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Jude vs. 2 Peter 2. These two portions sound very similar, but there is a difference. Peter addresses the false teachers that were coming into the Christian profession, denying the Lordship of Christ, etc. Jude addresses the moral effect of this false teaching on the testimony; "turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness". The result of false teaching (2 Pet. 2) is evil practice (Jude).
Jude vs. Revelation. While Jude speaks of the corruption and apostasy of the Christian profession, Revelation foretells the judgment that must follow. The two books are morally linked.
The writer was either Judas the Lord's brother (Matthew 13:55) or Judas the apostle. Both had brothers named James. If it was Judas the apostle, he was paired with Judas Iscariot in public ministry, Luke 6:16, which showed that He knew what it meant to have apostasy within. Kelly believed strongly that it was the Lord's brother. I tend to agree with Kelly for the following reason: by referring to himself as simply "the brother of James" without any other qualifier, Jude must have meant the most prominent James at the time, which would have been James the Just. See entries for the three Jameses and the three Judases.
Apostasy and Apathy. An apostate is one who professes to have a knowledge and faith in God and His testimony, and then turns their back on it. Such a person can never be saved (Hebrews 6:4-6). This does not mean that a person can lose their salvation, but that they never had saving faith to begin with. A great deal of confusion comes in if we don't understand what an apostate is, and what a backslider is. A backslider is one with real faith but who gets off the path and goes into sin. Their eternal destiny is secure, but their life may end up being a loss for Christ. Hebrews, 2 Peter, and Jude take up the subject of apostasy at length. What if I have real faith? Is there nothing in those scriptures for my heart and conscience? Of course. Along with actual apostasy is the spirit of apostasy, or apathy. We are warned that the same spirit and principle that actual apostates operate on can infect those who are true believers.
Gnosticism. The word Gnostic comes from the Greek word 'gnosis', which means knowledge. Gnosticism arose from a group of evil workers who claimed to have higher light, or "secret wisdom". This movement began in the days of the apostles, and continued into the 5th century. Before John died the seeds of Gnosticism had been sown… perhaps even before Paul's death. John's epistles are written to defend against it. He refers to the Gnostics as "the deceivers" (2 John 1:7), and those that "go forward and abide not in the doctrine of Christ" (2 John 1:9). Paul speaks of the Gnostic system as "oppositions of false-named knowledge" (1 Tim. 6:20). Peter warns of their false teaching, and Jude warns of its moral effect on the Christian testimony. In this evil system, the Greek tendency to spiritualize and allegorize took over. To them, the spiritual was good, and matter was evil. Thus, they rejected the incarnation, because it was connecting the human with the divine. The Gnostics would try to separate "Jesus" from "Christ", by making Christ an emanation (a shining out from a source) from God that was united to a mere man named Jesus at his baptism, but returned to God before Jesus' death on the cross. In doing so, this evil system annulled the incarnation and the atonement. Gnosticism made Jesus a mere man, and even made their false-Christ less than God, because an emanation is less than its source. They taught that Christ was sent to make known the good God of heaven, and to expose the mischievous Demiurge (or, Jehovah of the Old Testament), who made the "evil world of matter". The doctrine of the New Testament anticipates this irreverent and wicked system of doctrine by stating the simple truth of Christ's Person and work. Many of the false cults today are, in a sense, a modern form of Gnosticism.
Introduction (vv.1-4)
Salutation: Writer and Recipient Introduced (vv.1-2)
1 Jude, bondman of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called ones beloved in God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ: v.1 While he was the half-brother of our Lord, it is beautiful to see that Jude doesn't even identify himself with our Lord on a natural level. Instead, he humbly identifies himself as a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James. This is a catholic or "general" epistle, in that it is addressed universally to the "called ones". It is nice to see how such a serious epistle begins with the assurance of our position in Christ. Believers are "called ones" in the sense that we have been separated from the world and its defilement to follow the Lord. We are "beloved in God the Father" in that we have been brought into relationship with God as our Father, and have a conscious sense that we are loved. We are also "preserved in Jesus Christ" in that our whole spirit, soul, and body are under the protection of the same one who laid down His life for us; we are preserved for time and for eternity.
2 Mercy to you, and peace, and love be multiplied. v.2 Three things that are available to believers seeking to walk for God in a dark day:
- Mercy
- Peace
- Love
These three treasure are not merely "added", but "multiplied" to us! There is a compounding nature to those gifts which spring from the heart of God.
Prefatory Comments: the Purpose of the Epistle (vv.3-4)
3 Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. v.3 He had an intention to write a gospel like Matthew or Mark but was obliged to exhort that they should stand fast in the day of apostasy. The expression "our common salvation" includes all aspects of salvation. The need pressed on Jude by the Spirit was the urgent danger of apostasy. In v.4, we find the manner of the apostasy coming in, but in v.3 it is what we must do in light of it. We can "earnestly contend" not by arguing or being contentious (2 Tim. 2:14; 23-26) but by walking in the truth (1 Tim. 4:16, Prov. 28:4) and "in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves" counting on God to do the work in the hearts of others. The word "contend" can have the thought of a fight, or of a competition for a prize. It is more the latter that is meant here. It is a dogged determination to hold onto the truth God has given to us. Shammah is a nice example of this in 2 Sam. 23. He valued a field of lentils, and earnestly contended for it, and the Lord wrought a great victory. "The faith" here is not personal faith (note the presence of the definite article), but rather the Christian faith; i.e. the whole body of Christian truth. How can we contend for the faith if we don't know what it is? Jude doesn't elaborate on what "the faith" is; we must read the other New Testament writers to learn it first. This body of Christian truth was "once delivered", not in the sense of once-upon-a-time, but once-for-all; no one can improve upon the truth. The truth alone won't keep you, it needs to be coupled with devotion and communion.
4a For certain men have got in unnoticed, they who of old were marked out beforehand to this sentence, ungodly persons, v.4 The coming in of false teachers was the occasion for writing. From the historical context we know that the evil doctrine was Gnosticism. This was the great evil system that Paul warned about and John wrote against. It was spread by those who had a great deal of exposure to Christianity, but were never real. As to these apostates, John says "they went out from us [apostles]" (1 John 2:19), but Jude says they "crept in". Some apostates leave the profession, others stay and try to corrupt it. Often, what was once rejected as evil by the Church later creeps back in! In 2 Peter we see their teaching, in Jude we see their actions. The character of these apostate infiltrators is something that we are warned of, even in the Old Testament. The Greek word is 'progegrammenoi', and it means before-written. "Ordained" is a mistranslation; their character was "marked out" of old by the Holy Ghost in the Old Testament. This is confirmed in verses 5, 6, 7, 11 where specific examples from the Old Testament are given. To be clear, no one is ordained by God for condemnation. Some would like to twist this verse to support double predestination. They "got in unnoticed" for two reasons. On one hand their character (v.4b) isn't visible immediately. They put on a nice exterior for a while, but eventually a tree can be identified by its fruits as our Lord taught in Matt. 7:15-20. On the other hand, those in responsibility in the Church were not watchful; because it says "while men slept, [Christ's] enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat" (Matt. 13:25).
4b turning the grace of our God into dissoluteness, and denying our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ. v.4b There are two leading features of the flesh brought out here; lust and lawlessness. You get these two features again in vv.8-10.
- Turning the grace of God into a license to satisfy the flesh. Teaching that as Christians we can do whatever we want. They use the grace of God against the holiness of God. This is still done today. We must ask ourselves about every doctrine we are presented with; what is its tendency?
- Refusing to recognize the authority of the Lord. Jude owns the absolute Authority and Lordship of Christ over the believer; but these ones denied it, as they despised every form of authority.
