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The Schmooze Filmmaker and Writer Nora Ephron Dies at 71
Screenwriter, film director, essayist, novelist and cultural figure Nora Ephron has died at age 71, The New York Times reports. The cause of death was pneumonia brought on by myeloid leukemia, a blood disorder from which she had been suffering for six years. Ephron, best known for films like “When Harry Met Sally” (1989) and…
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The Schmooze $1 Million ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’ Announced
A new international prize worth $1 million to honor Jewish accomplishment in the arts and sciences was announced today by the Israeli Prime Minster’s office, in collaboration the Jewish Agency and the Genesis Philanthropy Group. According to a New York Times story, the prize is endowed with $50 million from the Genesis group, which was…
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Fast Forward Divided Court Backs Campaign Financing Law
A divided Supreme Court upheld its decision in the Citizens United case that allows unlimited donations to political super-PACs, setting the stage for a dramatic partisan race for cash in the fall election. By a 5-4 margin, the court’s conservative majority struck down a state law that would have chipped away at its 2010 decision…
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Fast Forward Rahm Emanuel Launches Attack on Adelson
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unleashed a scathing attack on casino mogul Sheldon Adelson for his open-wallet donation spree to Republican candidates — and on the Supreme Court for opening the floodgates. The former White House chief of staff told the Guardian that the top court’s decision to allow unlimited political spending by a handful of…
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News Search Halted for Missing Millionaire in Florida
Police called off the search for along the south Florida coast for Guma Aguiar, a Florida businessman and philanthropist who has given millions to Jewish nonprofit organizations. Aguilar’s 31-foot yacht, the T.T. Zion, washed ashore Wednesday in Ft. Lauderdale with its motor running and lights on. The owner was nowhere to be found, the Sun-Sentinel…
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Fast Forward Widow Set Up Miami Hotel Heir’s Brutal Murder
A Miami ex-stripper was reportedly found guilty of helping set up the murder of her hotel heir husband in Westchester County and his mother in Florida in a bid to snatch the family fortune. In a split verdict, Narcy Novack of Fort Lauderdale was convicted of some counts related to the savage 2009 beatings of…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Jewish ‘Hooker’ Living in Israel
The Jewish woman whose half-baked prostitution claim sent four Brooklyn men to jail is living in Israel, where she is taking self-defense classes, the Daily News reported. The paper published photos of the 22-year-old red-haired woman taking target practice with an Uzi assault weapon and said she is perfecting her martial arts skills. The woman,…
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The Schmooze Folksbiene Announces Festival of Jewish Arts
The National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene has announced that it will be creating a new, bi-annual international festival of Jewish performing arts, the New York Times reports. “Kulturfest,” which will also be named after Yiddish preservationist and anthologist Chana Mlotek, will begin in 2015, to coincide with the Folksbiene’s 100th anniversary. It will be officially presented at…
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