Holocaust Remembrance Day

From Time Magazine, on-line, concerning today's Holocaust Remembrance Day. 

http://time.com/3813714/holocaust-remembrance-day-warsaw/

In Israel, the observance began last night, and continued until this evening.

April 14, 1865

The 150th anniversary of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, at Appomattox, occurred on April 9th. Today is the 150th anniversary of the assassination of President Lincoln. He was shot on the night of April 14, 1865, and died the next morning.

Here is a story concerning events and exhibits related to the assassination, and the anniversary:

http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150407/LIFESTYLES/150409615

"#AskHamas," on Twitter

Here are two stories about "#AskHamas," the Twitter public relations campaign by the terror group, and how it didn't necessarily go the way Hamas might have liked.

The first is from Tablet Magazine; the second appeared in The Times of Israel.

http://tabletmag.com/scroll/189634/hamas-social-media-campaign-backfires

http://www.timesofisrael.com/askhamas-twitter-campaign-backfires-on-gaza-group/

New York Times online piece, from 2012: "A Vegetarian Thanksgiving Table"

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/a-vegetarian-thanksgiving-table/?smid=fb-share

Virginia Senator Mark Warner

Election Day, last week, was of course a dismal day, in many instances, for Democrats. Am very happy, though (as a former resident of Virginia), that Democratic Senator Mark Warner, a fine public servant, prevailed, in his extremely close race against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie. Mr. Gillespie conceded the race on Friday.

http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/ed-gillespie-concedes-senate-race/article_0419aa52-66f8-11e4-9015-001a4bcf6878.html

Tragedy, and Heroism, in Canada

From The New York Times:

http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/canada-honors-heroes-of-the-shootings-in-ottawa/?smid

Essay from Tablet magazine, about "Hamas' Liberal Apologists"

Another good essay (from 7/31/14), by Liel Leibovitz:

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/180947/liberals-who-oppose-israel?utm