Warning Against Apostate Infiltrators (vv.5-23)
God's Judgment on Those who Fall From their God-given Place (vv.5-7)
vv.5-7 There is a moral progression in the next three verses. In v.5 we have the root principle of unbelief of the goodness in God's heart. Then, in v.6 that principle is carried forward into action, and we have disobedience to the God's commands. Finally, in v.7 we have unbridled lust. First the seed, then the shoots, and at last the full crop.
Case #1: The Unbelieving Israelites, who Fell in the Wilderness (v.5)
5 But I would put you in remembrance, you who once knew all things, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, in the second place destroyed those who had not believed. v.5 They "once knew these things" but they had become faint in their minds and needed reminding… and so do we.
Case #2: The Disobedient Angels who Left their First Estate (v.6)
6 And angels who had not kept their own original state, but had abandoned their own dwelling, he keeps in eternal chains under gloomy darkness, to the judgment of the great day; v.6 Not a reference to the fall of Satan and his angels, because they are free to roam the Earth. This is likely those who fell in Genesis 6:1-5. They are in a special holding place – not Hades or the Lake of Fire – a place called "Tartarus", which means "the deepest pit", see 2 Peter 2:4 (possibly the same as Rev. 20:8).
Case #3: The Immoral Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah (v.7)
7 as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities around them, committing greedily fornication, in like manner with them, and going after other flesh, lie there as an example, undergoing the judgment of eternal fire.
Two Chief Characteristics: Filthiness and Rebellion (vv.8-10)
Filthiness of the Flesh (v.8a)
8a Yet in like manner these dreamers also defile the flesh,
Contempt for Authority, Contrast Michael (vv.8b-10)
8b and despise lordship, and speak railingly against dignities. 9 But Michael the archangel, when disputing with the devil he reasoned about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a railing judgment against him, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. v.9 he did not speak rebelliously or disrespectfully… he acted according to God's mind and thus could appeal to God's judgment. He knew that the time had not yet come for Satan to be cast out of heaven. In Revelation 12 we find that Michael is given that privilege. But here he refused to speak injuriously against one with higher authority from God, even though Satan was in a fallen condition. David also is another example of one who would not speak evil of his king even though Saul was was in a very bad state ().
10 But these, whatever things they know not, they speak railingly against; but what even, as the irrational animals, they understand by mere nature, in these things they corrupt themselves.
Three Kinds of Ecclesiastical Evil (v.11)
11 Woe to them! because they have gone in the way of Cain, and given themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. v.11 Notice what happened to these three apostates? God took them all away in judgment. We can learn from this that it is not our responsibility to root out the tares, so to speak. God will take care of them in His good time.
- The Way of Cain (self-will) wanted to approach God "my way". A bloodless gospel – a natural man's religion of Works.
- The Error of Balaam (self-interest) willing to sell his gift or office for money. A professional religion. Teaching error for reward.
- The Gainsaying of Cora (self-importance) throwing off God's order for man's Order. Party-making. Opposition to the individual priesthood of believer.
A Full Catalog of the Character of the Apostates (vv.12-16)
12 These are spots in your love-feasts, feasting together with you without fear, pasturing themselves; clouds without water, carried along by the winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up; v.12 Sunken rocks with the sea over them – hard to detect and can do serious damage. Clouds without water – They carry the promise of refreshment but don't perform. Twice dead: (1) without Divine Life, (2) by apostasy.
13 raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shames; wandering stars, to whom has been reserved the gloom of darkness for eternity. v.13b While the lake of fire speaks of the Eternal Judgment of God, Blackness of Darkness gives the thought of all of this. Both are figurative… how could it be black if there was fire? Second death – absolute separation.
14 And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied also as to these, saying, Behold, the Lord has come amidst his holy myriads, v.14 Enoch is called the "seventh from Adam", and the number seven is a completion in the ways of God. Enoch is a picture of the Church, which will be eventually raptured, because it says of Enoch that he "was not, for God took him". He spoke to the world about the Wrath to come. As Christians, our intelligent message is that the Lord is going to personally intervene in this world. Compare the seventh from Adam in Seth's line with the seventh from Adam in Cain's line (Lamech).
15 to execute judgment against all; and to convict all the ungodly of them of all their works of ungodliness, which they have wrought ungodlily, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. vv.14-15 we've seen the apostates' character – now their judgment. We are not to root out the tares (Matt. 13)… We might mix up the wheat (backslidden Christians) with the tares. It is His work, the harvest judgment will take place at the Appearing. Many sinners have spoken "hard things" against Christ, and their minds are stubbornly closed to seeing their error. When the Lord returns, they will be "convinced" or "convicted". We may not be able to change their minds, but one day they will know the truth… that Jesus Christ is Lord.
The Book of Enoch was written by an apostate who was trying to discount this verse.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts; and their mouth speaks swelling words, admiring persons for the sake of profit.
Recollection of the Apostles' Words about the Last Time (vv.17-19)
17 But "ye", beloved, remember the words spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, v.17 "They" refers to the apostate infiltrators. "Ye" refers to the True Believers. It is significant that Every new testament writer warns of coming apostasy
18 that they said to you, that at the end of the time there should be mockers, walking after their own lusts of ungodlinesses. 19 These are they who set themselves apart, natural men, not having the Spirit. v.19 Leaders who are Guided by their senses, not by the Spirit. They elevate themselves to a position above the Brethren… but not even indwelt with the Spirit. Contrast Acts 20:28.
Practical Exhortations: The Christian's Occupation (vv.20-23)
20 But "ye", beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. vv.20-21 The solution to evil in the Christian testimony is not to build up a hierarchy, but to start by building ourselves up in our most holy faith. Six exhortations:
- Collective building ourselves up – establishing ourselves in the body of Christian truth, through the word of God. We need the gifts to be built up (Eph. 4). The answer is not to be loose. This is the only place where "the truth" is called "most holy" – and it is in a dark day.
- Praying in the Holy Spirit – prayer that is in perfect accord with the mind of God, through the help of the Spirit that dwells within us (read Rom. 8:26-27).
- Keeping ourselves in the enjoyment of God's love – the maintenance of communion. E.g. Walking on the sunny side of the street. It isn't keeping up our own affections for Christ; that is a form of legalism. Rather, we should keep ourselves in the love of God for us!
- Looking for the Rapture – the rapture is a mercy because of the apostasy. Perhaps it includes Mercy along the way. "Eternal life" here is Looked at as a future possession, when We will be in our native environment (deep sea diver illustration).
22 And of some have compassion, making a difference, 23 but others save with fear, snatching them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. vv.22-23 the original manuscripts are very confusing here. Three possible categories of persons, not two. see William Kelly's notes.
- Having compassion for others. It Takes discernment. On Those who are just ignorant, have compassion. For Those who knowingly are carried away, have fear. Some are so entrenched in the evil that they are almost engulfed in flames. We are God's firemen as well as fishermen.
- Being guarded about personal holiness. we can be defiled even when rescuing others, see Num. 19:10.
Conclusion and Prayer (vv.24-25)
The Power that can Keep Us (v.24)
24 But to him that is able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you with exultation blameless before his glory,
Benediction: a Doxology (v.25)
25 to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, from before the whole age, and now, and to all the ages. Amen. v.25 A doxology.


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Fans Want Elsa to Get a Girlfriend in 'Frozen 2'; Marvel Directors Discuss "Strong Chance" of an LGBT Character
Posted on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 by Angie Han
Frozen Fans Want Disney to Give Elsa a Girlfriend
Meanwhile, Marvel's sister franchise Disney Animation is getting petitioned by fans who want Frozen's Elsa to get a girlfriend in the sequel. Alexis Isabel Moncada got the ball rolling on Twitter a few days ago.
