By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s distortions of the past and her dreadful hopes for the future can be bookended between the acts of two very different Britons: the revered General Bernard Law Montgomery and the reviled Jeremy Corbyn. Between Oct. 23 and Nov. 11, 1942, Montgomery stopped Rommel on
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By Lawrence Krause, PhD ENCINITAS, California — “What’s On Your Mind” is a discussion group that meets twice a month at Seacrest Village Retirement Communities. Its purpose is to let residents get to know each other better and also to promote critical thinking (average age of residents in independent living is eighty-nine). Rather than just
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By Navras J. Aafreedi From indiatimes.com KOLKATA, India — Estimated to be around five to ten thousand, Jews are the smallest religious minority in India classified under the category ‘Others’, representative of 0.7 per cent of the Indian population, in the census. They are so small in numbers that they do not even qualify to
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Lawrence Baron SAN DIEGO — Janet Brody Esser died early morning May 22 from cancer and injuries related to a recent auto accident. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she received her BA from the University of Iowa, MA in art history with an emphasis on anthropology and archeology from California State University, Long Beach,
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BOSTON, Massachusetts (Press Release) — The Ruderman Family Foundation, an international leader in disability inclusion, presented its Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion to Michael Phelps at a ceremony on Tuesday, May 21, at the Four Seasons in Boston. Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was honored with the award in recognition of
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USABy Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — There are remarkable similarities between the biblical story of the flood and the more ancient version of Gilgamesh. The Babylonian epic Gilgamesh was written on twelve tablets around 2000 BCE and has survived in several versions. It was discovered in 1839 among the ruins of a
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Dorothea shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — Actually, the one-woman show of the above title that I saw last week has very little to do with the subject of the title, namely, mothers-in-law. I am one such, and even an ex-one in one case, but not a step one, or not yet, at least (and I hope never).
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO –Denied his 104th birthday by just ten days, Herman Wouk, best known for The Caine Mutiny (1954), passed away peacefully in his sleep last Friday, May 17. He lived a blessed life. His most famous novel, based on his WWII navy service, was also a two year Broadway hit and
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Obituaries & memorials, USABy David Rubin SHILOH, Israel — President Trump has teased forward his impending ‘Deal of the Century’ peace plan for Israel. Hope wanes eternal. But what might his historic peace plan actually entail? First, there is one major element that it likely will not include: A two-state solution. How do we know this? Because when
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Middle East, USABy Moshe Phillips PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Herman Wouk, the famed novelist who first became a household name for his 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning The Caine Mutiny died last week nearly 70 years after achieving fame. Besides his long career as a writer he was also a lifelong Zionist. This fact of Wouk’s love affair with the State of Israel has been completely absent from the many articles celebrating his literary
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There are several parts to Bibi Netanyahu. After distinguished military service, he climbed through lesser posts to be Prime Minister from 1984, and is set to make a record of the longest-serving Prime Minister in Israel’s history. He’s bright, perhaps brilliant. Speaks fluently both Hebrew and English. Has recently made
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Dorian DeWind The Moderate Voice AUSTIN, Texas — It has been nearly 75 years since the last train crammed with Dutch Jews destined for the Auschwitz death camp left Westerbork, a camp situated in the northeastern part of the Netherlands that served as a transit camp for Dutch Jews before they were deported to
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By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Just 71 years ago, Israel declared its independence based on several factors: *God promised the Land of Israel to the Jews in the Bible – echoed in the Christian Bible and even (gasp!) in the Koran. *Three ancient Jewish kingdoms in Israel are part of archaeological and historical
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By Amy Neustein, PhD FORT LEE, New Jersey — My late mother, Shirley Friedberg Neustein, was a childhood friend of Herman Wouk, who attended the boys division of a Zionist camp (Keeyuma/Carmelia) in the 1920s and 30s, which was picturesquely situated on Lake Champlain in Milton Vermont. They kept up until my mother died in
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