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Sundown: Gleeful Glenn Beck on Broadway

Plus, Just Cyberwar, Israeli Rhinos and more

by
Dan Klein
June 20, 2012
Glenn Beck attends the 45th annual CMA Awards. November 9, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Image)
Glenn Beck attends the 45th annual CMA Awards. November 9, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Image)

• In possibly the most terrifying attack on Jewish culture in decades, Glenn Beck wants to break into musical theatre. [Jezebel]

• An Apple Store employee in Georgia refused to sell an iPad to an American citizen speaking Farsi, citing sanctions again Iran. [wsbtv]

• A Hebrew-language charter school will open in Harlem. [JTA]

• Israel’s crackdown on human trafficking has greatly improved, allowing it to reach tier 1 for the first time on trafficking compliance. [Times of Israel]

• In an e-mail exchange with a progressive Rabbi, Bill Donahue of the far-right Catholic League warned Jews not to make an enemy of “Catholic Friends” (read: Bill Donahue), since we “have so few of them.” He misattributed the sentiment to Ed Koch, who has denied he ever said it. [buzzfeed]

• Thomas Aquinas eat your heart out: Considering just cyberwarfare. [The Atlantic]

• Rare white rhino born at Tel Aviv Zoo! Its name is Terkel! If this birthing video is NSFW in your office at the Michigan House of Representatives, quit your job. [HuffPo]

But I guess it’s for everyone these days.