I hope Disney makes Elsa a lesbian princess imagine how iconic that would be
— Alexis Isabel (@lexi4prez) May 1, 2016
Dear @Disney, #GiveElsaAGirlfriend
— Alexis Isabel (@lexi4prez) May 1, 2016
Others on Twitter quickly joined in.
#GiveElsaAGirlfriend because LGBT kids deserve to know that there is nothing wrong with them????????????????????
— jeffrey marsh (@thejeffreymarsh) May 1, 2016
#GiveElsaAGirlfriend positive queer role models are needed from a young age; early exposure leads to better understanding/acceptance.
— shirley (@thedreamgrrl) May 1, 2016
#GiveElsaAGirlfriend because 1 in 5 kids are queer, but only 1 in 10 feel safe enough to come out.
— mia (@miaafame) May 1, 2016
The Frozen team sounds well aware of the power they have to influence young minds. Co-director Chris Buck said as much last year, shortly after the sequel was officially announced:
We have two very strong female leads in Frozen. We will keep that going in the next one. We will tackle other issues that, I think, are out there today that boys and girls, men and women, are dealing with.
I think we're very aware of what is happening in society. I don't think any of us take [them] lightly, even though they can be very funny and entertaining, the messages that our movies have and the influence they can have on young people. When the kids [watch] them, they watch them over and over again, and if we don't have a decent message in there, I think we've missed an opportunity.
Buck is being understandably vague about exactly what kinds of "issues" and "messages" Frozen 2 will tackle, but it'd be great if the future of Arendelle involved canon LGBT characters. A lot of fans (and some detractors) have already read gay subtext into the movie. Elsa's signature song "Let It Go" plays like a coming-out anthem, and the minor character Oaken (the trading shop proprietor) may or may not have a husband. A sequel seems like a golden opportunity for Disney Animation to double down on its themes of love and self-acceptance by featuring actual LGBT characters — though of course we wouldn't mind if Moana or Gigantic beat Frozen 2 to the punch.
Disney Should Take the Lead on LGBT Inclusion
To be sure, Disney's not the only studio with this glaring blind spot, and their movies aren't the only ones mysteriously devoid of LGBT characters. Of the seven studios analyzed by GLAAD, four got "Adequate" ratings and three (including Disney) got "Failing" grades. None were rated "Good" or "Excellent." Nor is Disney the only studio that decided not to feature any gay characters at all in 2015 — none of Paramount's 12 films did either.
Not that we really needed these numbers to tell us this story. Warner Bros.' DC Extended Universe and Sony's last two Spider-Man reboots haven't been much better than Disney's MCU about highlighting LGBT characters. 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise has lots of intentional gay subtext but no obviously gay characters; Deadpool might be pansexual offscreen but came across as totally heterosexual onscreen. Universal's Fast and Furious leads come from all over the ethnic rainbow but are, as far as we can tell, all stubbornly straight and cisgender. Ditto Paramount's Star Trek and Mission: Impossible series. And so on.
But as the studio behind some of the biggest franchises in Hollywood (Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, Disney Animation, all those live-action fairy tales, etc.) Disney is naturally going to attract a lot of scrutiny. Which puts them in a position to lead the industry into a more inclusive era, if they choose to do so.
As the quotes above indicate, the people running their flagship franchises know how to talk a good pro-LGBT game. The fans are loudly clamoring for more LGBT heroes. And the larger Disney corporation has a pattern of supporting LGBT rights. Just recently, for example, the studio threatened to boycott the state of Georgia over an anti-gay bill. Now what's left is for this studio to take the next step, and actually start including LGBT characters in their stories.
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Chris Hunter, the architect of one of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association's greatest dynasties, has taken his well-deserved place in the CCAA Hall of Fame.
The former John Abbott College women's basketball bench boss entered the Hall of Fame in the Coach Category.
Hunter guided the Islanders to nine provincial titles and six National Championships in 10 seasons at John Abbott. The Islanders made seven consecutive appearances at Nationals from 1978 to 1984, winning five gold and two silver medals during an incredible stretch where they went 22-2.
Hunter led John Abbott to a 6th National Championship in 1987.
"Chris' knowledge of the sport of basketball combined with his attributes as a highly skilled technical coach on the practice court and remarkable game tactician, as well as mentor for the student-athletes," said Steve Shaw, Chairman of the Sports & Recreation Department.
"He laid the foundation for the long-term success of John Abbott women's basketball."
One of Hunter's greatest memories of the CCAA is his first National Championship, which came only two years after Montréal hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics.
"It was an exciting time in Montréal and to compete in the first-class Olympic Velodrome facility for the first ever CCAA Women's Basketball National Championship in 1978 was certainly a highlight," said Hunter.
That spring, the Fédération des associations sportives collégiales du Québec (FASCQ) hosted all four National Championships simultaneously over the course of the week in and around Montréal, including men's and women's basketball.
"It was sweet watching our players raising that long Women's Basketball trophy for the first time," said Hunter.
Following his success at John Abbott, he was hired as the head coach of McGill University's women's basketball team in 1987. After Hunter's departure, the Islanders went on to win national titles in 1988, 1993, 1996 and 1997.
"Through his career at John Abbott, Chris' reputation as an outstanding coach brought players to the College from across the province," said Shaw.
The CCAA recognized the institution's remarkable achievement when John Abbott received the award for Women's Basketball Supremacy through the first 25 years of the CCAA.
And Hunter was there when it all began. He recalls being in the gym at John Abbott College when Cariboo College (now Thompson Rivers University) played an unofficial championship game as a step toward establishing a women's basketball championship tournament.
"I have a long history of involvement with the CCAA," said Hunter. "I was fortunate to be involved in an athletic department that greatly valued being a part of the CCAA."
Former John Abbott College athletic directors George Wall and Glenn Ruiter were heavily involved with the Association; Wall was an early secretary, while Ruiter served as the CCAA President. And recently, Shaw as well as Hunter's wife Linda Macpherson were CCAA National Men's and Women's Basketball Convenors, respectively.
Hunter was the first recipient of the CCAA Coaching Excellence Award for Women's Basketball in 1984. He also coached Québec's senior women's team on several occasions.


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Jeremy Desai resigns as CEO of Apotex, the drug company founded by Barry Sherman
Former CEO Jack Kay to take over leadership of generics drug maker
Apotex Inc. president and CEO Jeremy Desai resigned effective immediately Friday from the generic drug giant founded by billionaire Barry Sherman, who was found slain in his home on Dec. 15.
Desai's resignation comes as he faces allegations in a U.S. lawsuit from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. for allegedly accepting trade secrets from a Teva employee that he was thought to be in a romantic relationship with.
The lawsuit, filed last July in a Pennsylvania Federal Court, accuses Barinder Sandhu, who worked as a senior director of regulatory affairs for Teva's U.S. generics division, of sharing trade secrets and other confidential information about Teva's product development with its competitor Apotex through Desai.
The legal filings accuse Sandhu of uploading some 900 Teva corporate files to a cloud-based storage system between October 2014 and August 2016.
Teva said it learned of the alleged breach from a former Apotex employee and launched an investigation that found emails sent from Sandhu to Desai from her work computer.
The Israel-based pharmaceutical company said in the lawsuit that it's seeking damages from Desai and Apotex for "wilful and malicious misappropriation" of trade secrets.
"Apotex and Desai used and continue to use Teva USA's trade secrets and other confidential information to benefit Apotex's own competitive product development, thereby allowing Desai and Apotex to improperly profit at Teva USA's expense," the lawsuit states.
