The newly expanded 2016 product line celebrates strong female role models with history and humor CINCINNATI, Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The pop culture icon, THE MENSCH ON A BENCH has not only expanded his Mishpacha, but also continues to solidify his presence as a meaningful holiday presence for Jewish and interfaith families. Neal Hoffman, […]
By Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Spider-Man is Jewish At the risk of boring devotees of the flagship character and corporate mascot of Marvel comic books and of the hugely successful Spider-Man movie franchise, those who know the origin story much better than I do, the Spider-Man narrative begins with Peter Parker who becomes
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSPIES IN PALESTINE: LOVE, BETRAYAL AND THE HEROIC LIFE OF SARAH AARONSOHN By James Srodes Counterpoint, $24, 203 pages By Joseph C. Goulden In more than half a century of reading intelligence literature, seldom have I encountered an operative with the raw courage of Sarah Aaronsohn. Whatever spy tradecraft the woman knew was self-taught. She
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle EastA poem handwritten by one of the Holocaust’s most famous victims, diarist Anne Frank, sold for 140,000 euros (roughly $148,000) on Wednesday at a Dutch auction house. The sum, which doesn’t include the auctioneer’s commission, greatly exceeded the expected sale price of 30,000 to 50,000 euros. Thijs Blankevoort, director of the Bubb Kuyper auction house
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish HistoryColson Whitehead won the National Book Award in fiction on Wednesday for his bestselling novel and Oprah Book Club pick The Underground Railroad. His fellow winners that evening were Ibram X. Kendi in nonfiction for Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America; Daniel Borzutzky in poetry for The Performance of
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USASupporters of President-elect Donald Trump are using online retailer Amazon to attack Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly through harsh reviews of her new book. More than 100 negative one-star reviews appeared on the Amazon page selling Kelly’s memoir “Settle For More,” within hours of its Tuesday release. Many of the comments came through a link
1606, Shakespeare and the Year of Lear by James Shapiro published by Faber and Faber, 2015. By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — When I picked this book up at Luton airport, as I was about to board a plane, I thought I was going to read a historical novel. I couldn’t have been more
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThe Jewish Austrian author Stefan Zweig corresponded with an aspiring writer for years before the Nazis rose to power in Germany. These previously unknown letters have now emerged decades after his death. Tel Aviv (dpa) – The letters from one of the most important writers of the 1920s and 1930s had sat in a bank
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Middle East(With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer) By Laurie Baron The outlook was optimistic for Clinton-Kane just yesterday. The polls showed leads of three points, but narrowing each day. When Comey concluded that she was not to blame. The voters who despised her had nothing to defame. The Donald was campaigning, appealing to white males. Spouting
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Remarkable Women of San Diego: Pioneers, Visionaries and Innovators by Hannah S. Cohen and Gloria G. Harris; History Press © 2016; ISBN 9781467-118262; 144 pages including index and bibliography, $21.90. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Divided into four time periods that begin in 1850, 1900, 1950 and 2000, this collection of biographical sketches honors
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Did You Ever Have the Chance to Marry an American Multimillionaire? by Dora Klinova; DK Corporation; (c) 2016: ISBN 9781533-137852; 245 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — This autobiographical work was fictionalized enough to be classified as a novel, but it closely follows author Dora Klinova’s own progress in San Diego in the
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Faithful by Alice Hoffman, Simon & Schuster, © 2016; ISBN 97814767-99209; 258 pages; $26. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – “Oh, oh,” I thought while reading the very dark and depressing first chapter. “This is going to be a very long book. Do I really want to expose myself to all this pain?” Thank
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonIt’s surprising that till now no one has produced a thoughtful, detailed biography of Paul Simon. His songs have been a vivid part of the cultural landscape for two generations, and in many cases have installed themselves happily in our memories. More than that, his story is rich in struggle, ambition and rivalry, features that
The Koren Sukkot Maḥzor; Introduction, Translation, and Commentary by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Koren Publishers, Jerusalem, © 2015, ISBN 978-965-301-659-0, p. 1465, $24.95 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – When a knowledgeable Jew hears the Hebrew word maḥzor, more than likely an image appears of a sanctuary filled with Jews praying during the High Holidays,
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