Noam Tibon, a retired major general in the Israel Defense Force, dramatically rescued his son Amir, daughter-in-law Miri, and their two daughters Galia, 3, and Carmel, 1, after Hamas terrorists from Gaza stormed Kibbutz Nahal Oz on Oct. 7, 2023. [Donald H. Harrison]
In 2009, when work began on the hotel and guest house beside Migdal in Galilee the ancient settlement of Magdala was revealed. The thriving fishing village dating back to the Herodian (Graeco-Roman) period was purportedly the birthplace of Mary Magdalene … [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
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Brothers Miguel and Tomaso spend money like water, passing up no luxuries and dreaming of amassing even greater fortunes. The protagonist is sister Maria, whom the Ramirez family sent to top-notch universities to acquire the know-how to run an international company. Brother Miguel was born vicious; even as a child he delighted in torturing animals. Tomaso is greedy but dull-witted. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Elie Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust. [Wikipedia]
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Subsequently, I learned that a group of anti-Israel activists held a demonstration in front of the Miami Beach Holocaust memorial. What does the Holocaust Memorial have to do with Israel’s conflict with the so-called Palestinians? [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Major Jewish organizations reacted positively to the Gaza peace plan announced Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [SDJW Staff Roundup]
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Israel, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Once a year in the fall, for the second year now, the restaurants of the College Area open their doors and kitchens for a special tasting event. This is the Taste of College Area. It’s a self-guided food tour where you can stop in and have a bite or two at any of the participating restaurants. [Sandi Masori]
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
Cohn spent nearly four decades covering sports for the San Francisco Chronicle and Santa Rosa Press Democrat and his columns were notable for his fearlessness in going after anyone – team owners, coaches and players. In 2022 he was inducted into the Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. [Bruce Lowitt]
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Bruce F. Lowitt, California, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Madeline Kahn (September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She was known for her comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including What’s Up, Doc? (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), and her Academy Award–nominated roles in Paper Moon (1973) and Blazing Saddles (1974). [Wikipedia]
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In 2022, Jimmy Kimmel presented a sketch calling out Kanye West for his antisemitic comments. The sketch presented a “cure” for antisemitism. What was that cure? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Antisemitism, Jewish Celebrities, Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Ig Nobels have been awarded for the last 35 years for achievements that first make people LAUGH, and then make them THINK. Organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research (AIR), they celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative, and spur interest in science. [Press Release]
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Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share
“As President Trump prepares to welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House for the fourth time in the last 10 months, we urge the President to finally reach agreement to end the war in Gaza, end the suffering and bring the hostages held by Hamas home. …” [Press Release]
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The famous Russian Soviet poet Osip Mandelstam was baptized into Lutheranism in 1911, at the age of twenty. He renounced his Jewishness in one of his most famous poems, “For the Rattling Valor of the Future Centuries” (1931). (Alex Gordon]
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After experiencing a sudden life-threatening situation in a foreign country three months ago, I now understand more viscerally the “who will live and who will die” part of the High Holy Days. [Marsha Sutton]
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