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Harpo Marx’s wife, Susan Fleming, once remarked that, when you got him talking, you couldn’t shut him up. The proof was there for those who chanced to see him on tour with his brothers in the 1930s and ‘40s, performing material they would later commit to film. If a crowd was good, he’d deliver what was known as “Red’s Speech,” a reference to the red wig he wore on stage. The speech grew more verbose with each recitation, with input by Harpo’s friend, the critic Alexander Woollcott, a fount of $5 dollar words. It got so long, in fact, that Harpo...
Back in 2012, while on assignment as the Chicago Tribune’s longtime music critic, I received a phone call from my editor that would change my life. Elie Wiesel had just accepted the newspaper’s annual Literary Prize. Would I be interested in interviewing him for the paper? Would I?! There was only one minor problem: I had never read a word Wiesel had written, not even his revered Holocaust memoir “Night.” Holocaust education was not required in the 1950s and ’60s when I was growing up — not even in Skokie, a nexus of Holocaust survivors w...
When most people think of Israel, agriculture is not the first thing that comes to mind. Israel is small, much of it is arid, and water has always been scarce. The land in Israel has been farmed for thousands of years. What statehood changed was the scale, the conditions including rapid population growth and limited water, and the methods required to make agriculture work. That meant finding alternatives, moving water across the country, using it more efficiently, and eventually creating new sources through desalination. Out of those...
Iran says it executed a man accused of spying for Israel By JNS Staff (JNS) — Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israel and transmitting sensitive information, the Islamic Republic’s judiciary news outlet Mizan reported on Wednesday, according to Reuters. The Iranian outlet identified the man as Mehdi Farid, saying he held a position in a civil defense unit within what it described as a sensitive organization and used his access to gather intelligence for Israel’s Mossad. According to the report, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld...
Israel’s Independence Day was April 22 (5 Iyar). Here are 100 facts about Israel. 1. Israel is the only Jewish State in the World. 2. The State of Israel is the youngest on the planet. 3. Israel is the only liberal democracy in the Middle East. 4. Israel is about 290 mile (470 km) in length and 85 miles (135 km) in width. 5. Israel spends more money on security than any other country. 6. Israel is the only country with a net gain in trees upon entering the 21st century. 7. The Dead Sea in Israel is the lowest point on earth. 8. The Sea of G...
