Victor Wishna
By Victor Wishna
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Fast Forward Nearly 80 years ago, this Jewish singer hoped to be the next Judy Garland. At 95, she’s getting recognized.
(JTA) — Madeline Millman was just 17 when she took centerstage at the Adams Theatre in downtown Newark, New Jersey, stepping into the same spotlight where the Andrews Sisters, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and many of her other heroes had performed for sold-out houses. “I closed my eyes, focused in, and said to myself, ‘5,000…
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Life A Torah Scroll Makes Its Way From Iowa To Paraguay
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (JTA) — One family after another hurried through Erin Jones-Avni’s front door, anxious to get their first glimpse of the new arrival — to admire its ornate silver breastplate and touch its satiny mantle. “People just kept coming, and they’d make a beeline for the Torah,” she told JTA from her home…
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Breaking News Anti-Vaxxers Are Furious At This Jewish Children’s Book
(JTA) — Like any self-respecting author, Ann D. Koffsky checks her Amazon rankings on a regular basis. “A little bit ridiculously,” she acknowledged. Yet when she noticed the rating for her most recent book had dropped to one-star overnight, it wasn’t so funny — especially once she started reading the user reviews. “This book is…
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Breaking News Missouri Jewish Candidate Blasts Rival for Staying in Israel After Tornado
— A Jewish Republican candidate for governor in Missouri has launched an attack ad accusing his Democratic opponent of ignoring the state after a devastating tornado by staying “in luxury” overseas — in Israel. The ad, aired last week in Joplin by Eric Greitens, features images of homes laid flat by a tornado that hit Joplin and Duquesne on May…
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Life Jewish ‘AT&T Girl’ Creates Moving ‘I Am a Refugee’ Video
(JTA) — You know Lily. You do. She’s that chipper, slyly witty girl who works at the AT&T store — not a real one, but the one you see in those ubiquitous TV ads. What you may not know is that the actress who plays her, Milana Vayntrub, is a nice Jewish girl. She’s a…
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Breaking News America’s Tastiest Chicken About to be Deemed Kosher
Frank Reese, owner of the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch, only raises heritage birds. LINDSBORG, Kan. (JTA) – Thousands of birds strutted around like rambunctious kids at recess — six varieties of turkey and nearly 40 breeds of chicken, duck and geese. As soon as a stranger stepped into their dominion, a dozen of the largest…
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The Schmooze Kansas City Jewish Conductor Bets Barbecue on Royals
(JTA) — Kansas City Royals fans are two World Series wins away from a taste of greatness. Yes, the first Major League Baseball championship in a generation. But also, New York bagels. That’s part of what’s at stake in a wager on the World Series made Sunday between Kansas City Symphony music director Michael Stern, son…
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Culture When Nina Simone Sang Jewish Songs
(JTA) — Jeff Lieberman was en route to a South Carolina screening of his first feature, “Re-emerging: The Jews of Nigeria,” when he realized how close he’d be to the tiny Blue Ridge Mountain town of Tryon, North Carolina. The New York-based filmmaker couldn’t pass up a side trip to the birthplace of Eunice Kathleen Waymon…
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