Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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The Schmooze For Matisyahu, Leaving Orthodoxy Was ‘Hardest Thing’
(JTA) — With his clean-shaven face and hip clothing, it’s easy to forget that Matisyahu was a Hasidic icon before he was just a Jewish one. But on a segment of HuffPost Live on Tuesday, the Jewish reggae singer called leaving the Hasidic community “one of the hardest things [he] had to go through.” From…
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The Schmooze 7 Jewish Playmates Who Posed Nude for Playboy
This post is safe for work. (JTA) — All of those who claim to read Playboy “for the articles” might now actually mean it. On Tuesday, Playboy announced that starting in March its magazine will no longer feature nude models. It will, however, still have “sexy, seductive pictorials of the world’s most beautiful women,” according to…
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The Schmooze With Hurricane Joaquin Looming, Should Jews Take Down Their Sukkahs?
(JTA) — As Hurricane Joaquin gains steam off the southeastern coast of the United States, the question has begun to circulate online: Are Jews allowed to take down their sukkahs in the case of a storm? The holiday of Sukkot, which began last Sunday, runs through this Sunday evening. Hurricane Joaquin, the first large tropical storm…
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Fast Forward Huge Swastika Banner for Holocaust Film Causes Outcry in France
(JTA) — A large Nazi banner unfurled in Nice, France, caused an outcry among locals and tourists. The red banner with a swastika hung from the Palais de la Prefecture on Monday and Tuesday, during the filming of an adaptation of Joseph Joffo’s Holocaust memoir “A Bag of Marbles.” “People started screaming,” tourist Andrew Gentry told…
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Fast Forward Giant Nazi Banner for Film Sparks Outrage in French City
(JTA) — A large Nazi banner unfurled in Nice, France, caused an outcry among locals and tourists. The red banner with a swastika hung from the Palais de la Prefecture on Monday and Tuesday, during the filming of an adaptation of Joseph Joffo’s Holocaust memoir “A Bag of Marbles.” “People started screaming,” tourist Andrew Gentry told…
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Fast Forward 1% of Americans Believe Barack Obama Is Jewish
(JTA) — Thanks to a recent CNN poll and an article in Mashable that trumpets its findings, the word is out that 1 percent of Americans believe President Barack Obama is Jewish. Of course, Obama is not Jewish. He’s Protestant and has attended several different churches in Washington, D.C. since becoming president. Yet the CNN…
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The Schmooze Jewish Hero Trolls Alex Trebek on ‘Jeopardy’
JTA — If it were asked on “Jeopardy,” it might be phrased like this: “Former JTA intern who became a social media sensation for making Alex Trebek say ‘Turd Ferguson.’” To which the answer (or question, in the distinct lingo of the long-running game show) would be: “Who is Talia Lavin?” Lavin, who worked at JTA…
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Fast Forward Brad Pitt Buys Nazi Motorbike for $387K
(JTA) — Having fought Nazis in two blockbuster films set during World War II, Brad Pitt recently bought a toy that once belonged to the real-life bad guys. The three-time Oscar nominee purchased a rare 1942 motorbike used for Nazi reconnaissance missions for about $387,000, the Daily Mirror reported. The bike, which the Nazis rode…
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