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Why In The World Is Mike Pompeo Referencing Bob Dylan?
While speaking to the Heritage Foundation’s President’s Club today , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo let the world know he is a Bob Dylan fan — although maybe not the kind who listens for the lyrics. “It’s great to be here,” Pompeo said, expressing relief to be among the members of a conservative think tank…
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On Her 100th Birthday, Doris Lessing And The Jews
Doris Lessing, who died on November 17, 2013 at age 94, won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature for her prolific writings ranging from autobiography to what she called “space fiction.” Sometimes overlooked was the lasting inspiration which Lessing, born Doris May Tayler in 1919 in Persia, drew from Jews and Jewish heritage. In 1925,…
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Did Trump Just Give A Jewish Astronaut The Finger?
Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir was busy walking outside of the International Space Station Friday afternoon as part of the first all-female spacewalk, but that didn’t stop her from giving President Trump a live fact check. Some believe the commander in chief’s response was a good old fashioned one-finger salute. “We’re thrilled to be speaking live…
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‘Oklahoma!’ Is The Go-To Score For HBO’s ‘Watchmen’
The new HBO series “Watchmen” is a puzzling property from the get-go. While it shares the universe with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s 1986 graphic novel of the same name, it would appear to not need its spandex trappings. The show’s ideas, as presented in the pilot episode, are sturdy enough to stand on their…
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Why Were Two Washington Nationals Named For A Canaanite God?
Now that my home team, the Washington Nationals, is in the World Series, their opponents, the Houston Astros, will find themselves facing a Nationals pitcher named Aníbal Sánchez. A second Nationals player, Asdrúbal Cabrera, played various infield positions until recently and will probably be pinch hitting. Both of these players were born and raised in…
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Who To Root For In The World Series — The Jewish Star Or The Underdog?
The World Series is baseball’s promised land, and for the second time in the last three seasons, it will include the sport’s best Jewish player, Houston’s Alex Bregman. Actually, that doesn’t tell the entire story, because the 25-year-old third baseman has also become one of the best players in the game, Jewish or otherwise. And…
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To Protect A Predator: How Ronan Farrow Unmasked A Conspiracy
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators By Ronan Farrow Little, Brown and Company, 448 pages, $30 While Ronan Farrow was investigating sexual harassment and assault accusations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein for NBC News, Weinstein was reaching out repeatedly to Farrow’s bosses to quash his reporting. In one chilling exchange,…
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On Mars, A Jewish Quest For Life — And A Crater’s Tragic History
The discovery of life on Mars has been the stuff of scientific hope and speculative fascination for generations. Edgar Rice Burroughs put John Carter there, Ray Bradbury spun fantastic tales from the imagined landscapes of its dusty soil and, in 1976, NASA landed its two Viking spacecrafts on the Red Planet, making them the first…
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Art Art In Jerusalem Matters— 6 Biennale Artists Tell Us Why
The fourth Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art is currently being held in Jerusalem, featuring the work of 200 artists in 30 exhibitions. The theme of this year’s Biennale is “For Heaven’s Sake,” and it centers on the Jewish penchant for discussion and argument. In that spirit, the Forward reached out to a half-dozen artists in…
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Will This Astronaut Be The First Woman (And First Jew) To Walk On The Moon?
On October 18, the first all-female spacewalk in history will take place about 240 miles from Earth. One of the women walking is a member of the tribe – and may turn out to be the first woman (and first Jew) to walk on the moon. NASA tweeted on Monday that astronauts Christina Koch and…
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Books Jewish Groups Try To Silence Storytime Reading Of ‘P Is For Palestine’
Jewish groups have issued a legal threat against a public library in New Jersey if librarians proceed with a public reading of a book called “P is for Palestine,” the Bridgewater Courier News reported Monday. The two groups – the Central Jersey Jewish Public Affairs Committee and the Zachor Legal Institute, a legal group that…
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