Jana Banin
By Jana Banin
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The Schmooze Palestinian Film ‘Omar’ Nominated for an Oscar
(JTA) — The Palestinian film ‘Omar,” directed by Hany Abu-Assad, has just been nominated for an Academy Award in the Foreign Language Film category. It’s the second nomination for Abu-Assad, whose “Paradise Now” was up for the prize in 2005. It’s also the second time a Palestinian film has been nominated, according to Haaretz. “Omar,”…
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The Schmooze Pamela Anderson’s Israeli Honeymoon
(JTA) — Forget Hawaii! Newly remarried couple Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon took an El Al flight straight to Israel after exchanging vows on Sunday. According to The Times of Israel, the former “Baywatch” star and her film producer hubby (of Paris Hilton sex tape fame) are staying in a suite at the King David…
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The Schmooze Scarlett Johansson to Star in SodaStream Superbowl Ad
(JTA) — Scarlett Johansson, faceless in the movie “Her,” has just landed a gig as the face of an Israeli company. According to The New York Times, the Jewish actress has been chosen as SodaStream’s “Global Spokesperson” and will star in its upcoming Super Bowl ad. In the commercial, airing during the fourth quarter of the…
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The Schmooze Get Ready for Lena Dunham on the Cover of Vogue
(JTA) — Not only is “Girls” coming soon to a small screen near you (that’s Sunday January 12th on HBO, in case you haven’t yet set a phone alert)—it’s also hitting the newsstands (that’s where you can find magazines printed on glossy paper, in case you were born anytime after 1990.) According to Page Six,…
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The Schmooze Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David Are Teaming Up Again
(JTA) — Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David have teamed up for a new project, and it’s big. And…well, that’s it. Other than the fact that the thing is about “intentional mumbling” and that we will see it “eventually,” Seinfeld revealed little else about the script while answering audience questions on Reddit.com. Reddit’s AMA, or “Ask me…
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The Schmooze David Copperfield Engaged to Chloe Gosselin
(JTA) — Mazel tov to David Copperfield and Chloe Gosselin on their engagement! The 57-year-old Jewish illusionist formerly known as David Kotkin and his new fiance, French model Gosselin, 28, have a 3-year-old daughter together named Sky. This is Copperfield’s second time popping the question to a model. Back in the 90s he was famously engaged…
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The Schmooze Tila Tequila, Hitler Defender
(JTA) — If your memory of C-list phenomenon Tila Tequila is hazy at best, the former star of the MTV reality show “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila” and, natch, a sex tape, is out to change that. Or — more likely — she’s simply gone off the deep end of a pool nestled deep…
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The Schmooze Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy Explains Hanukkah on SNL
(JTA) — Paul Rudd hosted “Saturday Night Live” this week, but he wasn’t the only Jewish cutie to make an appearance on the episode. Also present was “Weekend Update” favorite and Seth Meyers’ podiatrist’s son, Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy. This time the socially awkward, notes-fixated preteen was at the desk to talk about Hanukkah….
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