Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Ron DeSantis

By Mark D. Zimmerman Florida ‍Governor ‍Ron ‍DeSantis, ‍Republican ‍candidate ‍for ‍president, ‍traveled ‍to ‍Israel ‍this ‍past ‍April, ‍having ‍previously ‍visited ‍the ‍country ‍four ‍other ‍times. ‍He ‍is ‍a ‍strong ‍supporter ‍of ‍Israel, ‍and ‍in ‍2019 ‍he ‍tweeted ‍that ‍he ‍“promised ‍to ‍be ‍the ‍most ‍pro-Israel ‍Governor ‍in ‍America.” ‍He ‍refers ‍to ‍the ‍West ‍Bank […]

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Kosher Food

By Mark D. Zimmerman Kosherpalooza, ‍a ‍food ‍festival ‍featuring ‍kosher ‍dairy ‍and ‍meat ‍items, ‍cooking ‍demonstrations, ‍wine ‍tastings ‍and ‍more, ‍was ‍recently ‍held ‍for ‍the ‍first ‍time ‍at ‍the ‍Meadowlands ‍Expo ‍Center ‍in ‍New ‍Jersey. ‍Thousands ‍of ‍attendees ‍sampled ‍dried ‍pink ‍pineapple, ‍miniature ‍steak ‍tartares ‍served ‍in ‍crispy ‍tapioca ‍shells, ‍CBD ‍peanut ‍butter ‍cups, ‍and

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Sheldon Harnick, z”l

By Mark D. Zimmerman Sheldon ‍Harnick, ‍lyricist ‍of ‍‍Fiddler ‍on ‍the ‍Roof, ‍‍Fiorello!, ‍and ‍other ‍Broadway ‍shows, ‍died ‍last ‍week ‍at ‍the ‍age ‍of ‍99. ‍Harnick ‍and ‍composer ‍Jerry ‍Bock ‍wrote ‍many ‍songs ‍for ‍‍Fiddler ‍on ‍the ‍Roof ‍which ‍did ‍not ‍end ‍up ‍in ‍the ‍final ‍version ‍of ‍the ‍show, ‍including ‍‍We’ve ‍Never ‍Missed ‍a

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Guilt-Edged Good Deeds

Koufax, a Jewish kid from Brooklyn, an outstanding major-league pitcher, was slated to play a leading role. Specifically, he was scheduled to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Minnesota Twins in the first game of the best-of-seven series for the World Championship.  But due to an accident (?) of fate or faith (religious observance), that was also the day on which Yom Kippur fell that year.  [Joel H. Cohen]

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Jewish History, Joel H. Cohen, Sports & Competitions, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

JPlate: MAVEN4U

This editor just learned today that “maven” is derived from the Yiddish word “meyvn” (one who understands). Perhaps I’m not a Yiddish-language expert, after all. But for those who appreciate the San Diego Jewish World series of Jewish-interest license plates, this one’s for you.

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Trivia, Humor & Satire

Hounding the Headlines: Confessions of Donald Trump’s Pitbull

By Elona Baron (as told to Laurie Baron) SAN DIEGO — I recently received an email from someone whose existence has been speculated about for years: Donald Trump’s Pitbull.   I know everyone thinks that Trump never owned a dog largely because he is incapable of caring for anything beyond his own political survival.  While it

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Pat Robertson

By Mark D. Zimmerman Pat ‍Robertson, ‍the ‍controversial ‍Baptist ‍minister ‍who ‍preached ‍a ‍conservative ‍brand ‍of ‍political ‍Christianity, ‍died ‍last ‍week ‍at ‍the ‍age ‍of ‍93. ‍Robertson ‍was ‍the ‍founder ‍of ‍the ‍Christian ‍Coalition ‍and ‍he ‍helmed ‍‍The ‍700 ‍Club ‍television ‍broadcast, ‍promoting ‍his ‍vision ‍of ‍America ‍as ‍a ‍Christian ‍nation. ‍Robertson ‍was ‍a ‍strong

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Padma Lakshmi

She ‍has ‍written ‍many ‍food-related ‍books, ‍including ‍‍The ‍Encyclopedia ‍of ‍Spices ‍and ‍Herbs: ‍An ‍Essential ‍Guide ‍to ‍the ‍Flavors ‍of ‍the ‍World ‍and ‍‍Love, ‍Loss, ‍and ‍What ‍We ‍Ate: ‍A ‍Memoir. ‍What ‍is ‍a ‍Jewish ‍connection ‍in ‍Padma ‍Lakshmi’s ‍life? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Satire: ‘Make America Florida’ aka Let Hurricane DeSantis Wreak Havoc on the Nation

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — The slogan for Ron DeSantis’ recently announced campaign is “Make America Florida” inviting a copyright infringement lawsuit from Donald Trump who issued an executive order in his mind to make it illegal for other politicians to start their campaign slogans with “Make America.” What would the United States look like

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire