Reiss writes book on the Jewish calendar

WINCHESTER, California (Press Release)–The story of the Jewish calendar, which begins with the Exodus from Egypt, is more than 3,500 years old. Over the millennia, the twelve individual Jewish tribes coalesced into the nation of Israel, adopting, adapting, and ultimately developing their own religious calendar, which has withstood the vagaries of the ages. At one […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish History, Jewish Religion

Being ‘foreign, protagonist speaks gibberish

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Since he wrote it in 1984, Larry Shue’s play The Foreigner has been produced and revived by amateurs, students, and professional  companies almost continually.  It’s a two-act, two-and-a-half-hour absurdist comedy that taxes the abilities of the lead actor, who has to speak in gibberish the entire time.  Fortunately, Mike Niedzwiecki is up

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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Middle East Roundup: May 9, 2017

Abbas says he is ready to meet with Netanyahu ‘to make peace’ (JNS.org) Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday he is ready to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of President Donald Trump’s renewed peace efforts. “We affirmed to [Trump] that we are ready to cooperate with him and meet

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Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. to run for Congress in California

LOS ANGELES — Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. is running for Congress, challenging Rep. Julia Brownley, a Democrat who represents the southern central coast of California and most of Ventura County, according to documents filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission. Attempts to reach the Republican candidate were unsuccessful Monday, but GOP strategist Charles Moran, who

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Erdogan compares Israeli policy on Palestinians to apartheid

Istanbul (dpa) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday compared Israeli policies towards Palestinians as equivalent to the racist measures implemented under the apartheid regime in South Africa. He also cautioned the United States not to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Such a move is “extremely wrong” and such talk should

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Texas governor signs bill to ban ‘sanctuary cities’

AUSTIN, Texas — Broadcasting on Facebook Live from the state Capitol, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday evening signed the bill to ban so-called sanctuary cities, the common term for local jurisdictions that decline in some way to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. “We all support legal immigration. It helped build America and Texas,” Abbott

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Barack Obama gave a sweet tribute to Michelle Obama while accepting John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award

Former President Barack Obama gave a sweet tribute to his wife and former first lady, Michelle Obama, during a speech Sunday while accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award. “I also want to thank Michelle Obama for, after the presidency, sticking with me, because I think she felt an obligation to the country

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Book teaches children about the Holocaust

Somewhere There Is Still a Sun by Michael Gruenbaum with Todd Hasak-Lowy; Aladdin Books of Simon & Schuster Publishing; (c) 2015; ISBN 9781442-484870; 356 pages plus afterword and appendices; $8.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — This is a Holocaust memoir written for children of perhaps middle school age. It is narrated in present

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History

Middle East Roundup: May 8, 2017

  Palestinian terrorist prisoner Barghouti caught secretly eating during hunger strike (JNS.org) Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan revealed Sunday that convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti, who has led a hunger strike in Israeli prisons, has been caught secretly eating. A video released by the Israel Prison Service (IPS) shows security camera recordings of Barghouti

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