Dana Shay Ipri
By Dana Shay Ipri
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The Schmooze Up For Grabs: Bernie Madoff’s Monogrammed Velveteen Slippers
Want to walk a day in Bernie Madoff’s shoes? Now you can. The Wall Street Journal reports that over 400 pieces of Madoff’s personal property will be sold at auction next month, including Madoff’s monogrammed velveteen slippers. Other auction items include the desk where he did business, a diamond engagement ring (reportedly 10.5 carats) and…
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The Schmooze Dueling Funeral Homes Fight Over Mandel Name
The Chicago Tribune is reporting trouble in Skokie, Illinois, as two Jewish funeral parlors duke it out in court for the use of one man’s name. It goes something like this: Service Corp. International, the company that owns the original parlor, Lloyd Mandel Levayah Funerals, is suing Lloyd Mandel himself, the former owner of Levayah….
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The Schmooze Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman Split: Who Will Get the Kiddush Cup?
Us Weekly announced today that pop starlet Christina Aguilera and her husband, tribe member Jordan Bratman, have separated after nearly five years of marriage. “They were very much in love. But over the last six months, it became clear they were more like friends than husband and wife,” an unidentified source close to Aguilera told…
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The Schmooze Jewish Leaders in Flatbush Oppose New Messianic Outpost
The Chosen people are getting choosey. Jewish leaders in Flatbush, Brooklyn, are furious that Chosen People Ministries, which calls itself a “Messianic Jewish” organization, plans to set up shop on their turf. The New York Daily News reports that earlier this year, Chosen People Ministries purchased an 11,000-square-foot building (a former Jewish funeral home) and…
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The Schmooze Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher: Tweet, Pray, Love
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are not new to controversy or gossip, but the latest rumors of Kutcher’s infidelities had them packing their bags and heading to Israel. Following reports of marital trouble, the Hollywood power couple jetted off to the Holy Land. The Jerusalem Post reported that the duo has already been spotted visiting…
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The Schmooze Teens Arrested in Mercer Island Anti-Semitism Graffiti Spree
There’s a long list of things that Jewish teenagers have to worry about in high school: zits, gym class, overbearing mothers, but now, students at Northwest Yeshiva High School on Mercer Island can add anti-Semitism to the list. On the eve of Yom Kippur, security cameras caught three teenage boys defacing the school building with…
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