Our Shtetl San Diego: September 10, 2019

San Diego Jewish World Donald H. Harrison September 10, 2019 San Diego’s New StandWithUs Director Has Roots in the Region Although Yosef Condiotti, the new San Diego regional director of StandWithUs, only arrived in San Diego County last month, he is hardly a stranger to the area nor to some of its Jewish leaders. His […]

StandWithUs Lecture In A Brazilian University Is Cancelled Due To Pro-Palestinian Groups Threats

Universidade de Pernambuco, a public university in Northeast Brazil, decided to cancel the lecture titled “Dilemmas in the Peace Process between Israelis and Palestinians”, after threats. The national press covered the cancellation due to pro-Palestinian groups pressure and published a quote by a professor from Universidade de Pernambuco: “I had to cancel the event for […]

Univ. in Brazil cancels lecture after alleged threats from pro-Palestinian group

Jewish Telegraph Agency August 22, 2019 Andre Lajst during a lecture in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Dec. 4, 2017. (Courtesy of the Rio Grande do Sul Jewish Federation) RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A Brazilian public university canceled a lecture about the Middle East peace process after what the moderator said were threats by a […]

South Florida college, high school students train to advocate for Israel

South Florida Sun Sentinel Sergio Carmona August 23, 2019 StandWithUs’ 2019-20 Emerson Fellows include college students from South Florida. (StandWithUs/Courtesy) In early August, the Israel education organization StandWithUs hosted trainings in Los Angeles for selected North American college and high school students to prepare them to be pro-Israel advocates on their campuses for this 2019-20 […]

NEW VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS SPIKE IN ANTISEMITISM IN NYC – WATCH

The Jerusalem Post August 19, 2019 Nearly two-thirds of hate crimes in NYC this year have been antisemitic hate crimes. Hate Stops Here – WZO holds international day of protests against antisemitism. “Speak out against antisemitism and blind hate in New York and all over the world,” is the message of a new short film […]

UK Man Shoves Baby Stroller, Calls Family ‘Dirty Jews’

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 8/7/2019 A man reportedly shoved a stroller with a baby inside and called the baby’s family “dirty Jews” in northern London on August 4. The UK Independent reports that a 30-year-old man identifying himself as Michael said that he was sitting outside a coffee shop in St. Albans with his family […]

New York judge rules Fordham University must recognize SJP chapter

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Jackson Richman 8/7/2019 Fordham University in the Bronx must recognize a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine as a university-approved club after declining to do so in 2016, ruled a New York judge on Tuesday. Following the ruling, the school said that it will review the decision and consider the next […]

Jewish man shot outside Florida synagogue ‘making progress,’ police investigate incident

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate SHIRYN GHERMEZIAN 7/29/2019 A view of the Young Israel of Greater Miami. Credit: Google Maps Screenshot. A driver passing by the Young Israel of Greater Miami around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday night fired six shots at Yosef Lifshutz, 68, with four of them striking him the leg. A volunteer of Hatzalah, the […]

Israeli-Founded Burger Chain’s Opening in Michigan Delayed Following Threats

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler July 24, 2019 The opening of a burger chain in Dearborn, Mich., founded in Israel, was delayed after the owner received threats following calls to boycott the restaurant. The Detroit Free Press reports that University of Detroit Mercy Adjunct Law Professor Amer Zahr called for a boycott after hearing that the […]

South Floridians Remember, Seek Justice 25 Years Following AMIA Bombing

South Florida Sun Sentinel Sergio Carmona July 18, 2019 A candle lighting ceremony at Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus in North Miami Beach commemorated the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA, the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun Sentinel) More than 700 people remembered and demanded […]

Chicago-area high school pulls support for teacher training on Palestine

Jewish Telegraphic Agency Ben Sales May 31, 2019 Chicago-area high school pulls support for teacher training on Palestine after members of Jewish community call it one-sided CHICAGO (JTA) — A high school district with a large Jewish population has withdrawn its recommendation of an optional training opportunity for teachers called “Teaching Palestine” after local teachers, […]

South Florida Jewish leaders react to Gov. DeSantis’ trade mission to Israel

South Florida Sun Sentinel Sergio Carmona May 31, 2019 South Florida Jewish leaders reacted to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent trade mission to Israel. During the mission, DeSantis conducted a ceremonial cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met with Israeli business leaders, signed a bill banning anti-Semitism in public schools […]

Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign campus anti-Semitism bill, possibly on trip to Israel

Campus Reform Adam Sabes 5/15/2019 Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has indicated that he will sign a bill aimed at combating anti-Semitism in public education, and it could occur during his planned trip to Israel later in the month. DeSantis made this statement during a trip in Miami Gardens, Fla. The bill would bar discrimination […]

Living For San Diego & Pittsburgh: Reflection & Unwavering Action

Times of Israel Justin Feldman 5/6/2019 I am sickened. I am sickened that the progression of violent anti-Semitism worldwide is ignored, legitimized, swept under the rug, even praised. That only when the atrocious murder of Jews in the United States in 2018 and 2019 occurs by white supremacists, do some people challenge for a second […]

Emory Investigation Concludes Mock Eviction Notices Weren’t Anti-Semitic

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 5/9/2019 Emory University’s Senate Standing Committee on Open Expression concluded in an April 15 report that Emory Students for Justice in Palestine’s (ESJP) mock eviction notices were not anti-Semitic. The notices, which found in Emory residence halls April 2, told residents that their suites were “scheduled for demolition in three days.” […]

The New York Times Must Show It’s Sorry, Not Just Say It

The Algemeiner Carly Gammill May 2, 2019 The New York Times‘ international edition recently published a blatantly antisemitic cartoon, depicting a blind President Trump being led by a dog with the face of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wearing a Star of David collar. Following public outcry denouncing the bigoted and racist nature of this […]

You Should Know… Nathan Altshuler

Baltimore Jewish Times Susan Ingram May 2, 2019 Nathan Altshuler gets around. Born in Brooklyn, the 27-year-old grew up in North Miami Beach, Florida, where he got partially through high school when his parents moved to Baltimore for his father’s job. Once here, he finished up his last two years of high school at Ner […]

The Poway Synagogue Shooting is Dividing the Jewish Community of San Diego

Vice News Dexter Thomas & Ani Ucar May 1, 2019 SAN DIEGO — Last Saturday, a 19-year-old white supremacist walked into the Chabad of Poway synagogue and started shooting. On Monday, Laurie Gilbert-Kaye was laid to rest, as her family and an entire community looked on. In some ways, this attack has inspired members of […]