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The Slutcracker Photo: Melissa Kooyomjian Kemp The Slutcracker: The Movie Once upon a time, in a town far away 2008 in Somerville, Massachusetts, to be exact a collective of quirky progressive artists decided to stage a feminist take on The Nutcracker, Tchaikovskys famed 19th century ballet. Calling their adaptation The Slutcracker, they tinkered with the classic storyline by making the focus on Claras sexual awakening and empowerment, a development aided and abetted by her favorite Christmas toy, the Dildo Prince
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admin | December 4, 2020
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrowvainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrowsorrow for the lost Lenore For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore Namelessherefor evermore. Edgar Allen Poe Whether or not Ed found Ely, December certainly is dark and dreary
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admin | December 4, 2020
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi met secretly on Thursday with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi. The meeting took place on the Jordanian side of the Alenbi border crossing between the countries, according to two Israeli sources. Why it matters: This is time in several years that a meeting between Israeli and Jordanian foreign ministers has been reported.
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admin | December 4, 2020
North American Ashkenazi Jews may associate Chanukah celebrations with potato latkes and sufganiyot, but theres nothing in the Maccabees story that says these are our only options. For Jewish communities around the world, the tradition of eating fried foods during the Festival of Lights means holiday tables can feature fried meat, sweet and savory fritters and any kind of doughnut iteration imaginable. This year, I sampled four traditional Chanukah dishes from Italy, Spain, Latin America and India
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admin | December 4, 2020
Scientist killing carried out from afar with remote controlled rifle Iranian report The attack that killed the alleged architect of Irans nuclear weapons program on Friday was carried out from afar using a remote-controlled machine gun attached to a car some 500 feet away, according to a leading Iranian news site.
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admin | December 4, 2020
For those of us not fully cognizant of the richly sequined history of the Jewish community in Turkey, a look at some of the work currently underway on a bunch of venerable synagogues in Izmir could serve to enlighten. There is historical evidence suggesting there were Jews living in what is now known as Turkey as far back as the fifth century BCE, although most people who know anything about the community there understandably reference the expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal in the late 15th century as a pivotal juncture in Jewish presence in Turkey
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admin | December 4, 2020
It might be a case, as the English say, of turkeys voting for Christmas, but Benny Gantz and his Blue and White Party have no choice. On Wednesday they must join forces with Yair Lapid and support Yesh Atids no-confidence motion in the government and bring this misaligned and malfunctioning unity coalition to an end. The government has been in power for all of seven months and already its time to put it out of its misery.
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admin | December 4, 2020
For politicians like Netanyahu, peace delegitimises their political appeal and instead provocation, tension and violence strengthen the same Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Bibi Netanyahu is a stereotypical Israeli politician, who has served in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Hailing from a military family that includes elder brother Yonatan Netanyahu, who commanded the daring Operation Entebbe and became its only Israeli fatality, Benjamin himself was a team leader in the Sayeret Matkal (Special Forces Unit) and took part in multiple covert operations in Syria like Operation Gift and Operation Isotope.
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admin | December 4, 2020
One in four American millennials believe the Holocaust was exaggerated or entirely made up, according to a recent national survey that sought to find out what young adults know about the genocide of nearly 6 million Jews at the hands of Nazis some 80 years ago. That startling statistic was cited as one of the main reasons that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided in October to finally ban Holocaust denial across the social network
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admin | December 4, 2020
MAYVILLE Chautauqua Institution and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will jointly present an online program titled The Tehran Children: Irans Unexpected & Suppressed Connection to the Holocaust
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