By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France –Although we’re coming to the end of our vacation in France we have not been cut off from happenings in the rest of the world, specifically Israel and England. Summer in Israel is always hot and this year it seems to have been hotter than usual, at least according to […]
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle EastLOS ANGELES — Shelley Berman, who tapped into the neuroses and frustrations of post-World War II America and brought an actor’s sensibility to his monologues to become one of the top comedians of the late 1950s and early ’60s, died Friday at his home near Thousand Oaks. Berman, who acted throughout his career and had
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIsrael on Friday welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in neighbouring Lebanon amid US pressure for the blue berets to take action against Hezbollah militants. The text of the UN resolution on renewing for a year the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) had been the subject
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International, Middle EastA 93-year-old widow from the United States has donated $22 million to the zoo in Cologne, Germany, saying she wanted to give back to the city where she and her husband met during World War II, German media reported Friday. “We never forgot Cologne,” Elizabeth Reichert told the Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper by phone from her
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International, The World We ShareThe Pope’s past continues to be a source of surprises after a new book revealed that he previously took weekly psychoanalysis sessions to “clarify a few things.” The former nightclub bouncer and chemical engineer discussed this previously unknown chapter in his life—along with many more—in a series of interviews with French sociologist, Dominique Wolton. Their
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InternationalAnti-Semitic graffiti was found on Friday in the city of Vaughan, a suburb of Toronto. The phrase “Hitler was right!” was spray painted in neon orange paint on a concrete construction barrier on Highway 400 near Bass Pro Mills Drive, according to Toronto radio station 680 News. The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) released
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InternationalChristian Kern, Austria”s Social Democrat Chancellor, employed an Israeli campaign strategist who in the past worked for the Jewish Home and crafted right-wing ad campaigns targeting left-wing groups, German media outlets revealed recently. Moshe Klughaft, 37, served a number of Israeli clients in the past, including model-turned-MK Pnina Rosenblum (Likud), a group of reservist soldiers
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON — The White House promised a decision Tuesday on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as the nation’s business, religious and congressional leaders urged President Donald Trump to save the program that shields young immigrants from deportation and provides work permits for employment. “We love the Dreamers,” Trump said during an event Friday
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USAJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Kenyan opposition strongholds erupted in jubilant celebrations Friday after the Supreme Court nullified the result of last month’s presidential election, won by incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta. Chief Justice David Maraga said the Aug. 8 election was not conducted in accordance with the constitution. Four of the six justices found that irregularities had
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InternationalMarilyn Vann always knew her background and where her family came from. She knew she was a Cherokee Freedman, a descendant of former slaves, and that she deserved to have full tribal citizenship, just like other native Cherokees. That’s why she was surprised to get a rejection letter when she tried to enroll more than
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USAIs it possible to cleanse the internet of white supremacism, neo-Nazism and other expressions of violent, hate-based ideologies? Is it a good idea even to try? These are some of the questions that linger after the violent confrontation between members of the racist alt-right and counter-protestors at the so-called Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville,
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USAMIAMI — The University of Florida signaled that white nationalist Richard Spencer will be allowed to rent space on campus — but at a new date yet to be determined. The move, announced Friday, came as the university faced a First Amendment lawsuit over a controversial event originally planned for Sept. 12. In a letter
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USABefore Hurricane Harvey, U.S President Donald Trump canceled former President Barack Obama coastal flood protections that aimed to make infrastructure more resilient to the effects of climate change. Now, thousands of students are in limbo, not knowing what kind of situation they will have to deal with, after Trump decided to end the 2012 program
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International, USAJohn Lewis rarely indulges in spontaneous purchases – but after running to the store to get mushrooms for his pasta sauce, he got a sudden urge to play the lottery. It is a good thing he did, too. Upon listening to his strange desire to buy a Set For Life scratch-off, the 56-year-old bartender won
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