|| Capital Jewish Museum: Focusing on the History of Jewish Life in Washington, D.C. and the Metro Area
Focusing on the history of Jewish life in the American capital city and the surrounding metropolitan area…
|| Report: President Biden Plans to Name Another Female Jewish Doctor to Head the Centers for Disease Control
President Joe Biden plans to name Dr. Mandy Cohen — a former North Carolina health secretary who steered her state through the tumultuous first two years of the coronavirus pandemic — as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to two people familiar with the selection process. The selection of…
|| Shalhevet High School: Girls Basketball Team Wins California State Title in History-Making Victory
In March of this year, the Shalhevet High School (Los Angeles) girls’ basketball team made state history becoming the first Jewish school to win a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship, defeating San Domenico of San Anselmo, 50-46, in Sacramento. For Shalhevet, the victory over the Marin County school was extra sweet after last year’s 38-27…
|| Bob Iger: The Disney CEO Takes on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Over Freedom of Speech
Under Iger’s leadership, Disney has sued DeSantis and other government officials, accusing them of retaliating against the company…
|| Evan Gershkovich: WSJ Reporter Held in Russia on Espionage Charges, First Case Since Cold War
Evan Gershkovich, 31, is a Jewish-American journalist and reporter at The Wall Street Journal covering Russia. He was detained by Russia’s Federal Security Service on charges of espionage in March 2023, marking the first time an American journalist had been arrested on charges of spying in Russia since the Cold War. The White House and…
|| Harry Litman: Lawyer, Law Professor, Legal Podcaster, and Media Legal Commentator
Harry Litman is a lawyer, law professor, and legal commentator. He has served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General…
|| Barbara Kruger: Conceptual Artist on Time’s 2021 List of the 100 Most Influential People
Barbara Kruger, 78, is a conceptual artist and collagist. She is most known for her collage style that consists of black-and-white photographs overlaid with declarative captions, stated in white-on-red Futura Bold Oblique or Helvetica Ultra Condensed text. The phrases in her works often include pronouns such as “you,” “your,” “I,” “we,” and “they” — addressing…
|| Douglas Diamond: Winner of 2022 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Economist Douglas Diamond, 69, is the Merton H. Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he has taught since 1979. Diamond specializes in the study of financial intermediaries, financial crises, and liquidity. He is a former president of the American Finance Association (2003) and the Western…
|| Herb Alpert: Famed Trumpeter, Co-Founder of A&M Records, Still Performing at Age 88
Herb Alpert, 88, is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the Billboard 200 chart, five of which became No. 1 albums; he has had 14 platinum albums and…
|| Josh Shapiro: Governor of Pennsylvania, Formerly Pennsylvania Attorney General
Josh Shapiro, 49, is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania since early 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 50th Pennsylvania attorney general from 2017 to 2023. He faced extreme right-wing Republican nominee Doug Mastriano in the general election for the governorship. Shapiro…
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