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Reflections on the Theatre

As a special treat for our blog readers, we’re taking this Friday to do a bit of a blog round up. Our bloggers often explore...

May 17, 1874

Yiddish theatre star Bertha Kalich born

Birth of Yiddish theatre star Bertha Kalich.

Beth Israel

Metairie, LA

The Beth Israel Congregation of New Orleans lost its Torah scrolls during Hurricane Katrina. The first new Torah scroll came...

Ruby Blue

Singer and Yoga Teacher

Given the Indian name of Neeladevi by her guru in the late l960s, she became Swami Neeladevananda at her investiture in Orleans, France in 2005....

Joyce Brothers

During a public career spanning more than forty years, Dr. Joyce Brothers made the unlikely journey from housewife to celebrity quiz show...

20th Century CE

USA