Ivry Gitlis, arguably the last great 20th-century violinist, died on December 24 in Paris aged 98.Born in 1922 in Haifa into a family of immigrants from Ukraine, he got his first violin at age five.At eight, as a child prodigy, he was introduced to the founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Bronislaw Huberman. The latter […]
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The Health Ministry announced that Israel is the first country to repackage vaccines to fight coronavirus, which will allow maximum public accessibility to the vaccine.”We at the Health Ministry broke our heads over how to get the vaccine to every point in the country, and evidently, the Israeli mind never ceases to surprise: Israel is
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West Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) – After delaying for nearly a week and under pressure from all sides, US President Donald Trump finally signed a massive $900 billion stimulus bill Sunday, in a long-sought boost for millions of Americans and businesses battered by the coronavirus pandemic. The package “providing coronavirus emergency response and relief”
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WASHINGTON – The man suspected of setting off a bomb in Nashville that ripped through the southern US city’s downtown on Christmas morning was named by authorities on Sunday as they confirmed he died in the blast. “We’ve come to the conclusion that an individual named Anthony Warner is the bomber, he was present when
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Li-rong (Lilly) Cheng, Ph.D., director of the Chinese Cultural Center at San Diego State University, loves well-told stories about China, whether they be fiction or non fiction. Over the years, she has been involved in promulgating stories of each type, and in two particular cases, the story telling has involved Jews. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Israel recently announced its fourth election in two years, following three dysfunctional governments in a row. Unlike in the US, if the state budget is not passed within a certain amount of time (it wasn’t), the government falls. This is but one way of several that the government can dissolve itself before its 4-year term finishes. [Steve Kramer]
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Tune: California Dreaming
All the beds are full
In the ICUs
I must stay at home.
Watch TV or snooze.
Am I safe from Covid
If I live in L.A?
California lockdown
On such a winter’s day. … {Laurie Baron]
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In the Dec. 27, 2020 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
A woman and a Druze Arab make Israeli Air Force history.
Historic signing of agreements between Israel and Morocco.
Two new Israeli fabric coatings protect against Covid-19.
Europeans are buying millions of Israeli flowers this month.
They will all come to Jerusalem. [Michael Ordman]
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NEW YORK — President-elect Joe Biden Saturday demanded President Donald Trump sign the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus bill and a year-end spending bill to keep the government from shutting down. “President Trump should make sure millions of Americans can keep food on the table and a roof over their heads this holiday season,” Biden said
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President Donald Trump spent the morning after Christmas tweeting conspiracies about the election he lost and calling for $2,000 stimulus checks that his own allies rejected. But he remained silent about the emergency unemployment benefits for millions that are set to expire Saturday unless he signs the massive $900 billion stimulus package. If the president
MIAMI — Ready to fly out of Donald J. Trump Airport in Palm Beach County? Reports are circulating that the president, who is set to leave office on Jan. 20, has been asking aides and advisers what it takes to get an airport named in his honor, the Daily Beast reported. Judd Deere, deputy White
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Washington (AFP) – Authorities searched a house in the Nashville area on Saturday as they probed the large blast that ripped through the downtown of the southern US city on Christmas morning, injuring several people and damaging dozens of buildings. The operation in Antioch came as US media reports said a 63-year-old “person of interest”
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White House staffers are receiving conflicting messages about their departure instructions. First staffers received an email telling them that they would need to leave by January 4 to make way for in the incoming Biden administration. The White House Management Office sent Trump administration workers an internal memo via email on Tuesday night. The email
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President Donald Trump is accusing people in his inner-circle of not supporting him, as he continues lodging lawsuits in federal court and retweeting insults about former allies. Vice President Mike Pence has joined the list of supporters that Trump has accused of turning against him after a heated pre-holiday meeting. Despite both men expressing public support for overturning
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