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The Sea as Healer
On the Zikim beach attacked by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, Israeli survivors are learning to surf their way back ...
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A Hot Pink Billboard. A Global Stage. A Defining Moment.
By Stephanie Wells Have you heard of JewBelong? This July 2026, when the world turns its eyes to San Diego for Comic-Con, I ...
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Next Year in Jerusalem…
Jewish Federation of San Diego Opens Registration for The Community Trip to Israel in May 2027 At the end of the Passover Seder, ...
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The Quiet Power of Joy
Nathaniel Allenby, Legacy, and the Cycle That Connects Us All When General Edmund Allenby entered Jerusalem in 1917, he chose to walk. As ...
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San Diegans Bear Witness to October 7 Survivors
By Donna Pinto & Tamar Siegel At a time when historical truth is too often challenged or blurred, bearing witness to lived experience ...
- He saved dozens of kids in Auschwitz — he kept it a secret for nearly the rest of his lifeGrowing up in Israel as the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Judith Richter was taught not to discuss the Shoah. While her mother was very open about her experiences, Richter’s father was more reserved, and Israeli society at the time looked down on European Jews for, as they wrongly assumed, not fighting back. It wasn’t until... […]
- I’m probably going to be on the government’s list of Jews at UPennWhen I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2024, tensions on campus about Israel and Gaza felt hotter than ever. Nearly every week of my senior year, another student or faculty member was being doxxed online for their politics. In the middle of spring finals, police forcibly disbanded the pro-Palestinian encampment in the center of campus.... […]
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