The allegations have not been proven in court and Apotex filed a motion to dismiss the complaint as being based on insufficient facts to withstand scrutiny.
Apotex spokesperson Jordan Berman declined to provide details on Desai's departure other than to note he left "to pursue other opportunities."
"We thank Jeremy for his contributions and wish him success in the next phase of his career," Berman said in an email.
Apotex said Friday that Jack Kay, who previously served as CEO for the privately held company, will once again step into the chief executive role while also maintaining his current position as vice-chairman.
Jeff Watson, who has spent 25 years with the company including most recently as president of global generics, has been appointed to the role of president and chief operating officer.
Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found dead in their Toronto home on Dec. 15, with the cause of death determined to be "ligature neck compression."
Police said Friday they are now investigating the deaths as a double homicide.
Sherman, who founded Apotex in 1974 and built it into a company with more than $2 billion in annual revenue, hadn't been involved in day-to-day operations since stepping down as CEO five years ago.


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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nafzger Heritage News Vol XIII No 2 Raw OCR - 8/05/04 Please see pdf version for original image http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nafzger/NHN/NHNvXIIIn2.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jjc J 3 VOL,XII1 N0 SPRING ISSUE 1984 ALAIN NAFFZGER OF CERNAY WRITES.... (The material appearing in our feature article in this issue of the News as sent to us by ALAIN NAFFZGER of Cernay, France. It would appear that Alain is another excellent researcher who, like Ray Noftsger, is also uncovering some very interesting heritage material on the early Naffzger families in Europe. Alain is 30 years old and married to Martine, Their daughtter Laurence is two years old, He is a sales administrator fora textile plant. The following information are excerpts from his letters), Neuf-Brisach, Alsace is a fortified town that has been erectal on the left side of the Rhine in front of Brisach after the Peace of Rysurick (1697) in place of Saint Louis. Other fort resses were dismantled after the Treaty of Westfolia (1648) .The plans were formed and the work conducted by Vanban (1699-1708). The construction materials were moved to the site by a canal dug for this purpose. Neuf—Brisach was Vanban's last construct ion project and is a regular eight faced star with two bastional fences and four gates.(see picture on page three), In 1870, the town gave itself u to German troops after a siege of 3 months In 1945,the town suffered severe destruction by allied bombard ments during the German retreat over the Rhine, Nowdays, this picturesque town tight behind its ramparts has about 5,000 in habitants. Regarding the translation of the article on Neuf-Brisach that appeared in the last issue of the News Alain writes: "The doc ument is interesting but it doesn't include all the Naffz Continued on Page Three R AY WRITES FLECKENSTEIN NAFZIGERS IN GERMANY BECOME • PIONEER SETTLERS IN FULTON COUNTY OHIO Children of the marriage of Peter and Magdalena Schantz are: Peter(l), Valentin(2), a daughter who married Jean Roggi(3), Magdalena(4), Christian(5) and Valentin(6). The oldest child (1) Peter N, was born in 1764, Fleckensteinerhof and died there in 1827. He was married to Veronike Habecker, widow of Jac, Jordy. The second old est child, (2) Valentin died young Their is no other information on the daughter who married Jean Roggi. Their fourth child, Magdalena was born in 1770 and died in 1827 at 57 years. Their fifth child was Christian, born March 3, 1777 and died in 1849. He married Catherine Schantz (1783-1866), Between 1804 and 1831, they Continued on Page Seven CHANGING OUR NAME Some of you may have noticed that we have changed the name of our publication. Prior to this issue, we used the old Swiss spelling. Alain Naff— zger suggested that we con-. sider the old German spell ing of the name. Continued on Page Two. On one of the charts of Naffzger families in Europe sent to us by we find a Peter Nafziger, born 1731, Fleckenstein, Germany. This Magdalena Schantz who was born in 1743/4. The record of his death Lembach. His sons, Peter, 43 years old and Valentin, 24 years old notice. The sons indicated that their father was born and died on tate where he was a tenant. The notice indicates that he was born Fleckensteinerhof bei Lembach in north Alsace. Ray Noftsger, Peter married is on file at gave the death the same es— and died at CHANGING OUR NAME FROM PAGE ONE THE NAFZGER HERITAGE NEWS 120 Edgewood D,ive Grakon, Ohio 44044 EDITOf AND PUBLISHERS CLAIR NAFTZGER KATHLEEN NAFTZGER BETTY NAFTZGER SUBSCRIPTION FEE TEN DOLLARS — YEARLY PUBLISHED QUARTERLY Pu.bLiAhed e.ve/ty Sp. - W - Fall - Swmne We liked Alain's suggestion and decided to make the change for this issue of the News In fact, we like the idea so well that we intend to change the name of our publication every issue until we have used all the comonly used spelling of the name found in the U.S. or Europe. The Naffzger spelling used for this issue of the News is the oldest known spelling of the name. It was universally used by the Geislingen Naffzgers that date back to the year 1433. RAY NOFTSGER IN THE U.S FOR A VISIT We are happy to report that Ray Noftsger, our premier researcher living in Italy, returned to the U.S. for a visit with his family for part of December and most of January. We had a number of enjoyable telephone conservations with him. There is a strong possibi— ilty that he may be returning to the U.S. to live in the near future, We remain highly impressed with the massive amount of knowledge he has collected on our heritage and we will look forward to his return to the U.S. NEUF-BRISACH. Vue aérienne. Le front Quest avec Ia Porte de Co/mar et les demi-lunes. ALAIN NAFFZGER OF CERNAY WRITES zger—Naftzgers who lived in Neuf—Brisach, Alsace The article mentioned only one branch of the family that has been studied by the author That branch is still living in Neuf—Brisach. I am working on a list of Naffzgers in the Neuf Brisach which is more complete. When I am finished, I will supply your publi cation with a list of them." About religion — Alain writes: "In my branch of the family, we don't know of any Amish or Mennonites The descendants in Neuf-Brisach always have been Roman Catholic (state religion under Louis XIV) In Geislingen, they were of the Protestant faith." Another observation by Alain — "The birth registers of Wissenbourg are among the oldest in Alsace. The birth registers of Geislingen are the oldest and best preserved in Baden—Wurttenburg Alain resides near the border of three countries: He writes, "Perhaps I can help you with your heritage search in France, Germany or Switzerland as I live near the border of all three countries. Also, I speak fluent German in addit ion to my French." And now for the translation of the article which appeared in the last issue of the News (in French). History of the Old Families of Neuf-Brisach Several Neuf—Brisach families came in good faith to count themselves among the oldest in town. We tended on this question to consult the town archives, the parish registers and the civil registers in refering to marriages. To sum up, we have employed the most effective method, that which goes from the known to the unknown. This approach leads us without fail to the first member of each family which came to settle at Neuf—Brisach, to know his trade and through this even him social rank. Thus we have found six families resident in the town since before the revolution of which the most ancient is the Naftzger family,. (We found) only one (new family which appeared) under the consulate and none under Napoleonl. The Naftzger Family The Naftzger family, as we have said is the oldest established at Neuf Brisach. The first of this family who came to Neuf—Brisach was Daniel Naftzger, born at Wissembourg in 1696, soi of Georges Naftzger and of Christine Bitzinger. Master saddler by trade, Daniel Naftzger married, at Neuf—Brisach on July 28, 1718, Marie Schumacher, native of Vieux—Brisach, daughter of Ulrich Schumacher, town saddler, and of Anne—Marie Clausin. From this union came: Georges, born February 21, 1720, who had as godfather Jean Georges Schu macher, master tourneur(probably potter), his maternal uncle and as godmother Madeleine Koeber widow of