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Fast Forward Rubashkin Case Led Jewish Witness To Take Back Testimony in Rabbi’s Murder
Menachem Lieberman says the biblical prohibition against bearing false witness — and the Sholom Rubashkin case —led him to take back the testimony that sent an innocent man to prison in the slaying of a Brooklyn rabbi. The 36-year-old told the New York Post that he was just a scared 13-year-old when police pushed him…
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Fast Forward ‘Suspended for Singing’ Teen Falls in Israel TV Talent Show Finale
The Orthodox teenage girl who was suspended from school for appearing on an Israeli TV talent show lost in the finale of the contest. Ophrir Ben-Shetreet, whose school punished her for performing in front of men, made it to the last round of ‘The Voice,’ a popular reality talent show. She lost to Lina Makhoul,…
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Fast Forward Innocent Man Who Served 23 Years for Satmar Rabbi Slay Suffers Heart Attack
The innocent man freed after serving 23 years in prison for the murder of a Brooklyn rabbi suffered a serious heart attack just a day after being released, his lawyer said. David Ranta, 58, was freed Thursday after more than two decades behind bars for the 1990 robbery slaying of Rabbi Chaskel Werzberger, a member…
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The Schmooze The Wit and Witticisms of Shoshana
Season two of “Girls” wrapped up last weekend, but here’s something to tide fans over for a bit. New York Magazine put together this collection of the “The Wit and Witticisms” of Shoshana, the show’s most Jewish character (see below). And if you haven’t done so yet, read our piece about how Shoshana reinvented the…
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The Schmooze Leonard Cohen: The Musical
“Leonard Cohen: The Musical.” What would such a creation possibly look like? I don’t know, but I’m curious to find out. According to the CBC, Canadian playwright Tracey Power, who also wrote “Back To You: The Life and Music of Lucille Starr,” is working on just such a production. “Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard…
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The Schmooze Where To Read New Yiddish Literature
The news about Yiddish literature these days is mostly about translation — whether from Yiddish (as with Moyshe Kulbak’s “Zelmenyaner,” which I recently reviewed), or, as seems to be increasingly the case, into Yiddish. But there are plenty of writers out there producing work in Yiddish, plain and simple. A representative sample can be found…
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Fast Forward Hit-and-Run Killer Was Speeding at 69 in Crash That Killed Orthodox Couple
Hit-and-run driver Julio Acevedo was speeding at 69 miles per hour before he slammed into a cab carrying an expectant Orthodox couple on their way to the hospital — killing the couple and their “miracle” baby. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced that charges against Acevedo, 44, were increased to second-degree manslaughter in…
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The Schmooze Philip Roth Turns 80
Today is Philip Roth’s 80th birthday, and the literary hounds are on the scent. Here’s what’s going on: Roth’s hometown of Newark N.J. is celebrating with a photo exhibit at the New York Public Library, a bus tour, and an invite-only talk by Roth himself at the Newark Museum. There is a two day conference…
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