1. A SHOT OF WHISKEY In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents so did a glass of whiskey. If a cow-hand was low on cash he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. 2. THE WHOLE NINE YARDS American fighter planes in WW2 had Continue Reading
This article is adapted from a speech to the Canadian Institute for Jewish Research. *** Last autumn was the Balfour Declaration’s hundredth birthday. This month marks a hundred years since Britain’s General Allenby completed his World War I conquest of Palestine and Syria. These centenaries relate to the most important–the most basic–argument Continue Reading
On October the second 2018 in the Jackman building of the University of Toronto I attended a lecture by Professor Lillian Weissberg of the University of Pennsylvania on the topic “At Court; Holocaust Testimonies and The Problem of Witnesses;” It was not a long lecture and the main topic was how the witnesses were given a tough Continue Reading
ANTISEMITISM AS DEFINED BY THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ASSOCIATION. Contemporary examples of anti-Semitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace and in the religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to: + Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of Continue Reading
The number of electoral democracies increased from the early 70`s to the first ten years of the present century from about 35 to more than 110. The output throughout the world of goods and services quadrupled. The proportion of people in extreme poverty dropped from 42% in 1993 to 18% in 2008. But not all Continue Reading
So you want a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, or bacon and a sunny side egg. Here is the best way to do it. Take 2 or 3 slices of bacon and wrap them in paper towels. Both the top and the bottom. Put one piece on top of the other and into the microwave oven for Continue Reading