Jacques Herman at Vieux-Brisach Catherine, born May 2, 1723, who had as godfather Philippe Rolland, surgeon and city magistrate, and as godmother again the wife of the provost of Nambsheim, Jacques Koeniz. Antoine Louis, born January 18, 1726, who had as godfather Louis Redy, city magistrate, and as godmother again the wife of the provost of Nambshein. Sebastian, born November 15, 1735, who had as godfather Sebastian Meyer, justice of peace, and as godmother Catherine Engaser, the wife of Jean Sertier, employed in the service of the king The quality of the godfathers and godmothers of the children of Daniel Naft zger shows the respect in which he was held from his first appearance at Neuf Brisach, where he acquired with his marriage the title, strongly envied at this time, of citizen of the town, - Page Three - ALAIN NAFFZGER OF CERNAY WRITES Lets go back to Sebastian Naftzger, whose line we will take through to those Naftzgers who live in Neuf-Brisach today He was a master mason when on May 6, 1774 he married Anne-Marie Behr of Neuf-Brisach by whom he had several children of whom only Nicholas is mentioned. Nicholas Naftzger, born May 22, 1776 had for a godfather Nicholas Gilroy, Master stonecutter and as godmother Madeleine Fandon, He married Catherine Behr on November 30, 1809. She was born at Brisheim on June 20, 1781, the daughter of Barthelmy Behr and Catherine Salomon. From this union came five children, one of whom was Pierre Naftzger, born May 6, 1817, a master shoemaker, who married Anne- Marie Bucher in 1850 with whom he had six children, one of which was Pierre Naft zger, born September 6, 1857. Another was Louis Naftzger, born October 14, 1822, master paver who died February 9, 1878. Louis married, on September 31, 1865.to Catherine Gretzinger who was born at Vogeigrun December 31, 1824 and who passed away February 27, 1900. Two children were born of this union. The first child of Louis Naftzger and Catherine Grentzinger was Francoise Naftzger, who married Louis Billot, son of Jean-Baptiste Billot, master Shoe maker and Madeleine Fritsch. From this union came one daughter, Josephine Billot, who died without marrying. The second child of Louis was Alfred Naftzger, born September 30, 1868 and who died February 3, 1945 as a victim of the bombardment of the town, From Alfred's marriage to Christine Frey (who was born January 11, 1863 at Saint-Louis, Moselle) which took place at Neuf-Brisach June 26, 1894 came three children: Elizabeth who married Jules Jacobin, policeman. Marie, widow of Guillaume Klein and Joseph, born November 20, 1896 who married on October 20, 1928 iarie Buob, originally of Baltzen, who died October 9, 1969, Two children came from this union, Joseph, born March 18, 1930 who from his marriage with Annelise Kubler, originally from Basel, has two daughters, Annick and Mirelle, who represent the ninth generation of the Naftzger family established at Neuf-Brisach, The second child of the Naftzger-Buob marriage is Marie-Chritine, born July 18, 1931, the wife of Louis Brunet, In the above article, the accounts of the 18th century the spelling of the name is not fixed, either Naffzger nor Naftzger. Today, the Naftzgers living in Neuf—Brisach spell their name NAFTZGER; ALAIN NAFFZGER"S father was the last one using the Naffzger spelling to live there. Though Alain's heritage is not listed in the article, it connects to the Sebastian N family line, It is interesting to note that only two N. lines in the United States use the Naftzger spelling and to the best of our knowledge, we do not have any lines that use the Naffzger spelling. The "Naftzger" spelling was adopted by a branch of Jacob Nafzger who emigrated to America in 1750. As near as we can determine members of this N. branch used many different spellings until at an established point of time, both his grandchildren and children located in Pennsylvania and Ohio all adopted the "Naftzger" spelling at the same time., Peter N., son of Christian Nafziger whose family emigrated in 1847, settled near one of the grandson's of Jacob and he adopted the "Naftzger" spelling al though other members of this family used the "Nafziger" and "Nofziger" spelling For years, we thought this spelling of the name was an Americanized twist to the name when they came and spoke only German. As you can see that we must revise our thinking on this point. Now, we must look at the question and ask if the [ ones adopted this spelling because of their relatives in Neuf-Brisach. And if you believe that the "Naftzger" spelling was adopted because of their relatives in Europe, what is the connection of Jacob who emigrated to America in 1750 to the Neuf—Brisach line? - Page Four — Samuel Oyer BLOOMINGTON NORMAL Glen C. Nafziger The funeral for Glen C. Nafziger, 77, of 104 E. Wood St., who died Friday (Jan. 6, 1984), will be at 10 am. Tuesday at Metzler Memorial Home, the Rev. Ernest L. terike officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn cemetery. He was born April 16, 1906. in Danvers, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Nafziger. He was married to Faye I. Knobloch in 1926 in Bloomington. She died Sept. 19, 1982. Surviving are two sons, John Nafziger, 53 Southgate Estates, and William L. Dietrich, 1306 E. Oak and 16 great-grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters pre ceded him in death. He was a member of the Interna tional Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and a supply man for steam engines for the Chicago and Alton Railroad for 25 years. CENTRAL ILLINOIS January 2, 1984 Eunice B. Sommer WASHINGTON — Eunice B. Sommer, 83, formerly of Washing ton, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 31, 1983) at Maple Lawn Homes, Eureka. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m Tues day, at Calvary Mennonite Church, Washington, the Rev. Gary Stenson officiating. Burial will be in Glen dale Cemetery, Washington. She was born Aug. 31, 1900, in Washington, a daughter of Chris tian J. and Elizabeth er Sommer. Survivors include a sister Christ ine Krehbiel, Trenton, Mo., a niece, nephew and several cousins. She was a bookkeeper for 45 years at Washington Building and Loan Association. Memorials may be made to the church. DOWNS — Barbara E. Shadday, daughter of Russell and Marge Shadday of rural Downs, will be come the bride of Kent E. Nafziger of Minier, June 9. He is a son of Kenneth and Betty Nafziger of ru ral Hopedale. GIBSON CITY — Samuel Oyer, 97, died at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 23, 1983) at the Gibson Com munity Hospital, Gibson City. His funeral will be at 1030 am. Saturday at the East Bend Men nonite Church, near Fisher, the Rev. Paul King officiating. Burial will be East Bend Mennonite Ceme tery. He was born May 7, 1886, In Woodford County, a son of Chris tian and Kathrine Zehr Oyer. He married Elmira Naffzl er Nov. 7, 1913, at Foosland. e died Feb. 10, 1972. He Is survived by two sons, Vilas and Verle, both of Gibson City; a daughter, Leta Eichelberger, Den ver; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded In death by 10 brothers and sisters. He was a lifetime resident of the Foosland-Gibson City area. He was a member of the East Bend Mennonite Church. He was active in establishing the Gibson Community Hospital. Memorials may be made to the East Bend Mennonite Church or the Gibson ManorNurslng Home. Lori Lynn St. John of 1917 Tracy Drive, Apt. 4, Bloomington, will be come the bride of Jay R. Wlttrlg of Hopedale April 28 at Hopedale Mennonite Church. Mr. and Mrs. Robert St. John of Cornell and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wittrig of rural Hopedale are their parents. Springer-Lee SAYBROOK — Kathy Springer and Stephen Lee, both of Hesston, Kan., will be marrIed Aug. 4 at East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Royal Springer of rural Saybrook and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Lee of Fairview, Mich. Shadday-NafZiger BIooming Cam•ra Craft photo St. John-Wittrig LETTERS .LETTERS. . ILETTERS.. .... .LETTERS Dale Nofzinger of Adrian, Michigan continues to send us some very informative documents on several U.S. Nafzger lines. One such document sent to us by Dale is a ten page publication by David B. Zook in December 1945. David Zook re searched the Valentin Nafziger line who emigrated to the U.S. was in 1831. Also, we are in receipt of another 18 page publication sent to us by Dale on the Christian Joder(Yoder) and Barbara Schott family line. Christian and Barb ara were married in 1816 in Basel, Switzerland. The Yoders of this line con nect to the Christian Nafziger line