By Mark D. Zimmerman Al Jaffee died last week at the age of 102. Jaffee was one of “The Usual Gang of Idiots” who wrote and produced Mad Magazine under the leadership of editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines. Mad Magazine’s humor had a very Jewish slant, including regular use of Yiddish and faux-Yiddish […]
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By Laurie Baron (Melody: Fun, Fun, Fun by the Beach Boys) SAN DIEGO — She brought three of her guns To the school she once attended. And sprayed the place with bullets. Killing many as she intended. The police promptly shot her dead For which they were commended. And we’ll have guns, guns, guns Thoughts
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By Mark D. Zimmerman There is an annual convention in April at the Javits Center in New York which always falls around the Passover holiday. In 2013, a Jewish participant came up with the idea of holding a seder for the Jewish attendees at the convention. He chose New York’s Katz’s Deli as the site
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire(Melody: Stormy Weather) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Don’t know why. Alvin Bragg had to lie. Stormy trial. And that judge is quite vile. Trump hating all the time. Press is fake. I’m an angel for heaven’s sake. Stormy trial. I spared my wife with denial. I’m victimized all the time. Let me run.
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By Mark D. Zimmerman Jews worldwide are preparing for Passover, with the first seder taking place this coming Wednesday. Traditionally, Jews do a thorough cleaning of their houses, removing all chametz, or forbidden foods, particularly leavened bread. Dishes are changed, shelves are lined, and kosher-for-Passover products replace the year-round foods in the kitchen. Sadly, however,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron Dear Donald, I heard you were indicted by a Soros puppet. If it’s any consolation, I hate Soros too. We need more Jewish billionaires like Sheldon Adelson. Don’t worry about it. Even though my trial for corruption has been going on since 2020, it hasn’t hurt me politically. After all, I’m Prime
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Donald Trump held the first campaign rally for his 2024 presidential bid in Waco, Texas. The location was selected because the city has hosted other cults in the past willing to commit violence and die on behalf of their leader when the Deep State FBI and ATF were weaponized
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By Mark D. Zimmerman A recent study at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Academic College confirmed that Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men have a higher rate of what medical problem than the general population? A. Spinal problems including herniated discs and sciatica, as a result of shuckling, the rapid front to back swaying that Haredi men perform while praying, to
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A few weeks back, San Diego Jewish World ran an essay about major Jewish superstitions, such as protective words and ways to avert the Evil Eye — raiterh bendel (red band), sneezing to confirm the truth of what was just said, and “pooh,pooh, pooh.” Readers were invited to submit their favorite Jewish superstitions, and several follow, ken ayin ha’ra. [Joel H. Cohen]
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire(Melody: Call Me Irresponsible) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Call me unindictable. Since I’m controversial. Clearly irresponsible too. Do my calls for riots scare you? 1/6 shows I’m ruthless. MAGA folks take my cues. Yes, my ends are unacceptable. And my means unconscionable. Power is the goal I pursue. I like illegalities. Foment volatility.
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By Mark D. Zimmerman Israeli actor Chaim Topol died last week at the age of 87. The actor, who professionally used only his last name because too frequently people would mispronounce his first name, Chaim, as “shame,” is most famous for playing the role of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Topol starred as Tevye
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By Mark D. Zimmerman Purim will be celebrated this week, with costumes, hamantaschen, Megillah reading, and Purim shpiels. Purim has occasionally made an appearance in popular culture, including the 1960 movie Esther and the King starring Joan Collins as Esther and The Bible Collection: Esther, a 1999 made-for-TV movie starring F. Murray Abraham as Mordecai.
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Marjorie Failure Greene recently tweeted, “We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government. I want to see a legal agreement that would separate states to resolve ideological and political disagreements. Rearranged this way, Americans can decide where
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By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — In a rematch of our legendary (in relative terms) Chanukah 2021 debate, in which I defeated Rabbi Eric Ertel of the San Diego Jewish Experience (SAJE) but sustained a fractured heel in the process, Rabbi Ertel and I duked it out once again on Wednesday night at the
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