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When in… Buenos Aires
  • ■ Museo del Holocausto
    Testimonies of Argentine Jewish immigrants and objects from Eichmann's capture in Buenos Aires.
  • ■ Kosher McDonald's
    In the Abasto Mall, a perfect place to grab a bite while still adjusting to the late Argentine dinner time.
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    Villages outside the city where Jewish gauchos, or cowboys, keep traditions alive.
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    See where Adolf Eichman was captured by the Mossad.
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May 20: Today in History
Vasco de Gama (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
1498
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama reaches India
Da Gama was a successful Portuguese explorer. He was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe… [More]
1862
US President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law
The Homestead Act was a program that offered government-held land to small farmers. The legislation was passed in… [More]
1990
Romania holds its first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections
Ion Iliescu won with almost 90 percent of the popular vote and became the first elected president of Romania. The FSN… [More]
May 20: Today's Birthdays
Moshe Dayan (photo credit: Office of the US President, Wikimedia Commons)
1915: Moshe Dayan
Dayan was an Israeli military leader and politician. He served as the fourth Chief of Staff of the IDF and… [More]
Al Aronowitz, book (photo credit: screen capture, Amazon)
1928: Al Aronowitz
Aronowitz, a NJ-native and a graduate of Rutgers University, was an American rock journalist best known… [More]
Mindy Cohn, Facts of Life (photo credit: screen capture, YouTube)
1966: Mindy Cohn
Cohn is a Jewish-American actress and comedian best known for playing Natalie on “The Facts of… [More]
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Detail from Hebrew 'Line Up' book jacket Line Up by Liad Shoham
A brutal rape disturbs a quiet neighborhood in Tel Aviv, leaving the police baffled and without clues, no eyewitnesses, nor suspects. The victim’s father refuses to give up and begins his own investigation, identifying Ziv Nevo. All circumstances point to his guilt, as does the victim, and it appears the case is closed. But appearances can be deceiving. An exclusive translated excerpt from Liad Shoham’s thriller, in which two completely different men, suspect and investigator both betray what they value most, fight for their lives, and make amends for their mistakes.
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T
he terrible thoughts kept spinning around in her head: Was he waiting for her? Like he was that night? She’d done what he asked. She couldn’t stop thinking about how things might’ve turned out differently if she’d only run away when she still had the chance, if she’d fought harder, if she’d refused to beg. She’d let him have his way, let him play with her as if she were a puppet on a string. Maybe he wanted more. That’s what he’d whispered in her ear that night – more!
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