1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (175+ words) Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898 – March 14, 1969) was an American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content. [Wikipedia] He is best known for his…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (143+ words) By Sam Ben-Meir in New York City to write poetry after Auschwitz is obscene– but what he meant was that it is inexcusable to write poetry as though Auschwitz never happened, as though we could go on as before, as…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (121+ words) sdjewishworld.com He has written hundreds of scientific and popular articles and books, most notably Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997), which received multiple awards, including the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction In 2005, Diamond was ranked ninth on a poll by Prospect…...

4+ day, 5+ min ago   (203+ words) By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson in Mevasseret Zion, Israel It is not pleasant to wake up and learn that Britain and other European countries are imposing sanctions (as yet unspecified) on so-called ‘illegal settlements in the Occupied West Bank.’ I’m no expert…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (82+ words) Poetry: Blast of shofar San Diego Jewish World Jeremy Friedman Editor’s Note: This year, the shofar will be blown on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, Sept 13, and in the Yom Kippur closing (Neilah) service, on the evening…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (71+ words) San Diego Jewish World He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook In 1988, he won a Drama Desk Special Award for celebrating American musical theater songs Feinstein is a five-time Grammy-nominated recording artist…...