Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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Culture Indie drama ‘Leona’ uses a forbidden romance to critique Mexico City’s Orthodox community
(JTA) — At the start of the film “Leona,” an indie drama set in Mexico City, protagonist Ariela watches her close friend immerse in a mikvah, or ritual bath, with a group of other family and friends. It’s an awkward but festive occasion, as the friend’s wedding is fast approaching. After leaving, as soon as…
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Fast Forward In this exclusive ‘Finding Your Roots’ clip, journalist Nina Totenberg learns of a family member’s daring Holocaust escape
(JTA) — In this Tuesday’s episode of the celebrity genealogy show “Finding Your Roots,” pioneering journalist Nina Totenberg and TV personality Andy Cohen learn about the deep Jewish roots of their family trees. In this exclusive clip from Totenberg’s segment, she reacts to learning how one of her grandmothers escaped to the United States during…
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Fast Forward In Israel, teenagers can now get the COVID-19 vaccine
(JTA) — Israel continues to far outpace the entire world in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout. This weekend the country’s health ministry announced that teenagers between the ages of 16 and 18 are now eligible for the vaccine. In all, Israel has vaccinated about 2.5 million out of its approximately 9 million citizens since beginning its…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden’s first Sunday mass as president involves stop at Jewish deli owned by his COVID czar
(JTA) — Joe Biden is Irish and Catholic, but his family clearly has a soft spot for Jewish food. On the way back to the White House from Biden’s first Sunday mass as president at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the family motorcade stopped in the Georgetown neighborhood so that Hunter Biden could get bagels…
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Fast Forward In rapper Flo Milli’s new single, samples of Zero Mostel’s ‘If I Were a Rich Man’
(JTA) — The rapper Flo Milli uses part of the classic “Fiddler on the Roof” song “If I Were a Rich Man” in her latest single titled “Roaring 20s.” The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name is Tamia Monique Carter and is not Jewish, uses the chorus of the Zero Mostel recording of the song….
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Fast Forward Etsy removes ‘Camp Auschwitz’ shirt from its online store
(JTA) — Etsy has removed a T-shirt with the phrase “Camp Auschwitz” on it after images of a rioter involved in the deadly Capitol insurrection with the same words on his sweatshirt circulated in recent days. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum tweeted at the e-commerce company, which sells customized craft items, saying that the shirt…
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Fast Forward Israel will OK over 800 new settlement homes during the week of Biden’s inauguration
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that he will advance plans to build over 800 new settlement homes next week, days before Joe Biden is sworn in as president of the United States. The move is likely to rile Biden, who like most past U.S. presidents opposes new settlement construction. “We’re here…
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Fast Forward Florida Jewish couple turns 100 years old together and celebrates 80th anniversary this year
(JTA) — Now for some happy news. A Jewish couple in Florida is celebrating two hefty milestones together this year: 100 years of life, and 80 years of marriage. Lou and Edith Bluefeld, of Boca Raton, have known each other since they were 16. They ran a kosher catering business that served visiting U.S. presidents…
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