Today’s Jewish Birthday: Henry Winkler

Courtesy of Wikipedia Henry Winkler (October 30, 1945) is an American actor. Widely known as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the sitcom Happy Days, Winkler has distinguished himself as a character actor for roles on stage and screen. His many accolades include three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Critics Choice Awards. Winkler studied theater at both Emerson College and the Yale School of Drama, and […]

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Compassion and Civility Keys to Improving the World, Says Activist Rabbi

Rabbi Yanklowitz spoke with San Diego Jewish World about the roles compassion and civility can play in people’s personal interactions, in the run-up toward America’s Nov. 5 presidential election, and in the ongoing war between Israel and Iran and Iranian proxies. [Donald H. Harrison]

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What Hitler’s General in the Netherlands Was Really Like

De Vries has every reason to express dismay about a man who admires Hitler, a man who wishes his generals were more like Hitler’s generals. For it is one of those generals, totally loyal to the Führer and blindly following his orders, who was directly responsible for the deportation of 110,000 Dutch Jews — 75 percent of the entire Dutch Jewish population at the time — to Nazi concentration camps. Only approximately 5,000 returned home alive after the war. [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]

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Some Jews in Philadelphia are Boycotting Certain Restaurants over Politics

If the Jewish version of BDS takes flight, then fans of Vice President Kamala Harris must shun Hymie’s Deli in Bala Cynwyd forever. Not to mention the McDonald’s in Feasterville, Bucks County, where former President Donald J. Trump dropped in for a photo shoot. Meanwhile, in Philly’s Queen Village, Trumpsters must now evade the Famous 4th Street Deli. [Bruce S. Tickere]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Winona Ryder

Courtesy of Wikipedia Winona Ryder (October 29, 1971), is an American actress. Having come to attention playing quirky characters in the late 1980s, she achieved success with her more dramatic performances in the 1990s. Ryder’s many accolades include a Golden Globe and nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Screen Actors Guild Award and a Grammy Award. Following her film debut

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Editorial: Kamala Harris for President and a Democratic Slate for Congress

I am disgusted by the rhetoric at the Trump rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday and alarmed that such major news organizations as The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times have decided to make no endorsements in the presidential race. I was mulling endorsements before, but now I feel the time is imperative to take a stand, even though I know that whichever way I decide, I’ll disappoint some of our readers. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Jews in Baseball

Upon ‍his ‍signing ‍with ‍the ‍Giants, ‍the ‍‍Sporting ‍News ‍ran ‍a ‍headline ‍saying ‍Giants ‍scout ‍“Dick ‍Kinsella ‍Finds ‍That ‍$100,000 ‍Jew,” ‍and ‍some ‍referred ‍to ‍Solomon ‍as ‍“the ‍Jewish ‍Babe ‍Ruth.” ‍What ‍other ‍nickname ‍was ‍also ‍given ‍to ‍Mose ‍Solomon? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Some Theorize Elijah Was Pinchas Reincarnated

Virtually every Jew—regardless of age—has heard of Elijah, whose presence inspired the “Cup of Elijah” ritual seen at every Passover celebration. Elijah’s name is also evoked in the Havdalah ceremony in a special prayer expressing our hope that Elijah will be the precursor of the Messianic Era. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Jonas Salk

Courtesy of Wikipedia Jonas Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New York and New York University School of Medicine. In 1947, Salk accepted a professorship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,

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Jewish Biography: Herbert Marcuse, Anti-Western Revolutionary

Marcuse was born into an assimilated Jewish family. After the Nazis came to power in Germany, he emigrated to Switzerland and then to the United States. From 1940-50 he worked for the Office of Strategic Services and the State Department. Since 1950, Marcuse devoted himself fully to academic teaching as a professor at Columbia, Harvard, Brandeis, and the University of California-San Diego. [Alex Gordon]

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