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Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS is a journalist, librarian, editor, & historian. She writes regularly about American, Israeli and Canadian politics, universities and education, and Judaism and Jewish issues for Examiner.com. She is the editor of Academic Buzz Network, a series of political, academic & education blogs which includes History Musings... History, News & Politics which covers the Obama Presidency, the 113th Congress, and history news. She has previously covered the 2004, 2008 & 2012 Presidential campaigns & 2010 midterm elections.

Ms. Goodman has a BA in History & Art History, and a Masters in Library and Information Studies both from McGill University, and has done graduate work in Jewish history at Concordia University as part of the MA in Judaic Studies degree program, where she focused Medieval & Modern Judaism and her thesis focused on American Jewish History & Southern Jewish History, particularly Jews life during the Civil War. She also has a DCS in Communications, with an emphasis on the Fine Arts from Vanier College.

Ms. Goodman is the author of two bibliographic and reference websites; History Bibliographies: An American History Resource, and Presidential Campaigns and Elections Reference. She has also contributed to a number of reference publications; including the overviews, and chronologies for History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008, 4th edition, originally edited by Fred L. Israel, and Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Facts on File, Inc. 2011, and the bibliographies for The Encyclopedia of the Cold War: a Political, Social, and Military History, edited by Spencer Tucker, ABC CLIO, 2007, and The Home Front Encyclopedia: United States, Britain, And Canada in World Wars I And II, edited by James D. Ciment & Thaddeus Russell, ABC-CLIO, 2006.

Ms. Goodman had contributed to the news sections of Military History and Vietnam Magazines, and was also the former Editor/Features Editor for the History News Network (HNN), and had worked for HNN from 2004-2010.
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OTD in History… May 13-June 20, 1939, the ill-fated St Louis filled with German Jewish refugees is refused entry into the Americas

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY FEATURES OTD in History… May 13-June 20, 1939, the ill-fated St Louis filled with German Jewish refugees is refused entry into the Americas Bonnie K. Goodman May 31, 2019 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS Source: Washington Post Eighty years ago on this day in history, May 27, 1939, […]

History February 14, 2020: Sanders’s views on Judaism similar to the last Jew as close to presidency Judah Benjamin

HEADLINE NEWS HISTORY Sanders’s views on Judaism similar to the last Jew as close to presidency Judah Benjamin Bonnie K. Goodman Feb 14 Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS In an unfamiliar sight, Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders lights a Hanukkah menorah wearing a kippah at a Des Moines, Iowa event, December 29, 2019. Kelsey Kremer/The Register […]

OTD in History… June 10, 1967, Israel’s Triumphant Six-Day War Victory

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY FEATURES OTD in History… June 10, 1967, Israel’s Triumphant Six-Day War Victory Bonnie K. Goodman Jun 11, 2019 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history June 10, 1967, the Six-Day War ends with Israel victorious and tripling their territory capturing the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, the […]

OTD in History… January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense argues for American independence

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY FEATURES OTD in History… January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense argues for American independence Bonnie K. Goodman Jan 10 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine (1737–1809) publishes anonymously his pamphlet Common Sense arguing for American independence from Great Britain. The popular […]

OTD in History… June 22, 1807, The Chesapeake-Leopold Affair one of the key events leading to the War of 1812

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History June 22, 1807, The Chesapeake-Leopold Affair one of the key events leading to the War of 1812 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history June 22, 1807, the British ship the HMS Leopold attacked the American […]
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JBuzz Musings November 28, 2013: American Jews far and wide celebrating Thanksgivukkah phenomenon

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American Jews far and wide celebrating Thanksgivukkah phenomenon

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November 28, 2013

All over the United States American Jews and Jews worldwide celebrated the first light of Hanukkah on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. The next day on Thursday, Nov. 28, American Jews celebrated a rare convergence of two holidays…READ MORE

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by bonniekgoodman on November 28, 2013 • Permalink

Posted in Hanukkah, JBuzz Musings, Obama Presidency, Thanksgivukkah

Tagged Barack Obama, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving, Thanksgivukkah

Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 28, 2013

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JBuzz Features November 27, 2013: Eight ways to celebrate Thanksgivukkah

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Eight ways to celebrate Thanksgivukkah

Source: CNN (blog), 11-27-13

Break out the menurkeys and sweet potato latkes, people, it’s time to celebrate Thanksgivukkah, a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. A calendrical quirk brings the first day of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving together this Thursday for the first time since 1888….READ MORE

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by bonniekgoodman on November 27, 2013 • Permalink

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Tagged Hanukkah, Thanksgiving, Thanksgivukkah

Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 27, 2013

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JBuzz Features November 26, 2013: Calendar makes new holiday: Thanksgivukkah

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Calendar makes new holiday: Thanksgivukkah

Source: Washington Post, 11-26-13

It’s time to carve the turkey. . . and light the menorah. It’s Thanksgivukkah! An extremely rare convergence this year of Thanksgiving and the start of Hanukkah has created a holiday frenzy….READ MORE

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Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 27, 2013

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JBuzz Features November 27, 2013: Thanksgivukkah, a modern holiday foretold in scripture

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Thanksgivukkah, a modern holiday foretold in scripture

Source: Haaretz (blog), 11-27-13

Thanksgivukkah is a brand-new word, but its origins stretch back to antiquity. So as the once-in-a-lifetime holiday draws near, let us follow the etymological trail of its name from the dawn of civilization to the 21st century − in reverse….READ MORE

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Eight ways to celebrate Thanksgivukkah

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Calendar makes new holiday: Thanksgivukkah

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Thanksgivukkah, a modern holiday foretold in scripture

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