From the beginning of his rule in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez has stridently criticized Israel. In recent months, Chavez has found a more vulnerable target: the Jewish population inside Venezuela.
Last week, an angry mob broke out in Miranda, Venezuela's second largest state. Reports indicate that the Mayor of Miranda's capital city incited an angry group of Chavez supporters to paint Nazi swastikas on the home of an anti-Chavez Jewish politician, Governor Henrique Capriles Radonski. "We are showing Capriles that …people are opposed to his continuous attacks against the initiatives and socialist projects of president Chávez," explained Los Teques Mayor Alirio Mendoza.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Israeli Player Drafted in 1st Round of NBA Draft
Headlines in Maariv Friday declared, "History has been made," The Jerusalem Post said, "Israel's Omri Casspi picked in NBA draft, and Haaretz ran with the headline "Israeli basketball star Omri Casspi picked in first round of NBA draft."
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Kosher Teeth (humor)
Morris Rabinowitz in the late 1930's fled his native land of Germany . He sold all his assets and converted it to gold and then had 5 sets of solid gold false teeth made.
When he arrived in New York the customs official was perplexed as to why anybody would have 5 sets of gold teeth. So Morris explained.
"We Jews have two separate sets of dishes for meat products and dairy products but I am so kosher and religious I also have separate sets of teeth."
The customs official shook his head and said, "Well that accounts for two sets of teeth. What about the other three?"
Morris then said "Vell, us very religious Jews use separate dishes for Passover, but I am so religious I have separate teeth, one for meat and one for dairy food.
The customs official slapped his head and then said, "You must be a very religious man with separate teeth for food and dairy products and likewise for Passover. That accounts for four sets of teeth. What about the fifth set?"
"Vell, to tell you the truth, once in a while I like a ham sandwich."
When he arrived in New York the customs official was perplexed as to why anybody would have 5 sets of gold teeth. So Morris explained.
"We Jews have two separate sets of dishes for meat products and dairy products but I am so kosher and religious I also have separate sets of teeth."
The customs official shook his head and said, "Well that accounts for two sets of teeth. What about the other three?"
Morris then said "Vell, us very religious Jews use separate dishes for Passover, but I am so religious I have separate teeth, one for meat and one for dairy food.
The customs official slapped his head and then said, "You must be a very religious man with separate teeth for food and dairy products and likewise for Passover. That accounts for four sets of teeth. What about the fifth set?"
"Vell, to tell you the truth, once in a while I like a ham sandwich."
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
WWII slave soldiers reunite after 64 years, prepare for honors
By Wayne Drash
CNN.com Senior Producer
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson shake hands and smile. It's the first time the men have seen each other in 64 years. They were U.S. soldiers back on a forced death march in Nazi Germany in April 1945.
"How you doing?" Fahrer says.
It's a subdued moment for the two men. There are no tears, no pats on the back. The men have endured years of contained emotions from what happened six decades ago when they were prisoners of war and held as slaves inside Germany.
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CNN.com Senior Producer
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson shake hands and smile. It's the first time the men have seen each other in 64 years. They were U.S. soldiers back on a forced death march in Nazi Germany in April 1945.
"How you doing?" Fahrer says.
It's a subdued moment for the two men. There are no tears, no pats on the back. The men have endured years of contained emotions from what happened six decades ago when they were prisoners of war and held as slaves inside Germany.
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Mickey Katz sings "Duvid Crockett"
For the older folks in the audience and/or those who can understand a bit of Yiddish...
Friday, June 5, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Jews In Space
In space no one can hear you scream. But can they hear you kvetch? Rabbis and academics are already concerning themselves with how Jews will live and thrive on other planets: how our concept of God might change and when we should light the Shabbos candles on Mars.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The UN (humor)
The U.N. went into emergency session Monday to deal with North Korea's nuclear blast. The North Koreans could wage a nuclear attack on South Korea or sell the nuclear bombs to Syria or Iran. After six hours of heated debate, the U. N. voted unanimously to censure Israel for digging a tomato garden in the backyard of a duplex. --Argus Hamilton
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