Teacher Union’s Israel Condemnation Said to Encourage Antisemitic Violence in San Diego

By Chris Jennewein SAN DIEGO — A national Jewish organization said condemnation of Israel by the American Federation of Teachers local at San Diego community colleges could cause Jewish students to feel isolated and lead to antisemitic violence. Tammy Gillies, regional director for the Anti-Defamation League in San Diego, said the resolution will isolate students

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

New central archive for Jewish history research opens in Germany

Published by DPA The new Central Archive for Research into the History of the Jewish People in Germany has opened in Heidelberg as an important place of memory and preservation. “The Central Archive holds a treasure: the memory of the Jewish communities,” said Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany at

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International

‘Our American Sons’ Rises to the Occasion

By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — It is said that during the plague of 1606, when all public theatres were closed, Shakespeare wrote both Macbeth and King Lear. Producing theatre that is workable via Zoom has been the challenge of thespians in 2020-21. Playwright/Director Josh Ravetch of the Delaware Theatre Company has risen to

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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Yom Kippur Invites Us to Discover Our Purpose

On Yom Kippur we are “judged by God,” but it is also a time when we judge ourselves – a time for self-examination. Have we lived up to our potential? Have we fulfilled the purpose for which we were born? Are we doing what God expects of us? Are we doing His will? These ever-relevant questions are focused on the essential question:  How does my life have meaning and purpose? [Moshe Dann, Ph.D]

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Jewish Religion

A Clear, Readable, Engaging Guide to Maimonides

Maimonides’ Hidden Torah Commentary — Exodus 22-40 by Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel; First Edition Design Publishing 2021; ‎ISBN: 9781506-904610; 386 pages; $24.95. By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — “Maimonides’ Hidden Torah Commentary — Exodus 22-40″ is a very informative book. Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel, spiritual leader of Temple Beth Shalom in Chula

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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion

‘Dancing Lessons:’ Finding Common Ground and Honoring Each Other

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — They’re back! They’re back! I’ve just come from North Coast Rep’s production of Mark St. Germain’s “Dancing Lessons.” This piece was superbly directed by Richard Baird, and enacted by Christopher Williams and Leilani Smith. Baird has appeared on stage in many excellent North Coast plays, but he is

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jewish Voters Seen as Crucial Bloc in California Recall Election

By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) Despite the odds that California’s embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will defeat an effort to recall him on Tuesday, Democratic organizations, including the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) and the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA), as well as the party’s leading politicians are not taking the race for granted. U.S.

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USA

Egypt’s president stresses calm between Palestinians and Israel

Published by DPA Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed the need to maintain calm between Palestinians and Israel following talks with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday, according to the Egyptian presidency website. It was the first time in 10 years that an Israeli prime minister was an official guest of Egypt. “The president

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Middle East

UC San Diego Announces 2021-2022 Holocaust Living History Workshop Series

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — The University of California San Diego’s Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) is returning this fall with a yearlong series of seven lectures that underscore the theme “Beyond the Great Silence: The Holocaust in Art, Memory, and Life.” Now in its 13th year as a collaborative project between the UC San Diego

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Jewish History, San Diego County

Capitol Police Arrest Oceanside Man ‘On Patrol’ in Truck Decorated with Swastikas

By Chris Jennewein SAN DIEGO — U.S. Capitol Police arrested an Oceanside man early Monday who allegedly was carrying a bayonet and machete in his truck near the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington. “This is good police work plain and simple,” said Chief Tom Manger. “We applaud the officers’ keen observation and the teamwork

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San Diego County

Iran’s Strategy Works

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — While the U.S. and the Europeans dawdle and vacillate at the JCPOA (Iran nuclear agreement) meetings – or non-meetings – in Vienna, Iran gets ever closer to nuclear weapons capability. This situation is very dangerous to Israel and the West. Europe and the U.S. are oblivious to this,

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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA