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George ‘The Animal’ Steele, wrestling great, dead at 79

February 25, 2017

WASHINGTON, February 24, 2017 – First cast as an almost sub-human villain before he later morphed into an oddly lovable character later in his career, bigger-than-life wrestling legend George “The Animal” Steele passed away in Florida on February 16, 2017 at the age of 79. Steele had been under hospice care since the spring of

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Hollywood stars condemn Trump at pre-Oscars rally

February 25, 2017

Hundreds of people including Hollywood stars have held a rally in Beverly Hills ahead of the Oscars on Sunday to denounce President Trump’s immigration policies. It was organised by the United Talent Agency, one of Hollywood’s biggest agencies, replacing its annual Oscar party with what it said was a show of support for freedom of

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International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Alan Colmes, Fox News’ liberal voice, dead at 66

February 24, 2017

Alan Colmes, the longtime radio host best known as Fox News’s liberal voice on the network’s popular “Hannity & Colmes” show and later as a Fox commentator, has died at the age of 66 after a brief illness, Fox News reported Thursday morning. “When Alan and I started ‘Hannity & Colmes,’ there wasn’t a day

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

What Torah teaches about being cruel to be kind

February 24, 2017

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — In 1979 pop singer Nick Lowe put out a single that became a classic: “Cruel to be Kind”: Oh I can’t take another heartache Though you say you’re my friend, I’m at my wit’s end You say your love is bonafide, but that don’t coincide With the things

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Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

The Wandering Review: Oscar Predictions 2017

February 23, 2017

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−It’s always risky to prognosticate the winners of the Academy Awards. While the nominees usually exemplify excellent filmmaking, which ones will garner the gold statuettes often reflect contemporary politics, personality issues, and studio lobbying. My predictions are based more on monitoring entertainment and trade publications than on my own tastes. BEST

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Lawrence Baron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

New book examines Judaism’s last three prophets

February 22, 2017

Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Prophecy in an Age of Uncertainty by Hayyim Angel, Maggid Books, New Milford, CT, © 2016, ISBN 978-1-59264-413-1, p. 154 plus appendix, $24.95 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Jewish prophets are missionaries in the sense that God calls them to fulfill a task, such as conveying important information to the

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

The ‘Body and Soul’ of American jazz

February 22, 2017

“There’s no bum like a ‘pretty good artist’ and I think you’re ‘pretty good.’” –Johnny Green’s father By Eric George Tauber LA JOLLA, California –The 2017 San Diego Jewish Film Festival has come and gone. With eighty different screenings at five venues –with filmmakers traveling from as far as Hungary and Israel- and selling more

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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Steven Spielberg’s mother passes away

February 22, 2017

Leah Alder, the mother of world famous filmmaker Steven Spielberg, passed away Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 97, Adler, born in Cincinnati to Jennie and Philip Posner, was raised in an observant Jewish household. She married Arnold Spielberg in 1945 and had four children: Steven, Anne, Sue, and Nancy. As an Orthodox

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Arts columnist Citron tells of her memoir

February 22, 2017

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — If my editor will indulge me, I should like to tell you about a book today rather than a play or film. The book is called As I Remember It and it is my memoir which has just been published. As the publisher describes it, the book “chronicles the

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Cynthia Citron

World of mystery at Fleet Science Center

February 22, 2017

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Just the other day, I was explaining the term “spoiler” to my ESL students. If you wrote a who-done-it called “The Butler did it,” no one would read it because it’s the mental gymnastics it takes to untangle a web of intrigue that makes it worthwhile. Now at

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

A week of disaster and delight

February 20, 2017

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — My week began with the stranger who walked into the local hairdresser’s where I was sitting and asked if the car parked further along the road was mine. It was. “Well, I’ve caused some damage to the windscreen,” he informed me. In the process of cutting branches off

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East

‘Refugee’ violinist blends Russian-Jewish roots with modern tones

February 18, 2017

Yevgeny Kutik’s family fled the USSR’s institutionalized anti-Semitism with a suitcase of sheet music when he was 5. Now he tours the free world with a century-old violin By Matt Lebovic BOSTON — As a 5-year old refugee from the former Soviet Union, Yevgeny Kutik came to the United States with music in his veins.

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Beloved actor Warren Frost has passed away at 91 years old

February 18, 2017

“Twin Peaks” and “Seinfeld” actor Warren Frost has passed away at the age of 91. He died on Friday morning at his Vermont home after a lengthy battle with an illness, according to his son Mark Frost. Frost was best known for his role as town physician Will “Doc” Hayward on “Twin Peaks” and Mr.

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Shatner and Retailer Make Sure Boy With Autism Always Has Favorite Food

February 17, 2017

Because Everett Botwright has autism, the 6-year-old recently started refusing to eat anything if it wasn’t the meal that stole his heart: Star Wars themed Kraft macaroni and cheese dinners. Everett’s family became especially distressed when – after they had already bought all of the boxes that they could carry – their local Walmart discontinued

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

George ‘The Animal’ Steele, wrestling great, dead at 79

Hollywood stars condemn Trump at pre-Oscars rally

Alan Colmes, Fox News’ liberal voice, dead at 66

What Torah teaches about being cruel to be kind

The Wandering Review: Oscar Predictions 2017

New book examines Judaism’s last three prophets

The ‘Body and Soul’ of American jazz

Steven Spielberg’s mother passes away

Arts columnist Citron tells of her memoir

World of mystery at Fleet Science Center

A week of disaster and delight

‘Refugee’ violinist blends Russian-Jewish roots with modern tones

Beloved actor Warren Frost has passed away at 91 years old

Shatner and Retailer Make Sure Boy With Autism Always Has Favorite Food

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