Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump this week asked African-Americans “what the hell do you have to lose” in imploring them to vote for him. His arrogance in presenting the question reminded me of that scene in the 1978 film “The Deer Hunter” when a sadistic prison camp guard during the Vietnam War demands that an […]
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USALOS ANGELES — Surveying the devastation of centuries-old villages pummeled by a major earthquake in central Italy this week, it’s easy for Californians to think that the more modern buildings here would better survive the shaking. But seismic experts and structural engineers say there remain many buildings across California that could not withstand the type
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAClose The video tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner from Pakistan who at 15 survived being shot in the head by the Taliban while riding a bus in 2012. “I want to get my education, and I want to become a doctor,” she says, adding that the Taliban throw acid
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host David Epstein and Bradley White at its Sept. 21 Dinner Forum. The two locally recognized financial advisers will discuss “Managing Your Money During Retirement.” The presentation will include a discussion on maximizing your IRA and 401-k funds. and the impact of Brexit on interest rates and
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The founding of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. www.JASHP.org By Jerry Klinger LAS VEGAS, New Mexico — As a kid, my mother won out over my father’s wishes. I was sent to yeshiva for my first eight years of schooling. I learned Torah, Talmud, how to put on Tefilin and yes wander
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Years ago, in the wide-open office of a trade newspaper where I worked, a young woman staffer suddenly stood up and declared in a loud, clear voice: “When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.” And then she quietly sat down. I don’t know how long her love
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireIf you’re counting, this is the 250th “Humoring the Headlines” column By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Donald Trump opened his third campaign office in Israel to court the votes of Israeli Americans. He and Bibi are jointly planning to found a branch of Trump University there where students will be able to major in the
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USASeventy-four days before this year”s presidential election, polls forecast a tight election. Or do they suggest Clinton is on track for a landslide win? In fact, recent polling tends to reinforce both narratives simultaneously, a fact that not surprisingly has led to much confusion and consternation among voters tracking the election horserace. But how is
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USABOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA, August 20, 2016 – Anyone visiting Colombia from the United States this year is soon asked about Donald Trump. The Trump phenomenon dominates the international news cycle, and everyone in Colombia is intrigued with Trump. Even blue collar workers seem fascinated by the candidacy of Trump. Unlike in the US, in Colombia, anyone
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International, USANew Delhi (dpa) – More than 250 people in three Indian states have died since the monsoon season began in June, officials said Thursday, as the holy city of Varanasi was the latest to grapple with flooding. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated due to the rain to state-run relief shelters in the
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InternationalLAKEWOOD, Pennsylvania — There was a time when you couldn’t get kosher sushi or iced coffee while at sleepaway camp. But most campers don’t remember those dark days. “No sushi?” asked Yael, a 13-year-old camper from Camp Lavi in Lakewood, Pennsylvania. “How’d you survive?” Welcome to the Pocono Mountains, home to approximately 50 sleepaway camps
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Jewish Religion, USAORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Health and Florida Hospital will not bill survivors of the Pulse nightclub massacre for out-of-pocket medical expenses, officials announced Wednesday. Instead, the hospitals will write off an estimated $5.5 million or more in care. “The pulse shooting was a horrendous tragedy for the victims, their families and our entire community,” Orlando
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’re all on the borders of cultures. We express the condition by where we travel, with whom we deal, and how we deal with those who are different from ourselves. Staying close to home and minding our own business are conventional ways of dealing with strangers, some of whom may
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – A nine-month-long, 10,000 square foot exhibition about the Jews of San Diego, including the community’s history, achievements and troubles since 1850, is now in the design stage with an opening planned in March 2017 at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. Joellyn Zollman, a professor who
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