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.
Scholarly programs on diverse Jewish subjects, compiled by 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, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USAEver since it was revealed that Donald Trump planned to wear a superman costume underneath his clothes after being released from Walter Reed Hospital, DC Comic’s Legion of Superheroes voted on whether to admit him to its ranks. Batman recused himself because he knew the bat that was the original source of the Coronavirus. Wonder Woman did likewise on the grounds that she had campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016 when she asserted that she could mercilessly pummel Trump to a pulp on Paradise Island and none of the Amazons would care. The other members of the Legion had reservations too, but voted for him on the basis of his most obvious superpower: his ability to irresponsibly infect his minions with a deadly disease. They dubbed him “Superspreader.” They even wrote the prologue to the upcoming blockbuster Superspreader. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USACompiled by Laurie Baron, Ph.D SAN DIEGO — All times are Pacific Daylight Time. Sunday, October 18 8 am Luca Ascoli, “The Jews of Italy,” Sephardic World. 8 am Yevilah McCoy, “Keynote Address,” Jewish Coalition for Racial Equity Virtual Conference. 8 am Moshe Halbertal and Jonathan Sacks, “Strange New World- Conversations in Times of Crisis- Religious
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Lifestyles, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sports & Competitions, The World We Share, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Dissuaded from wearing a superman costume underneath his clothes after his release from the hospital, Donald Trump has been itching to demonstrate that he is the man of steel who beat Covid-19. When he realized suburban white women no longer loved him, he decided he could kill two birds
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Last night’s debate between Harris and Pence was far more civil than the first presidential debate. As Trump’s vice president, Pence serves as the Blander and Chief. * A fly landed and sat for 2 minutes on Pence’s hair. What substance could attract a fly so long? * Although Pence
Compiled by Laurie Baron, Ph.D All times Pacific Daylight Time Sunday, October 11 11am Mikhal Dekel, “Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey,” Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum. Monday, October 12 10 am Elai Rettig, “Israel’s ‘Special Relationship’ with the US,” Israel Center, Washington University. 10 am Eliezer Diamond, “Generosity, Gratitude, and Faith: Rav Eliyahu Dessler’s
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Lifestyles, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USABy Laurie Baron We don’t know how he caught it? Was it flying through the air? Now he’s got the covid, it didn’t just disappear. He’s got the covid ‘cause he dissed it. Covid not wearing a mask. Covid, from big rallies. Safety is not much to ask. Fauci gave us warnings How
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — All Times Are Pacific Daylight Time Sunday, October 4 10 a.m. Moshe Halbertal and Eva Illouz, “Can Home Be a Shelter in Times of Pandemic?” The Reading Room, National Library of Israel. Monday, October 5 8:30 a.m. Yossi Beilin and Ido Aharoni, “The Future of Middle East Peace,” Temple
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Business & Finance, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USATune: Everybody’s Talking at Me By Laurie Baron (in San Diego) Donald Trump is squawking at him. He doesn’t hear a word Joe’s saying With every insult that he spouts. Voters scared and hurting. He doesn’t see their faces Only the MAGA on their hats. He’s shouting that the Dems are leftists. Who’ll defund the
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Lawrence BaronEditor’s Note: Laurie Baron, Ph.D, envisions how U.S. President Donald Trump would rewrite the history of the United States. Here is a link to Part I, the colonial period. … The New Republic (not to be confused with the fake news magazine)
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USALaurie Baron, Ph.D., compiles a list of streaming Jewish programs available via Internet between September 27 and October 1.
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The South African Jewish American Community, better known as SAJAC, has issued its annual magazine for 2020, reporting that San Diego State University Prof. David B. Cline is conducting oral history interviews with community members. The magazine’s writers also offer suggestions on coping with COVID19, and Alzheimer’s Disease, and additionally they profile young entrepreneurs, visual artists, and poets, among other articles. [Donald H. Harrison, “Our Shtetl San Diego County”
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Lifestyles, San Diego CountyPresident Trump has decided to replace the current “crusade against American history” by setting up the 1776 Commission to teach students “about the miracle of American history.” Historians from Fox News have leaked advance outlines of the lesson plans for the different eras in the American past. Here’s the one for the colonial period. [Satire by Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA“You know, putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. It’s — you know, other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history,” –Bill Barr, September 16, 2020 … If Attorney General Bill Barr ever writes his autobiography, it might go something like this: [Satire by Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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