Jewish Ledger
WORLD NEWS 2020 – The Year in Review
JANUARY
• An estimate 25,000 people converge on Manhattan’s Foley Square and make their way to Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza, chanting “No Hate, No Fear,” where they hear from community leaders and organizations urging Jewish pride and unity in the face of escalating antisemitism. The march is in response to the steep rise in incidents of violence against Jews in New York City.
• James Harris, chair of the education committee of the Montclair, N.J. branch of the NAACP, slams Chassidic Jews at the town’s community forum, saying that he went to Jersey City “and I see these folks in long black suits and curly lots.”
Noahâs Ark on Mount Ararat is even featured on Armeniaâs National Coat of Arms.
Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi (410-490 AD) recounted the tradition that Noahâs son Japheth had a descendant named Hayk who shot an arrow in a battle near Lake Van c.2,500 BC killing Nimrod, builder of the Tower of Babel â the first tyrant of the ancient world.
Hayk is the origin of âHayastan,â the Armenian name for Armenia.
Ancient Armenians may have had some relations with the Hittites and Hurrians, who inhabited that area known as Anatolia in the 2nd millenium BC.
Armeniaâs major city of Yerevan, founded in 782 BC in the shadow of Mount Ararat, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
From David Byrne to Nigella Lawson, Rhys Nicholson s eclectic mix of home entertainment
From David Byrne to Nigella Lawson, Rhys Nicholson s eclectic mix of home entertainment
By Lenny Ann Low
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Sydney Comedy Festival. Rhys Nicholson. Photo Supplied
WHAT I VE BEEN WATCHING: A lot of action movies cause you know who the good guy is and the bad guy is. So that s comforting. Netflix and Stan are riddled with them. Mainly Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin being Jack Reacher. So a lot of older American men shouting at each other. I watched
Rosemary s Baby which I d never seen before. Look, it s just a classic love story between Mia Farrow and the Devil. It s amazing. I ve also watched a lot of
Manhunt: Deadly Games topped Netflix s popularity rankings this week.
Netflix introduced daily top lists of the most popular titles on the streaming service in February.
Streaming search engine Reelgood keeps track of the lists and provides Business Insider with a rundown of the week s most popular TV shows on Netflix.
The Spectrum original series Manhunt: Deadly Games, about the security officer Richard Jewell who was mistakenly suspected of planting a bomb at the 1996 Summer Olympics, surged to the top of Netflix s popularity rankings this week. It s the follow-up to 2017 s Manhunt: Unabomber.
Netflix introduced daily top 10 lists of its most viewed movies and TV shows in February (it counts a view if an account watches at least two minutes of a title).
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Description: In the late 1970s, British police struggle to identify let alone capture the serial killer known throughout the world as the Yorkshire Ripper.
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9. The Ripper (Netflix original, 2020)
Description: In the late 1970s, British police struggle to identify let alone capture the serial killer known throughout the world as the Yorkshire Ripper.
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Description: This drama follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II s reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.