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Rabbi barred from San Diego MLK event sparks backlash from Jewish groups

“The decision to disinvite me is, in my view, a disservice to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” wrote Rabbi Hanan Leberman.

Rabbi Hanan Leberman leads attendees at the AJC Global Forum in the singing of Tfila Leshlom Hamedina at the Davidson Plaza in the Old City of Jerusalem in June 2018.
Sadie, a 5-year-old dog, was rescued after being swept out to sea.

WATCH: Labrador swept out to sea rescued by San Diego Fire Department lifeguards

MedCu Technologies, an Israeli wound-care startup, won an innovation award at the Medtech Strategist Innovation Summit in San Diego.

Copper wound dressings from Israel take top prize at San Diego summit

The Indigenous Kumeyaay territory of 1769 includes modern-day San Diego and Baja California.

This Thanksgiving, Jewish gratitude begins with acknowledging the land beneath our feet - opinion


Antisemitism task force recovers stolen Chabad items

Video footage allowed authorities to identify the perpetrators, prompting them to return the stolen photos. Rabbi Boudjnah preferred an apology letter over pressing charges.

San Diego State University campus is shown after the 23 Campuses of California State University system announced the fall 2020 semester will be online, affecting hundreds of thousands of students, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, US, May 13, 2020.

Nine San Diego apes become first non-human primates vaccinated for COVID

Each of the nine animals received two doses of an experimental vaccine originally designed for dogs and cats, with the apes exhibiting no adverse reactions, and are all doing well.

Northern brown howler monkey

Package unwraps 98-year-old mystery for San Diego Jewish family

"It was a big surprise. I didn't know anything about her interest in this."

Jewish Colonial Trust share certificate

Israeli firm launches pilot in San Diego for eco-friendly shoreline armor

ECOncrete's COASTLOCK Tide Pool Armor could protect shorelines against erosion and storm flooding while also preserving tide pool habitats for marine life.

ECOncrete's eco-friendly COASTALOCK Tide Pool Armor is seen alongside construction equipment.

Gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park diagnosed with COVID-19

Three among the band of critically endangered western lowland gorillas at the sprawling wildlife park have shown symptoms of the respiratory virus.

Gorillas sit after two of their troop tested positive for COVID-19 after falling ill at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

14-year-old arrested under suspicion of assaulting San Diego rabbi

The suspect was taken in on charges of battery and hate crime charges, and is alleged to have assaulted Rabbi Yonatan Halevy on Saturday, October 10.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

San Diego rabbi assaulted outside his synagogue

Halevy was the victim of the latest incident, in which a teenager riding a bicycle hit him on the head and yelled a racial slur at him outside the synagogue in University City.

View of San Diego.

Fire engulfs US warship in San Diego

The fire appeared to be confined to inside the ship’s upper decks and smoke billowed from much of the vessel as several small boats attempts to spray water to slow down the fire.

Smoke rises from a fire on board the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego, California, U.S. July 12, 2020.

Poway shooting victims and survivors sue alleged shooter and gunmaker

The lawsuit targets alleged shooter John Earnest and his parents, as well as the gunmaker Smith & Wesson and the gun store in San Diego that sold the suspected shooter his firearm.

John Earnest, accused in the fatal shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, stands in court during an arraignment hearing in San Diego

San Diego aquarium successfully breeds rare weedy sea dragon fish

The fish are native to Australia and, due to their small population numbers, little is known about the species.

A Weedy Sea Dragon.