By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — The assassination in Sarajevo of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Habsburg throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was the most important political assassination of the twentieth century, for it was the trigger for World War I. However, this assassination, committed in 1914, was not the only resounding political assassination in the […]
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Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Opinion
The Ghost Army implemented 20 deception campaigns with inflatable tanks, sound trucks and fake radio transmissions. From deceiving the Germans into thinking the initial D-Day assault would come at Pas-de-Calais, to where the Allies would cross the Rhine. It is estimated the Ghost Army saved between ten and twenty thousand allied lives. [ Bert Edelstein, Ph.D]
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International, Travel and Food, USA
Published by Reuters By Maayan Lubell and Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared well placed to return to power after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed his right-wing bloc heading for a narrow majority lifted by a strong showing from his far-right allies. Israel’s longest-serving premier, on trial over
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Israel
Published by Raw Story By Brad Reed An extensive new report from Bloomberg delivers an inside view of the end of the relationship between sportswear manufacturer Adidas and rapper Kanye West. According to Bloomberg’s sources, Adidas had for months been working to end its partnership with West, who has for years made controversial statements before
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USA
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Want to move beyond your limits and extend your potential? To do so requires that you forcefully replace any limiting thinking, and “Go out of your land, our native country, and your father’s house.” Contemporary self-help and self-awareness meant to help us grow and shift, suggests asking,
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
(JNS) National Basketball Association legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar received the first annual Ally Against Antisemitism Award from Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for what the organization described as “being a steadfast ally in the fight against antisemitism and building bridges between communities.” Upon receiving the award on Oct. 26 at a fundraiser in Toronto, the Southern
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California, Sports & Competitions, USA
An ideologically diverse coalition of parties led by the centrist Prime Minister Yair Lapid opposes Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc. Lapid cobbled together this “change coalition” after the last election in March 2021. It incorporated all of the left and center parties, multiple right-wing parties, and, for the first time in Israeli history, an Arab party. These parties had only one goal in common: end Netanyahu’s 12 years in power. [Nikolai Schweber]
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Israel, Jewish History
Written for high school students, this biography of Charles Lindbergh underscores the wisdom of the decision in 2003 to change the name of Lindbergh Field to San Diego International Airport. Lindbergh used his deserved fame as the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic to spread race hatred against many of the peoples who live, like San Diegans, around the Pacific Rim. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, Calif. — I was born on the saddest day of the year in Paris, France – the Day of the Dead! Catholics in France wore black on October 31 and went to cemeteries to honor the dead. There were no parties and everyone looked glum. When I was
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz
By Mark D. Zimmerman The Pew Research Center recently surveyed 10,588 Americans about their attitudes regarding religion’s role in public life. The survey found that 60% of respondents believe that “the founders of America intended for the U.S. to be a ‘Christian nation.’” And 45% stated that “the U.S. should be a ‘Christian nation.’” Yet
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The concert season in Jerusalem resumed this past week, and it was like meeting old friends, In fact, we did actually meet old friends. The first concert of the season of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra found us sitting in the packed Henry Crown auditorium of the Jerusalem Theatre.
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Since I have been dumbfounded by the shift in the Georgia Senate race polls from Raphael Warnock to Herschel Walker, I decided to interview some Georgians who support Walker to find out what they like about him. Georgia Football Fan: He’s a great football player. If there’s an Antifa
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Rabbi Prinz has utilized some of that knowledge in a collaboration with co-author Tami Lehman-Wilzig in a fictional story for 5-to-8-year-old children that conflates the introduction of hot chocolate to colonial America with the boycott of British tea that saw its most dramatic moments on December 16, 1773, when approximately 50 tax protesters dressed as indigenous Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
After a several-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Temple Emanu-El’s Sisterhood has announced the return of its long-running Artisan Festival on Sunday, November 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is held at the temple at 6299 Capri Drive, San Diego 92120. {News Release]
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San Diego County