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Humoring the Headlines: February 6, 2014

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Archeologists have discovered a network of prehistoric limestone dwellings under Miami Beach.  While some of them speculate that the 2,000 year old structures were inhabited by the Tequesta Indians; others believe that they were originally built by one of the lost tribes of Israel because an inscription found in one of […]

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Former Second Lady wouldn’t hurt a fly–literally

By Donald H. Harrison   LA JOLLA, California — We’ve all heard metaphors about people judged to be so gentle they “wouldn’t hurt a fly,” but in former Second Lady Joan Mondale’s case, it was literally true, according to her traveling companion  during former U.S. Vice President Walter “Fritz” Mondale’s campaign for President. Elaine Galinson,

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Donald H. Harrison

Humoring the headlines: February 4, 2014

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Since Hollywood loves sequels to successful movies and stories “ripped from the headlines,” production has begun on films that mix these genres.  Here are some scripts currently under consideration. American Tussle-An American diplomat futilely tries to convince obstinate Israeli and Palestinian leaders that making peace is better than descending into an

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Book review: ‘The Oldest Bedtime Story Ever Told’

Benjamin Morse, The Oldest Bedtime Story Ever, Orson and Company, (c) 2012, ISBN 978-0-9858136-0-5, 77 pages with illustrations, $30. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–The title of this book is intriguing; what can that oldest bedtime story possibly be?  Once a parent and child begin this colorfully illustrated and judiciously edited book by author and

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Donald H. Harrison

Universally free Jewish preschools weighed

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Would the creation of universally free Jewish pre-schools strengthen ties between Diaspora countries and Israel?  That is one of the ideas under discussion among member agencies of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and Israel’s government. Another area under consideration is the creation of strong follow-up programs in

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Donald H. Harrison

Apocalypse now …. and then

Anathea E. Porter, Apocalypse Against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism Apocalypse;  Wm. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, MI; ISBN 978-0-8028-7083-4 ©2014, $35 p. 462, including bibliography and indexes By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — I enjoy the amusement created by modern-day “prophets” declaring a forthcoming date to be the end of the

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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

Humoring the headlines: January 31, 2014

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Venture capitalist Thomas Perkins apologized for drawing a parallel between the “progressive war on the American one percent, namely the ‘rich” and “Nazi Germany’s war on its ‘one percent,’ namely its Jews.” …This is a very dangerous drift in our American thinking. Kristallnacht was unthinkable in 1930; is its descendant “progressive”

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Disabled rights activist awarded $100,000

By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org BOSTON–The Ruderman Family Foundation on Monday, Jan. 27, announced that Dr. Michael Ashley Stein, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School and an internationally recognized expert on disability rights, will receive the inaugural $100,000 Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion. Stein is the co-founder and executive director of the Harvard Law School

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Jacob Kamaras, USA

Are Obama, Kerry blaming Jews for Iran failures?

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration is angry that Senate proponents of additional sanctions against Iran (to be instituted if the interim accord expires without a final agreement) appear to be more skeptical of Iranian promises than the president and Secretary Kerry are.  The administration is angry as well that signers, particularly Democratic

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen