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Today’s Jewish Descendant’s Birthday: Jamie Lee Curtis

November 22, 2025

Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and children’s author. Known for her performances in the horror and slasher genres, alongside multiple comedies, she is regarded as a “scream queen”. [Wikipedia]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

Jewish Political Briefing: Saturday Evening, Nov. 22, 2025

November 22, 2025

What Greene will do after her resignation takes effect is a matter of speculation. Earlier this year, she ruled out running in statewide contests for Georgia governor and for the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. Some believe she plans to seek MAGA support to run for the presidency. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Satire: Donald Trump’s Greatest Hits

November 22, 2025

For the Christmas season Donald Trump has produced an album of his favorite songs sung by his political allies. Since he is certain that it will outsell every album ever released, he plans to substitute gold for vinyl and charge $1000 payable only in $TRUMP cryptocurrency.  Here’s a list of the songs and the singing artists. [Laurie Baron]

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Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Jewish Political Briefing: Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

November 21, 2025

The U.S. Coast Guard appeared to be making a quick turnaround on its previously reported decision to no longer classify swastikas, nooses, and Confederate flags as “hate symbols” but instead to label them as “potentially divisive.” {Donald H. Harrison]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shanda File, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Jewish Short Story: ‘The Gatherer’

November 21, 2025

He took his walks by the river at dawn, when the fishermen were still flicking their lines to taste the mood of the current, and the first fruit sellers were bargaining with sleep. He liked the way mist lifted from the water as if the world were exhaling a secret it had no stake in keeping. [Sam Ben-Meir]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Fiction, Jewish Religion, Sam Ben-Meir, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Sid Luckman

November 21, 2025

Sid Luckman (November 21, 1916 – July 5, 1998) was an American professional football quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1939 through 1950. [Wikipedia]

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Sports & Competitions, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

The Jew Who Looked Like Esau

November 20, 2025

Despite his new life, Pawlowski’s Jewish identity remained a deep part of him. In 1966, he shared his story with a Catholic newspaper in Krakow and began planning his move to Israel. [Rabbi Shmuly Begun]

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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Emphasis of Thanksgiving Should be Giving

November 20, 2025

When we look closely at the word Thanksgiving, we see that gratitude in America is not only about inviting family and friends to share a meal, but also about giving to those in need and counting our blessings. [Cailin Acosta]

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Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food

Jewish Political Briefing: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025

November 20, 2025

U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) was among six Democrats who posted a Facebook video that so enraged President Trump on Thursday that he posted messages calling for their execution. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

300-Year-Old Ethiopian Manuscript Read at Kotel in Celebration of Sigd

November 20, 2025

One of the oldest sacred books of the Beta Israel community—the Orit—was transported for the first time from the National Library of Israel to the Western Wall for a special Sigd prayer ceremony Thursday. [Press Release]

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International, Israel, Jewish Religion, Press Release

Memoir Recalls Smugglers and Gangsters During Prohibition

November 20, 2025

During the Roaring Twenties, when alcohol sales were banned across the United States, Jewish fisherman Goldy Goldfarb owned a fleet of boats along the secluded shores of Rockaway, New York—an ideal location for smuggling liquor from Canada. [Cailin Acosta]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Business & Finance, Cailin Acosta, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA

Parsha Toldot: Wrestling Toward Wholeness and Health

November 20, 2025

Jacob, who is thoughtful, inward, and searching, represents our spiritual side, the part of us longing for meaning and connection. Esau, who is more physical, impulsive, passionate, stands for our instinctive drives, our hunger to act, to feel, to experience life head-on. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]

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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Ruth Laredo

November 20, 2025

Ruth Laredo (November 20, 1937 – May 25, 2005) was an American classical pianist. [Wikipedia]

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

Jewish Political Briefing: November 19, 2025

November 19, 2025

President Trump on Wednesday night signed into law the bill requiring the Department of Justice to release its Epstein files, setting into motion a 30-day time limit for compliance. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Antisemitism, California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Middle East, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
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