Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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Fast Forward Paul McCartney Insists Jews Shouldn’t Be Offended By ‘Hey Jude’
(JTA) — In 1968, The Beatles put the title to their upcoming single, “Hey Jude,” on the front of their record label’s boutique store in London. The idea was to intrigue passersby before the release, Paul McCartney told GQ in a new interview. However, the song’s name didn’t go over well with everyone. McCartney said…
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Fast Forward Jewish Rapper Mac Miller Found Dead At 26
(JTA) — Rapper Mac Miller was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on Friday, TMZ reported. The 26-year-old struggled with substance abuse for years, including during a high-profile relationship with pop star Ariana Grande. According to TMZ, Miller was found by police in his home in the San Fernando Valley, Calif., and pronounced on…
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Fast Forward NFL Star Antonio Brown’s Mansion Has A Synagogue In It
(JTA) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown owns an enormous mansion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Inside, along with the dozen bedrooms and private movie theater, sits an in-home synagogue. Brown isn’t Jewish, but he showed off the house (more accurately, one of his multiple houses) and impressive sneaker collection in an interview with Complex…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Offends Japanese Prime Minister By Serving Him Dessert In A Shoe
Prime Minister of Israel ?? and his wife ❤️ host the Prime Minister of Japan ?? Great honor to cook for you! Not obvious for me #unforgettable night ❤️?? A post shared by segevmoshe (@segevmoshe) on May 2, 2018 at 1:04pm PDT (JTA) — After a day of high-level meetings in Israel on May 2…
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Fast Forward Patriots’ Julian Edelman Helped Stop A Possible School Shooting
(JTA) — Julian Edelman has nearly done it all. The Patriots’ star Jewish wide receiver has played in three Super Bowls, starred in a series of comedic videos, written a children’s book — and now he may have thwarted a school shooting. According to The New York Times, Edelman heeded a message to his Instagram…
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Fast Forward Bruce Springsteen’s Guitarist Saved By Bar Mitzvah Gift
(JTA) — Bruce Springsteen’s longtime guitarist Nils Lofgren found himself in a pickle on Friday night: Just hours before a sold-out solo show in Dallas, he discovered that his four vintage guitars had been stolen. Lofgren, who has also toured with Neil Young and Ringo Starr, tweeted that he was “devastated” by the robbery, but…
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Fast Forward Stephen Hawking Shunned Israel, But Jewish Academic Inspired Key Discovery
(JTA) — Stephen Hawking, the famed physicist who died Wednesday at 76, had a publicly strained relationship with Israel. Although Hawking visited the country several times, giving lectures at Israeli and Palestinian universities, he pointedly boycotted an academic conference in Jerusalem in 2013. However, Hawking has an Israeli scientist to thank for some of his…
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Fast Forward Spotify Is Finally Coming To Israel
(JTA) — Spotify, the streaming service that offers access to millions of songs, is now available in Israel. The platform’s ad-free service will cost less per month in the Jewish state than it does in the U.S. — 19.90 shekels, or about $5.80, as opposed to $10 here. The company expanded to a few other…
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