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Hollywood was founded by Jews. But it ignores Hamas' pogroms

Do you know who Hirsch, Abraham, Schmuel, and Jacob Wonsal were? Shmuel Gelbfisz or Wilhelm Fried Fuchs? And what about Herschel and Bryna Danielovitch, for that matter? When these Jews fled Eastern Europe, they found refuge from pogroms in America, changed their names and created Hollywood.

I live overseas but need surgery in the U.S. How do I make sure Medicare covers me?

Editors Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. His weekly column, Ask Phil, aims to help older Americans and their families by answering their health care and financial questions. Philis the author ofGet Whats Yours for Medicare,and co-author of Get Whats Yours: The Revised Secrets to

Shelter Island faces identity crisis as prices soar

Could Shelter Island be the new East Hampton and should it be? This summer, the sleepiest and most isolated corner of the East End, accessible only by ferry, is emerging as a red-hot real estate battleground and society scene and not everyones convinced its a good thing.

The hidden anti-Black history of Brazilian butt lifts

This month, a Bloomberg headline labeled the popular Brazilian butt lift (BBL) one of the deadliest cosmetic surgeries, echoing similar headlines in the New York Times and the Guardian over the past two years. A 2017 study published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal found that two out of 6,000 BBLs resulted in death. This number

What are El Nio and La Nia, and how do they change the weather?

By Esme Stallard & Mark PoyntingBBC News Climate & Science It has been confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year on record, driven by human-caused warming but also boosted by a natural weather system called El Nio.