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The hallucinogenic known as LSD was first synthesized on Nov. 16, 1938 by Swiss scientist Dr. Albert Hoffman. Oy, did this drug cause some tsuris. [[READMORE]] For a period of time, the proliferation of the drug was the bane of Jewish youth organizations, anti-Semitic societies, and anti-anti-Semitic societies alike.  Want to read about how Hillel, Hebrew University, the ADL, B’nai […]

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo is flapping over a clutch of 8 baby penguins, now on full display on a new blog, “The Real Chicks of Central Park.” The JTA Archive blog desperately wants to love these birds, but are deeply torn by our longtime allegiances to an old Central Park legend: Akhbar, the […]