whose family emigrated to America in 1847 and settled in Fulton County, Ohio and to the Johann Nofziger line that also settled in Fulton County in 1847. Susanna Yoder, born 1871, married John L. Siegel, son of John Siegel and Elizabeth Nofziger in 1903. Also, Magdalena Yoder, born in 1835 was the second wife of Christ Nofziger. Christ and Magda— lena had nine children all of whom were born and raised on the Nofziger farm at Pettisville, Ohio. Our thanks to Merrill F. Raber of Newton, Kansas for writing to us. Merrill is a descendant of the Christian Nafziger—Nofziger line that emigrated to the U.S. in 1847 and settled in Fulton County. Our appreciation to Larry Beckler of St. Louis, Missouri for his two letters. Larry is connected to two different Nafzger family lines. One is Catherine Naf ziger who married John Jausi. No dates are available but their daughter, Cather ine Jausi was born in 1848. Also, he connects to Susan Naffsinger(no dates) who married Joseph Eigsti (1830-1898). Any of our readers who may be descendants of either Nafzger lines, please contact us so that Larry can get in touch with you. To us, it would appear that Muriel Oliver of St. Petersburg, Florida has been busy reading the Census. She sends us several pages of Nafzgers listed in the Census. We know how difficult it is to read and copy Census information from some of the poor quality film and thus, can truly appreciate her fine effort. Excerpts from letter of Wilma Nofzger Beer of Sabetha, Kansas. "My father was Louis Nofsger — his father was Jacob Nofsger, born 1856, Rogersville, Ohio, marr ied to Rosina Spahr." This Nofsger line traces to a line that came to Tuscara— was County, Ohio in the early 1800's, We believe that the line connects to Ulrich (emigrated to America in 1741). Descendants of this line using the Nofsger spelling in the U.S. may be very small. Descendants of theluscarawas County line should write so that we can put you in contact with Wilma, Mrs. Wayne D. Yoder, 14620 Timber Lane, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908 and Mrs. O,W. DeGruchy, 351 Preswick Way, Severna, Maryland, 21146 are both descendants of Peter Livengood who married Barbara Nafzinger in 1767 and resided in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Please correspond with each other to exchange information. The Neuf—Brisach article in French appeared in the last issue of the News As a result of publishing the article, we have learned that we have some excellent translators of French to English among our descendants. Excellent translations were received from George F. Nafziger of West Chester, Ohio; Lynn Nafziger or Goshen, Indiana and Alain Naffzger of Cernay, France. - Page Six - RAY WRITES FLECKENSTEIN NAFZIGERS IN GERMANY (1) Peter N, was born in 1764, Fleckensteinerhof and died there in 1827. He was married to Veronike Habecker, widow of Jac Jordy. (2) Valentin died young (3) no information on the daughter or married Jean Roggi, (4) Magdalena was born 1770 and died in 1827 at 57 years, (5) Christian, born March 3, 1777 and died in 1849. He married Catherine Schantz (1783-1866), Between 1804 and 1831, they lived at Mottenhof b. Lebach, Saar near Saarlouis. Children of this Christian who married Catherine Schantz are Christian, Johannes, Josef, Catherina, Peter, Magdalena, Jakob, Barbara and Susanna. The sixth (6) child is Valentin, born in 1783 and died in 1852, buried in Wayne County, Ohio. He married Jakobina Schantz (1785—1866). Our readers in the U.S. will recognize the last two children of this family. The wife and children of Christian (5) emigrated to the U.S. between 1838 and 1847. Christian died in Europe. Our readers will also recognize the youngest child of this family, Valentin (6) who married Jakobina Schantz. This family emigrated to U.S. in 1831 and settled in Wayne County, Ohio. Children of both families are found settling in Fulton County, Ohio shortly after their arrival in the U.S. This information tends to establish that the two Nafziger-Nofziger family lines found in Fulton County, Ohio during the mid 1800's were closely related. Titular head of the lines were brothers, It Is important because it would mean that many of the Nafziger—Nofziger-Nofzingers living in Fulton County today would be cousins but so many generations removed depending on years, etc. The third line of Nafziger-Nofziger to settle in Fulton County is Johannes. As yet, we do not see or can find where this line may connect.to the Christian or Valentin line. Finally, this information will correct an error that we published approximately a year old. We announce Peter, married to Veronika Habecker was the father of Valentine (1831). As you can see this Peter was his older brother — not his father as we reported. Some corrections to the information published in the last issue of the News is in order. We mis—read some of Ray's charts. Please make the following corrections to your records. The underlined words are the corrections: 1, The father of Valentin N of Urbach(married Anna Esch) is Johannes not Steffan. 2. The father of Christian N(married Catherine Maurer) is Christian (1727-1823) who lived (not born) at Waltembourg, Pfalsbourg 3. The name of the mill where Jean N,(father of Joseph of Canada) was Bradelfingen 4. The name of the town is Gauersheim and it is near Hocheim and Worms. 5. Valentin of Gauersheim (married 4 times) was not born at Dirmstein in the Pfalz. It was where his wj was born. 6. Concerning Peter of Rhinefelder, son of Ulrich - Ulrich lived at Barbelstein, He was not born there. Ulrich and Hans Jakob Erismann moved together frcmi Barbel- stein to Rodenbach in 1715. 7. Peter N and Jakobina Fischer were parents of Johann Christian(married Barbara Stahil). Only his sister Anna Catharina came with him in 1853. Not his brother JOhann Valentin, The grandfather of Peter N (married Jakobina Fischer) was Christian N(married Elisabeth Linder), This Christian N (1717—1782) died at Kammerhof near Leeheim, not born there, 8, Peter N, of Obergladbacherhof married first Katherine Nafziqer and 2nd. Magda lena Schantz: She was born in 1758 - not married in this year. Johannes(father of Peter) was married to Katharina G. before 1748 - not in l748 — Page Seven — Excerpts from letter from Bonnie Koons of Bucyrus, Ohio. "My mother was a Naufzinger as you can see on the enclosed charts, I am looking for some help in tracing my Naufzinger line. I can remember as a child, relatives coming to my grandfathers' from Pennsylvania and everyone talking a "differ ent language". But most of them are no longer living and my mother is ill and cannot remember. As usual we do not have the space in this issue to print answers to all the letters that we have received. Thus, we would like to acknowledge letters from Vera M. Root of Carlock; Illinois; Mrs. Mardell Edwards of Saratoga, Indiana; Zeda Van Winkler of El Dorado, Kansas; Evelyn Martinez of San Jose, California; Lorraine Roth of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; D. JoAnn (Kuhn) Johnson of Loretto, Michigan; Faye Flaugher of West Chester, Ohio; Rudolf Nafziger of Luesdenscheid, West Germany; Mrs Erma L. Short of Archbold, Ohio; Mary Jeffries of Elyria, Ohick; Ellen L. Svejda of Kansas City, Miss ouri; Gene Nafziger of Minier, Ilfl'hois: Marjorie Gautsche of Archbold, Ohio; John Byler of Mercer, Pennsylvania; and Mrs. Milo E, Wenger of Scran ton, Pennsylvania. Special conriendation should go to Wilmer Nafziger of Gridley, Illinois. We are in receipt of five letters that he has sent to us over the past couple months with obits, news clippings,. etc. with informati6n on Nafzigers Naffzigers from central Illinois. In addition, he writes a rather extensive letter with each packet of clippings to explain how each item of interest fits into the various Nafziger-Naffziger lines. We had hoped to use many of the clippings in this issue of the News but that is not possible, Wilmer is a very patient man fOr waiting on us until we find space, We do apprec iate the clippings and it is our hope that we can get many of them worked into the next issue, Our thanks to Wilmer for his excellent effort. We know of at least two of our readers who have made plans to visit Germany this sumer, Mary Chase of Portland, Indiana is working on plans for a visit, It will be her second trip Lorraine Roth of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada plans to spend the sumer in Europe. THE NAFZGER HERITAGE NEWS 120 Edgewood Drive Grafton, Ohio 44044 Daniel Noffsinger 8235 Derby Circle West Jordan, Utah 84084See here for the pdf version (scanned images) of this issue.
