The Jewish actors: Al Waxman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Waxman In this scene from The Hitman, Waxman has to execute a suffering friend.
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Tillerson nomination curbs some Israeli ardor for Trump
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is no better example of political dynamics than the election of the political outsider with an unrestrained set of tongue and hands, Donald Trump. What’s next? is the great question bothering and/or tantalizing Americans and all who depend on them to greater or lesser measure. Uncertainty is a close
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA19 moviegoers arrested in India for failing to stand during national anthem
MUMBAI, India — Nineteen moviegoers have been arrested in southern India this week for violating a new law: They did not stand when the national anthem was played in the theater. At an international film festival in Kerala state on Monday, 12 people refused to rise for the anthem, prompting a scuffle in which six
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InternationalMel Brooks on the Making of ‘Young Frankenstein’
They meet every Friday for lunch at the same spot in Beverly Hills: the former studio head, the retired producer and the greatest living figure in American comedy. “We are the three regulars,” says the ex-producer, Michael Gruskoff, who is joined each week by Alan Ladd Jr. and the legendary Mel Brooks in what is
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAMore than 2,100 killed in Philippines anti-drug campaign since July
Manila (dpa) – More than 2,100 suspects have been killed in the past five months in the Philippines amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs, police statistics showed Wednesday. The 2,102 suspects were killed in operations against drug users and pushers from July 1 to December 14, police reported. These operations also resulted in
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InternationalConfirmation won’t be Tillerson’s toughest fight; he pushed Boy Scouts to accept gays
WASHINGTON — The Boy Scouts of America is not a progressive group, and implementing change is tough. The massive youth organization, based in Irving, Texas, is a highly decentralized mass of thousands of nonprofits — 70 percent of which are controlled by religious institutions. And from 2010 to 2012, Rex Tillerson — Donald Trump’s pick
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USADemocrats say Trump must sell his interest in Washington hotel or be in breach of federal lease
WASHINGTON — Of all his worldwide business ventures, Donald Trump’s new luxury hotel in Washington, just a few blocks from the White House, is among his proudest jewels. During the campaign, he bragged about his work on the hotel and plugged the business at news conferences. “With the notable exception of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, this
New French PM Cazeneuve is racing against time
Less than five months before the first round of presidential elections, France’s new government has desperate little time to accomplish any policy goals. But the new prime minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, could still succeed in leaving his mark. Delivering his debut speech as prime minister to France’s National Assembly on Tuesday, Cazeneuve said he would make
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InternationalFed hikes interest rates 0.25 percent. Stocks down
WASHINGTON, December 14, 2016 – The Fed has just announced what investors have long expected. With Election 2016 over and done with (more or less), the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has unanimously voted to increase its target interest rate range from the current 0.25-0.50 percent to a new range of 0.50-0.75 percent, effective on
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USATrump names Ronna Romney McDaniel as RNC chair
WASHINGTON — As widely rumored for a week, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday gave his nod to Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel taking the reins of the GOP national committee next year. The Republican National Committee — a 168-member body that coordinates national platforms, fundraising and policies for the party — put out
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USASeeing Christmas through Jewish eyes
By Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — Even if we don’t theologically celebrate Christmas, we in the Jewish community honor and venerate the true meaning and implication of this national holiday season. This year, there is a complete calendar intertwining; the first light of Hanukkah will be lit on Christmas Eve. Though the December holiday
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USAJewish interest license plate: Ruach 3
SAN DIEGO — License plate maven Melanie Rubin found this license plate indicating the car has three times the spirit (ruach) as other cars!
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Melanie Rubin, San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireA tale of two TR menorahs
By Alanna Sobel (c) National Park Foundation Near Oyster Bay on the North Shore of Long Island, you can walk in the footsteps of the 26th President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt’s “Summer White House,” as it was affectionately known, is called Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in the park world. Heirlooms, hunting trophies,
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Jewish History, Travel and Food, USAA travel case filled with love for Israel
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – As the widow of billionaire Carnival Cruise Lines founder Ted Arison, Lin Arison has had the chance to travel wherever she wants to around the world. The Carnival Corporation owns not only Carnival Cruise Lines, but such other cruise lines as Princess Cruises, Cunard Lines, Holland-America, Seabourn Cruises,
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