SAN DIEGO — Our license plate maven Melanie Rubin noticed this license plate, which prompts us to speculate about where Queen Esther lived before she married King Ahashuerus. Did she live in central Shushan, west Shushan, or maybe as this license plate might be suggesting, East Shushan.
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Shavuot (the Sephardic and Israeli pronunciation), or Shavuos (the Ashkenazic pronunciation) just ended. The holiday commemorates God’s giving of the Torah to Moses and the Israelites at Mt. Sinai. Shavuot traditions include eating dairy food, participating in all-night study sessions, and reading the Ten Commandments and the
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Jewish Religion, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Some of us get a big kick when Yiddish makes it to a non-Jewish part of our culture, and it just recently happened again — this time in what, at least to me, was an unlikely and unexpected venue. The event was the latest Scripps National Spelling
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International, Jewish History, Joel H. Cohen, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Diary of Donald Trump By Laurie Baron In San Diego June 3, 2019: Today my family and I went to London. Who invited Tiffany? More people welcomed me than attended my inauguration. One Londoner carried a sign equating me with England’s democratic oranges: “Donald Trump=Magna Farter.” Others flew a blimp proving I was bigger
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — In an effort to goad Mexico into taking more action against Central American migrants traveling through Mexico to the United States southern border, President Trump has announced that he will begin implementing tariffs on Mexican goods in the coming weeks and months. There is a long history
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International, Jewish History, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireSummer Blockbusters By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Now that Memorial Day has passed, it’s time to preview the films that promise to be the biggest hits of the summer. * The Revengers: Payback: Supervillains conspire to destroy the reputation of Muellos, a mute hero who has documented their crimes and cover-ups. Led by Captain America is
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Will Smith is currently starring as the Genie in a live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin. What is a Jewish connection in Will Smith’s life? A. Smith grew up in West Philadelphia’s Wynnefield neighborhood, an area with a large Jewish population. When Smith first began rapping under the
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Longtime San Diego residents Robert and Helaine Baum were doing some Spring cleaning and found hundreds of pins and patches that they had collected over the years, then put away, and forgot. Their wide-ranging collection included memorabilia from the worlds of politics, sports, broadcasting, the labor movement, local
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SAN DIEGO — Editor Donald H. Harrison spotted this license plate. The 27th Psalm, attributed to David, begins: “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? “When the wicked came against me to eat up my
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireWhat Trump Was Thinking By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Trump outdid himself this week by making comments that were so patently false they would turn Pinocchio’s nose into a Redwood, but they all were true if we could hear what he was thinking immediately after making them. * I don’t do cover-ups (especially when I am
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SAN DIEGO — The license plate belongs to a mother who lives in San Diego. Following in the footsteps of license plate maven Melanie Rubin, San Diego Jewish World editor Donald H. Harrison couldn’t resist photographing this one!
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Donald H. Harrison, Melanie Rubin, San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — In response to recent criticisms of yeshivas and Jewish day schools for not giving their students enough, if any, of an education in secular subjects, the Trump administration is offering advice and a curriculum intended to close the gap. “School spirit is important,” the presidential list of suggestions begins,
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Best selling author Herman Wouk died last week at the age of 103. Wouk, an Orthodox Jew, won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Caine Mutiny, and also wrote many Jewish-themed novels, including The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, and Marjorie Morningstar. Marjorie Morningstar told
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireNursery Rhymes from Alabama By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−I’m a little fetus, short and stout. Hear my heartbeat; I want out. If you abort me, you will fail. And your doctor will go to jail. * Mary had a pregnancy. She thought it was the flu. She found out one month in The stick had
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