A group of Orthodox women are participating in a “mikveh strike” for what reason? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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When Curly was felled by a stroke in 1946, Moe and Larry asked Shemp to fill in temporarily. But Curly’s health did not improve and in 1948 Shemp agreed to remain as the third Stooge permanently. His high pitched “bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee’ sound, produced by inhaling, became his trademark, emitted when scared, sleeping, overtly happy, or dazed. [SDJW staff]
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He had become an expert on the use of a Louma crane, which can twist and turn its long arm and get shots from angles otherwise unavailable to movie producers. Steven Spielberg utilized the Louma in the movie 1941, but as production was coming to an end, Spielberg learned that Romanoff was nicknamed “Captain Gas” because he liked to party with nitrous oxide. After a night of excess with similarly inclined crew and cast members, a wasted Romanoff nursed a hangover inside the Louma control booth. [Donald H. Harrison]
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In 1930 Lessing published his major book Der jüdische Selbsthaß (Jewish Self-Hatred), a historical and psychological study of Jewry as a minority in the Diaspora. [Alex Gordon]
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Published by Mirror By Laura Harding, PA Deputy Entertainment Editor & Zoe Delaney British director Jonathan Glazer has condemned Israel’s ongoing attacks on the Gaza Strip as he accepted an Oscar for his film about the banality of evil during the Holocaust. The Zone Of Interest won the best international feature Oscar for the United
Published by AFP Hollywood (United States) (AFP) – “Oppenheimer” swept the board on Sunday at the Oscars, Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, with seven awards including best picture and best director, crowning a triumphant year for filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Nolan’s masterful drama about the father of the atomic bomb, half of last summer’s massive
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Sara E. Brown, regional director of the American Jewish Committee, urged readers to “not ignore or stand by in the face of antisemitic rhetoric, hatred, incidents, or violence. Stand up and say no, not in San Diego….” (SDJW staff)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Politico that he doesn’t know exactly what President Biden meant when he asserted that Netanyahu’s policies were hurting Israel more than helping. However, if Biden was suggesting “that I’m pursuing private policies against the wish of the majority of Israelis and that this is hurting the interests of Israel, then he is wrong on both counts.” [SDJW staff]
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Using AI and deep fakes, FOX’s coverage of Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech would have looked totally different than the version of it aired on CNN and MSNBC. [Laurie Baron]
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“My office will be open at all hours of the day and night, on weekdays, and weekends, to all students who do not feel safe or who have been subjected to antisemitic abuse, or who wish to chat. I will also leave a light on in my office window at all times so that all students walking by on Bancroft Ave. can see that at least one faculty members is sleeping as badly at night as they are.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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He was elected eight straight years as a Charger to the AFL All-Star team. He was nicknamed the “Intellectual Assassin” due to his high intelligence and on-field excellence. In the off-seasons, he earned a law degree from the University of San Diego law school. In 1978, he was elected to the Chargers Hall of Fame, in 1979 to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and in 1980 to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame [SDJW staff]
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Graphic artists found out that by coloring the curved part of the B, in the initials BR, and the straight line of the R, they would have a bright number 31 within the initials – 31 being Baskin Robbins’ initial concept of having a separate flavor for every day of the month. [Donald H. Harrison]
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That Biden had more harsh words for the democratically elected government of Israel than the terrorists of Hamas was shocking. So, too, was his unrealistic demand that Israel could wage a justified war against the Islamists without harming the Palestinians Hamas hides behind. And his demand that Israel accede to a Palestinian state at the end of the war is not only immoral, it will grant a reward to the terrorists and undermine U.S. interests in the region. [Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS]
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Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s conduct of the Gaza war has been “hurting Israel more than helping Israel,” U.S. President Joe Biden asserted in an interview on Saturday. [SDJW staff]
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