Today’s Jewish Birthday: Billy Rose

Courtesy of Wikipedia Billy Rose (September 6, 1899 – February 10, 1966) was an American impresario, theatrical showman, lyricist and columnist. For years both before and after World War II, Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with shows such as Billy Rose’s Crazy Quilt (1931), Jumbo (1935), Billy Rose’s Aquacade (1937), and Carmen Jones (1943). As a lyricist, he is credited with many songs, notably “Don’t Bring Lulu” […]

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Approaching High Holy Days Prompt Philanthropic Campaigns in Jewish Community

Jewish Family Service of San Diego urges donations from the community for its annual High Holy Days Food Drive. It will start Monday, September 30 and conclude Saturday, October 12. [Cailin Acosta]

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Dershowitz Biography Skims Over Some Famous Cases, Concentrates on Trump, Epstein

Dershowitz was involved as a defense and appeals court attorney in so many memorable cases – those that filled our newspapers and nightly television news – that in attempting to enumerate them all, biographer Schmidt could devote only a few pages to any one of them.  This resulted in the biography providing broad coverage of Dershowitz’s life and career but with only limited depth. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Britain’s Mideast Arms Policy Penalizes Israel; World is Silent About Iranian Arms

Questioning weapons for Israel is fair game. However, I do not hear anyone telling Iran to cease its endless supply of weapons to its proxies close to Israel’s borders – like Hamas, Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Amnon Rubinstein

Courtesy of Wikipedia Amnon Rubinstein (September 5, 1931 – January 18, 2024) was an Israeli legal scholar, politician, and recipient of the Israel Prize (2006) and Cheshin Prize (2010). A member of the Knesset between 1977 and 2002, he served in several ministerial positions. Later, he was dean of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya and a patron of Liberal International.

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Activities Resume Following Labor Day in Schools, Sports and Some Jewish Organizations

Monday was Labor Day and many celebrated by working as little as possible and celebrating the “unofficial end of summer.” Why is it called the “end of summer,” yet summer technically ends Sunday, September 22? [Cailin Acosta]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Mark Ronson

Courtesy of Wikipedia Mark Ronson (September 4, 1975) is a British-American musician, DJ, and producer. He has won eight Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Amy Winehouse’s album Back to Black (2006), as well as two for Record of the Year with her 2006 single “Rehab” and his own 2014 single “Uptown Funk” (featuring Bruno Mars). He has also won an Academy

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Hanukkah Book is a Tribute to a Child’s Imagination

This book is an ode to a child’s imagination. On each of the first seven nights of Hanukkah, a young girl gets a present from her parents. She imagines them to be a dragon that she names Nerry; a rainbow; a treasure chest filled with gold coins and rubies; a merry-go-round, a time-travel machine; rocket boots, and three unicorns. [Donald H. Harrison]

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