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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Bob Sagat

Courtesy of Wikipedia Robert Saget (May 17, 1956 – January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and television host. He portrayed Danny Tanner on the sitcom Full House (1987–1995) and its sequel Fuller House (2016–2020). Saget was the original host of America’s Funniest Home Videos (1989–1997), and the voice of narrator Ted Mosby on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). He was also […]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Debra Winger

Courtesy of Wikipedia Debra Winger (May 16, 1955) is an American actress. She starred in the films An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Terms of Endearment (1983), and Shadowlands (1993), each of which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Winger won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Terms of Endearment, and the Tokyo International Film Festival

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Author Tells of Finding His Birth Parents and Learning Their Secrets

This memoir and autobiography is filled with secrets, doubts, anticipation, anxiety, temporary disappointments, regrets, the thrill of the chase and the exaltation of success. He repeatedly states the discoveries changed his life, and it also enriched the lives of the brothers and sisters he discovered. [Oliver Pollak]

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David Landis, Shira Ehrlich in the Hunt for Broadway Jimmy Awards

Only 10 male-identifying leads, and 10 female- identifying leads are chosen to compete from all the high school theater departments in San Diego County.  From there, one student from each category will be chosen to go to New York to compete in the Broadway Jimmy Awards. [Sandi Masori]

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Jewish Swag, Singing, Soften Blow of Padres Loss to Rockies

Special Padres hats bearing the “Chai” (Life) symbol were distributed to them, and they got to hear and cheer Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel of Congregation Beth Israel sing “The Star Spangled Banner” in pre-game ceremonies. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Abraham Zapruder

Courtesy of Wikipedia Abraham Zapruder (May 15, 1905 – August 30, 1970) was a Ukrainian-born American clothing manufacturer who witnessed the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. He unexpectedly captured the shooting in a home movie while filming the presidential limousine and motorcade as it traveled through Dealey Plaza. The Zapruder film is regarded as the most complete footage

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‘Grit, Grace and Glamour’: Joan Jacobs Hailed as Down-to-Earth Donor Titan

Joan Jacobs was praised Monday as a woman of “grit, grace and glamour” whose “joyful generosity” — along with her Qualcomm founding husband, Irwin — made San Diego a cultural powerhouse amid her “unwavering commitment to make the world a better place.” [Ken Stone, Times of San Diego]

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Book Teaches Children about Trying New Foods, Diversity

In this Australian-based story, when the Jewish community has a cholent competition, onlookers and most other competitors are surprised when Amira, whose Jewish roots are in Iraq, stuffs a chicken with such ingredients as garlic, ginger, onion, paprika, baharat, cinnamon,  and rice.  She cooked the stuffed chicken inside a mixture of sauteed tomatoes and cardamon, hard-boiling eggs on the side. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Jewish Trivia Question: Eurovision

There ‍has ‍been ‍a ‍parallel ‍song ‍contest ‍in ‍Europe ‍for ‍more ‍than ‍20 ‍years ‍where ‍young ‍Jewish ‍students ‍compete, ‍singing ‍pop ‍songs ‍adapted ‍to ‍Jewish ‍content, ‍or ‍in ‍some ‍cases ‍original ‍Jewish ‍songs. ‍The ‍competition ‍was ‍first ‍created ‍by ‍Rotem ‍Abecassis, ‍an ‍Israeli ‍shaliach ‍in ‍Sweden, ‍to ‍bring ‍together ‍chapters ‍of ‍World ‍Bnei ‍Akiva ‍(a ‍religious ‍Zionist ‍youth ‍movement). ‍This ‍year’s ‍contest ‍took ‍place ‍in ‍Hanover, ‍Germany ‍in ‍March, ‍and ‍was ‍won ‍by ‍Halev ‍Stuttgart ‍Youth ‍Center. ‍What ‍is ‍the ‍name ‍of ‍this ‍annual ‍Jewish ‍song ‍competition? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Agriculture, Sharing, and A Dollop of Torah for Toddlers

Shavuot arrives this year on Tuesday night, June 11.  This hard-cover book is intended to introduce your toddler to the holiday of Shavuot, getting your hands dirty gardening, the joy of sharing, and the names of the seven species of ancient Israel. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Bea Arthur

Courtesy of Wikipedia Beatrice Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her work on television beginning in the 1970s as Maude Findlay in the popular sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1972) and Maude (1972–1978) and later

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