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Herbie J Pilato

Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

New York Post

It’s a new testament to modern technology. 

Archeologists in Israel discovered a biblically significant moat that divided Jerusalem into two parts hidden beneath a parking lot in the City of David. 

The manmade trench — researchers have sought answers on its existence for 150 years — was “one of the monumental fortifications that protected the kings of Jerusalem,” according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, the agency in charge of the dig at the Givati Parking lot.

It is a 3,500-square-foot site that, until about 15 years ago, was used for cars and visitors seeing the Western or “Wailing Wall” of Jerusalem....

‘Monumental’ 3,000-year-old discovery with biblical origins found under parking lot

Actor Clarence Williams III, best known as the super cool undercover cop Lincoln "Linc" Hayes on TV's classic crime drama, The Mod Squad, died three years ago from colon cancer at 81 years old. This is the story of a talent that lives on.

The Tragic Death of 'Mod Squad'/'Purple Rain' Actor Clarence Williams III: Three Years Later

From the Times’s full-page obit of Zamira Menuhin:. Speaking of how Yehudi Menuhin’s desire to change the world never ended, she told how he was patron of more than 200 charities. “He just couldn’t say no,” she said. “He wanted everything, and he wanted it immediately. He was like a little boy somehow, but much of what he wanted was impossible.”

Yehudi couldn’t say No

Bonnies Glogover’s ongoing mission to combat racism and the violent atrocities it breeds, created the I REMEMBER AGAINST GENOCIDE® Jewelry Collection: a set of exquisitely crafted bracelets in sterling silver, 18K rose, yellow and white gold, and platinum. The collection symbolizes remembrance and love, defiance and hope. Their design reflects the train tracks that led so many victims to a dark destination.

Jewelry Collection for Remembrance

Michael Volle (pic) has suffered an injury and cannot sing the Flying Dutchman title role tonight. His replacement is the experienced Tomasz Konieczny. That’s two nights running that the title singer had to be replaced at a few hours’ notice. It’s Bayreuth’s biggest excitement this summer.

At Bayreuth, tonight’s Dutchman has dropped out

Los Angeles, CA

Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

The Forward

Like many teenagers, Yitshkok Rudashevski had a lot on his plate. “It is so hard to make time for school and the club and then to get entangled in cooking and cleaning,” Rudashevski wrote in his diary, which chronicled the class assignments, lectures and exhibitions that filled his days.  “I often think: this is supposed...

In a young boy’s diary, a record of how Jews lived to the fullest, even in the face of death

CBS News

Researchers studying an underwater city in Italy say they have found an ancient mosaic floor that was once the base of a Roman villa, a discovery that the local mayor called "stupendous." The discovery was made in Bay Sommersa, a marine-protected area and UNESCO World Heritage Site off the northern...

Archaeologists make stunning underwater discovery of ancient mosaic in sea off Italy

The budget label made its critical breakthrough in the late 1990s with a cycle of Bruckner symphonies conducted by the little-known Canada-based conductor Georg Tintner. A Hitler exile from Vienna, Tintner brought idiomatic assurance to the works, cutting through their sometimes rambling argumentation. But time stands still for no label.

Label news: Naxos rewrites its history

Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

The master-minimalist, 87, is spending August in Nova Scotia, according to online feeds. No sign of his inseparable cat.

Composers in summer (1): Philip Glass

(JTA) — When pictures of a mural in Norway depicting Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh began circulating online this week, Jewish voices swiftly denounced it as a hateful form of anti-Israel protest. “Depicting a Holocaust victim with a keffiyeh is a gross distortion of history,” the European Jewish Congress wrote in a statement. “Such acts...

Norwegian street artist defends mural of Anne Frank in a keffiyeh

HERVÁS, SPAIN — A gray-bearded shopkeeper in a white yarmulke and long robe sells menorahs, Stars of David, and Kabbalist medallions. Outside of his shop, the maze of narrow medieval streets is lined with artisans; men wear skullcaps and women wear head coverings.  But alongside the Judaica, there are Virgin Marys and crosses, and the...

A small town in Spain is finally embracing its Jewish history — but is any of that history true?

IFLScience

This is not what people mean when they say to do something “for the ‘gram”.

Man Destroys 6,000-Year-Old Rock Art To Get A Better Photo For Facebook

LiveScience

The coins were found beneath a home and were likely hidden by mercenaries.

Pot overflowing with gold coins discovered in ancient Greek city in Turkey

The Royal Northern Sinfonia has conveyed the death of viola player Malcolm Critten, who stepped down recently after 37 years. A fabulous musician, an incredibly kind human being, and a passionate cyclist, Malcolm will be terribly missed by all of us at Royal Northern Sinfonia.

UK violist, RIP

New York City, NY

(JTA) — On Friday, for the third time since September, Timothy Reif found himself standing in the New York District Attorney’s Office to accept a modernist drawing that the Nazis looted from his family. With him in the room was a relative of another family that survived the Nazis and that — in an unusual...

Another Nazi-looted Schiele painting has been returned to heirs of ‘Cabaret’ inspiration Fritz Grünbaum

Fox News

The excavation is one of the many carried out in the City of David National Park to help expand and reassess the understanding of history and biblical accounts of the ancient city.

Archaeological dig in Jerusalem finds fortifications believed to be from time of King David: See the photos

The Guardian

Dutch artist’s 17th-century work said to have inspired tableau that has offended Christian and conservative critics

Olympic ‘Last Supper’ scene was in fact based on painting of Greek gods, say art experts

NewsBreak

String quartets for a summer day’s sundown

If it’s summer music you’re after, it doesn’t come much sunnier than this. Castelnuovo-Tedesco –...

String quartets for a summer day’s sundown

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