5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (144+ words) San Diego Jewish World BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL (Press Release) — Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) announced Tuesday that Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) has appointed nationally recognized Jewish philanthropic executive Melissa B. Greenberg as its new Chief Executive Officer. “BGU is strategically…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (192+ words) “BGU is strategically positioned to help Israel make a difference on the global stage through the very values on which the state was founded,” Greenberg said. “The University embodies humanitarian ideals and the belief that a Jewish state can be…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (285+ words) By Jeff Schindler in San Diego Ninety years ago, a San Diego judge named Jacob Weinberger gathered a scattered, divided Jewish community and asked them to do something radical: to become responsible for one another. We arrive in a position…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (555+ words) By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D., in El Cajon, California As we get closer to the High Holidays, a time of reflection, renewal, devoted to prayer and forgiveness, I find myself thinking about what it means to really look at ourselves. We…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (140+ words) Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (146+ words) A pair of national Jewish communal organizations have announced personnel changes at the top of their organizational charts. (SDJW staff report) SDJW staff report A pair of national Jewish communal organizations have announced personnel changes at the top of their…...