Friday, July 27, 2018

Board Chair Reflections with Brian Tauber: Our New CEO

I am thrilled to share with everyone that Michael Jeser will succeed Michael Sonduck as…



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Film Produced in Sha’ar HaNegev Shows Struggles of Daily Life


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A film produced in Sha’ar HaNegev, Federation’s…



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Making a Mark on Tifereth Israel Synagogue & San Diego's Jewish Community!

A little over a year ago Team Tifereth Israel Synagogue signed free agent, all-star…



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If It’s Shabbat, There Must Be OneTable!

It’s Friday. What are you doing for Shabbat dinner? OneTable has something for you!
 



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Death Metal Grandma

I first met Inge Ginsberg, the 96-year-old who’s recently become something of a death…



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‘The Most Jewish App Since JSwipe’: Scott Rogowsky On HQ Trivia



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Since its launch in August 2017, the 1-year-young gameshow…



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Archaeologists Find 14,400-year-old Pita in Jordan's Black Desert

Archaeologists digging in the Black Desert of Jordan have found the oldest-known bread…



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Friday, July 20, 2018

Board Chair Reflections with Brian Tauber: Gaza Terror-Your Dollars at Work


We read about kites, balloons, rockets, and mortars emanating from Gaza on an almost…


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American Jews Lead Kippah Solidarity Walk in Heart of Berlin


A “kippah walk” in Berlin shows solidarity with Jews in the German capital, July 15,…



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Nazi-Confiscated Pen Helps Locate Survivor’s Son, Rewrite Family History


Yaron Roksa holds pen confiscated by the Nazis from his father at Neuengamme…



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The Egyptian Belly Dancing Sisters with a Secret Jewish Identity


The foreign military forces that filled Egypt’s main cities in the post-World War II era…



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Breaking with Tradition, It’s Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish


Steven Skybell as Tevye and the ensemble sing 'Tradition' during the National Yiddish…



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How Israeli Television Conquered the World


In 2008, the television station HBO began airing In Treatment, a series about…



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US-Israel Establish Joint Center for Energy Cooperation


US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and Israeli Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz…



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Friday, July 13, 2018

Birthright Reflections


Madison Pope, (front, wearing a white shirt), is a USD alumnus who participated in the…



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Real-Life Hero is Attending Comic-Con

Every summer San Diego becomes a beacon for comic enthusiast, fan boys, and followers…



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Federation Supports Leadership Opportunities in Our Partnership Region


One example of a “Yachini Social Train” ad advertising a series of lectures about Jewish…



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Israel Ranked 8th Most Powerful Country in the World


An international survey has ranked Israel as the eighth most powerful nation in the world…



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Drama About Holocaust Denial Takes Top Prize at Czech Film Festival


Scene from the film 'I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians' . (photo…



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From Cairo to Kolkata, Traces of a Vibrant Jewish Past


Magen David Synagogue in Kolkata, India.Credit Indranil Bhoumik/Mint via Getty…



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Moscow Gets Its First-Ever Kosher Sushi


A kosher sushi restaurant has opened in Moscow, the first such dining establishment in…



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Friday, July 6, 2018

Michael’s Legacy

With the arrival of Federation’s new fiscal year, our organization embarks on another…



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Federation Supports Jewish Teen Initiative

In a previous E-News article, we shared work that was being done to address the mental…



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A Conversation with Assemblymember Marc Levine

Assemblymember Marc Levine represents the 10th Assembly District in California, which…



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At 90, Spunky Dr. Ruth Westheimer Now Focuses On What Comes Before Foreplay


Dr. Ruth Westheimer giving her ‘master class’ on sex at the 2013 Israeli Presidential…



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World’s Northernmost JCC Opens in Russian Arctic City


The “Start of the North” – the Northernmost synagogue of Russia.

(JTA) — The Russian…



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Holocaust Survivor [&] Two-Time Olympian Receives Knighthood


(L-R) Israeli Ambassador Mark Regev, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Holocaust survivor and…



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Forget Farm-to-Table. This Salad Bar Harvests Your Lunch Before Your Eyes


Shelley Golan, left, and Liz Vaknin, owners of Harvest2Order microgreen salad bar in New…



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