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Category Archives: France
Embrace Your Feelings Like A Frenchman
A friend emails: I used to cringe when my shrink urged me to embrace my feelings. No way, I said, that’s so…American. So Oprah! He responded: Embrace your feelings as if you were French, then. Suddenly it all made sense. … Continue reading
Viva La France?
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “Tone is very important. The thing that I am told the most by people who listen to this show is the tone. Just not yelling at people was a major advantage of … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, France
Tagged Dennis Prager, documentary film maker, ethics and public policy center, jay rockefeller, peter wehner, philippe karsenty, senator jay rockefeller, upper class twit
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Lila Says
I know what you’re thinking. The Moral Leader, he could never relate to a sinner like me. The Leader lives on such a high plane, he’s achieved such a resounding victory over the Satan, he could never understand the struggles … Continue reading
Posted in France, Personal
Tagged chimo, flesh and blood, lila lila, moral leader, resounding victory, wanton women
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Holocaust Victims Have Had Enough Compensation Says French Court
From the Times of London: The French State was responsible for deporting Jews during the Second World War, the top judicial authority ruled for the first time yesterday, but it dismayed families of victims by declaring that they had already … Continue reading
Posted in France, Holocaust
Tagged civil law matters, french state, holocaust victims, judicial authority, nazi occupation, times of london
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French Jews Fleeing
Daniel Treiman writes for the Forward: "Last week, more than 600 French Jews (out of a total Jewish population estimated at between 500,000 and 600,000) made aliyah to Israel. While a participant quoted by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency cited the … Continue reading
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