Gabriel Lehrman is a former Social Media Intern at The Forward. Follow him on Twitter @LivefromLehrman.
Gabriel Lehrman
By Gabriel Lehrman
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Fast Forward Indiana and Delaware Can’t Spell ‘Hallelujah,’ Leonard Cohen Turns Over In His Grave
Google Trends just released “American’s Most Misspelled Words” of 2017, and it’s a sight to behold. While some states can be forgiven for struggling with certain words (I get it, West Virginia and Connecticut, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is confusing), some of these mistakes are just plain embarrassing. But Leonard Cohen may be surprised to see ‘Hallelujah’ as…
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The Schmooze Ilana Glazer And Zoë Kravitz Play Ex-Lovers In ‘Rough Night’
Ilana Glazer, Zoë Kravitz, and Scarlett Johansson are starring together in the movie ‘Rough Night.’ If you are an avid reader of the Forward’s Schmooze section, as you should be, this is old news. But there’s something new. Though three actresses feature at the forefront of feminism in Hollywood (well, at least two. Kravitz tends…
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The Schmooze Drake Ends 7 Year Feud
Drake has made it clear that he wants “no new friends,” but the tide is turning for Drake and his rival Tory Lanez. A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on May 18, 2017 at 4:32pm PDT On Instagram, two pictures with the rappers standing together were posted yesterday. One of the photos was posted on…
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The Schmooze Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary Trolls Donald Trump After Press Conference
When President Trump called on a friend of the Trump Administration, Jake Turx of Ami Magazine, he didn’t expect it to create such a kerfuffle. After misinterpreting a question about rising anti-Semitism in the United States, Trump responded with indignation over being attacked as an anti-Semite. “Here’s the story folks, number one. I am the…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Broad City Releases Post-Trump Apocalypse Promo
Comics Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer capture a sense of crushing doom in a promo for Broad City released just after Inauguration. In the video, the two comics speak on FaceTime as they prepare for the impending post-Inauguration apocalypse. “Abbi, it is about to get ‘I Am Legend’ up in here,” Ilana says, referring to…
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Fast Forward These Jewish Celebs Clapped Back at Trump Today
Trump’s inauguration brought in a tweetstorm from Jewish critics cringing at the next four years. Here’s a selection: Joshua Malina had better things to do than listen to the speech: Listening to the finale of Bernstein’s Candide rather than the Inauguration.— (((Joshua Malina))) (@JoshMalina) January 20, 2017 Mayim Bialik was not too happy during the…
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The Schmooze First, 50K Coffee Date with Ivanka; Now 500K Fishing Trip with Donald Jr. and Eric?
The Trump children have once again landed in hot water for trying to sell face-to-face time to the highest bidder. On Monday, the Center for Public Integrity reported that a new nonprofit, the Opening Day Foundation, was planning a fundraiser in which donors would be given the opportunity to spend time with Donald Trump Jr.,…
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Opinion How My Parents Learned To Stop Worrying and Embraced a Little Chrismukkah
December used to fill my parents with dread. My parents avoided taking us to malls in December, nervous that the amount of Christmas spirit would create confusion and discomfort for us as Jewish children with a (since converted) Christian mother. In her words, “The Christmas season is hard enough when your family is unambiguously Jewish;…
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