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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Frank Gehry, z”l

December 8, 2025

‍While Gehry’s Judaism was not a primary part of his identity, what is one creative design that he noted was inspired by his religious background? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Business & Finance, California, International, Jewish History, Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Lucian Freud

December 8, 2025

Lucian Freud (December 8, 1922 – July 20, 2011) was a British painter and draughtsman, specialising in figurative art, who is known as one of the foremost 20th-century English portraitists. [Wikipedia]

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

Jewish Fiction: A Paris Adventure

December 8, 2025

Yakov enjoyed listening to the speeches of the leaders of the future revolution. The speakers were brilliant and competed with each other. One day he was listening to Trotsky and was struck by his speech. According to Trotsky, everything was clear – who was to blame, what to do, and how. [Alex Gordon]

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Alex Gordon, International, Jewish Fiction, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food

The Matzo Chronicles: Medical Ageism. Don’t ‘Live with It’

December 7, 2025

I pressed on. But answers to questions I didn’t get. Instead, he dismissed me with a referral for PT AND a lecture that began with the words “As we age” and ended with “live with it.” [Karen Galatz, The Matzo Chronicles]

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Karen Galatz, Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Jewish Political Briefing: Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025

December 7, 2025

U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California) on Sunday told Meet the Press host Kristen Welker that American military strikes on suspected drug-running boats are “unconstitutional,” and “a form of extrajudicial killing.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Satire: Bombing, Bombing (Melody: Sailing, Sailing)

December 7, 2025

Bombing, bombing.
Boats on the open sea.
If survivors are hanging on,
Kill them before they flee…. {Laurie Baron}

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Shiri Appleby

December 7, 2025

Shiri Appleby (December 7, 1985) is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her leading roles as Liz Parker in the WB/UPN science fiction drama series Roswell (1999–2002) and Rachel Goldberg in the Lifetime/Hulu drama series Unreal (2015–2018). [Wikipedia]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

Putting Worries in a Mailbox

December 6, 2025

The mailbox reads, “Put your worries in the box, I’ll take care of them for you.” [Betzy Lynch]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Jewish Political Briefing: Saturday Evening, Dec. 6, 2025

December 6, 2025

More than 200 cultural and public figures have signed a petition urging Israel to release convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti from prison.  Among Jews signing the petition are singer Paul Simon and journalist Peter Beinart. [Donald H. Harrison]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Martha Minow

December 6, 2025

Martha Minow (December 6, 1954) is an American legal scholar and the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University. She served as the 12th Dean of Harvard Law School between 2009 and 2017 and has taught at the Law School since 1981. [Wikipedia]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

Our Shtetl: A Jewish Rabbit?

December 6, 2025

Freckles, my beloved angora-mix rabbit, turned 7 on December 4 — the equivalent of 57 in “rabbit years.” My super-cool 13-year-old twins proudly tell everyone that Freckles is a Jewish rabbit. While certainly not kosher, she was blessed in 2019 by then-Rabbi Josh Dorsch of Tifereth Israel Synagogue. [Cailin Acosta]

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Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food

Jewish Political Briefing: Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

December 5, 2025

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plane was the target of four drones as he landed at the Dublin, Ireland, airport around 11 pm., Monday, Dec.1  Who sent the military-class drones and why they were sent are open questions now under investigation by Ireland’s security forces. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Middle East, News Media, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA

Nuremberg Revisited

December 5, 2025

One of the first scenes in the movie (directed by James Vanderbilt) is set in the destroyed stadium, where the prominent American attorney, Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, states ‘Everything began with the laws proclaimed here.” [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Jewish Community Symphony Debuts with the Three B’s

December 5, 2025

The Jewish Community Symphony, formerly the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO), now rebranded in its new home at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, opened its 52nd season November 30, with a well-rehearsed performance of Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. [Eileen Wingard]

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
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