Adrianna Chaviva Freedman is an entertainment writer living in New York City. You could find her work on her website and follow her on Twitter at @ac_freedman.
Adrianna Chaviva Freedman
By Adrianna Chaviva Freedman
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Food Leonard Cohen Invented His Own Cocktail. The Jewish Museum Gave It A Happy Hour.
The lobby of the Jewish Museum on the Upper East Side of Manhattan hummed with energy and clinking ice cubes. Museum-goers formed huddles in the entry of the converted mansion — some visitors sat at tables, while others scoured books that are on sale in the museum’s store. Everyone was holding a blush-colored cocktail invented…
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The Schmooze MLB Star Yasiel Puig Visits Sick Children at Orthodox Jewish Camp
Have You Seen This Mensch? Yasiel Puig, an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, spent the day on Monday visiting Camp Simcha, an Orthodox Jewish summer camp dedicated to helping children and teens who deal with cancer and blood disorders. It was Puig’s first day off from work in three weeks. In order to keep his…
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The Schmooze Bon Jovi Took Time In Israel To Meet With Superfan Battling Cancer
Real rockstars perform mitzvot. Two days before performing a mammoth show in Tel Aviv with his band this month, singer Jon Bon Jovi took the time to meet an Israeli woman going through breast cancer. Netta Sadan, a 30-something mother of three children living in the city of Rishon LeZion, reached out to Facebook in…
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The Schmooze Attention ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Fans: There’s An Exhibit Showing Midge’s Costumes
Attention “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” fans: you can now deeply experience the show you have come to know and love. The Paley Center For Media’s New York location announced they are creating an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the beloved television series in anticipation of the show’s upcoming third season. Titled “Making Maisel Marvelous,” fans will have…
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The Schmooze ‘I’m So Excited!’ Jennifer Lopez And A-Rod Land In Israel For Concert, Kids In Tow
Power-couple Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez touched down at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday. Lopez is in town to perform a one-night-only concert at Tel Aviv’s famed HaYarkon Park on August 1, a stop on her “It’s My Party” tour, which celebrates her recent 50th birthday, the Jerusalem Post reported. The pop diva and baseball legend…
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The Schmooze Bon Jovi Returns To Israel, BDS Be Damned
They’re literally livin’ on a prayer — legendary rock band Bon Jovi has touched down in the Holy Land. The 80s icons arrived in Israel on Monday afternoon, the Jerusalem Post reported. The band will perform at Tel Aviv’s Ha Yarkon Park on July 25th as one of the final stops on their “This House…
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The Schmooze Want To Look Like Midge Maisel? Revlon Is Selling Her Signature Color.
Midge Maisel on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is a woman of valor, 1950s-style. She’s a rising stand-up comedian. She is raising — however much grief we may give her for her style — two children. Her wardrobe is killer chic. And her makeup? Think Marilyn Monroe, post-conversion to Judaism. There’s a scene in the first…
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The Schmooze What Is It With Jewish Millennial Women And ‘Bachelor Nation?’
I was a junior at Stern College for Women when I stumbled upon my first “Bachelor” party. I was foraging for a late-night snack from the vending machine in my dorm building, when I noticed that the lounge’s couches were filled with girls, crowding around the TV and talking about what sounded to be the…
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