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WWI How Jewish Immigrants Helped the War Effort
As America entered the Great War in 1917, Uncle Sam encouraged all his hyphenated American nieces and nephews to join him in fighting this war to end all wars. “You came here seeking Freedom,” he told...
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Make Believe Voters
A page torn from a vintage Civics pamphlet for children distributed by the Democratic party in 1958 confirms Trump’s dubious claim of voters donning multiple disguises to cast multiple votes....
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Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
It’s a safe bet that Smokey the Bear will not be trading in his Ranger hat for a red MAGA cap anytime soon. It seems only Donald Trump Can Prevent Forest Fires With a Rake. For more than 70 years that...
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Traveling Fun For Thanksgiving
As millions crowd our airports for the traditional Thanksgiving trek home over the river and through the woods, the tension mounts at the thought of long lines, insufferable crowds, and the dreaded...
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Jews and Christmas
Like many American Jews, I secretly covet Christmas. Though taught in the Ten Commandments not to covet thy neighbors wife, there was no explicit directive to coveting thy neighbors holiday. Holiday...
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Penny Marshall’s Big Legacy
Lets raise a toast of Pepsi and milk to Penny Marshal, a comic genius who was in a league of her own. Like Laverne, she did it her way. With her distinctive nasal New York voice so redolent of the...
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Hair Today Gone Tomorrow -Steven Miller and Wooly Willy
Very few would characterize Donald Trump’s xenophobic henchman Steven Miller as having a “magnetic personality.” But when it comes to the normally follically challenged Miller’s recent display of...
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America Keeps Her Commitments- A Post War Promise
Once upon a time, but not that long ago, America was the world’s peacekeeper. We stood at the apex of power, united as a country, and our commitment to our Allies absolute. Our word was our bond. For...
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Home For Christmas…If Only In My Dreams
For most American servicemen and women serving in the military overseas their holiday wish is simple: to be home for Christmas. Soldiers sacrifice much for the sake of others, not the least of which...
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To Tweet or Telegram?
Who doesn’t want attention grabbing tweets that get noticed? This time of year my twitter feed like everyone’s is bloated with short bursts of holiday cheer, each compact tweet competing for our...
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New Year Eve Party With Guy Lombardo
For me, New Year’s Eve always belonged to Guy Lombardo. It was a childhood viewing ritual that rarely varied. In the early 1960’s I felt like Cinderella, permitted to stay up to the stroke of midnight...
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News Year Predictions A Look Into the Future 1975
Past Perfect- New Years Predictions The New Year has always been the traditional time for crystal ball gazing offering tantalizing predictions for our imagined future. For forward thinking post war...
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A Caravan Heads To Washington
As has been noted by the press, a caravan of determined Democrats were sighted heading straight for the Capital due to arrive on January 3. Donald Trump has a right to be terrified. Forget about...
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Don’t Drink From the Kool-Aid
If the idea of Kool-Aid Man meeting Ben Franklin seems like we’ve entered an alternative history, bizarro world, take a look around now. We are living in a bizarro world right now. This ludicrous...
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Caravan of Lies
America citizens be prepared. A great caravan of lies is coming this evening. Expected to infiltrate your own living room at 9pm EST, this flood of untruths and deadly falsehoods will be telecast...
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Crisis and the Oval Office- the Cuban Missile Crisis
Once upon a time real national emergencies were shared with us by our President in the oval office. Seated behind the ornately carved Resolute desk, it signaled that these were somber, sobering...
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Legendary Carol Channing
Carol Channing was Broadway royalty. Even as a 9-year-old, I knew when I saw Carol Channing perform “Hello Dolly” in 1964 I was witnessing pure magic. Seated in a plush seat at the St. James Theatre...
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Fast Food Fit For a King
The image of a gleeful Donald Trump serving up greasy fast food on glittering silver platters to college football Champions in the splendor of the White House State Dining Room caused quite a social...
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Transgender Ban – Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Serve
The worn out battle over who can serve in our military has resumed once again. Transgender Americans are now banned from serving openly in the military and protecting our nation. . This debate over...
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Income Inequality A Chilling History
Depressing news- income inequality in America isn’t new. Frigid winters during the Great Depression could be particularly cruel as the chasm between the toasty haves and the chilly have not’s grew...
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