Jewish Community News

News from across San Diego's Jewish Community

Fueling Cuba’s Jewish Revival

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When a Jewish revival began in Cuba in 1991, eight-year-old Monica del Pino was ready and waiting.

From 1959 until that day, the small group of Jews who remained in Cuba—just six percent of the pre-Revolution populationâ…

Make It Stop - Please!

My daughter became a Bat-Mitzvah almost one year ago.  Like the same passage into adulthood that my two son’s experienced before her, the memory is seared into a joyous part of my brain that will remain for a lifetime.  Tonight, my daughter sleeps in a rustic (putting it generously) ca…

Breakfast Club: Bagels and Chargers

On Wednesday, June 29th the Jewish Community gathered to learn more about the San Diego Chargers Stadium Initiative.  Nearly 100 early gathered at Congregation Beth Israel to hear from Jeffrey Pollack and Fred Maas, special advisors to the San Diego Chargers discuss the stadium initiative…

Revitalizing the Negev After the 2014 Israel–Gaza Conflict

San Diego has made a 17-year investment with our partnership region, Sha’ar HaNegev. When you support Federation, you make life-changing programs like this possible. Thank you for all that you do.

By Richard Summers, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.

Over the past year the Negev Fundi…

Meet our New Board Member: James Lewis

Each week we will be introducing you to a new Federation Board Member.

This week, we wish to introduce you to:

James "Jim" Lewis
Director-at-Large

 

Jim is Vice President – Investments and Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors and has been in the industry for over 15 years.

Jim…