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Tag Archives: auschwitz
I Meet A Holocaust Survivor On My Shabbos Walk
Saturday evening, I go for a stroll. An old man calls me over. “Can you do me a big favor?” he asks. “What do you need?” “I need a mitzvah.” “What do you need?” “I just had heart surgery. I … Continue reading
Posted in Holocaust, Jews
Tagged auschwitz, heart surgery, holocaust survivor, mitzvah, one god, saturday evening
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The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager talks to Rev. Wilson Miscamble, Professor of History at Notre Dame. His new book is The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan. Aug. 30, 2011, Dennis said: … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th birthday, atomic bombs on japan, auschwitz, controversial decision, Dennis Prager, radio show
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Israeli Radio In Los Angeles
I didn’t know there was a Los Angeles-based Israeli radio station online at israla.com. I’ll be a guest Tuesday night. Liami Lawrence posts to my Facebook: Infamous Blogger Luke Ford, Israel’s first Bedioun Diplomat Ish Khaldi ( former Deputy Consul … Continue reading
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Tagged auschwitz, israeli radio, korman, luke ford, northwest usa, radio show
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The Case For Dialogue
Jay emails: "Hey Luke! I was watching your interview with the revisionist outside of the Oscars and was thinking about why there isn’t ever a dialogue between holocaust revisionist/ deniers and actual survivors. Education is more effective, right? Like I … Continue reading
Crashing Home Prices
My Shabbats used to be ruined by sitting at someone’s table and listening to them moan about the high price of Pico/Robertson real estate and how they had to sell off their first-born child to make their downpayment. Just imagine … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate
Tagged agony, auschwitz, celia chen, chief economist, credit markets, downpayment, economic forecasting, free zone, global insight, housing market, hundreds of thousands, Jews, lintels, Los Angeles Times, optimists, recession, rest of my life, twink, west chester pa, whinging
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