Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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The Schmooze Kim Kardashian Joins Push for Jewish Cancer Victim
— Kim Kardashian joined the drive to find a bone marrow donor for a 31-year-old Jewish father in Los Angeles, calling for help on her highly trafficked social media channels. Adam Krief, a father of three from Israel, was diagnosed recently with primary myelofibrosis, a rare form of blood cancer that is likely fatal if…
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Fast Forward Mark Zuckerberg’s College Roommate Becomes a Rabbi
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg lived with six suitemates at Harvard as he worked on launching the social media site 12 years ago. Three of those suitemates went on to become co-founders of Facebook. One of the three others who didn’t wound up taking a drastically different path: He’s now an ordained rabbi in Israel. Arie…
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The Schmooze ‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Stars in Yeshiva U. Fundraising Video
(JTA) — It’s a question thousands of fans are undoubtedly asking themselves: What is Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the hip-hop musical “Hamilton,” up to now that he has left the insanely successful production? Could he be writing another biographical smash hit? The answer may be surprising. In the short term, at least, he’s…
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Fast Forward Bill Clinton and Amar’e Stoudemire Lead Parade of Well-Wishers for Shimon Peres
As former Israeli President Shimon Peres continues to recover from the — he remains in stable but serious condition as of Wednesday morning — an extremely diverse group of politicians and other public figures are wishing him well. It’s a testament to Peres’ global appeal as a symbol of peace that he would elicit get- well wishes…
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The Schmooze Mel Brooks Shares Sweetest Memories of Gene Wilder
(JTA) — Mel Brooks and the late Gene Wilder — who collaborated in films such as “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein” — had a famously decades-long friendship. When Wilder passed away on Monday, Brooks was one of the first celebrities to offer a Twitter eulogy, “one of the truly great talents of our time.” Brooks got…
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Fast Forward Stolen Torahs Worth $30K Returned to New Jersey Synagogue
— Two Torahs valued at $30,000 that had been stolen with some $50,000 of silver religious pieces were returned to a New Jersey synagogue. Thomas Dobles, 39, a former caretaker at Congregation B’nai Jacob in Jersey City, was arrested Aug. 25 as part of the investigation into the theft, WABC-TV reported. The pieces of silver…
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Fast Forward Mel Brooks Leads Parade of Stars Mourning Loss of Gene Wilder
It was a sad day in Hollywood on Monday as the world learned that Gene Wilder, one of the most beloved comic actors of the ’70s and ’80s, had . The Jewish star, born Jerome Silberman and known for his roles in an array of classic films — from “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”…
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The Schmooze Hasidic Wedding Dress Turns to Artwork After 2 Months in the Dead Sea
Two months — that’s all it took to transform a 1920’s-style black gown into a shimmering, salt-covered piece of art. Israeli artist Sigalit Landau submerged a dress — a replica of the traditional Hasidic one worn by the character Leah in the seminal Yiddish play “The Dybbuk” — into the Dead Sea in 2014 and…
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