Lawrence (Laurie) Baron, now retired, served as the Nasatir Professor of Modern Jewish History at San Diego State University. He served from 1988 to 2006 as director of SDSU’s Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies. He was the founder in 1995 of the Western Jewish Studies Association.
He writes two satire columns for San Diego Jewish World: “Humoring the Headlines” under his byline, and “Hounding the Headlines,” under the byline of his dog Elona.
By Laurie Baron The Keller Independent School District in Keller, Texas, has removed the graphic novel The Diary of Anne Frank by Ari Folman from its libraries in response to a complaint lodged by irate parents that it is not age appropriate for children to read unless they do so under adult supervision. Here’s the […]
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(Tune: You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away) By Laurie Baron I’m accused, so abused. Once again a martyr. DOJ discredits me, Makes my next run harder. How can they even try They know I always win? Rigging votes to keep me out. Soon I’ll be back in. Hey, I should have hid the files
By Laurie Baron CPAC has kept its acronym but changed what it stands for: Conspirators Planning Authoritarian Coups. This change is reflected in this year’s conference program. Viktor Orbán replaced Vladimir Putin who canceled because he hadn’t finished writing his scheduled speech on “The Only Good Neighbor is An Annexed One.” After Orbán bragged how
By Laurie Baron Families of victims of 9/11 are protesting the holding of the LIV tournament at Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, because LIV is funded by Saudi Arabia which they blame for abetting the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. Trump claims this is merely a sporting event that has nothing
By Laurie Baron The House of Representatives passed the Right to Contraception Act to protect “a person’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.” The text of the bill, however, was considerably abridged from the original
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By Elona Baron (as barked to Laurie Baron) It has been a long time since I decided to take pen in paw and comment on what’s going on in the world. (Actually, I’m lying. I always have dictated my columns because God forgot to give dogs opposable thumbs. Those primates have all the luck!). January
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By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Dr. Richard A. Freund passed away in Charlottesville, Virginia on July 14, 2022 from complications arising from the rejection of a bone marrow transplant he had received 18 years ago. He held an MA, PhD, and rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Bertram and Gladys Aaron
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Jewish History, Lawrence Baron, San Diego County, USAWhat can we expect from the impending garbanzo gap between demand and supply? Filming of the sequel to You Can’t Mess with the Zohan will be cancelled. Chickpea cartels will replace drug cartels. [Satire by Laurie Baron]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron (Melody: God Bless America) In Memoriam to the Victims of Highland Park Guns kill Americans; we should expect Some who bear arms will inflict harms. With malice background checks detect. From the temples to the churches. To the markets and parades once secure. Guns kill Americans, easy for all to procure. Guns
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Lawrence Baron, Opinion, USABy Laurie Baron Partisan Witch Hunt=The committee consisting of 6 Democrats and 2 Republicans formed after Kevin McCarthy rejected a proposal for a committee that would have had equal representation for both parties. Also look under self-fulfilling prophecy. Premature Tabulation=Claiming victory before all the votes are counted. Also look under slogan “Stop the Real.” A
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron I started writing my Humoring the Headlines columns back in 2013. Today is the 600th one I’ve posted. Here’s some of my favorite observations from 2013: Anthony Wiener is reportedly considering withdrawing from the New York’s mayoral race. He has been negotiating with Oskar Mayer to become the chauffeur of their trademark vehicle. He’s
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron (Melody: God Bless America) They dissed America, land where I dwell. They defeat us for a fetus, To make unwanted pregnancies hell. For the rapists, right-wing Papists For incesters who prey on their kin. Now in America, conception is when life begins. Justice deceivers, lying when they were confirmed. Thus declaring, bible
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — I spared a fly from being swatted and commissioned it to go to Mar-a-Lago, stick on a wall, and monitor Donald Trump’s reactions to the Select Committee Hearings. Here’s some of Trump’s comments that he reported back to me. “Unlike me, Bill Barr’s a loser. A loyal AG would
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireHelene Meyer’s book Movie-Made Jews explores how films mirror and shape the diverse identities embraced by contemporary American Jewry. Readers of the Jewish feminist magazine Lilith and the Jewish Women’s Archive Blog will be familiar with Meyers’ insightful movie reviews. Here on a bigger canvas, she analyzes documentaries and feature films that venture beyond common cinematic stereotypes of American Jews to dramatize their attitudes towards antisemitism, assimilation, feminism, gender orientation, the Holocaust, Jewish assertiveness, and race relations. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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