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Here's the start of another feature I hope to keep up with.
This one started as a joke, since whenever I go to a thrift shop I always head straight to either the books or the bags. And whenever I go to a craft store I go straight to the beads.
I don't normally go straight to the boys, I do show some restaint there.
Since I already have "stacking the shelves" to brag about the books I get; I felt that my bags needed a little attention too, because I personally think the ones I pick out are worth bragging about.
I'm also spinning off a few features I'm sure are already on other blogs sharing the books that have been sitting on my shelf for a while.
As for the bead part I mainly just need to start taking pictures of the jewelry I make. No real clue where I'm going with the boys but I'll come up with something.
For today's post I have to admit that yesterday's "Blast From the Past" share had a reason for being Casablanca and that's because I needed to share my Casablanca bag I found.
I'm not lying when I say I pounced on it when I saw it. Especially since two years ago I saw a similar bag with Gone with the Wind but didn't buy it. No idea how long I kicked myself over that.


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Oct 31, 2017
In celebration of Halloween, Hallie reads the classic creepy poem, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (who we now know, thanks to the previous episode, likely died of rabies).
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We'll be back to our regular topics next time, although the next episode is also rather special. See you next time, and...
Oct 23, 2017
There are hundreds of houses that people claim are haunted, sometimes just because the house seems creepy, or perhaps its owner is odd or acts in unconventional ways. One house that has been rumored to be haunted since the land its on was purchased, is the Winchester Mystery House.
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What does Miko Peled think of what's been happening in Gaza?
"There's only one way to describe what's happening now. It's a massacre. There is no way to justify it, to excuse it, to paint it in different colors. It is unjustifiable, inexcusable and unforgivable."
You might expect this analysis from a Palestinian spokesman. But Miko Peled is Israeli. Deeply Israeli. His grandfather was one of the original Zionists. His father was a national hero who fought for the establishment of Israel in 1948 and as a general in the Israeli army in 1967. Miko Peled himself was one of the famed Red Berets of the Israeli army. He has recently returned to San Diego from one of his frequent visits to Gaza.
"This is not the Israel my parents fought for," he says.
Now he is fighting for what he calls "Jewish values." His aim: an Israel that embraces Palestinians as full, equal political partners. Nothing less than a Republic of Palestine-Israel. It is ambitious. Some would say quixotic.
And for that, you might blame, or credit, San Diego.
"My journey into Palestine began in San Diego in 2000," he writes in his recent book, The General's Son, Journey of an Israeli in Palestine.
Miko Peled lives in San Diego but grew up in Jerusalem. He was educated in Israel, Japan, and the United States. He served in the Israeli Defense Forces and then became a martial-arts professional. He holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate and until recently ran his dojo in Coronado.
We meet not far from it, at the Café Madrid.
Growing up in Jerusalem, Peled was already used to controversy, thanks largely to his famous father, Matti Peled.
"My father was very clear. While still in uniform after helping bring about the victory of the 1967 war, he said, 'It's time to make peace, particularly with the Palestinians.' He dedicated the second half of his life to recognizing the Palestinians' right to self-determination."
Were the general's ideas popular?
"Everybody in Israel thought my father had lost his mind. He started talking about the need to speak to the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization]. People called him a traitor and all kinds of terrible things. People who hadn't served a day in uniform called him a traitor. So, swimming against the tide was something I always did, because of my father's views."
But it was two events that really made Miko question the direction his country was going in.
The first happened on September 4, 1997, in Jerusalem.
"It was the beginning of September. My niece, Smadar Elhanan, went out to buy schoolbooks, she and some friends. Suicide bombers blew her up. Killed her. She was 13. I was here, already feeling that I had to do something [about the Palestinian situation], but now I absolutely had to get involved," says Peled.
His first instinct was to talk to "the other side."
"I placed ads in the San Diego Reader's classified section, asking about dialogue groups, but got no reply. I searched the internet and finally I came across the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and they referred me to George Majeed Khoury, a Palestinian American from Jerusalem who lived in San Diego, and he told me about the San Diego Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue group."
Just the idea of meeting with this group frightened Peled's wife Gila. "'You don't know these people,' she said to me. 'What if this is a trap?' Because the amazing fact is, even though I was born and raised in Jerusalem, which is supposedly a mixed city, I never met with Palestinians. Jerusalem is completely segregated. Israelis never meet Palestinians. I had to come here [to San Diego] to do that.
"I remember driving up to [Khoury's home] in Rancho Bernardo that night for the first meeting. And I was very excited, I was nervous, I was hopeful, and also feeling a sense of dread. Because this was the first time I had met Palestinians in a normal setting, naturally, without external tensions, checkpoints, curfews, permits to worry about.
"So I went to that meeting, and I loved it immediately. We talked and talked. I felt a very strong connection to the Palestinians, more so than to the Jewish Americans there."
His book explains best how this was so. "The things that characterize American Jewish culture — New York Jewish humor, Jewish delicatessen food — were completely alien to me. On the other hand, traditional Palestinian warmth and hospitality, Arabic food, and photos of our shared homeland put me completely at ease. Perhaps the fact that we — the Palestinians and I, the lone Israeli — had actually lived in the Middle East and had memories of the same land created an almost instant bond.
"I came out realizing two things: first of all, that we had an astonishing amount in common. And the second thing was that there was something terribly wrong here, and I needed to put my finger on it. Hearing Palestinians talk about their narrative, especially when you don't see them as 'the other' anymore, changes everything. Even though they are telling you a story that's diametrically opposed to what you 'know' to be true. That's a very powerful thing. It's a very powerful moment [that] pushed me to investigate more, to read more."
And Peled wanted to see more of that "other side." He traveled, spent a lot of time on risky trips to the Palestinian territories, making contact with peace activists, joining protests, getting arrested, entering tunnels where goods are smuggled in from Egypt, teaching kids karate, and increasingly understanding the Palestinians' plight.
But that has consequences. Now, like his father, he, too, is being labeled "traitor" online and losing his old friends in Jerusalem.
How far have his views changed? He used to believe in the "two-state solution." Now he believes that the land of Israel should become one shared country, a "Republic of Palestine-Israel," a country no longer defined by religion but by the equal democratic rights of all its citizens, where Palestinians have equal rights and equal votes as full citizens of a shared, secular state.
"My father and his supporters' idea was, 'We need to focus on the future because we cannot undo what was done.' I think that's wrong today. I think we have to look at what happened [at Israel's birth] in 1948. Israel has to take responsibility for the countless refugees [it created]. And, like Apartheid had to be undone in South Africa, [Israel needs to] allow for a real democracy to emerge that embraces Israelis and Palestinians with equal rights.
