US Holocaust Memorial Museum honors director of Auschwitz-Birkenau museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) honored the director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum with its National Leadership Award in the site’s 75th year.
Historian Piotr Cywiński was presented with the award at a ceremony held...
Monty Norman, Jewish-British composer of James Bond theme, dies at 94
Monty Norman, the Jewish-British composer and lyricist who wrote the theme song for the James Bond films, died on Monday at the age of 94 after battling a “short illness,” according to a statement posted on...
King George VI Personally Pinned Medal on Jewish Air Raid Warden
I had never heard of Barnett Lewis. As an American, why should I? Today, too many Brits, Jewish and Non-Jewish, no longer know Lewis’ story either.
Memory fades. In Britain and in the U.S., like...
German president honors Holocaust survivor with lifetime achievement award
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier awarded Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer with the country’s Walther Rathenau Prize for outstanding lifetime achievement in foreign policy, reported Deutsche Welle.
Born and raised in Berlin, Friedländer, 100, was the sole member...
James Caan, best known for role of Sonny in ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82
Santino (“Sonny”) Corleone was a hot head whose life ended in a hail of bullets.
James Caan, the Jewish actor who played the iconic role in “The Godfather,” lived much longer than that, though was...
‘Lempicka’ Boldly Tackles a Climate of Upheaval
Artistic Director Christopher Ashley hit the nail squarely on the head when he compared our current climate of “upheaval” to the era in which La Jolla Playhouse’s latest show, Lempicka, is set. He juxtaposed “Russia’s...
San Diego Jewish World to Honor Founding Editor Donald Harrison, Israel Advocate Roz Rothstein...
LA JOLLA, California — San Diego Jewish World will honor its founder and Editor Emeritus Donald Harrison as well as Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of the influential Israel education organization StandWithUs, at the publication’s inaugural gala...
Star athlete Ian Kinsler to manage Team Israel at 2023 World Baseball Classic
Israeli Olympian, 2017 World Baseball Classic champion and Major League Baseball star athlete Ian Kinsler has been named the manager of Team Israel for the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC).
Kinsler, who received his Israeli...
Passion for advocacy: Meet Israel’s Special Envoy for Combating Anti-Semitism
This interview has been edited and condensed.
Q: What was the catalyst for you to become an advocate and educator?
A: I started becoming an advocate for Israel because I just couldn’t sit still based on what I was...
Eileen Wingard Honored as Lawrence Family JCC’s Volunteer of the Year
On June 8, 2022 the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, convened its annual membership meeting and JCC and CJC (Center for Jewish Culture) Board of Directors installation.
The following awards were presented...