By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Vladimir Putin miscalculated when he expected Russia to rapidly defeat and occupy Ukraine. His mistake stems from the misinformation he received from advisors and intelligence agencies who feared disputing his decisions. My mole in the Kremlin, a waiter named Pinkus Pinsky, has sent me copies of the briefing materials
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — In 1982, when the film Tootsie was released, it seemed Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson, Elaine May, and Murray Schisgal had birthed a winning story delivered by a star-studded cast. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, and Dabney Coleman told the story of a talented but volatile actor who had
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — “Narrative of the Life of an American Slave” by Frederick Douglass, written in 1845 with a preface by Wendell Phillips, is a brilliant book by a brilliant former slave in Maryland that everyone should read. It is a short, easy-to-read report of Douglass’ early life,
(JNS) For all the bluster by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid that they had saved Israeli democracy and stabilized a fragile political system, reality has proven that at best, they provided a temporary respite from political uncertainty. Bennett lost his one-seat parliamentary majority on Wednesday when
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Middle East, Opinion
By Yaron Doron, Eli Barak and JNS Staff (Israel Hayom via JNS) The two Israelis killed in a terrorist shooting at a Tel Aviv bar on Thursday night have been identified as Eytam Magini and Tomer Morad, both 27, from Kfar Saba. Magini and Morad, who are childhood friends, will be laid to rest on Sunday.
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Middle East
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Whether you call the city Lvov, Lviv, or Lemberg, the place that was once a center of culture and commerce in Ukraine is currently the scene of destruction and devastation. Now that the whole of Ukraine is being subjected to attack by Russia, I am reminded of the
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Holocaust, International
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — We recently spent an enjoyable time with Michal’s classmate from ACHS (Atlantic City High School). Jimmy has a great love of Israel and a great interest in Judaism — although, or maybe because — he’s a religious Christian. Jimmy began his tour with three days in Tel Aviv-Yaffo
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food
NEW YORK (Press Release) — Dianne Lob, Chair, William Daroff, CEO, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chair, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, on Thursday issued the following statement: “We are appalled by the shooting in Tel Aviv’s city center today, which took the lives of at least two individuals and caused
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Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In a rebuttal brief filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, attorneys for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel, also known as American Quality Products (AQP), and its owner Avi Zinger note that Defendant Unilever (in its opposition brief) “Effectively concede[s] that the only reason for not renewing AQP’s license is
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Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — On Wednesday, the Committee for Hispanic Causes’ Political Action Committee, BOLD PAC, announced its endorsement of Congresswoman Sara Jacobs’ reelection campaign in California’s new 51st Congressional District. This announcement of support follows prior endorsements of the Congresswoman’s reelection bid from Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Brady
(JNS) Israeli Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata visited the Israeli field hospital in Mostyska on Thursday, together with a delegation of Jewish Agency for Israel and Keren Hayesod leaders. Tamano-Shata and the delegation landed in Poland on Wednesday, where it met with Jewish refugees from Ukraine who are immigrating to Israel, according to The
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International, Middle East
By Richard L. Cravatts (JNS) The suppression of pro-Israel views on campus has been a troubling development in the ongoing cognitive war against Israel. Now, the silencing of pro-Israel voices even appears in college newspapers. This week, the University of Chicago’s student newspaper, The Chicago Maroon, followed that ignoble path by violating journalistic and free
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Middle East, Opinion, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Haftorah Reading for Metzora is Malachi 3:4-24 By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — The readings for this week could be either of two, respectively, the above from Malachi, or 2 Kings 7:3-20. Once again, the rabbis who made the selection did not concur. I prefer to delve into the Malachi source. [1] However,
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion
By David Isaac (JNS) The problem of national food security, which formerly preoccupied specialists, began to penetrate the world’s consciousness with COVID-19 supply disruptions, but it’s Russia’s war with Ukraine that has given governments a jolt. Ukraine, together with Russia, supplies the world with 27% of its wheat and 53% of its sunflower oil and
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International, Middle East