"It comes down to this: why can't we live together? For 1500 years we did. In places like Palestine, Syria, you had Jews, the Sunni Muslim majority, Armenians, all the different Christian sects — and there was a tolerance. I talk to Jews and Palestinians whose families lived in the Old City of Hebron for centuries as neighbors. And the stories are always like this: during the Sabbath when Jews were not allowed [by Jewish law] to light fire, the Muslims wouldn't smoke. Just to not offend their Jewish neighbors. The Jews wouldn't cook during the day in Ramadan, so as not to spread any food smells during the fasting time. Small things. Neighborly things. This is what we need to get back to."
But would Palestinians accept to share their territory with Israel?
"Actually, the idea of a single democratic state in all of Palestine was originally introduced in the 1960s by the PLO. Most Palestinians that I talk to know it is the only solution and that the two-state solution was a poor idea and is long dead."
What would his father think of his son's "radical" views now? "Oh, in his time he never hesitated to slaughter sacred cows. I'm sure he, too, would call for a single democracy with equal rights today."
What the general would not agree with, the son insists, is the recent attack on Gaza.
"This action in Gaza? These are not Jewish values being practiced. Jewish values are tolerance, kindness, humanism. There's certainly nothing Jewish about dropping tons and tons of bombs on a civilian population, like shooting fish in a barrel. We are better than that."
More from SDReader
- More stories by Bill Manson
- Grandma drove a tank while pregnant in 1948 Jerusalem — May 20, 2015
- Note to world: People are tired of war — July 28, 2014
- Christmas in Jerusalem — Jan. 22, 2014
- Their Mothers Cry Too — May 16, 2002
- Palestinians in San Diego — Aug. 18, 1994
This article has so many factual errors, it should be labeled science fiction. In 1993, Israel and the Palestinian Authority signed the Oslo Accords. In it, the PLO recognized Israel as a sovereign nation with a right to exist. In return, Israel recognized the PLO as the sole representative of the Palestinian people and created the Palestinian Authority and granted it self-governance over the West Bank and Gaza. The two parties were to negotiate permanent borders, negotiate the status of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Israel was to withdraw from Gaza. Instead of honoring the Oslo Accords, Yassar Arafat went back and started the Infitada. He never changed the Charter of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, which to this very day still says that Israel has no right to exist, as does Hamas. The PLO and Hamas have now joined together politically. Israel withdrew entirely from Gaza, and the Palestinians immediately started lobbing rockets into civilian targets in Israel, all the while claiming Israel has no right to exist.
The article says Israeli's and Palestinians do not mix, yet fails to mention that 20% of the population of Israel are Palestinian Arabs. No credible source could overlook such a fact, unless the goal was to purposely deceive the reader. Miko Peled is a putz.
As usual, Miko Peled tells only half the story, like his Palestinian friends, omitting key facts that would otherwise inevitably change the conclusions any fair-minded reader would reach. A "massacre"? Here we have the typical pattern, worn out but still very effective, of Palestinians attacking Israel (in this case thousands of rockets fired indiscriminately at Israel), to which of course Israel eventually responds to protect its citizens, and it becomes a "massacre", for the only reason that Hamas, the eternal aggressor, has the detestable and despicable habit of firing from civilian residences, hiding behind its own civilians, fully aware that return Israeli fire will cause casualties among them. It's called the "Hamas dead baby strategy". How odd that Peled, who seems intelligent enough at first glance and therefore capable of understanding what is really going on, would sort of miss that.
Next, he insists the one-state solution is the only workable one today since, obviously, the two-state solution is dead. But he doesn't explain what caused its death. That would be embarrassing to him because he would have to admit that the Palestinians are the main culprits, having violated every term of the Oslo Accords and the Roadmap, both agreements which started by stating that the Palestinians must first and foremost abandon terrorism. Well, they haven't. Not one minute. They want their cake and eat it, too, and refuse to make any concessions (not that it would make any difference since they've never honored their promises and signatures). So instead of facing the sad reality that his Palestinian friends have proven completely unreliable as potential peace partners for Israel, Peled is now on a crusade for an even more unrealistic solution. A one-state solution could work if the partners involved played by the same rules. But unfortunately, on that score, the picture is abysmal. For one thing, the Palestinians have also proven incapable to govern themselves in a democratic way. Hamas, duly elected in 2006, lost its legitimacy when it staged a violent coup d'état in 2007 during which it killed 350 Fatah members in Gaza and evicted the rest (who ran to the Israeli security fence begging to be let in to save their lives). Oh, and since then there have been no elections, of course. That was 7 years ago. As for Fatah, Mahmoud Abbas is merrily going on its ninth year of a four-year presidential mandate... Now, if you look at the neighbors, where war, death and destruction are the norm today, why on earth would a delusional dreamer like Peled think that the Palestinians would behave any better than said neighbors? They have no idea of how a true democracy like Israel operates, and they would be incapable of working within the constraints demanded by a parliamentary democracy. They have a lot of growing up to do. Peled is not doing them any favor by nurturing the illusion that they can get away with the hard work of becoming responsible adults.
For Miko Peled to win adulation without even providing evidence for his claims is a sad commentary on this conflict. Might as well just say Zionists have horns. This video not only exposes Peled's distortions, but shows, from the comments, how many of his followers are nothing but Jew-haters, immune to facts. And Peled is apparently happy to have them on board. Draw your own conclusions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrC4lH...


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CNN, December 1, 2017, By Sandee LaMotte
"You may be one of the growing number of Americans (or global citizens) who has a bit of nomophobia.
'Nomophobia?' you mutter as you read this on your ever-present smartphone. 'Of course not.'
'NO MObile PHOne phoBIA' is a 21st-century term for the fear of not being able to use your cell phone or other smart device. Cell phone addiction is on the rise, surveys show, and a new study released Thursday adds to a growing body of evidence that smartphone and internet addiction is harming our minds – literally.
How do you know if you're addicted? There's an online (of course) quiz to find out, which has been translated into Spanish, Italian and Turkish. ...
...Did you score between 100 and 200? You're probably struggling with severe anxiety when you can't access your cell phone, he said.
'This might negatively affect your social life and relationships with friends and family,' Yildirim said. 'There are studies that show those who score high on the test tend to avoid face-to-face interactions, have high levels of social anxiety and maybe even depression.'
'It might affect your ability to work or study, because you want to be connected to your smartphone all the time,' he added. 'So if any of this applies to you, then it's time to start looking at your behavior and level of anxiety.'
SecurEnvoy, a two-factor authentication company, conducted research using a polling panel (which is not as scientific as a randomized poll) and found that 66% of people in the United Kingdom have some form of nomophobia. Notably, 41% of the participants said they had two or more phones to make sure they stayed connected.
Surveys by the Pew Research Center this year showed that 77% of Americans own smartphones, up from 35% in 2011. Ninety-five percent own a cell phone of some kind.' ..."


text: Water Where Flounders Gather (Dzantiki'i Héeni) is the stage upon which these paintings evolved from start to finish, using the water as a healing source. Observations from life form the works: by listening closely to its roaring sound at various points along the creek and watching its strong downward movement, I followed nature's lead to animate and relate the paintings to a melody. Researching the establishment of Juneau during the Gold Rush and its hard rock mining days was a major inspiration to creating this body of work. How did the landscape here change with the arrival of gold seekers? Prior, the land was respected since time immemorial by the ancestral relationship of the Aak'w Kwaan division of the Tlingit nation and their trading communities. Through my observation-based practice of painting outdoors using organic paints, I am presenting my own version of how the land is speaking to its inhabitants today with subtle signs of its past uses.