These prophetic passages, partly poetic but mainly prose, come from the writings of the controversial prophet Ezekiel, known previously to us for hallucinatory flights of fancy. These are dated c. 587 BCE, months before the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem. [Irv Jacobs, M.D.]
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion
Over the course of six years the author toiled to trace the movements, ideas and political currents underlying two seminal terms in modern international law: ‘genocide’ and ‘crimes against humanity.’ In this undertaking he has interwoven the history and fate of his own family in Galicia (Poland and Ukraine), as well as that of a number of incidental characters, who were involved directly or indirectly in the rescue of some of his family members and the failure to save others. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History
The French government has ordered a mosque to close for six months for “inciting hatred” and “violence” against Christians, Jews and homosexuals, EuroNews reported. [JNS.org]
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International
Two Holocaust survivors were among the 135 Canadians recently appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honors. [JNS.org]
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International, Jewish History
atellite imagery of the Syrian commercial Mediterranean port at Latakia shows the aftermath of an alleged Israeli strike on Tuesday, and of “astonishingly precise” attacks, The War Zone reported on Wednesday. [JNS.org]
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Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday appointed IDF Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Moshe Edri as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. [JNS.org]
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Middle East
n Israeli civilian who entered Lebanon weeks ago on his own accord was returned on Thursday in a special operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and other security officials. [JNS.org]
Israeli Who Crossed into Lebanon is Returned Read More »
Middle East
A few Hamas leaders fully expect Israel’s downfall, yet Israel may not want to dislodge Hamas from its perch in Gaza. That is due to the equally firm expectation Hamas will be replaced by something worse. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East
Published by NJArts.net The cover of Norman Seldin’s autobiography, “You Don’t Know Me.” When President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Norman Seldin was 16 years old and already a working musician. He was also, in fact, promoting his own shows. And on that November night, he had booked a “Cavalcade of Stars” show at the
Published by Reuters UK By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty by a U.S. jury on Wednesday of helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, sealing a remarkable fall from grace for the British socialite. Maxwell, 60, was accused of recruiting and grooming https://www.reuters.com/world/us/opening-statements-ghislaine-maxwell-sex-abuse-case-set-begin-2021-11-29 four teenagers between 1994
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Shanda File
By Eva Trieger SCRIPPS RANCH, California — We’ve all heard tales ranging from altruistic to beastly behavior since the start of the pandemic, but how to explain a young woman planting a kiss on a stranger’s neck in a London train station? Simon Stephens’ 2015 play, Heisenberg, is making its San Diego premiere at Scripps
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Sam Litvin SAN DIEGO — The racism and history of Hollywood isn’t anything new. Just a couple of years ago, we were made to see the issues not only with casting but also awards in the “Oscars So White.” While impact on Asian and Black roles is clear and obvious, not so obvious is
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Jewish Celebrities, Sam Litvin, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are stationed in Venezuela, on the northeast tip of South America, where some 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) separate them “from skyscrapers in Miami,” the author of a new report on the threat of UAVs has told JNS. Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri, head of the research department
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International, Middle East
By Shoshana Bryen While staying out of the horrific Syrian Civil War (except humanitarian aid at the border), Israel has long had three red lines for what happens in its northern neighbor: No Iranian or Hezbollah bases near the Israeli border; revised to no Iran in Syria. No weapons delivered by Iran to Hezbollah that Israel considers
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen