Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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Fast Forward John Oliver Takes The Harshest Shot At Jared And Ivanka Yet
(JTA) — Much ink has been spilled on Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s experience, their effect on the president, even their personalities — but none of us actually know all that much about them. Well, that’s John Oliver’s take on President Trump’s two key advisers at least. The comedian spent most of his HBO show…
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Culture ‘Unleavened’ Brings Spirit Of Passover To Stage — With Broadway Royalty
(JTA) — What happens when you cram a bunch of Broadway’s brightest Jewish talent into a room to celebrate a festival-like seder on the last evening of Passover? The answer, as you might have guessed, is much more than a lively rendition of “Dayenu.” On Monday night, Benj Pasek (who penned the lyrics for the “La La Land”…
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Fast Forward Amanda Peet On Eating Easter Bunnies: ‘Guys, I’m Jewish’
(JTA) — ABC’s “Good Morning America” talk show isn’t always this awkward. Actress Amanda Peet and actor Hank Azaria were guests on the showWednesday and both were asked about how they like to eat their chocolate Easter bunnies. Host Michael Strahan supplied the chocolate treats as a segue into talking about a survey on how…
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Fast Forward Steven Spielberg’s Favorite Matzo Brei Recipe
(JTA) — Why is this matzo brei different from all others? It’s a favorite of Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg, that’s why. The Academy Award-winning director — the force behind “Schindler’s List,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “E.T.” and scores of other popular films — has shared his family matzo brei recipe with Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s upscale food and…
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Food Your Guide To Gluten-Free Matzo
(JTA) — Gluten-free matzah might sound like a bad joke — after all, regular unleavened bread tastes pretty cardboard-like already. But for Jews with celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that can damage one’s intestinal lining, or gluten intolerance, which involves icky reactions to that pesky protein found in wheat, finding the right matzah — which,…
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Fast Forward Ted Koppel To Sean Hannity: You’re ‘Bad For America’
([JTA](http://www.jta.org ” “JTA”)) — Longtime newscaster Ted Koppel told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview that he and other opinionated TV hosts are “bad for America.” The 77-year-old former “Nightline” host, born to German-Jewish parents who fled to England during the rise of the Nazis, delivered the searing dis during a segment on…
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The Schmooze These Two Non-Jews Are Stars Of Yiddish Theater
NEW YORK (JTA) — Veteran actor Shane Baker has performed in three productions of “God of Vengeance,” Sholem Asch’s Yiddish classic about a brothel-owning family and their daughter’s lesbian relationship. Currently playing to sold-out audiences at New York’s Theatre at St. Clement’s Church, the play — which was first staged in 1906 — still resonates…
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Fast Forward Mel Gibson Now Donates To Holocaust Survivors
(JTA) — Mel Gibson clearly knows he has a long road to winning back support from the Jewish community. But it seems as if he is willing to try. The movie star — known for a drunken anti-Semitic rant and promoting the idea that the Jews killed Jesus in “The Passion of the Christ” —…
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