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The Schmooze Animating Israel’s Housing Protests in Taiwanese
After approximately 450,000 Israelis turned out for massive protests in Tel Aviv, the rally didn’t just make the news. In Taiwan, it also made the animated news. Next Media Animation TV, a Taiwanese website that features crudely animated newscasts, has a new video up explaining the recent protests in both Taiwanese as well as a…
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The Schmooze Conductor James Levine to Sit Out at the Met
James Levine will withdraw from all performances at the Metropolitan Opera for the rest of the year following a fall while on vacation in Vermont, the New York Times reports. The noted conductor suffered a damaged vertebra and underwent emergency surgery on Thurday. Levine, who is musical director of the Met, announced his resignation as…
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News Jewish Geography: September 6
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The Schmooze This Week in Forward Arts and Culture
Menachem Wecker examines the Jewishness of Rembrandt’s paintings of Jesus. Joseph Skibell travels to France to take a master class with guitar virtuoso Pierre Bensusan. Alexander Gelfand travels to Istanbul in search of the lost Jewish music of the Ottoman Empire. Phillip Lutz profiles 15-year-old Israeli jazz piano prodigy Gadi Lehavi. Philologos potchkies around.
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Fast Forward Weprin Leads Race for Cash in Battle Over Weiner’s Seat
Democrat David Weprin has reportedly raised nearly twice as much money as Republican Bob Turner in the fight for disgraced U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner’s old seat. Weprin, the favorite to win the seat, reported raising $451,000 through Aug. 24, more than double the $204,000 raised by Turner, the New York Times reported, quoting campaign documents…
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News Jews in the News: August 31
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Fast Forward Bachmann Meets With Orthodox Leaders
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann reportedly talked about her faith and strong support for Israel during a meeting group of Orthodox Jewish leaders in New York Tuesday. “We’re meeting with people all across New York who are interested in my candidacy,” Bachmann told the New York Post before the private hourlong sit-down with Orthodox leaders….
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News Jews in the News: August 29
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