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Wow! .
Remember recently I mentioned in my column that I would include more Jewish comedians and singers? Two of my favorites were Sid Caeser (now deceased) and WOODY ALLEN. Both were (and are) brilliant!
Actually, Woody, who was born in the Bronx, was raised in Brooklyn and at one time we were neighbors. Woody went to Midwood High School and I attended Tilden High School. (And he was older than me!)
Remember singer Tony Martin? Not only was he handsome, he had a great singing voice. He appeared in a TV movie the other night . and speaking of singers, Broadway star, IDINA MENZEL appeare.
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First, a somber memory .
Jan. 27 was Holocaust Remembrance Day. That brings to mind the late former Congressman from California, Tom Lantos, who passed some years ago from cancer. For those of you who aren t familiar with him, I will try to fill you in:
Tamas (Thomas) Peter Lantos was born in Bupapest, Hungary, to a Jewish family that was very educated with teachers, professors, etc.
Of course, during World War II, they were sent to concentration camps. When Tom was 16 years old he was beaten by Nazis and doing hard labor in a forced labor camp. Thank goodness he survived and grew up in.
U.S. re-engagement with the Palestinians
February 12, 2021
As the Biden administration takes shape it is becoming increasing clear, through the president’s appointments to the State Department, White House staff and other federal bodies dealing with Middle East policy formulation, that he sees U.S. re-engagement with the Palestinians as a high priority.
The terms of that re-engagement could be beneficial in advancing the peace process by fostering a resumption of bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority on the basis of the new realty in the Arab/Israeli relationship.
However, the terms of re-engagement could set back the peace process if those terms encourage the Palestinians to continue to fantasize that Israel will return to the pre-1967 borders; and that Israel will agree to the establishment of a Palestinian state to be used as a launching pad for terrorism and aggression against the Jewish state as has happened in Gaza.
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No surprise .
One of my favorite actors who has since passed, Jerome Silberman, was Jewish. You may know him as Gene Wilder. He also was once married to Gilda Radner, another Jew and another of my favorites, who made me adore the television show Saturday Night Live. She passed away many years ago and much too young!
And someone I consider absolute genius, Dr. Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Freud was born to Galician Jewish parents. SURPRIS. For access to this article please