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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Life Hundreds Gather For Passover Seder Commemorating Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Editor’s note: The original version of this story appeared with the headline “Warsaw Ghetto To Have A Passover Seder For The First Time Since Its Uprising”. This was far from the first — in fact, since World War II, there have been multiple Seders in the area that was once the Warsaw ghetto and the…
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The Schmooze Jennifer Lopez Plans To Bring The Block To Tel Aviv
Jenny’s bringing the block to Tel Aviv this summer. Jennifer Lopez will be taking the stage on August 1 at Hayarkon Park for one concert, the Jerusalem Post and the Times of Israel reported. The concert will be a part of her upcoming “It’s My Party” tour — it’s her first tour in seven years,…
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The Schmooze This Is….Marvelous: Sterling K. Brown To Star On ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
It’s official: a Pearson is coming to the Jewish side. Actor Sterling K. Brown, most famous for his role as Randall Pearson on the hit NBC drama “This Is Us,” will star in a three-episode arc on the third season of the Amazon Prime breakout series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” In a video shared to…
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The Schmooze Get Ready For A Very Jewish Philip Roth TV Show
Philip Roth will speak from the grave…in the form of a television mini-series about a rabbi, of course. The late author’s 2004 novel “The Plot Against America” is being developed into a six-part miniseries from HBO, Deadline reported. Produced by frequent partners Ed Burns and David Simon, the work depicts an alternate version of American…
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The Schmooze Billy Crystal Is 70, Thriving, And Headed To Broadway
The man behind some of your favorite film roles isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. Billy Crystal is receiving one of Hollywood’s highest honors — he’s set to make an imprint of his hands and feet outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 12, Variety reports. Alongside the ceremony will…
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The Schmooze For The Wise Child, A New Graphic Novel Haggadah
If there’s any story from Jewish history that deserves to be made into a graphic novel, it’s the Exodus story. Plagues? A magic staff-wielding superhero-figure? The splitting of the Red Sea? It’s practically begging for it. And lucky for us, someone has found a way to do that – just in time for Passover. Cartoonist…
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Fast Forward Here’s How To Watch Israel’s Historic Moon Landing
Close to two months after the initial launch, an Israeli spacecraft has gone into the moon’s orbit and will attempt to land on its surface. If it all works well, Israel will have made history in achieving the first moon landing from a private company, Business Insider reported. This would also make Israel the fourth…
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The Schmooze U.S. May Not Air Eurovision — Hosted By Israel — This Year
Last year, the world watched Israeli singer Netta Barzilai win the biggest live singing competition in the world. This year, the U.S. might not have the chance to watch the spectacle. Eurovision Song Contest, the annual spectacle that made megastars out of the likes of ABBA and Celine Dion, may not air in the U.S….
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