In his 1902 fictional outline for the new Jewish state, Altneuland, the Old New Land, Theodor Herzl wrote, “The plan for building a homeland for the Jewish people must also take into consideration the founding of a Hebrew cement factory.” [Jerry Klinger]
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By Dorian de Wind The Moderate Voice AUSTIN, Texas — On this Memorial Day weekend, I think of Tibor Rubin, a Holocaust survivor who went on to become a U.S. citizen and a Medal of Honor recipient for his bravery during the Korean conflict. He was cited “for extraordinary heroism during the period from July
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The curriculum Betty created, and refined over the next 36 years, engendered special pride within her students, and provided them with an understanding of Jewish philosophy, the purpose of Mitzvah fulfillment, the value of family, and respect for the Divine plan in creating Man and Woman. [Weiser Family]
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The women hitchhikers for whom Rabbi Rabinowitz stopped were on their way to meet up with comrades at the pyramids for a Lag B’Omer celebration.“The Galilean village of Meron [site of the most famous Lag B’Omer festivities] transported to Gizeh [in Egypt],” the rabbi marveled, “and Palestinian songs and dances in the shades of the Pyramids.” [
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The exhibit, RUTH: Remember Us The Holocaust, will close at the Rancho San Diego Library on Thursday, June 20. After a hiatus, it will be installed at the La Jolla Library in time to be exhibited throughout the year 2025. [Sandy Scheller]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Harvey Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk was born and raised in New York, where he acknowledged his homosexuality as an adolescent, but
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Jewish History, News Media, Today's Jewish Birthday, USA, WikipediaPrior to Lag B’Omer, I would start receiving invitations to weddings and upsherin (when a three-year-old boy receives his first haircut, allowed on Lag B’Omer). Families also plan picnics and outside gatherings as the weather has warmed up and enjoying a bonfire with smores makes the occasion more festive. [Cailin Acosta]
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It is in these precious moments of a blessed mindset filled with respite that we rediscover the true meaning of “Shabbat shalom” – a profound peace that transcends the physical realm and infuses our very being with a sense of spiritual wholeness and emotional harmony. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Moshe Dayan (May 20, 1915 – October 16, 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician. As commander of the Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1953–1958) during the 1956 Suez Crisis, and especially as Defense Minister during the Six-Day War in 1967, he became a worldwide fighting symbol of the new state
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There is no missionary in Judaism, which sharply limits the mobilization potential of this religion. Therefore, in the Khazar Khaganate, in which only a part of the elite accepted Judaism, there could not be an intensive violent spread of religion, similar to what took place in Christianity and Islam. Therefore, the Jews were so few among the Khazars that they could not by themselves be a source of intensive spread of the Jewish religion. [Alex Gordon]
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David Ben Gurion toyed with the idea of a revived Mamshit becoming the Capital of Israel if the state ever came to be. Necessity was reality. Ben Gurion declared Israel’s independence in Tel Aviv in 1948. Dimona was too remote, too hard to get to, and endured a harsh climate [Jerry Klinger]
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He knew, right then and there, that those boots were the only items that he would find of his once-known and beloved Hanover family. [Shuli Hanover]
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The highly readable novel juxtaposes three stories: 1) love and survival in Vichy France; 2) Jewish efforts shortly after World War II to find European Jewish orphans who could be brought to Eretz Israel; and 3) the drama of Israel “stealing” its own ships from under the eyes of the French. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Published by Euronews (English) A man allegedly trying to set fire to a synagogue in northern France was shot and killed by police on Friday, according to French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. Officers in Rouen “responded to a report of smoke near the synagogue,” a police source said. “The man was armed with a knife
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