April 2026
AJC to Host Third Annual Antisemitism Summit in La Jolla
By Sara E. Brown, PhD, AJC San Diego Director On April 19, San Diegans will gather for the third annual ...
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April 2026
San Diego Jewish Academy Students Advance in Entrepreneurship Competition
Three student teams from San Diego Jewish Academy have advanced past the first round of applications for the internationally recognized Diamond Challenge, one ...
April 2026
JFEST Announces Landmark Season, Independence
The Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival (JFest) has announced its 2026 season, marking a major milestone as the festival presents its ...
April 2026
A Hand Up, Not a Handout
On March 28, 2026, the grounds of Leichtag Commons in Encinitas glowed with a profound sense of community. Over 100 supporters including donors, ...
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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 ...
- Remembering Abe Foxman, the longtime ADL leader known as the ‘Jewish pope,’ who always answered my callsFriday before sundown, I realized that Abe Foxman had not sent me his weekly “Shabbat Shalom” message. For the past seven years, since we began texting regularly about Jewish and political issues, the message would arrive each Friday like clockwork — often accompanied by screenshots of Shabbat memes. My response never changed: “Good Shabbos, tzaddik,”... […]
- Michael Jackson biopic revives legend of Jewish music mogul who battled MTV’s ‘color barrier’(JTA) — About halfway through “Michael,” the new blockbuster biopic of Michael Jackson, there is a scene in which Jackson (played by his nephew Jafaar) and his lawyer, John Branca (Miles Teller), are sitting with the president of his record label. It’s early in Jackson’s “Thriller” album cycle, as “Billie Jean” has been released as... […]
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