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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Richard Meier

Courtesy of Wikipedia Richard Meier (October 12, 1934) is an American abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white. A winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1984, Meier has designed several iconic buildings including the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and San Jose City Hall.

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Michelle Trachtenberg

Courtesy of Wikipedia Michelle Trachtenberg (October 11, 1985) is an American actress. Trachtenberg began her career at age three, appearing in several commercials, films, and television series as a child. Her first credited role was her starring role on the Nickelodeon television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1994–1996) as Nona Mecklenberg. She starred

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Daniel Pearl

Courtesy of Wikipedia Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American journalist who worked for The Wall Street Journal. On January 23, 2002, he was kidnapped by Islamist militants while he was on his way to what he had expected would be an interview with Pakistani religious cleric Mubarak Ali Gilani in the city of Karachi] Pearl had moved to Mumbai,

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Germany Establishes Arbitration Process for Claims Arising from Nazi-Looted Art

Previously, both parties had to agree to go to an advisory commission for looted Art. Now state-owned museums will be required to participate in an arbitration process when no agreement between the victims’ side and museums can be found. The decisions of the arbitration body will be binding. [Press Release]

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