From across the seas and across party lines, past and present Jewish public officials denounced the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania. [Donald H. Harrison]
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In this novel, the adult human characters are either good or bad, with few shades of gray. The animals, of course, are all good, although sometimes they can’t restrain their natural urges. The behavior of the children improves over the course of the novel, as they come to understand what is at stake. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Milton Kodmur passed away at the age of 100 on Saturday, July 13, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Los Angeles to Barney Kodmur, who came to the U.S. from Canada, where his family homesteaded, and to Ida, whose family emigrated to Boston from Lithuania. [Family notice]
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Born Karola Ruth Siegel in Frankfurt, Germany in 1928, she separated from her family and left Germany on the Kindertransport when she was only 10 years old, never again seeing her family who all lost their lives during the Holocaust. [Press Release]
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In Revolutionary Optimism, Zeitz outlines seven steps that can help individuals change the world for the better. While the specific steps are not explicitly detailed, the book emphasizes cultivating self-compassion, embracing love as a guiding principle, and engaging in meaningful activism. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Harrison Ford (July 13, 1942) is an American actor. He has been a leading man in films of several genres and is regarded as an American cultural icon. His films have grossed more than $5.4 billion in North America and more than $9.3 billion worldwide. Ford is the recipient of various accolades, including the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award,
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As for the plot, basically the red team and blue team are at war and are competing in acrobatics and aerial tricks. The only problem is that one of the blue girls is in love with one of the red boys. The two keep trying to come together, only to be pulled away by their teams. [Sandi Masori]
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When Ben Greene was 14-15 years old, he started to notice “things were different.” Born a female, Greene would look in the mirror and note that the image there did not match the feeling inside. Later, Greene, who now identifies as a man, learned this was called “disassociation.” [Cailin Acosta]
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Inhofe’s commitment to the Iron Dome and other vitally important Senate initiatives that strengthened Israel have been completely absent from the many articles celebrating his career of service and marking his passing. In this small space, an attempt will be made to rectify that. [Moshe Phillips]
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Towne, 85, died on Saturday, July 6, leaving a wife, Ruth; brother Norman; sister Anita; sons-in-law Ted and Joel, and grandchildren Ariella, Philip, Aidin, Adam, Micah, and Eliora. [SDJW staff]
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The author must have had privileged access to Mossad documents and/or agents to be able to describe in such great detail precisely how the agent managed to gain Cukurs’ confidence to such an extent that, although suspicious of being traced by hostile Jewish elements, he agreed to fly to Montevideo in Uruguay, where the Mossad considered the conditions for assassinating him would be more favorable. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
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The U.S. benefits from a large domestic market, which allows startups to scale more easily within the country before expanding internationally. In contrast, Israel’s small domestic market forces startups to think globally from day one, often seeking international partnerships and markets to grow. [Shahar Masori]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Brian Grazer (July 12, 1951) is an American film and television producer. He founded Imagine Entertainment in 1986 with Ron Howard. The films they produced have grossed over $15 billion. Grazer was personally nominated for four Academy Awards for Splash (1984), Apollo 13 (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), and Frost/Nixon (2008). His films and TV series have been nominated for 47 Academy Awards and
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Sorel Bennett (Susan Branch), a quirky actress and Edward Bennett (David Dartt), her playwright husband, have a combative relationship. They alternately spar and coo, while mixing it up with their unanticipated visitors. [
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