland — Last week, the Russians bombed Babi Yar in Ukraine, a monument to the victims of the Holocaust. This seems the right moment to share portions of a letter my grandfather, Richard Yaffe, wrote in 1949 after visiting Auschwitz. My grandfather was a journalist and in 1949, between

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Holocaust, International, Opinion

World War II Novel Glosses over a Tough Moral Decision

A Girl During the War by Anita Abriel; New York: Atria Books © 2022; ISBN 9781982-181185; 317 pages; $17. SAN DIEGO – Many people have asked themselves if they had lived under the Hitler regime, and if they weren’t Jewish, would they have had the courage to protect a Jew, knowing if they were caught

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Seacrest Foundation’s Women’s Auxiliary Announces 44th Annual Gala

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) — Seacrest Foundation’s Women’s Auxiliary presents the 44th annual gala on June 12, 2022. The Reunion Gala promises to be a joyful regathering to celebrate the strength and commitment of the Seacrest community of supporters. This special reunion will be held outdoors at a private residence and vineyard in Rancho Santa

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San Diego County