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Tag Archives: holocaust survivor
Holocaust Survivor Stanley Diller Drops Dead
The levaya (funeral) was at Yeshiva Gedolah this afternoon. Stanley was known in Los Angeles Jewish circles for his ugly divorce from his first wife and for his support for yeshivot. The Jewish Press reports in 2010: At the Hancock … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged angeles superior court, california appeals court, Hancock Park, holocaust survivor, los angeles superior court, state appeals court, superior court judge, ugly divorce, war of the roses
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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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Running From My Emotions
I tend to run away from my emotions. I don’t want to locate them in my body and I don’t want to name them and I don’t want to accept the message they’re sending me. I prefer to distract myself … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Personal
Tagged Dennis Prager, heart jesus, holocaust survivor, how to be a good person, jewish theologian, transforming the heart
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Three Orthodox Jews Work In New York’s Tabloid Press
Sunday morning, I call New York Post reporter Reuven Blau (Facebook). (My series on Jewish journalism.) Heshy Fried first talked to me about Reuven. Luke: “Reuven, when you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journalism
Tagged brooklyn college, holocaust survivor, Jewish Journalism, new york post, reuven blau, tabloid press
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Alexander Technique Brings Me Tranquility At The Shabbos Table
I have Shabbos lunch with friends. I’ve known them for about a decade but haven’t been to their home in a year. “What’s the matter, Luke?” asks the hostess at the end of the meal. “You haven’t said anything inappropriate … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, alexander technique teachers, habitual reactions, holocaust survivor, inappropriate remarks, peace and tranquility, psycho therapy, shmuck, unnecessary tension
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A Holocaust Revisionist Reacts To The Holocaust Museum Shooting
Mike H. Ahlens writes: WASHINGTON (CNN) — To most, the evidence against alleged Holocaust Museum shooter James von Brunn may seem overwhelming. Surveillance camera video. Eyewitness accounts. Von Brunn’s red Hyundai parked outside. Ballistics. But to some people in Von … Continue reading
Posted in Holocaust, Jews
Tagged ardent believer, bad apple, david duke, gay holocaust, ghost troop, holocaust memorial museum, holocaust museum, holocaust survivor, meaningless coincidence, Museum of Tolerance, pink swastika, web circles
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Overturning The Conversion Of Emil Fackenheim’s Son
From Haaretz: Jerusalem’s rabbinic court erred and overstepped its authority last year when it retroactively declared that the converted, Canadian-Israeli son of prominent Jewish philosopher Emil Fackenheim was in fact a non-Jew, the court’s ombudsman ruled earlier this month. Eliezer … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged emil fackenheim, holocaust survivor, jewish philosopher, orthodox conversion, reform rabbi, supreme court justice
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The Aussie Mall Baron Who Fights The Taxman
From Bloomberg: Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Frank Lowy, Holocaust survivor, one-time Israeli commando and now the world’s biggest shopping mall landlord, raises his hand to his forehead to indicate a shrapnel scar hidden beneath a shock of white hair. … Continue reading
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Tagged australian taxation office, bondi junction, frank lowy, holocaust survivor, survival instincts, westfield group
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Fighting Child Protective Services
I found this new site fightcps.com and this post: Motzei Shabbos, September 13, 2008 Summary: I am Aviva Yehudit Bat Ya’akov, daughter of a Polish holocaust survivor. Despite financial and health challenges, I have raised my only child as a … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, CPS
Tagged holocaust survivor, jewish family services, jewish sabbath, ms alexander, observant jews, polish holocaust
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12
From imdb.com: A loose remake of 12 Angry Men (1957), set in a Russian school in the war-torn republic of Chechnya. 12 jurors are struggling to decide the fate of a Chechen teenager who allegedly killed his Russian stepfather. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 angry men, cemetery manager, holocaust survivor, republic of chechnya, sidney lumet, stray bird
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