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Jeffrey Boxer
By Jeffrey Boxer
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The Schmooze Did the New White House Director of Social Media Block Someone for Dissing Hanukkah?
On Thursday, Donald Trump announced that Dan Scavino will serve as the White House director of social media. Here’s a fun fact about the new appointee – or at least it is fun until you remember that he will soon be handed the keys to the @POTUS account – Scavino seems to spend a lot…
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Music Dear Mariah Carey, All I Want for Christmas Is a Non-Denominational Version of Your Song
“Last Christmas,” the 1980s hit by pop duo Wham! could just as easily have been called “Last Pesach.” John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is a Vietnam War protest, not a Christian song. And, while “White Hanukkah” is not quite as catchy as Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” there is nothing overtly…
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The Schmooze Mark Cuban Refuses To Acknowledge that Russell Westbrook is a ‘Superstar’
Russell Westbrook is having a historic season for the Oklahoma City Thunder. That’s still not enough for Mark Cuban. The outspoken billionaire has been a frequent critic of the 28-year-old, and he controversially claimed that the point guard is “not a superstar” during last season’s NBA playoffs This season, Westbrook is averaging 31 points, 11…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Andrew Sachs’s 5 Best ‘Fawlty Towers’ Moments
“Fawlty Towers” star Andrew Sachs, a German-born British actor who fled the Nazis in 1938, died last week. The 86-year-old was best known for his role as Manuel, a bumbling Spanish waiter who drove star John Cleese (of Monty Python fame) crazy. The show ran for just 12 episodes, but it was still ranked No….
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Culture The Secret Jewish History of Superman
Clark Kent may not have been Jewish, but the Man of Steel almost certainly was. Creator Jerry Siegel acknowledged as much in his unpublished memoir, which explains that the anti-Semitism he saw growing up inspired him to create a character that would help downtrodden groups see themselves as the superheroes that they really are. Out…
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The Schmooze Wonder Woman Is Here To Save the World, and Bigots Aren’t Happy About It
Gal Gadot made headlines on Thursday, when Warner Bros. Pictures released the second trailer for the highly-anticipated “Wonder Woman” movie. The new footage gave bigoted movie buffs another chance to voice their opposition to an Israeli actress starring in a major Hollywood blockbuster. Hollywood got a super Kike to kill Germans on the big screen…
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Culture The Jewish Player-Manager That Led the Cleveland Indians to Their Last World Series Title
The last time the Cleveland Indians won a World Series, Harry Truman was running for reelection against Thomas Dewey. The Berlin airlift had just ended. The State of Israel was barely five months old. After defeating the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 on Tuesday night, the Indians are now three wins away from their first…
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