By Joel H Cohen NEW YORK — A popular old story tells of a Jewish woman on a New York City subway sitting next to a bearded man who’s wearing a black hat and long black clothing. After minutes of staring at the man, the woman can’t contain herself. “I don’t understand you people,” she […]
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Jewish Religion, Joel H. CohenThanks to technology and an aggressive screening campaign, the genetic disease is all but gone today — and carrier couples can have healthy children By Ira Stoll JTA — Parents of children born with Tay-Sachs disease talk about “three deaths.” There is the moment when parents first learn that their child has been diagnosed with
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The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger; Scribner, 289 pages including index; $27. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This book, no doubt, will be remembered as important for going beyond the realm of a Holocaust memoir and becoming a Holocaust life lesson. For Eger, the retelling of her experiences at
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish HistoryNobel Prize winning physicist warned against the ‘naive’ approach towards Germany from the then British PM By Jewish News reporter Albert Einstein 1938 ALS Regarding Hitler. Photo credit: Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://natedsanders.com/Albert_Einstein_1938_ALS_Regarding_Hitler_______Ho-LOT46972.aspx) A letter from Albert Einstein to his best friend in which he criticises Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of Nazi Germany is to be
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Jewish History, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)– As we honor the tradition of Kever Avot, of visiting the graves of loved ones, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the San Diego Rabbinic Association (SDRA) provides the following services open to the entire community: Kever Avot Services, September 24th, 2017 Home of Peace Cemetery 3668 Imperial Ave San Diego
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CalendarBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — This past week, some of my congregants asked me: What does Jewish tradition have to say about solar eclipses? Like many ancient peoples, the Jews did not develop a scientific understanding of eclipses until much later in its history. Before we examine what exactly Jewish tradition
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Science, Medicine, & EducationWe all think we know Curious George, the rambunctious primate who’s been entertaining children since his first book was published in 1941. He’s been in television shows, blockbuster movies and video games, shaping the lives of countless children. But a new documentary, Monkey Business, tells the story of the iconic children’s character on film for
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAJerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced comedian who burst onto the post-World War II show-business scene with partner Dean Martin to form the hottest comedy team of their era before launching his own highly successful solo career a decade later, died Sunday. He was 91. Lewis died of natural causes in Las Vegas with his family
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastDick Gregory, who became the first black stand-up comic to break the color barrier in major nightclubs in the early 1960s, a decade in which he satirized segregation and race relations in his act and launched his lifetime commitment to civil rights and other social justice issues, died Sunday. He was 84. His death was
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Obituaries & memorials, USAHe was credited with bringing Benjamin Netanyahu to power for the first time in 1996 and a series of successful campaigns in the US and Israel By Times of Israel staff Arthur Finkelstein and Benjamin Netanyahu in March 10, 1999. (Flash 90) Arthur Finklestein, a conservative campaign strategist widely credited with bringing Prime Minister Benjamin
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Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, USAHans Wolfermann is remembered for his tenacity in the face of dictatorial regimes from Nazi Europe to South America By Steve North Hans Wolfermann was nearly 96 when he passed away last month, lucid until the end, with his loving wife of 70 years at his side. It was, perhaps, a typical death in a
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International, Jewish History, USAScreenshot – Lisa Marie Presley It’s hard to believe that it’s been 40 years since the passing of one of the most iconic figures in music. Elvis Presley passed away on August 15, 1977 and, since then, his loyal fans have flocked to his Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee, to feel closer to “The King.”
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, USAWomen’s rights groups hail ruling as judges nix job requirements that effectively precluded females By Times of Israel staff The entrance to the Rabbinical Court of Tel Aviv, November 27, 2013. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Women must be allowed to serve as directors of rabbinical courts, the High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday, in a
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastA new film explores the forgotten history of when the Caribbean island became a temporary gem hub after opening its doors to thousands of European Jews fleeing the Nazis By Larry Luxner HAVANA, Cuba — On a hot and steamy Shabbat afternoon in early July, 50 or so Jews gathered in the social hall of
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