Jana Banin
By Jana Banin
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The Schmooze Lady Gaga To Perform in Israel in 2014
(JTA) — Pop superstar Lady Gaga has plans to perform in the Holy Land in the summer of 2014, Israel’s Channel 2 reported. The show, which will be Gaga’s second in Israel, will likely take place in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park, and will likely not feature a kosher meat dress, although that would be pretty…
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The Schmooze Gal Gadot Shares Her Grief Over Paul Walker’s Death
(JTA) Israeli actress and model Gal Gadot, who has been featured in some the “Fast and the Furious” flicks, went online Sunday to share her grief over the tragic car accident that took the life of franchise star Paul Walker. Walker, 40, was in the passenger seat of a two-seater Porsche Carerra GT Saturday when…
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The Schmooze Jewish Teenager Who Covered Katy Perry’s ‘Roar’ Dies of Brain Cancer
(JTA) Olivia Wise, the Jewish teenager from Toronto whose cover of Katy Perry’s “Roar” became a viral hit, died of brain cancer on Monday, CNN reports. She was 16. Wise made the moving recording in September after learning her condition was untreatable. She was wheelchair-bound, unable to stand or walk, but her spirit was evident…
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The Schmooze ‘The Goldbergs’ Disappoints With ’80s Nostalgia
(JTA) — Some were psyched for the nostalgia of “The Goldbergs,” a new ABC sitcom about a boisterous, outspoken American family set in the 1980s. But the September 24 premiere was a little too loaded with references to that neon-colored, big-haired decade — think REO Speedwagon, Sam Goody, hair crimping and rabbit tail key chains….
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