Heller letter claims Yossarian of ‘Catch-22’ not Jewish
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2011
Yossarian, the central character in Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22,” was not Jewish, the author wrote in a 40-year-old letter.
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December 6, 2011
Hezbollah building up weapons in Lebanon, leader says
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2011
The leader of Lebanon\’s Hezbollah, whose backers Syria and Iran are at the center of heightened regional tension, made a rare public appearance on Tuesday marking the Shi\’ite Muslim festival of Ashura and said his group was building up its arsenal.
Michael Fassbender on “Shame,” sadism, playing a Jewish supervillain and why he’s not in therapy
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December 6, 2011
Shalit’s father denies hunger strike reports
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2011
The father of Gilad Shalit denied reports that his son went on a hunger strike toward the end of his captivity.
Al-Qaeda claims kidnapping of U.S. aid worker
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2011
The leader of al-Qaida took credit for the kidnapping of a 70-year-old American aid worker in Pakistan.
The many hats of Mayim Bialik
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2011
Mayim Bialik’s career has gone through several phases since she burst onto the pop culture radar as the lead of the 1990s NBC-TV series “Blossom.”
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