Emily Burack
By Emily Burack
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Fast Forward 2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Jewish nominees, from Daveed Diggs to Doja Cat
(JTA) — Several Jewish stars are among the nominees for the 2021 NAACP Image Awards, which celebrate Black achievement in movies, television, music and literature. The list announced Tuesday features a mix of familiar Jewish names, such as the often-awarded rapper Drake and TV star Tracee Ellis Ross, along with rising artists like actress Jurnee…
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Fast Forward She wrote the book on George Soros. So what does she think about all those conspiracy theories?
(JTA) — Journalist Emily Tamkin’s comprehensive dive into the influence of George Soros is coming out into a very different world than she thought it would be released into. When she started, following the election of President Donald Trump, conspiracy theories about Soros were beginning to make the leap to mainstream in the United States….
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Fast Forward Shel Silverstein lived in a houseboat for almost 10 years. You can now own it.
(JTA) — Famed Jewish writer Shel Silverstein is best known for iconic children’s books such as “The Giving Tree” and poetry collections like “Where the Sidewalk Ends.” Less-known about the famous children’s author? He lived on a houseboat named “Evil Eye” in Sausalito, California, from around 1967 to 1975. And you can now buy that…
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Fast Forward Haim to perform in Jewish delis across America to promote new album
(JTA) — The sisters of the pop band Haim played their first-ever show at Canter’s, the most famous Jewish deli in Los Angeles, as kids. They were paid in matzah ball soup. Now the Jewish siblings are famous themselves and about to release their highly-anticipated third album, “Women In Music Pt. III,” out April 24….
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Fast Forward NFL Draft prospect Jerry Jeudy wears a Star Of David necklace because his nickname is ‘Jeu’
(JTA) — University of Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, a top NFL prospect, wore an interesting accessory to a news conference at the league’s scouting combine: a Star of David necklace. Jeudy, 20, told reporters that he was wearing the Jewish star because his last name is Jeudy and “people sometimes call me Jeu,” pronounced…
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Culture Acclaimed British Novelist Howard Jacobson: ‘It’s An Anxious Time For Jews’
JTA — Howard Jacobson is a funny writer. He has penned several comedic novels, and many commentators said his 2010 Man Booker prize-winning work “The Finkler Question” was the first humorous book to win the prestigious award in decades. But Jacobson, one of the most celebrated authors in the United Kingdom and an outspoken liberal…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump Tweets ‘Disgust’ At Pittsburgh Synagogue Bloodbath
(JTA) — In the aftermath of the horrific shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead, prominent Jews on Twitter are speaking out about their identity and sharing messages of solidarity. Ivanka Trump, who is Jewish, said she stands with the Jewish people and called the gunman, identified as 46-year-old Robert Bowers, a “depraved…
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