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Culture 10 Overlooked Jewish Films That You Can Stream For Free Right Now
The Internet is filled with oddities and lost gems. We took a dive into YouTube and found that some of the most interesting Jewish films are out there. And you can watch them right now. 1) The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Ted Kotcheff’s 1974 screen adaptation of Mordechai Richler’s classic coming-of-age novel starred a young…
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Fast Forward Shimon Peres Hospitalized After Suffering Stroke
Former Israeli President and Nobel Peace laureate Shimon Peres has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. The 93-year-old leader was taken to Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer near Tel Aviv after telling his doctor he felt ill. “He is stable and fully conscious,” his office said in a statement. In order to conduct further…
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Culture Happy 100th Birthday to Roald Dahl — Beloved Author and Vile Anti-Semite
Born on September 13, 1916, Roald Dahl, the beloved author of “Matilda” and “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” would have turned 100 today. It’s an anniversary we mark with admiration and a bit of uncertainty as well. For, aside from his brilliant imaginaton and wicked sense of humor, Dahl was also something of an…
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Fast Forward Chuck Schumer Reveals He Also Had Pneumonia
After the presidential canditate’s health scare on Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer revealed that he too was diagnosed with pneumonia earlier in the summer, Politico reported. The New York Democrat took a course of antiobiotics and cut down on his schedule. “His doctor has pronounced him all cleared up and he’s feeling much better,” Schumer’s spokespeson…
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Fast Forward Shearith Israel’s Condo Plan Shot Down by Manhattan Board
A plan for a nine-story condo and community center adjacent to Shearith Israel, the venerable Sephardic congregation on Manhattan’s upper West Side, was shot down by a local community board. The plan, which is opposed by preservationists in the tony neighborhood, must now go to a city board for approval or rejection, reported DNAInfo.com. A…
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Fast Forward Yoga Teacher Accused of Flashing Bar Mitzvah Boys Says They Drugged Her
An Arizona yoga teacher accused of baring her breasts at a bar mitzvah party testified that an older boy drugged and sexually assaulted her. Lindsey Radomski, who is accused of misdemeanor indecent exposure and could face three months in prison, admits she was drunk at the party in Scottsdale and allowed the seven boys to…
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Fast Forward Israeli Jews Favor Hillary Clinton by Wide 43%-to-34% Margin
Israeli Jews prefer Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump by a 43%-to-34% margin, a new poll reveals. The Israel Democratcy Institute phone poll showed that Israelis are more inclined to support Clinton than Americans, who are more evenly divided between the two candidates, the Times of Israel reporterd. Among Israeli Arabs, the margin was…
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The Schmooze WATCH: You’ll Love This Vintage Forward Commercial
A black and white screen fades in, and a blonde woman begins speaking in Russian: “The only Jewish newspaper with a bureau in Moscow, home of the world’s third largest Jewish community, is the Forward.” The screen fades out and in, and another woman, this one with short curly brown hair, begins speaking in French:…
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