Benjamin’s father was among the founders of the first Reform congregation in the United States, a claim ot pride of South Carolina. The shul described itself as the “Reformed Society of Israelites for Promoting True Principles of Judaism According to Its Purity and Spirit”. L[...]
Archive for March, 2014
CHINA: The Maoists Discover Warbucks
The Chinese ruling class, a self nominating oligarchy that inherits the mantle of the red guard and Mao, is now hiding its wealth overseas. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), obtained more than 200 gigabytes of leaked financial data from companies in the British Virg[...]
March 21st, 2014 - 6:28 pm § in The Ave Scene
THE Ave Scene: Restaurants: Smoked Meat In a Bun!
PUBLICOLA: HOLY SMOKES Martino’s Smoked Meats Seattle’s latest sandwich Hall of Famer is the Santa Maria Tri-Tip, a smoky, beefy, gloriously greasy masterpiece from a tidy Phinney Ridge takeout paying reverent homage to the signature barbecue style of California’s central coast. Juicy slices [...]
March 21st, 2014 - 1:44 pm § in Misc.
Paranoia
2013 is the year that proved your ‘paranoid’ friend right from Washington Post Blog (Barton Gellman/The Washington Post) Most people involved in the tech scene have at least one friend who has been warning everyone they know about protecting their digital trail for years — and have watched th[...]
March 21st, 2014 - 12:52 pm § in America
Hobby Lobby: Defending Religous Beliefs of Corporations
Self Made Man Gets to Defend His Beliefs in Jesus in Supreme Court THE AMERICAN WAY:Steve Green, defends the right of his Corporation to Religious Freedom. http://www.religionnews.com/2014/03/17/hobby-lobby-steve-green-scotus-contraception/ As a child. Steve Green saw he saw no point in [...]
March 21st, 2014 - 12:11 pm § in Misc.
BUCHENWALD 28: A response from my brother
A letter from my brother, Hugh Schwartz. Hugh sent me this email but I see it as more a comment on posts here on TA. The mien is gentler than a lot of his emails, often they are filled with obscenities and invectives, but it does serve the purpose of letting him give his point […][...]
March 21st, 2014 - 12:00 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Hyperinflation in Venezuela
Annual inflation in Venezuela hit 57.3 in February. Nelson Merentes, Venzuela’s central bank president, declared that Venezuela was in an economic crisis.[...]
March 21st, 2014 - 9:18 am § in Misc.
BUCHENWALD 27: Iran’s Supreme Leader Profanes Nowruz
(Zorastrian New Year) comes exactly one month before the liberation of Buchenwald. The date is especially important to me for two reasons. First, Nowruz has significance most Jews do not know about. When we went into exile in Babylon, the state religion of Babylon was Zorastrianism. Many as[...]