Donald H. Harrison

Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s pick for Treasury, resigns as MOCA board member

LOS ANGELES—Following his appointment as the next Treasury secretary by President-elect Donald Trump, California banker Steven Mnuchin has resigned from his board position at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs partner and one-time co-chairman of the troubled Relativity Media studio, joined the Board of Trustees of the museum in […]

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USA

Another familiar Hollywood face of the ’70s and ’80s has passed away

Don Calfa, the film, stage and television actor whose credits included “The Return of the Living Dead,” ”Weekend at Bernie’s” and “Barney Miller,” has died. His publicist Michael Perez tells The Associated Press that Calfa died Thursday in Palm Springs of natural causes. Calfa died two days before his 77th birthday. Watch the video RELATED:

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Haifa to host Arabic food festival, with Jewish chefs too, to highlight post-fire coexistence

Under the creative direction of 2014 Israeli Master-Chef winner, 45 Arab and Jewish cooks will collaborate to revitalize disappearing Levantine dishes; Haifa mayor hopes people will come to support fire-stricken city By Dov Lieber HAIFA, Israel — The city of Haifa is preparing to host a three-day Arabic food festival, in which 45 leading chefs

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Middle East

UK to help secure its Jewish community – but Switzerland won’t

Amid rising anti-Semitism across Europe, two of Western Europe”s liberal democracies are taking starkly different approaches to combating the new security challenges presented to their respective Jewish communities. In Britain, the government of Theresa May has pledged to actively support efforts to protect Jewish institutions across the country, providing them with a security budget to

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International

Lebanese, Abu Dhabi-owned yards said building Israel Navy ships

Defense Ministry confident no classified information at risk during construction of corvettes in Germany By Stuart Winer A Sa’ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli navy. (YouTube screen capture) Four Israeli navy corvettes are under construction in a shipyard owned by Lebanese and Abu Dhabi-based companies, although officials insist that no classified information about the warships

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Middle East

At defense forum, Trump’s promises on spending draw praise, but other questions linger

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to increase military spending. It’s a pledge that had widespread support among the hundreds of defense officials — including members of Congress, military leaders and industry executives — who met Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley to discuss national security. “Peace through

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USA

Trump Invites Duterte To White House

Controversial Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte — who insulted President Barack Obama and other world leaders, including the pope — may soon visit the White House. President-elect Donald Trump invited the 70-year-old leader for a visit next year during a “very engaging, animated” phone conversation, Duterte’s aide said Friday. Christopher Go, Duterte’s special adviser, said the

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International, USA

Mummified, Dismembered Legs Are Those Of Egyptian Queen Nefertari

Lola Gayle, STEAM Register YORK, ENGLAND: Broken and battered mummified legs on display at the Egyptian Museum in Turin are most likely those of Egyptian Queen Nefertari, the favorite Royal Consort of Pharaoh Ramses II (Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty c. 1250 BC), according to an extensive analysis by an international team of archaeologists,

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education

Ontario’s parliament overwhelmingly rejects BDS

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario on Thursday passed by a vote of 49-5 a historic motion affirming the Ontario Legislature”s rejection of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The motion was brought forward by Conservative MPP Gila Martow of the largely Jewish riding of Thornhill. “That, in the opinion of this House, the

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Gabriel Garcia Marquez had Fidel Castro read his books to catch errors before publication

There are a lot of great opening lines in literature. But this one by the late Gabriel Garcia-Marquez is among the best: “Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.” That’s the way he starts the book

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International

Haim Saban: DNC chair hopeful Ellison ‘an anti-Semitic and anti-Israel person’

At annual Saban Forum, Jewish billionaire says the Minnesota congressman would be a ‘disaster for Israel and the Democratic Party’ By Eric Cortellessa Haim Saban speaks at the Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces 2014 Western Region Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Tiffany Rose/WireImage) WASHINGTON —

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Middle East, USA