Dudu Fisher (November 18, 1951) is an Israeli cantor and performer, best known for his Broadway performance as Jean Valjean in the musical Les Misérables. [Wikipedia]
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The 18th season of Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices opened Tuesday evening, November 11, with a strong roster of three local featured poets: Israeli-born Laura Ribitzky, British-born Iska Koth and California-born Marcia Bookstein. [Eileen Wingard]
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SAN DIEGO — Faced with the prospect of massive Republican defections in the House of Representatives, President Trump said on Sunday night that he no longer opposes a bill calling on the Department of Justice to release all files pertaining to the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. [Donald H. Harrison]
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The governor and the United States Department of Justice claimed that Ryan failed to uphold the DEI ban. Ryan denied this and claimed that he did institute the new policy, but that the policy was vague and flawed. He gave examples of problems with the new policy, including that it could actually have a negative impact on Jewish students, saying what? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Moshe Teitelbaum (November 17, 1914 – April 24, 2006) was a Hasidic rebbe and the world leader of the Satmar Hasidim. [Wikipedia]
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Nazi scientists also contributed to racial antisemitism. Nobel Prize winners in Physics Philipp Lenard and Johannes Stark, along with their supporters, divided physics into incorrect Jewish (theoretical) physics and correct Aryan (experimental) physics. [Alex Gordon]
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A Quilt of Valor is a generous “nap-size” quilt, pieced and quilted with patriotic fabrics carefully chosen to reflect honor and gratitude. Volunteers say that as they sew, their love and appreciation flow from their hearts into their work. After the quilt is bound, washed, and labeled, it is ready to be awarded—connecting each recipient to the broader quilting family. [Cailin Acosta]
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Cailin Acosta, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAKhanna on Meet the Press: “The question is what is the future of Democratic leadership – who is going to be effective? And most Democrats around the country just don’t think that person is Chuck Schumer. I mean, he doesn’t inspire confidence. He’s not bold. He’s out of touch with the grassroots. He’s someone who cheer-led us into the war in Iraq. He doesn’t have the moral clarity on Gaza. He couldn’t say Mamdani’s name. And this was the final straw where he was not strong on fighting for health care.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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Many years ago Teddy Kollek, then mayor of Jerusalem, was inspired by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles to initiate the construction of a similar one in Jerusalem. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
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The ancient rabbis recognized the importance of ethics. They said such things as Derekherets kadmah l’Torah, “Proper behavior preceded the Torah itself.” [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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Robert Nozick (November 16, 1938 – January 23, 2002) was an American philosopher. He held the Joseph Pellegrino University Professorship at Harvard University, and was president of the American Philosophical Association. [Wikipedia]
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Joseph Wapner (November 15, 1919 – February 26, 2017) was an American judge and television personality. He is best known as the first presiding judge of the reality court show The People’s Court. [Wikipedia]
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I’ve been truly moved by how our community came together to support one another. This short video shares just a small portion of that shared effort. Thank you for being a part of a community that lifts each other up. [Dana Toppel]
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U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego) shares a fundraising letter with fellow Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, boosting the latter’s defense in a federal case charging her with “forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers” in an immigration policy protest at Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. [Donald H. Harrison]
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