Richard Branson, Olivia Wilde and Bono are the most recent set of celebrities to publicly declare their support for Matt Damon’s Toilet Strike in a PSA, released today. In doing so, they announced their protest of the global water crisis and pledged “…not to go to the bathroom until everyone in the whole world has [...]
After a long hard day at work, I’m sitting at home in my candle lit condo, with my feet up, and a glass of wine. Sounds nice and relaxing doesn’t it? Well, I’m actually sitting by candle light, because Miss “I’m too busy to go through the mail” missed the electric bill. More then once [...]
Life in LA never stops and I’ve been pretty busy Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy once wrote “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” So here is some of my key upcoming plans and projects…. Production has started on upcoming Feature Film “Soldiers of Fire”. I play Celeste in the film and Information on my [...]
The first wave of modern Jewish migration to Ottoman-ruled Palestine, known as the First Aliyah, began in 1881, as Jews fled pogroms in Eastern Europe. The Second Aliyah (1904–14), began after the Kishinev pogrom; some 40,000 Jews settled in Palestine, although nearly half of them left at a later point in time. Both the first [...]
ORLANDO, Fla., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — In the name of God Most Gracious Most Merciful Florida’s Muslim leaders that represent over 100,000 Muslims today issued a joint statement condemning the tragic bombings in Boston and the loss of innocent lives. Events such as this remind us to stand firm in our religious and American [...]
Three years after WikiLeaks shook up the international community by leaking more than 250,000 diplomatic cables, the organization is at it again. Yesterday, it unveiled 1.7 million documents from the era of Henry Kissinger in the form of a searchable database called PlusD. It’s the biggest leak of previously classified information in human history. The [...]
The exact definition of Jewishness is not universally agreed upon—neither by religious scholars (especially across different denominations); nor in the context of politics (as applied to those who wish to make Aliyah); nor even in the conventional, everyday sense where “Jewishness” may be loosely understood by the casual observer as encompassing both religious and secular [...]
Two little boys had two little toys Each had a wooden horse Gaily they played each summers day Warriors both for the cause One little jock then had a wee croc Broke off his horses head Wept for his toy, then cried with joy As the young Scotsman said Did you think I would leave [...]
BERLIN, March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) Berlin Office has conveyed its deep disappointment directly to government coalition parties in the German parliament for their rejection of a draft resolution that would have allowed World War II ghetto survivors to receive pensions as of the year 1997. “The chances of finding [...]
Djimon Hounsou joins other celebrities, Nobel Laureates, retired generals, and faith leaders to urge President Obama to endorse critical treaty WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As the United Nations gears up for a final round of negotiations on the international Arms Trade Treaty, Oscar-nominated actor and Oxfam America Ambassador Djimon Hounsou joins a number [...]