However, for Lizzie Borden, of Fall River, Massachusetts, the Fifth Commandment proved troublesome. This young woman did not honor her mother and father. Quite the opposite is true. [Eva Trieger]
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Elie Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust. [Wikipedia]
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday was congratulated by AMCHA Initiative’s director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin for vetoing AB 2551, a bill that would establish a separate process for students to challenge adverse regulations about time, place and manner of protests. [SDJW staff report}
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The Major League Baseball postseason has arrived! The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs tonight at Petco Park, and the city has been buzzing over the last few days. [Cailin Acosta]
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Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined ContributorsWith Sean Boyd at the helm, Foo and her castmates will be inaugurating this new space. The increased area will allow for greater movement, larger, more elaborate sets and open up possibilities for new, bigger projects. [Eva Trieger]
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Oscar Handlin (September 29, 1915 – September 20, 2011) was an American historian. As a professor of history at Harvard University for over 50 years, he directed 80 PhD dissertations and helped promote social and ethnic history, virtually inventing the field of immigration history in the 1950s. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday in Sacramento signed into law Assembly Bill 1853, legislation that bans threatening, false, and misleading content from California’s voter guides. The bill passed the Senate 32-0, with 8 abstentions, and passed the Assembly 63-10, with 6 abstentions. [SDJW staff report]
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Ruth, who most wanted to see a Black-billed Cuckoo misses it and determines that she will spend the night in the park and not leave until she sees one. Her outrage seems out of place and exaggerated until the audience learns what and why it means so much to her. [Sandi Masori]
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I can safely say that 60 years plus 3 children plus 9 grandchildren plus 1 great-grandchild equals happiness. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson}
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Mordechai Hod (September 28, 1926 – June 29, 2003) was the Commander of the Israeli Air Force during the 1967 Six-Day War. Hod was born as Mordechai Fein in the British Mandate of Palestine in Kibbutz Degania in 1926 to Jewish parents, Yosef and Menucha Fein. [Wikipedia]
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The blockade of maritime routes and the destruction of infrastructure cause disruptions in supply chains, leading to rising prices for goods, container shipping, and fuel, provoking inflation worldwide. The conflict accelerates the risk of a global recession, making it deep and prolonged, and causing high volatility in the stock markets, an increase in insurance premiums for cargo transportation, and a decrease in investments in the region. (Alex Gordon, Ph.D,)
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Alex Gordon, Business & Finance, Jewish History, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAA woman in the farming town of Whelford, England, spotted three white vans early Sunday morning that apparently were headed for neighboring RAF Fairford, home to American B-52 bombers that were used in the U.S.A.’s initial strikes against Iran starting February 28th. (SDJW staff report)
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The s’chach, the branches and natural materials that form the roof, must provide more shade than sunlight, but ideally should not completely close us off from the sky. Through its openings, we should be able to see the stars. {Betzy Lynch}
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Marc David Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, musician, and former radio presenter and podcaster. [Wikipedia]
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