Cailin Acosta

The Virtual New Book Tour—Zoom, Stream, YouTube, Audio, Print, and Film

Joshua Lambert, The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature (Yale University Press, 2022) By Oliver B. Pollak, Ph.D. RICHMOND, California — On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 2 p.m. about 40 people zoomed into Josh Lambert’s presentation on his new book The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature (Yale Univ Press, […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Oliver Pollak

Moscow and Tehran Moving Towards ‘Defense Partnership’

(JNS) The relationship between Russia and Iran is becoming “a full-scale defense partnership,” warned U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Friday. “Support is flowing both ways” as Moscow offers the Islamic Republic “an unprecedented level of military and technical support” in exchange for drones and possibly ballistic missiles to deploy in Ukraine, Kirby

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International, Middle East, USA

Trump’s Mainstreaming of Antisemitism Could Blow Apart Christian Nationalist Movement

Published by Raw Story On Monday, a new report for Business Insider outlined how former President Donald Trump’s controversial Mar-a-Lago meeting with antisemitic rapper Kanye “Ye” West and neo-Nazi livestreamer Nick Fuentes could create rifts in a major right-wing theocratic ideology that has been gathering steam in the Trump and Biden years. That meeting, wrote

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USA

Ye Named Antisemite of the Year by Watchdog Group

Published by XXL Mag Kanye West‘s continuous hate speech has earned him the title as the biggest antisemite of 2022 from a watchdog organization. On Sunday (Dec. 11), Stop Antisemitism, the “leading non-partisan American based organization fighting antisemitism,” announced they named Ye 2022’s Antisemite of the Year. The news was revealed via the group’s Twitter

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USA

Satire: Marriage Equality Unfair to Godly Straight People

By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — By now, you have likely seen the viral video of outgoing Congressmember Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri) voicing her impassioned opposition to the Respect for Marriage Act. Here are her own words: “This is the Democrats’ priority. Well, Mr. Speaker, I’ll tell you my priority: protect religious liberty. Protect people

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Eric George Tauber, Trivia, Humor & Satire

‘Light’ and ‘Hot Pstromi’ Served on 1st Night of Hanukkah at Lawrence Family JCC

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The first night of Hanukkah, December 18, at 7 p.m., the Festival of Lights will be celebrated at the Garfield Theatre, Lawrence Family JCC by a performance of “Light,” by the LITVAKdancers, to original music composed by Yale Strom. He and his band, Hot Pstromi, will be accompanying

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Confusion Surrounding Creation of Netanyahu’s Government

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — I’m confused. Among other things, about the creation of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. We hear of several promises. From Bibi, they are worth as much as a wet tissue. Itamar Ben-Gvir expects to be Minister of Public Security, Bezalel Smotrich with two years as Minister of Finance, Aryeh Deri as

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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion

Israel Ranked 5th-Safest Country for Tourists

(JNS) Israel is the fifth-safest country in the world for tourists to visit, according to data on the 50 most popular destinations. According to data reviewed by The Swiftest analytics startup for its Travel Safety Index, published earlier this month, the top-ranked country was Singapore, followed by Denmark, Netherlands and Switzerland. Israel came next, followed

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International, Israel

Antisemitism Panel Told: Local Jews ‘Talking About Keeping Passports Ready’

By Ken Stone Times of San Diego The Jewish Federation of San Diego is hiring a security chief. The Glickman Hillel Center coming to UC San Diego is doubling outdoor wall heights to 8 feet and making sure cameras have no blind spots. Parents are checking for armed guards before enrolling their kids in Jewish

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San Diego County

Israel’s Netanyahu Gets Extension Until Dec. 21 to Form Government

Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu will have until Dec. 21 to form a new government after President Isaac Herzog granted him a 10-day extension, Herzog’s office said on Friday. Netanyahu was tapped to form a new government after a right-wing victory in a Nov. 1 election. While he has secured

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Israel