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Amal Clooney Helped ICC Weigh Gaza War Crimes Evidence

Published by IBTimes Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders, the human rights lawyer said Monday. The high-profile British-Lebanese barrister posted a statement on the website of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which she founded with her husband,

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Samuel Goldwyn

While ‍Goldwyn ‍did ‍not ‍embrace ‍Judaism, ‍he ‍did ‍ultimately ‍become ‍president ‍of ‍the ‍United ‍Jewish ‍Welfare ‍Fund ‍and ‍was ‍a ‍strong ‍supporter ‍of ‍Israel. ‍Among ‍the ‍honors ‍he ‍received ‍were ‍the ‍Jean ‍Hersholt ‍Humanitarian ‍Award ‍and ‍the ‍Presidential ‍Medal ‍of ‍Freedom. ‍What ‍else ‍is ‍true ‍of ‍Samuel ‍Goldwyn? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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‘The Butler Did It’ Offers Plays Within Plays

Under Dennis Floyd’s direction this fast-paced, silly adventure depicts the return of the once-admired Broadway director, Anthony J. Lefcourt, presenting his newest whodunit–not a thriller!–that features an aging starlet, a dewy-eyed ingenue, a doddering actor who can’t learn his lines, a street kid attempting to pass as a schooled butler, and an out-of-work actor-cum-detective. [Eva Trieger]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Nora Ephron

Courtesy of Wikipedia Nora Ephron (May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing romantic comedy films. She received numerous accolades including a British Academy Film Award and nominations for three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and three Writers Guild of America Awards. Ephron started her career writing

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Bob Sagat

Courtesy of Wikipedia Robert Saget (May 17, 1956 – January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and television host. He portrayed Danny Tanner on the sitcom Full House (1987–1995) and its sequel Fuller House (2016–2020). Saget was the original host of America’s Funniest Home Videos (1989–1997), and the voice of narrator Ted Mosby on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). He was also

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Debra Winger

Courtesy of Wikipedia Debra Winger (May 16, 1955) is an American actress. She starred in the films An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Terms of Endearment (1983), and Shadowlands (1993), each of which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Winger won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Terms of Endearment, and the Tokyo International Film Festival

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David Landis, Shira Ehrlich in the Hunt for Broadway Jimmy Awards

Only 10 male-identifying leads, and 10 female- identifying leads are chosen to compete from all the high school theater departments in San Diego County.  From there, one student from each category will be chosen to go to New York to compete in the Broadway Jimmy Awards. [Sandi Masori]

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‘Grit, Grace and Glamour’: Joan Jacobs Hailed as Down-to-Earth Donor Titan

Joan Jacobs was praised Monday as a woman of “grit, grace and glamour” whose “joyful generosity” — along with her Qualcomm founding husband, Irwin — made San Diego a cultural powerhouse amid her “unwavering commitment to make the world a better place.” [Ken Stone, Times of San Diego]

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Jewish Trivia Question: Eurovision

There ‍has ‍been ‍a ‍parallel ‍song ‍contest ‍in ‍Europe ‍for ‍more ‍than ‍20 ‍years ‍where ‍young ‍Jewish ‍students ‍compete, ‍singing ‍pop ‍songs ‍adapted ‍to ‍Jewish ‍content, ‍or ‍in ‍some ‍cases ‍original ‍Jewish ‍songs. ‍The ‍competition ‍was ‍first ‍created ‍by ‍Rotem ‍Abecassis, ‍an ‍Israeli ‍shaliach ‍in ‍Sweden, ‍to ‍bring ‍together ‍chapters ‍of ‍World ‍Bnei ‍Akiva ‍(a ‍religious ‍Zionist ‍youth ‍movement). ‍This ‍year’s ‍contest ‍took ‍place ‍in ‍Hanover, ‍Germany ‍in ‍March, ‍and ‍was ‍won ‍by ‍Halev ‍Stuttgart ‍Youth ‍Center. ‍What ‍is ‍the ‍name ‍of ‍this ‍annual ‍Jewish ‍song ‍competition? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Bea Arthur

Courtesy of Wikipedia Beatrice Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her work on television beginning in the 1970s as Maude Findlay in the popular sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1972) and Maude (1972–1978) and later

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Eurovision’s Eden Golan breaks down in tears as she arrives back in Israel after huge protests and boos

Published by GB News Eden Golan broke down in tears after she landed in Israel this morning following the European Song Contest in Sweden. The contestant suffered a heavy backlash while in Malmo, with pro-Palestine activists protesting against her right to compete. Critics of Israel had demanded the country be banned from Eurovision over its

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Legally Blonde is now in session at San Diego Musical Theater 

For those who haven’t seen the 2001 movie starring Reese Witherspoon, the basic plot is that California sorority girl Elle Woods (Johnisa Breault) gets jilted by her boyfriend Warner (Eli Wood) because she’s a “Marilyn” when he needs a “Jackie” and decides to follow him to Harvard to prove how serious she is. [++

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Irving Berlin

Courtesy of Wikipedia Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Gerald R. Ford in 1977. Broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite stated he “helped

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