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.
Books to his credit, available on Amazon, include:
Projecting the Holocaust into the Present: The Changing Focus of Contemporary Holocaust Cinema
The Modern Jewish Experience in World Cinema
The eclectic anarchism of Erich Muhsam (Men & movements in the history & philosophy of anarchism)
His most recent articles are:
“Making Room for the Jews: The House I Live In (1945),” AJS Perspectives, Summer 2023, 86-88.
“The Revolt of Job: Salvaging the Lost World of Rural Hungarian Hasidim,” Journal of Jewish Identities, 16:1-2 (January/July 2023), 181-198.
“Persistent Parallels, Resistant Particularities: Holocaust Analogies and Avoidance in Armenian Genocide Centennial Cinema, in Armenian and Jewish Experience between Expulsion and Destruction, ed. Sarah M. Ross and Regina Randhofer (Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2021), 267-296.
“The Pioneering American Jewish Women Directors from Elaine May to Claudia Weill,” Jews and Gender (Studies in Jewish Civilization), ed. Leonard Greenspoon (W. Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2021), 217-243.
Tune: The Sounds of Silence By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Hello Dark Web, did you hear? Trump is back, nothing to fear. He’ll give your grievances an airing. With conspiracies he’s sharing. And the anger that he plants inside your brain. Do not abstain, From the resort to violence. In Washington you had amassed […]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireCPAC is holding its annual meeting in Orlando this weekend. Although the meeting could be confused with Fantasy Land, delegates are encouraged to visit nearby Walt Disney attractions reconfigured to cater to these conservatives. Here’s a sampling of the most popular rides for this occasion. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireSAN DIEGO – Following are Jewish-interest programs intended for academic and lay audiences that may be accessed via the Internet All times are Pacific Standard Time. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USAA day after the storming of the Capitol, Donald Trump finally issued a statement condemning it: “We have just been through an intense election, and emotions are high, but now tempers must be cooled, and calm restored. To those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. And to those who broke the law, you will pay.” His sincerity can’t be doubted since he has made it clear that the people attending the Stop the Steal rally were [the following}:
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAFollowing are streaming Jewish programs of academic and lay interest that may be accessed via the Internet. All times Are Pacific Standard Time. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Lifestyles, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USATo tune of ‘American Pie’:
But November made me shiver.
With every statement he’d deliver.
The results he discounted
As the margins mounted.
I can’t remember if I thought
It was just time that he bought.
His claims struck me as overwrought.
The day democracy died. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireEvery year the president of the United States awards the Medal of Freedom to people who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” Honoring that tradition, President Trump is conferring this honor on Devin Nunes for “unearthing the crime of the century [the Russian hoax]” and “thwarting a plot to take down a sitting United States president.” Adhering to Trump’s elastic interpretation of what constitutes a “meritorious contribution” to the above criteria, I expect the following to be named as recipients of the Medal in the coming days. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Joan Micklin Silver (1935-2020) passed away on New Year’s Eve. She belonged to a cohort of pioneering American female directors in the 1970s, many of whom were Jewish. Whereas most of her Jewish counterparts deal with Jewish themes in their films, she repeatedly returned to making distinctly Jewish films earning her the reputation of being the “the mother of Jewish feminist film.” [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
Following are Jewish programs of interest to lay and academic audiences that may be accessed via the Internet, January 3rrd through 9th. They are listed in Pacific Standard Time. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Science, Medicine, & Education, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAMelody: ‘Auld Lang Syne’
May twenty twenty be forgot.
But remember those who died.
Due to the incompetence
Of a president who lied. … (Laurie Baron, Ph.D)
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USATune: California Dreaming
All the beds are full
In the ICUs
I must stay at home.
Watch TV or snooze.
Am I safe from Covid
If I live in L.A?
California lockdown
On such a winter’s day. … {Laurie Baron]
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Lawrence Baron, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USATune: I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
What must you do to get a pardon?
It’s not required that you’ve repented.
Or that your lying has not relented.
Don’t ever heed the law again!
Don’t ever heed the law again! (Laurie Baron, Ph.D)
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAThe year 2020 has been terrible. Despite the pandemic, the recession, and the nationwide civil turmoil, there are still things to be grateful for during this holiday season. [Laurie Baron, PhD]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USASAN DIEGO — Following are streaming Jewish programs of academic and general interest. All times are Pacific Standard Time. (Laurie Baron, Ph.D)
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