Frances Irwin, a Holocaust survivor, passed away yesterday morning, following ongoing heart trouble. Frances – originally from Konskie, Poland – meant a lot, and was very close to, a lot of us at the Tanger Hillel of Brooklyn College, being a long time supporter of the Hillel and a great storyteller, sharing her survival story. …
Here is an article I wrote in last weeks “Kingsman”, a Brooklyn College newspaper. http://thekingsmanpaper.com/the-rangers-remarkable-playoff-run/ Should be another link coming shortly! UPDATE: And here it is: http://thekingsmanpaper.com/a-tale-of-two-teams/
Let’s be honest: The Jewish news websites don’t have the budgets of larger news organizations, so they borrow things from other places. The things they borrow most (un-credited) are pictures. Things like pictures of crime scenes or houses off of Google Maps. Now while it is one thing to borrow a picture, and not source …
After the 30 verdicts of “Guilty” were handed down to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev yesterday for the Boston Marathon Bombing I went back and finally watched the National Geographic special entitled: Inside The Hunt For The Boston Bombers. This great documentary started with marathon day, and talking to some of the runners, spectators, and law enforcement on the scene, before taking …
I’ve recently started to listen to Sports Talk Radio again, after giving it up for a while since most of them sucked at the time. The more I listen the more I remember why I gave up some of these shows. I mean Mike Francesca is one of the worst sports guys out there…his arguments …
Over the weekend I found out about the passing of Sal Polisi, the woodcarver of Lower Manhattan, who passed away in late January at the age of 79. I have known Sal my whole life, as he was a friend of my dads and a frequent visitor of the store before Hurricane Sandy. Sal had …
Some people have trouble keeping up with the news, or just simply don’t care. But they feel left out of conversations and want to know what’s going on. I signed up for “The Skimm” a few weeks ago, and it’s a nice daily email with the info you may have missed yesterday, and info to …
Maya Angelou – 86 – Poet and Activist Richard Attenborough – 90 – Actor Lauren Bacall – 89 – Actress and Model Simone Battle – 25 – Singer Polly Bergen – 84 – Actress Ben Bradlee – 93 – Newspaper Editor David Brenner – 78 – Comedian Dave Brockie – 50 – Musician Diem Brown …
Thanks to Facebook for compiling most of this list (unlike the lists the next two days, which I compiled) Here are the Top 10 talked about stories this year around the world: World Cup Ebola Brazil Elections Robin Williams Ice Bucket Challenge Israel-Gaza Conflict Malaysia Airlines Super Bowl Sochi 2014 Ferguson As for the most …
Over the years I’ve been reporting news stories on my Twitter and Facebook feeds, and I would say that most people take me to be a reliable source. While I don’t gather my news from any one place, I always try to make sure that it has some substance to it before I post it, …
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