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Oh, you sons of Moses — with your crooked noses
In slight self-mockery, the young American volunteers who went over in 1947 and 1948 as riflemen, sailors, pilots and nurses to fight for the independence of the Jewish state, sang this song.\n\nNow, 60 years later, they came together again, along with their children and grandchildren, to greet old comrades and tell their stories at the Machal West celebration on Dec. 9.\n\nThere was Mitchell Flint, the honoree of the luncheon at the American Jewish University, who had been shot down over Midway as a U.S. fighter pilot during World War II, fought for the fledgling Israeli air force and served in Korea.
From ‘Bucket List’ to ‘Beaufort’
In less than 48 hours, I visited Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and Tibet, and Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon. The unlikely juxtaposition was the result of attending screenings of quite different films: the flashy Hollywood premiere of \”The Bucket List,\” followed by an understated private screening of indie Israeli film, \”Beaufort.\”
The Idan Raichel Project in Los Angeles
Israeli music sensation Idan Raichel, creator of The Idan Raichel Project shares his thoughts with Danielle Berrin of Jewish Journal.com before his Nov. 2007 performance at UCLA\’s Royce Hall
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