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Satire: Political Game Shows

Kristi Noem has floated the idea of producing a reality show called “The Americans” in which immigrants compete for the prize of being granted a fast-track path to citizenship. Only Afrikaners and white Australians and Europeans will be eligible to participate. Trump plans to follow up “The Americans” with these other political game shows. [Laurie Baron]

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International, Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Please Practice Patience Especially During Mental Health Awareness Month

Practicing patience is often seen as a gift. Some people have more of this attribute than others. [Cailin Acosta]

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Business & Finance, Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Rachel Platten

Rachel Platten (May 20, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and author. After releasing two albums independently in 2003 and 2011, she signed with Columbia Records in 2015 and released her mainstream debut single, “Fight Song”, which peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA, topped charts in the UK and peaked within the top ten of multiple charts worldwide. [Wikipedia]

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Alcatraz

Another ‍prominent ‍Jewish ‍prisoner ‍at ‍Alcatraz ‍was ‍Meyer ‍Harris ‍“Mickey” ‍Cohen, ‍whose ‍parents ‍had ‍immigrated ‍to ‍Los ‍Angeles ‍from ‍Kiev. ‍Before ‍he ‍was ‍10 ‍years ‍old, ‍Cohen ‍was ‍sent ‍to ‍Reform ‍School ‍for ‍petty ‍theft ‍and ‍shoplifting. ‍He ‍continued ‍his ‍criminal ‍activities, ‍working ‍with ‍Benjamin ‍“Bugsy” ‍Siegel ‍among ‍others. ‍Among ‍his ‍criminal ‍activities ‍were ‍bookmaking, ‍tax ‍evasion, ‍and ‍a ‍number ‍of ‍violent ‍crimes. ‍He ‍went ‍to ‍Alcatraz ‍in ‍1961 ‍for ‍tax ‍evasion, ‍where ‍he ‍was ‍the ‍only ‍prisoner ‍there ‍who ‍was ‍ever ‍released ‍on ‍bail, ‍with ‍his ‍bond ‍signed ‍by ‍U.S. ‍Supreme ‍Court ‍Chief ‍Justice ‍Earl ‍Warren. ‍What ‍else ‍is ‍true ‍of ‍Mickey ‍Cohen? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Hebrew Day School Gala Fetes Weisers; Quizzes Aharoni

More than 300 people attended a gala Sunday night, May 18, honoring the legacies of Rabbi Simcha Weiser and his late wife Betty, respectively the former headmaster of San Diego Hebrew Day School and the developer of the school’s Judaic program especially for girls. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Jewish Biography: Gregory Sokolnikov, First Soviet Finance Minister

The offspring of a Jewish family was ashamed of the wealth of his family and the Jewish way of life. At the 5th Moscow Gymnasium, where he studied with the future poet Boris Pasternak, Nobel Prize winner in literature, and the future famous writer Ilya Ehrenburg, 15-year-old Gregory told his fellow students that he was a Marxist. [Alex Gordon]

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Perennial Daffodils Memorialize 1.5 Million Children Victims in Holocaust

The project’s goal is to plant 1.5 million Daffodils in memory of the 1.5 million Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust. Seeing the flowers anew every spring reminds us that innocent children continue to be victimized by adult hatred, ignorance, and prejudice globally. [Jerry Klinger]

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Holocaust, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Following Lag B’Omer, Shabbat, Shavuot Observances to Occupy S.D. Jewish Community

Lag B’Omer occurred on the 33rd day of counting the Omer, and many celebrated this occasion with bonfires and barbecue items like hot dogs, hamburgers, and s’mores. [Cailin Acosta]

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