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The Schmooze Forward! And Away We Go
The Boss, aka Bruce Springsteen, performed a song last night that we just can’t get out of our heads. It’s called “Forward, And Away We Go.” According to USA Today, “Springsteen said Obama called him up — we’re not sure whether he was joking — and said he wanted to close the ‘campaign song gap’…
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Opinion The Forward’s Debate Drinking Game
At the Forward, we’re always looking for ways to help our readers stay in touch with current events from a Jewish perspective. In that spirit, we’ve come up with a Jewish drinker’s guide to tonight’s presidential debate. After his lackluster performance two weeks ago, it’s President Barack Obama’s shot at debate redemption. Mitt Romney can…
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Fast Forward Pinto’s Wife Attempts Suicide: Report
The wife of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, the influential and controversial Israeli spiritual advisor, attempted suicide today, the Jerusalem Post reported. Pinto and his wife, Debra Rivka Pinto, were both under house arrest in Israel after being questioned in the alleged bribery attempt. According to the paper, Debra Rivka Pinto took an overdose of pills while…
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Fast Forward Jewish Family Claims ‘The Scream’ Is Looted Art
The great-grandson of the onetime German-Jewish owner of Edvard Munch’s masterpiece “The Scream” is reportedly pushing his family’s claim to the $120 million painting as the Museum of Modern Art prepares to put it on display. Rafael Cardoso, a Brazilian curator and descendant of banker Hugo Simon, says his great grandfather was forced to ditch…
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Music Pinto Under House Arrest in Israel
The charismatic Israeli kabbalist Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto was questioned today with his wife by Israeli police in a bribery investigation, Israeli news sites are reporting. Police questioned the powerful rabbi, who has ties to top Israeli lawmakers and businessmen, on charges that he attempted to bribe a police officer, according to ynet.co.il, Israel’s largest…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Calls for Early Election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced early elections for January, Reuters reported. The call came amid speculation that he would call an early national election that polls suggest he can win comfortably. Israeli commentators have said Netanyahu was likely to announce an election for January or February, months ahead of the official end of…
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The Schmooze Bar Rafaeli’s Sex Tape Fundraiser
Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli is raising money in a fake (or is it?) Kickstarter campaign to create a sex tape. We’ll let her promotional video speak for itself. Bar Refaeli’s Sex Tape Kickstarter from Bar Refaeli
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News Jewish Numbers in Congress Set To Plunge
The U.S. Congress will see a steep drop in Jewish members after the November election, a Forward analysis suggests. The Forward is projecting that 31 Jews will serve in the next Congress — eight fewer than the number that served at the start of the last Congress. Interactive map of 2012 Congressional elections involving Jews…
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