Mordechai Gifter (October 15, 1915 – January 18, 2001) was an American Haredi rabbi. He was the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland. He was a staunch opponent of Zionism. [Wikipedia]
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Fear is a natural response to anything that threatens our safety or sense of security. And it doesn’t have to be as extreme as a life-threatening diagnosis. Fear can arise when we face financial hardships, lose or change jobs, end or deepen a relationship, or let our children follow their own paths rather than ours. In those moments, we can almost feel our illusions of control disintegrate as we step into unchartered territory. [Shayna Kaufmann]
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In 1914, Franck, together with Gustav Hertz, conducted an experiment that proved that atoms absorb energy only in specific discrete portions, quanta. This observation proved the correctness of quantum mechanics. Both scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925. [Alex Gordon]
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Ari Fleischer (October 13, 1960) is an American media consultant and political aide who served as the 23rd White House press secretary, for President George W. Bush from January 2001 to July 2003. [Wikipedia]
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Sidney Weinberg (October 12, 1891 – July 23, 1969) was a long-time leader of the Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs, nicknamed “Mr. Wall Street” by The New York Times and “director’s director” by Fortune magazine. In a rags-to-riches story, he rose from a janitor’s assistant, making $3/week, to CEO. [Wikipedia]
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Charles Revson (October 11, 1906 – August 24, 1975) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was best known as a pioneering figure in the American cosmetics industry as the person who created the first pigment-based nail polish and founded and managed Revlon through five decades. [Wikipedia]
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“I learned a lot today that I never knew about the Holocaust. I thought it only affected people who were Jewish,” said my son, 13-year-old, 8th grader Alex Acosta. [Cailin Acosta]
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Students are standing taller, leaning into their heritage, and finding strength in one another. Across our campuses, neither Jewish star necklaces nor Israel events are tucked away. They’re worn and celebrated at the heart of campus life. [Karen Parry]
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In 1895, Durkheim published The Rules of Sociological Method. In the same year, he founded the first European sociology department in Bordeaux. Three years later, he founded the country’s first social sciences journal, L’Année Sociologique (The Sociological Yearbook). [Alex Gordon]
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Ig Nobels have been awarded for the last 35 years for achievements that first make people LAUGH, and then make them THINK. Organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research (AIR), they celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative, and spur interest in science. [Press Release]
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After experiencing a sudden life-threatening situation in a foreign country three months ago, I now understand more viscerally the “who will live and who will die” part of the High Holy Days. [Marsha Sutton]
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International, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and FoodWe are seeing administrators take our calls for change seriously. SDSU has again renewed its Antisemitism Task Force charge for the fourth year in a row, UCSD has launched a working group, and CSUSM and USD continue to meet with our team to make things better. It is tireless work, but it is happening. [Karen Parry]
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Baba Sali (September 26, 1889 – January 8, 1984), was a leading Moroccan Sephardic rabbi and kabbalist who was renowned for his ability to work miracles through his prayers. His burial place in Netivot, Israel has become a shrine for prayers and petitioners. [Wikipedia]
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David Stern (September 22, 1942 – January 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. [Wikipedia]
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