Today’s Jewish Birthday: Sandra Bernhard

Courtesy of Wikipedia Sandra Bernhard (June 6, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy, where she often critiqued celebrity culture and political figures. She played Nancy Bartlett Thomas on the ABC sitcom Roseanne from the fourth season (1991) to the end of the show in 1997. […]

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Romance Novel Addresses Corruption in the Organ Transplant Business

This novel is a story of love, loss, and redemption with authoritative descriptions of transplant surgeries. First-time novelist Weill formerly directed the heart-lung transplant program at Stanford University. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Before There Was D-Day, There Was S.O.E.

In her meticulously researched and documented (80 pages of notes and references), D-Day Girls, journalist and bestselling author Sarah Rose follows a handful of these heroines through thick and thin; trough success and failure; through romances, double agents and double-crossings; through capture, imprisonment, interrogation, torture, unspeakable atrocities, sickness and even death for some. [Dorian de Wind]

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Israeli nationalists march through East Jerusalem, attack reporters

Published by DPA Thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through Palestinian neighbourhoods in Jerusalem on Wednesday, provoking tense scenes and confrontations with police. The annual Flag March celebrates Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem in the Six-Day War of 1967. Critics accuse organizers of deliberately antagonizing the divided city’s Palestinian community, with tensions especially high this year

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Tensions Escalate At The Israel-Lebanon Border, Gaza Cease-Fire Efforts Struggle, US Congress Votes On Sanctions Against International Criminal Court

Published by Benzinga On Wednesday, a drone attack by Hezbollah from Lebanon resulted in injuries to at least 10 individuals in northern Israel, according to Israeli authorities, raising tensions about a potential counterattack from Tel Aviv. Recent cross-border strikes have caused large fires in Israel’s northern regions, leading the Israeli military to warn of potential

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Mandy Patinkin Concert: Controversial for Some; Entertaining for Others

The show was part concert, part stand-up, part story-telling. It was just Patinkin and an accompanist on piano. After spending a bit of time heckling the late comers in the audience, he spent some time singing some songs from Broadway musicals, old Jazz hits, and even a surprising rendition of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”  [Sandi Masori]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Kenny G

Courtesy of Wikipedia Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. His 1986 album Duotones brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records. Kenny G was born in Seattle, Washington to a Jewish family. His mother was

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Columbia Alum Makes Massive Investment In Israeli University Amid Lingering Protests

Published by Tampa Free Press A Columbia University alum has decided to ditch his alma mater by giving a $260 million donation to an Israeli university as protests continue to plague the Ivy League college’s campus, according to a Monday announcement. The donation was given to Bar-Ilan University in Israel, a public research university, by

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