What did Pope Francis do that led Rabbi Noam Marans, Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations at the American Jewish Committee, to comment that the Pope “gets it in his kishkes”? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Published by The Moderate Voice : Claudia Sheinbaum Will Be Mexico’s Next President by Bart van Leeuwen, PoliticalCartoons.com Luis Gómez Romero, University of Wollongong On October 17, 1953, constitutional reform granted women the right to vote in Mexico, and two years later, women cast ballots for the first time in a federal election. Now, nearly
In 1908, Mühsam moved to Munich. Augustin Sawhi, a Spanish anarchist, recalls: “Within a few years, he became well known in the artistic world of Munich for his carefree, witty lifestyle. […] Mühsam was considered the leader of Munich’s bohemians.” [Alex Gordon]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat Generation. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism, and sexual repression, and he embodied various aspects of this counterculture with his views on
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It’s not every day you can say you are now best friends with a 105-year-old. I am happy to tell you on Friday, May 31, I can report I now have a new best friend named Charlotte Marx. I attended Marx’s 105th birthday lunch at Seacrest Village in Encinitas with a contingent from Tifereth Israel Synagogue Sisterhood. [Cailin Acosta[
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So far, Biden’s reticence has contrasted with the rhetoric of at least two Jewish California Democrats, who believe they can turn Trump’s felony conviction to their advantage in the upcoming November 5 elections. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Black manages to integrate Jewish theology, history and culture into his lyrics. The cadence and flow of his music is similar to Jay-Z and Ice-T. He even weaves in some humor. There is a definite gospel vibe. It was spiritually transforming, transporting us out of the tension we in the Jewish community have been living under for eight months. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Grace Aguilar (June 2, 1816 – 16 September 1847) was an English novelist, poet, and writer on Jewish history and religion. Although she had been writing since childhood, much of her work was published posthumously. Among those are her best-known works, the novels Home Influence and A Mother’s Recompense. Aguilar was the eldest child
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With Israeli cabinet-level approval, Ariel was born out of necessity in 1978. Forty families, led by Ron Nachman, later long-term mayor of Ariel, settled on barren, unpopulated land close to multiple biblical-era Jewish communities [Jerry Klinger]
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International, Israel, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined ContributorsA little Jewish humor is good for the soul. [Cailin Acosta]
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Hitler sought a propaganda victory for his Nazified country with the Olympic Games supposed to be the setting for a demonstration of “Aryan” superiority. Brundage, blinded by his own lust for prominence, became Hitler’s stooge, so desperate was he to rise to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Amy Schumer (June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. Schumer ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2007. From 2013 to 2016, she was the creator, co-producer, co-writer, and star of the Comedy
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Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) raised $1.9 million at its annual Heart and Soul Gala at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, California on May 18. The signature benefit highlighted the nonprofit’s work to provide resources and support to San Diegans of all ages, faiths and backgrounds. (Press Release)
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Each Holocaust survivor paused silently and then spoke about their family members who perished before signing. San Diego Holocaust survivors who participated were Ben Midler, Gerald Szames, Violet and Ben Gurfinkel, Lubbock Geller, and Freda Sheykhet. [Sandra Scheller]
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