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The Schmooze
Holocaust Survivor Reunites With Family That Hid Her — With Help From Facebook Message
Jenny Singer
The Schmooze
Holocaust Survivor Reunites With Family That Hid Her — With Help From Facebook Message
Jenny SingerDecember 7, 2018Charlotte Adelman hid from the Nazis in the Quatrevilles’ cellar for nine months.
Opinion
Trump’s Hanukkah Party Reminded Me Why America Is Great For Jews
Bethany MandelDecember 7, 2018America distinguishes itself because our government, our media, our neighbors, are enormously welcoming of those of us of the Jewish faith.
The Schmooze
‘Santa Knows Hebrew?’ Meet The Jews Who Play Santa
Jenny SingerDecember 7, 2018Meet Santa Claus: a lawyer who went to the Yeshiva of Flatbush.
Music
Drake Leads The Jews In The 2019 Grammy Nominations
PJ GrisarDecember 7, 2018Drake was nominated for seven Grammy’s — but he’s not alone among the chosen
Fast Forward
Bukharian Jews Targeted By High School Students In Queens
Alyssa FisherDecember 7, 2018“This fighting has been going on for too long,” said David Mordukhaev of the Alliance of Bukharian Americans.
Opinion
Lena Dunham Embodies The Racism Of White Feminism
Nylah BurtonDecember 7, 2018In her so-called apology letter - I preferred call it a White Feminist Manifesto - Dunham admitted to lying
Fast Forward
Don’t Worry: Sheldon Adelson Got His Latkes At White House Hanukkah Party
Alyssa FisherDecember 7, 2018Determined not to miss out this year, he was spotted racing toward the table of latkes.
The Schmooze
Hey, Lotsa Jews Could Host The Oscars — And They Aren’t Homophobic Like Kevin Hart
Jenny Singer
The Schmooze
Hey, Lotsa Jews Could Host The Oscars — And They Aren’t Homophobic Like Kevin Hart
Jenny SingerDecember 7, 2018Kevin Hart refused to apologize for using slurs like, ‘fat-faced fag.’ Here’s who we suggest instead.
Scribe
An Outspoken Orthodox Rabbi Is Breaking The Rabbinate’s Monopoly On Marriage
Elhanan MillerDecember 7, 2018An outspoken Orthodox rabbi is taking on the megalith of Rabbinate power: Orthodox weddings.
Scribe
A Group Of West Bank Homeowners Is Twisting US Law To Line Their Pockets
Jonah NelsonDecember 7, 2018By using the FHA to contest Airbnb’s decision, this group is misapplying a pivotal piece of integrationist legislation for segregationist ends.
News
Inside The Evangelical Money Flowing Into The West Bank
Judy Maltz (Haaretz)December 7, 2018Not everyone welcomed the first Christian evangelical volunteers with open arms.
Fast Forward
Israel Kept Public In The Dark About Hezbollah Tunnels
JTADecember 7, 2018“We did it to mislead the other side in order to preserve the security of the state,” said the former defense minister.
Breaking News
Netanyahu Tried To Get Out A Story Attacking Naftali Bennett’s Wife
JTADecember 7, 2018Netanyahu reportedly asked that Israel Television News run a report that the wife of Naftali Bennett once worked as a chef in a non-kosher restaurant.
Food
10 Israeli Restaurants Make The Cut For International ‘Ethical Dining’ Guidebook
Michael Kaminer
Food
10 Israeli Restaurants Make The Cut For International ‘Ethical Dining’ Guidebook
Michael KaminerDecember 7, 2018American Jewish restaurants didn’t make the cut into this new global guidebook, but a sprinkling of Israeli ones did.
The Schmooze
Meet The Rockettes Who Light Hanukkah Menorahs Backstage
Jenny PowersDecember 6, 2018Behind the Rockettes’ stage curtain, there are secret menorah lightings and latke parties going on.
The Schmooze
PETA, You Can Take Our Meat, But You Can Never Take Our Bagels
Michelle HonigDecember 6, 2018What did the bagel ever do to you, PETA?
Film & TV
Stephen Miller’s Uncle Has A Message For Him: Get Married And Get Empathy
PJ GrisarDecember 6, 2018No one really wants unsolicited relationship advice from his uncle, but White House Advisor Stephen Miller is getting just that for Hanukkah.
The Schmooze
Jessica Simpson Schools Natalie Portman On Virginity Politics
Jenny SingerDecember 6, 2018Portman didn’t mean to slut-shamed Jessica Simpson, but that was the effect.
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