Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Houston Astros’ Alex Bregman

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York –Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman is the first Jewish major league baseball player to get a walk-off hit in a World Series game. What other member of Bregman’s family accomplished something in baseball?   A. Bregman’s father, Sam, played baseball at the University of New Mexico. In 1989, […]

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Sports & Competitions, Trivia, Humor & Satire

‘Just Kidding:’ Trump puts the ‘Ch’ back in ‘Chanukah’

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Anyone hearing strange, guttural sounds emanating from the White House, Trump Tower in New York or Mar-a-lago in Florida need not be concerned. There’s a logical explanation (sort of). It starts with President Trump’s recent – pardon the expression – crusade to get storekeepers and just about everyone

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish trivia quiz: Fats Domino, z”l

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York –New Orleans musician Fats Domino died last week at the age of 89. Domino was called “the real King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Elvis Presley, and John Lennon said that “There wouldn’t have been a Beatles without Fats Domino.” What was the Jewish connection in Fats Domino’s life? A.

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

‘Just Kidding’: Backlash to Naming Gefilte as U.S. Fish

  By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK–It really comes as no surprise. President Trump’s announcement – reported here only last week — that he planned to name the gefilte the U.S. national fish has drawn a wave of protests. Extolling the Jewish delicacy for its taste, flexibility, healthfulness, and other properties, the president said he

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Humoring the headlines: October 25, 2017

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department cannot prevent an interned undocumented teen from having an abortion. Mike Pence has asked President Trump to issue an executive decree calling for the deportation of undocumented fetuses. * Melania Trump visited a school in Michigan to denounce cyber bullying. When The President

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Jewish trivia quiz: Dickinson, Texas

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The intersection between government and religious and/or political beliefs is in the news with growing frequency, including debates over government-mandated birth control coverage in insurance policies, and the question before the Supreme Court of whether a baker must make a wedding cake for a gay couple when that violates

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

‘Just Kidding’: Lawyers laud Trump for job creation

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK– JLo, the Jewish Lawyers Organization – not to be confused with Jennifer Lopez, the actress – will honor President Trump and his administration for “incredible job creation,” namely for attorneys, many of them Jewish. A JLo official said: “Candidate Trump promised unbelievable strides in creating jobs. And now, President Trump

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire

‘Just Kidding’: Trump tries a Yom Kippur fast

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK– To connect emotionally and politically with Jews everywhere, President Trump tried fasting on Yom Kippur this year. His decision to experience the nearly 27-hour ritual of self-denial came after aides discovered a highly controversial phrase in his first draft of a High Holy Day message to the Jewish community. The

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire