By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Volodymyr Zelensky has impressed the world with his courage and leadership. Before being elected president of the Ukraine, he was a popular comedian. Since many American politicians are already jokes, perhaps Biden needs to reshuffle his cabinet and enlist popular comedians to make America great again. Here are some […]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
However, there are other ways that the process of conversion can be completed, much closer to home, as Dr. Mark Scheller, an anesthesiologist, learned in 2015 when he waded from the shore of Chula Vista’s Bayside Park into the cold waters of San Diego Bay. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
Author Susan J. Cohen is a compassionate attorney who handles many immigration cases on a pro bono basis for the Boston branch of the national Mintz Levin law firm. This book, written with the help of journalist Steven T. Taylor, tells of eleven cases in which she helped immigrants obtain asylum or permanent residency in the United States. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, USA
By Maayan Hoffman (JNS) An estimated 80,000 Ukrainian women will give birth in the next three months without access to critical maternal care as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Israel is hoping that its innovative technology and certain tools will help ensure that these women remain
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International, Middle East
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Purim. It’s our happiness, fun-filled, dramatic, costume-drinking-upside down-holiday. Many have the tradition to fast on the day before Purim (Fast of Esther). Some have the custom to give three coins to charity to recall the half-shekel donated annually to the Temple during Adar (Machatzit HaShekel), and this
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Sam Glaser LOS ANGELES — The 14th of Adar, Purim, is one of my favorite holidays. I love dressing in costumes, getting together with my community and partying with friends. Hopefully, we do this more than once a year! But on Purim, the joy and communal harmony is mandated. What fun it is to
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Jewish Religion, Sam Glaser
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — In my last op-ed, I noted that the Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton of the State of Texas are issuing orders to classify gender-affirming care for transgender minors as “child abuse.” I have a friend who is a Child Protective Specialist. I cannot use her
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Eric George Tauber, Opinion, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) — Misinformation campaigns through social media and other avenues are a lesser known, yet central aspect of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, reveals Dr. Yaniv Levitan, an expert in psychological and information warfare at University of Haifa. “The Russian invasion was accompanied by a huge ‘noise’ of TikTok videos
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Cesare Civetta, a native New Yorker, conductor of the Beethoven Festival Orchestra, has launched a series of programs on Zoom which are highly enlightening, artistic, and entertaining. The past two Sundays, Civetta presented a wonderful program on violinist Jascha Heifetz, whose name was often invoked as the standard
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
By Jacob Kamaras (JNS) What new invention is named after a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, inspired by Israeli disability care and advancement organization, and designed by North American Jewish day-school students? It’s the “Shaquille O’ Wheel,” a reimagined basketball hoop that makes it easier for people using wheelchairs and others
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Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
(JNS Wire) International Israel education organization, StandWithUs – whose mission is to inspire and educate people of all ages and backgrounds about Israel, challenge misinformation and fight antisemitism – has announced it will be opening national operations in Australia. StandWithUs is already well-known locally in Australia. The organization has been working with Australian audiences, running
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International, Middle East
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I was born in London in 1942. My parents were refugees, stateless and penniless. The fact that I was born in that specific place and time gave me the right to remain in England, and hence also enabled my parents to remain there. It was wartime, London
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) squawked on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives last May, “How many Palestinians have to die for their lives to matter?” Madam Congresswoman, would they still “have to die” if they ceased attacking Israelis? Who says that their lives do not matter? Tlaib,
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA
Haftorah Reading for Vayikra is I Samuel 15:2-34. By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — This short, mainly prose, passage competes with one from Isaiah 43:21-44:23, which in Etz Hayim is the common accompanying passage to the Torah portion Vayikra. It was placed in the Conservative calendar of 2022 by contemporary rabbis to accompany
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion