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Fast Forward Frances Eizenstat, Jewish Activist and Non-Profit Leader, Dies at 68
Frances Carol Eizenstat, a social-justice activist and Jewish non-profit leader, has died at 68. Eizenstat, who was married to Stuart Eizenstat, combined a life of professional accomplishment focused on the disadvantaged in the U.S., and on Jews in distress around the world, especially in the former Soviet Union, with a deep commitment to Judaism and…
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Fast Forward Ed Koch’s Lost Diary Recalls Face Down With Jew-Haters in Army
Ed Koch documented his struggles with racist, Jew-hating soldiers as a young GI in a long-lost diary that came to light after his death earlier this month. The late ex-mayor of New York wrote of his struggles with bigotry during his Army boot camp in a diary that his sister found while cleaning out his…
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Fast Forward Jewish Lawmaker Steve Cohen Tweeted at Model Love Child During State of Union
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) said the gorgeous Texas model he exchanged flirty-sounding Tweets with during the State of the Union address is his long-lost love child. The Jewish lawmaker, a lifelong bachelor, said he found out that sexy bikini model Victoria Brink was his daughter about three years ago. “There has been much written and…
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The Schmooze Watch Seinfeld on Letterman
Jerry Seinfeld took a break from driving around and getting coffee to do some standup on Letterman last night. Watch him talk about what’s annoying now. Or five years ago. Whichever.
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The Schmooze Leon Wieseltier To Split $1 Million Prize
New Republic literary editor Leon Wieseltier has been awarded the $1 million Dan David prize, Politico reported. Wieseltier, who was cited by the prize board as “a foremost writer and thinker who confronts and engages with the central issues of our times,” will split the prize with French philosopher Michel Serres, who was called “one…
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The Schmooze Gustavo Dudamel May Not Return to Israel
Superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel is reconsidering future engagements in Israel after being interrogated by security services upon arriving in and leaving from Ben Gurion airport. Dudamel, 32, who is music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, was in Israel to conduct the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for a week-long series…
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Fast Forward Designer John Galliano’s Outfit Wasn’t Mocking Ultra-Orthodox Jews: ADL
Designer John Galliano was just getting creative and was not mocking ultra-Orthodox Jews when he stepped out in a hat, pinstripe suit and curls, the Anti-Defamation League said. Claims the bad-boy French coutier was dressing in mock Hasidic attire are a “ridiculous, absurd distortion,” ADL chief Abraham Foxman said in a statement. “This is John…
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The Schmooze Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Sesame Street
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who has recently been on the big screen with roles in such grown-up fare as “Lincoln,” “Looper” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” recently took a turn on children’s television with an appearance on Sesame Street. Watch below to see him talk about the word “reinforce” with Murray:
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