Emily Siegel
By Emily Siegel
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The Schmooze Jewish Celebs Bring Glitz and Glamour to the Met Gala
The Met Gala, otherwise known as the Oscars of the fashion world, was held tonight at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The guest list for Anna Wintour’s exclusive event, which opens the yearly costume exhibit at the museum, includes only A-list celebrities and top designers. The theme is “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age…
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The Schmooze 5 Ways the Estée Lauder Family Is Just Like Us — Not!
The Lauder clan of the Estée Lauder makeup behemoth are billionaires who, if an April profile of the family in Town and Country is any indication, like to accessorize their 1% status with allusions to their Jewy-bougie roots. 1) “Estée was a fairly typical Jewish mother and grandmother — with the emphasis on grand. Leonard…
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The Schmooze Get Pumped for Passover With These Song Parodies
With Passover right around the corner, a few clever Jews have come up with some song parodies to get everyone into the holiday spirit. We’ve collected a few of our favorite parodies from the past few years that are a little heavy on the cheese factor, but still hit the nail on the head when…
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News A Game of ‘Jews v. Nazis’ Beer Pong Riles Princeton High — and the ADL
A group of high school students in Princeton, N.J. are in hot water after they were caught playing beer pong with a “Jews v. Nazis” theme. Even worse, they posted photos of their twisted drinking game on social media. Now, locals are debating whether it was all in fun as the Anti-Defamation League calls for…
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Breaking News New York Observer Seeks To Calm Firestorm Over Editor’s Work for Trump Campaign
The recent revelation that New York Observer editor Ken Kurson helped Donald Trump with his AIPAC speech has led to a new policy at the paper on covering the presidential election. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner owns The Observer, which has presented a conflict of interest for the staff when writing about him. The Observer’s Senior…
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The Schmooze Garry Shandling’s Secret Health Struggle Revealed
While the exact cause of funnyman Gary Shandling’s sudden death remains unclear — a heart attack is suspected — a little-known disease he had may also have played a part. The Atlantic reports that Shandling suffered from hyperparathyroidism. He mentioned his diagnosis during a January episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. He joked to…
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News To Support Bernie, ‘Ben & Jerry’ Give the Masses Free Ice Cream
Bernie Sanders believes in a free college degree — and free ice cream. At a Sanders campaign event in Union Square Thursday, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of the Vermont-based ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s, organized the event and spoke to the large crowd of mostly college students about their love for the…
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The Schmooze Emily Ratajkowski Posts Topless Twitter Pic with Kim Kardashian
Jewish actress and model Emily Ratajkowsi posted a topless picture with Kim Kardashian on Twitter, with both of them prominently giving the middle finger to the camera. The photo and caption are a clap back to the criticism Kardashian received in March for posting a nude photo on Instagram, drawing attacks from the likes of…
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