Today’s Jewish Birthday: Ron Goldman

Courtesy of Wikipedia Ronald Goldman (July 2, 1968 – June 12, 1994) was an American restaurant waiter and aspiring actor. A working volunteer with children suffering from cerebral palsy, Goldman appeared as a contestant on the short-lived game show Studs in early 1992. In 1994, Goldman became a friend of Nicole Brown Simpson, the ex-wife of American football player O. […]

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Pomegranate Restaurant Has Dream-Worthy Chicken Dish

When we asked her what the best Georgian dishes on the menu were, she recommended the Chakhokhbili – which they called Georgean Eagle in the menu – It’s a Georgean chicken stew with tomatoes, basil, parsley, mint and cilantro. And the Chakapuli – which is a Georgian lamb shank stew with white wine, sour plum, onions, tarragon. Both were delicious. [Sandi Masori]

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SDJA Students Return from Tours of Poland, Israel

“Being here and seeing how many people are affected by Yom HaZikaron, how everyone knows someone who is fighting or has fought in the Israeli Defense Forces themselves…to see then how that commitment translates to a passion for the country on Yom Ha’atzmaut was really special.” [Press Release]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Jessica Meir

Courtesy of Wikipedia Jessica Meir (July 1, 1977) is an American NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She was previously an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, following postdoctoral research in comparative physiology at the University of British Columbia. She has studied the diving physiology and behavior of emperor penguins in Antarctica, and the physiology of bar-headed geese, which can migrate over the

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Why I Didn’t Become French

After my repatriation to Israel, I traveled to France frequently for research work in physics. There I met a French physics professor, a Jew who knew my stepfather and claimed that I could obtain French citizenship because I had French historical roots. I loved the language and culture of France, but I preferred to be an Israeli, if only because of my thoughts on “Where is France going?” [Alex Gordon]

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‘Beauty Queen’ Wonderfully Acted, But Not My Favorite Type of Entertainment

Backyard Renaissance theater often picks plays that make you think or question your perceptions. Its printed program describes this as “art to the gut.” The current production, The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a good example of that. [Sandi Masori]

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‘Dog Days of Summer’ About the Heavens, Not About Pooches

Are we in the “dog days of summer?” According to History.com, the phrase has nothing to do with dogs barking or panting in the oppressive heat. It referred to the ancient civilizations that tracked the seasons by looking at the sky. [Cailin Acosta]

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OpEd: Pro-Israel Volunteers Needed to Counter Paid Pro-Hamas Students

Since when do college kids want to sit through hours of boring meetings? Then I found out, they get paid for their “activism.” Amnesty International is one such employer as this advertisement posted in Seattle, Washington, demonstrates. [Miriam Gershenson]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Lizzy Caplan

Courtesy of Wikipedia Lizzy Caplan (June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her first acting role was on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000). She received wider recognition with roles in the films Mean Girls (2004) and Cloverfield (2008), she also starred on the television shows Related (2005–2006), The Class (2006–2007), and Party Down (2009–2010; 2023). From 2013 to 2016, Caplan played Virginia E. Johnson on the Showtime series Masters

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