Radical Housewives: NYC Jewish Women’s Activism

The Real Housewives franchise may celebrate affluent women in various regions throughout the United States, but it’s fair bet none of them ever led a fight for fair working conditions on the Lower East Side, including protesting soaring prices of food or unfair rents. For that, it took Jewish women, most of them housewives and mothers, who organized themselves into a fighting force that today would be almost unimaginable. Their story was told recently by Jennifer Young, a historian, writer, and former Director of Education at the YIVO Institute, who was asked by the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy to speak on “Radical Housewives: Jewish Women’s Activism on the Lower East Side and Beyond.”

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Jewish History, USA

Biden says huge cyberattack cannot go unanswered

Wilmington (United States) (AFP) – President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that the perpetrators of a massive cyberattack on the US government, unofficially blamed on Russia, must face consequences, and assailed President Donald Trump over his response to the threat. “We can’t let this go unanswered,” Biden said in pre-holiday remarks to the American people.  “That

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International, USA

Fauci hails ‘veil of protection’ from COVID-19 as he gets vaccinated on live TV

Dr. Anthony Fauci eagerly rolled up his sleeve Tuesday — and promised protection is on the way for everyone. The nation’s top infectious disease doctor hailed a coming “veil of protection” for the nation against the pandemic as he became the latest top official to be vaccinated against COVID-19. “As a symbol to the rest

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USA

Movie review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ doesn’t have the same impact as its predecessor (how could it?), but sincerity, spectacle remain superpowers

Filmmaker Patty Jenkins had a profound cinematic experience as a young girl watching Richard Donner’s “Superman,” which inspired in her a kind of wonder and hope that she wanted to share with others through the magic of the movies. That sense of hope is a keystone of her work in “Wonder Woman” and its sequel,

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Harris campaigns for Democrats in Georgia ahead of Jan. 5 runoffs

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris joined a parade of high-profile politicians rallying Georgia voters with a visit Monday urging Democrats to vote before the Christmas holiday for U.S. Senate Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. In her first visit to Georgia since Democrats flipped the state in November, Harris challenged voters to

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USA

Pat Robertson Calls Trump ‘Erratic,’ Says President Needs To ‘Move On’ From Election Loss

Back in October, former Republican presidential candidate Pat Robertson said that God told him Donald Trump would win the election. He encouraged people to get out and vote before adding, “It’s going to lead to civil unrest, and then a war against Israel and so forth,” but the televangelist is now singing a different tune.

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USA

Alex Padilla named as California’s next U.S. Senator; Shirley Weber to replace him

Two chairs in the California game of political musical chairs have now been filled. Alex Padilla, the California Secretary of State, has been appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to fill out the remainder of the U.S. Senate term of Vice President-elect Kamilla Harris. It is the first time that a Latino will have represented California in the Upper House of Congress. Padilla, like Harris, is a Democrat. He will face the voters in the 2022 elections, coinciding with the time Harris’ first and only Senate term would be near its conclusion. To replace Padilla as Secretary of State, Newsom chose Assemblywoman Shirley Weber of San Diego, who previously had served our city as a member of the San Diego Unified School District board and as a professor at San Diego State University. Her colleague, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, who had announced she plan to campaign for the job, graciously commented: “While I would’ve loved the opportunity to serve, I fully appreciate the need to amplify Black women in our state. Shirley Weber is an icon and will serve California well.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, USA

U.S. Must Make Cyber-Security a Top Priority

Solarwinds, a network management software company, was recently discovered to have had malware inserted into its products. Its clients’ systems have been compromised for as long as nine months. Someone—possibly the Russians, possibly the Chinese—has been inside the U.S. Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Treasury Department and major American industries. The list gets longer every day. [Shoshana Bryen and Stephen D. Bryen}

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USA

La Jolla family immigrates to Israel

“I saw Uriel deplane his Nefesh B’Nefesh flight, I looked at Orin, and I said, ‘Let’s make Aliyah.’ And that was it,” recalls Liora Green regarding her son’s immigration to Israel in August 2019. Indeed, the Green family did not need any further convincing. A year later — and in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic — Liora and Orin Green as well as their children Merav, 14, and Dalia, 11, made Aliyah from La Jolla to join Uriel, 20. Another sibling, Eyal, 17, is completing his studies at Southern California Yeshiva (SCY) High and plans to make Aliyah in June 2021. [Jacob Kamaras]

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Jacob Kamaras, Lifestyles, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Biden’s Pennsylvania Election Victory

Despite multiple failures, President Donald Trump and his campaign team are continuing in their efforts to overturn the results of the November election – and they are now seeking help from the Supreme Court with a new petition. The petition, which seeks an overturn of Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions that denied requests to allow the

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USA

Seems like old times: Coalition squabbles

We’re up against a deadline. Presumably, if the Israeli government does not pass a budget today, the Knesset goes home and there’ll be an election, perhaps within three months. There have been several options, including a postponing of the deadline, and lots of discussion.  Perhaps an enactment of a 2020 budget, that’ll serve the country for the next week! [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA