Robert S. McNamara witnessed and participated in the most defining moments in American History: WWII, The Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam. In 2003″The Fog of War”, a documentary based on his memoirs was released. The documentary is stunning in its honesty. For his candor and his service, Robert S. McNamara will be sorely missed in [...]
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A special thanks to my reader “Nobi” for letting me know about this.
Saturday May 30, 2009 is the 100th birthday of the great clarinetist Benny Goodman.
On that day Gene Dinovi will present the Benny Goodman Centennial Orchestra playing selections from “The Sound of Music”and Goodman favourites, including Let’s Dance, Memories of You, Don’t be that [...]
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Growing up, my Jewish education consisted of an after school program (‘cheider’ to the Yiddish inclined) while I attended public school by day. On my walk to Hebrew School I would often try to marry the two bodies of knowledge from the two respective school systems. A happy romance occurred around 1987 between [...]
My high-school English teacher taught us a module on the holocaust. As part of the module we read ‘Night’ by Elie Wiesel in addition to some other texts on the subject. I remember quite vividly the stark transition of Elie Wiesel from an optimistic Torah student to a hardened realist by the end of the war. [...]
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You go to a ‘learning about the faith weekend’ or some such event expecting to be enlightened. Up to the podium steps a bearded Rabbi whose face speaks of wisdom and learning. Eagerly you wait for the inspiration you’ve been waiting for to believe. Out of those lips flow an argument which is akin to [...]
