Friday, August 31, 2018
Four decades of inspiration and counting
In November 1975, more than 1,000 Jews participated in the historic Koach Mission to…
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Future ancestors
“Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors.”
-Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk made…
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JREP makes a positive difference in the world
Limor Spilky works with Location Matters and is on the planning committee for…
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Federation leader honored at ILOJC
San Diego Federation leader Lori Polin is being honored with the 2018…
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Calling all Table Captains!
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Teen Initiative: Creating a movement of youth
This is an article submitted by Betzy Lynch, CEO of the Lawrence Family JCC Jacobs Family…
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High Holiday services for young professionals
Many young professionals move to San Diego pursuing a career, loved-one or simply the…
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Friday, August 24, 2018
Federation hears from families in Oceanside
What does it mean to build community and connection in a region as geographically…
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Connecting with his Jewish roots, at home in Ukraine and beyond
Ilya, right, celebrates his bar mitzvah in July 2108 at Szarvas, the international Jewish…
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California Assemblymembers visit Sha’ar HaNegev
Protests over a controversial new nation-state law. The denial of surrogacy rights to…
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Odessa, the cradle of Israeli culture, enjoys a Jewish renaissance
Allenby café in Odessa. (Photo Credit: Rebecca Greig)
The history of Odessa is also…
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2,200-year-old earring a goldmine for scholars of Hellenistic era-Jerusalem
The gold Hellenistic-era earring unearthed in the City of David's Givati Parking Lot…
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Friday, August 17, 2018
Helping hospitals prepare for Rosh Hashanah
During this month of Elul which leads up to the High Holidays, we know that…
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MASA Israel Changes Lives Here and Abroad
The Jewish Federation of San Diego County is proud to partner with MASA Israel Teaching…
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You Need to Know About This Trailblazing Jewish Mom
Portrait of Clara Lemlich, circa 1910. Part of the International Ladies Garment Workers…
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Breaking Record, Some 1,000 Women Join IDF Combat Units This Summer
Soldiers from the mixed-gender Lions of the Jordan Valley Battalion take part in an…
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New Exposure Needed for Photographer
A man selling sabras on the street in the 1950s. (Efraim Ilani)
RHINEBECK, New York —…
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Thanks to a heatwave, Jewish cemetery is visible
The outlines of the Beth Haim synagogue near Amsterdam are visible again. (Beth…
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Thursday, August 9, 2018
Sha'ar HaNegev's Mayor Sends Thanks for Federation Support
Alon Shuster, Mayor of Sha'ar HaNegev
Incendiary kites and balloons continue to rain…
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Malka Shoef's Story Shows Your Impact
Federation is proud to support a program in Sha’ar HaNegev which assists elderly…
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Israel-Chinese Partnership Opens Unique Technology Incubator in Guangzhou
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Mediterranean Diet First Appeared in the Jordan Valley 7,500 Years Ago
7,200-year-old animal figurine discovered at Tel Tsaf in the Jordan Valley, July 2018.…
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Mixed Martial Artist: Uncovering Bruce Lee’s Hidden Jewish Ancestry
Siblings Peter, Agnes, Grace, Phoebe, Robert, and Bruce Lee, circa 1956. (Courtesy…
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Thursday, August 2, 2018
Board Chair Reflections with Brian Tauber: Not 14
My daughter just turned 16 and got her driver’s license. I still introduce her as my…
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JFNA Helps Israelis Battle Fires Caused by Kite Arson
New York, NY – Ten firefighters from across the U.S. arrived in Israel [on Tuesday] to…
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Federation’s Young Leadership Cabinet
National Young Leadership Cabinet is Jewish Federations’ elite leadership training…
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JREP (Jewish Real Estate Professionals) is back!
That's right, JREP is back! These events aim to bring together Jewish community members…
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Entrepreneurship in the Yitzchak Shavit High School in Sha’ar HaNegev
Campaign dollars raised by the Jewish Federation of San Diego County help to fund…
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How One Jewish Woman is Changing the World with One Jar of Trash
Amanda Lindner has a jar of trash. It’s not a big jar and it’s not a big amount of…
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Yiddish Songs Recovered from Second World War
The group assembled to record “Yiddish Glory” includes the Russian-born jazz singer…
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Is the World Ready for Jewish Batgirl?
(Photo credit: The Fandomentals)
Another superhero is heading to TV, and if her origin…
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An Intoxicating Journey of Holy Land’s History of Winemaking
Long before Burgundy and Bordeaux, winemaking blossomed in very different regions,…
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