Jewish Biography: Erich Kurt Mühsam, Murdered Bohemian Poet

In 1908, Mühsam moved to Munich. Augustin Sawhi, a Spanish anarchist, recalls: “Within a few years, he became well known in the artistic world of Munich for his carefree, witty lifestyle. […] Mühsam was considered the leader of Munich’s bohemians.” [Alex Gordon]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Allen Ginsberg

Courtesy of Wikipedia Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat Generation. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism, and sexual repression, and he embodied various aspects of this counterculture with his views on

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Becoming “Besties” with a 105-Year-Old Seacrest Village Resident

It’s not every day you can say you are now best friends with a 105-year-old. I am happy to tell you on Friday, May 31, I can report I now have a new best friend named Charlotte Marx. I attended Marx’s 105th birthday lunch at Seacrest Village in Encinitas with a contingent from Tifereth Israel Synagogue Sisterhood. [Cailin Acosta[

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Jewish Political Scene: Democratic Candidates Feast on Trump’s Criminal Conviction

So far, Biden’s reticence has contrasted with the rhetoric of at least two Jewish California Democrats, who believe they can turn Trump’s felony conviction to their advantage in the upcoming November 5 elections. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Sanders Vows to Boycott ‘War Criminal’ Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress

Published by HNGN Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a bipartisan invitation to address a joint meeting of Congress — prompting an immediate boycott by outspoken critic Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. In a statement posted Saturday on his official Senate website, the Vermont independent called it “very sad for our country” that Netanyahu would

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Pressure grows on Netanyahu to accept deal to end war in Gaza

Published by DPA Pressure is growing on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following US President Joe Biden’s proposal for an end to the war in Gaza. President Isaac Herzog thanked Biden on Sunday for his efforts and said that he had assured Netanyahu and the government of his “full support for a deal that will

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Rocking, Rolling and ‘Mothaland Bouncing’ at the JCC

Black manages to integrate Jewish theology, history and culture into his lyrics. The cadence and flow of his music is similar to Jay-Z and Ice-T. He even weaves in some humor. There is a definite gospel vibe. It was spiritually transforming, transporting us out of the tension we in the Jewish community have been living under for eight months. [Barrett Holman Leak]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Grace Aguilar

Courtesy of Wikipedia Grace Aguilar (June 2, 1816 – 16 September 1847) was an English novelist, poet, and writer on Jewish history and religion. Although she had been writing since childhood, much of her work was published posthumously. Among those are her best-known works, the novels Home Influence and A Mother’s Recompense. Aguilar was the eldest child

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Treachery, Sex, Sportsmanship Dominate Novel about 1936 Olympic Games

Hitler sought a propaganda victory for his Nazified country with the Olympic Games supposed to be the setting for a demonstration of “Aryan” superiority. Brundage, blinded by his own lust for prominence, became Hitler’s stooge, so desperate was he to rise to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee.  [Donald H. Harrison]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Amy Schumer

Courtesy of Wikipedia Amy Schumer (June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. Schumer ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2007. From 2013 to 2016, she was the creator, co-producer, co-writer, and star of the Comedy

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