Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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News White House Blocked State Department’s Holocaust Statement That Mentioned Jews
(JTA) — The State Department crafted a statement for International Holocaust Remembrance Day that explicitly mentioned the Jewish victims of the Nazis, but President Donald Trump’s White House team reportedly blocked its release. An unnamed Trump official said the incident was purely the product of miscommunication, Politico reported Thursday. The State Department’s Office of the…
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Fast Forward Madeleine Albright and Mayim Bialik Say They’ll Register as Muslims
(JTA) — Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and actress Mayim Bialik said they would register as Muslims if President Donald Trump creates a registry of Muslim Americans. Albright, who served under President Bill Clinton, cited her Jewish ancestry in her statement Wednesday on Twitter. I was raised Catholic, became Episcopalian & found out later…
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Fast Forward Salt-N-Pepa Are Pushin’ Challah Real Good — for a Cause
If one were to pick a hip-hop star to plug challah baking for a Jewish charity event, an obvious first choice would be Drake — the nice Canadian Jewish boy who went to day school and rapped about his bar mitzvah on “Saturday Night Live.” But don’t underestimate how many celebrities love the taste of…
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Fast Forward Will Joshua Kushner’s $2.7B ‘Hipster Health’ Company Fail Under Trump?
(JTA) — It might not surprise some of those who know him that Joshua Kushner, Jared Kushner’s younger brother, showed up at the Women’s March on Washington this weekend. The 31-year-old has given about $100,000 to Democratic candidates over the years, and Esquire reported in August that he was not planning to vote for Donald…
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Fast Forward Why Sarah Silverman Isn’t Happy ‘Alt-Right’s Richard Spencer Got Punched Out
It seemed like something that could unite a broad swath of Jews: Richard Spencer — figurehead for the infamously white nationalist “alt-right” movement — was punched in the face at an anti-Trump inauguration protest on Saturday. While giving an interview to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Spencer was explaining the meaning of the Pepe the Frog symbol —…
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Fast Forward Barbra, Drake and Bette Are Gutted Over Trump
(JTA) — While Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration has empowered his supporters — whom many commentators say were ignored by the Democratic party — many liberal voters are feeling extremely nervous and anxious. The latter group — surprise, surprise— contains many Jewish celebrities. Barbra Streisand, for instance, who vocally supported Hillary Clinton throughout the presidential campaign, called…
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Fast Forward ADL Calls Out Huffington Post Arabic For Blaming Jew for Muhammad’s Death
(JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League called on the Huffington Post’s Arabic-language edition to remove a blog post claiming a Jewish woman poisoned the Prophet Muhammad with arsenic. The ADL has been urging the site to take down the article since shortly after it was published Nov. 29, the organization said in a press release on Thursday….
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The Schmooze The Unexpected Smash Success of Jewish Bluegrass Music
(JTA) — Saul Kaye never wanted to be a “Jewish blues” player. In his opinion, the Jewish music he had heard growing up in Northern California’s Bay Area ranged from “really bad to horrible.” In 2009, he was touring as a rock musician, playing hundreds of shows a year with various bands at bars and…
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