Jenny Singer is a freelance writer with pieces in Vox, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Teen Vogue, and more. She was previously a staff writer at Glamour and the Forward, and she’s currently getting an MFA in nonfiction writing at the University of Iowa.
Jenny Singer
By Jenny Singer
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The Schmooze 5 Reasons Ivanka Trump Should Be Our Next President — For Real
A new book by Michael Wolff, “Fire and Fury: Life Inside The Trump WhiteHouse,” is being heralded by some as the gospel truth about the perpetually bungling West Wing and by others as an embellished account of real interviews that includes interactions that may have taken place largely in Wolff’s own head. One of the…
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The Schmooze Three Hours And Six Minutes At The MatzoBall, The Biggest Jewish Singles Event Of The Year
The MatzoBall, an dance party for Jewish singles on Christmas Eve, is in its 31st year. This year, Schmooze correspondent Jenny Singer attended the New York City MatzoBall, one of ten MatzoBalls held across America, after an eye-opening interview with the event’s founder, Andy Rudnick. Below is her minute-by-minute account of the evening: 10:30 P.M.,…
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The Schmooze Dr. Ruth Tweets About Sex, Matzo — And The Holocaust
It’s only the fourth day of 2018, but facts are facts: Ruth Westheimer’s Twitter is the best thing on the internet this year. Westheimer’s feed is a strong combination of sex advice, thoughts on self-driving cars and withering takedowns of Barbra Streisand’s visit to the Holocaust museum. If you don’t have a little bit of…
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The Schmooze Single Dad Of Five Finds Kidney Donor After Advertising On A T-Shirt At Disney World
They call it The Magic Kingdom for a reason. When Robert Leibowitz, the 60-year-old single father of five who has suffered from chronic kidney problems since he was 12, became desperate for a new kidney, his teenage daughter had a bright idea. “In need of a kidney. O Positive,” Leibowitz printed on a t-shirt before…
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The Schmooze Barack Obama’s Favorite Book Of 2017 Was A Female Power Dystopia Written By A Jewish Woman
Like us here at the Schmooze, Barack Obama enjoys saluting the successes of Jewish women through a good old-fashioned listicle. The former president, who has been enjoying the end of his tenure with jury duty and attending Broadway shows, posted a list of his top 10 favorite books and songs of the year, complete with…
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The Schmooze The 17 Most-Read Stories On The Schmooze In 2017
It was a great and terrible year for Jewish pop culture. Everyone was talking about anti-Semitism and white supremacy: Major celebrities, Robert E. Lee’s descendents and The Real Housewives of New Jersey all had a say. Gal Gadot’s career began and Harvey Weinstein’s career concluded, several decades too late. Gigi Hadid took on Laura Loomer,…
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The Schmooze How Popular Are Jewish Baby Names In New York City?
What’s in a name? Well, if you’re a baby who was born in New York City in 2016, chances are the answer is “a lot of biblical significance.” The New York City Department of Health has released the top ten most popular baby names of that year, and the list is fascinating. Of the top…
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The Schmooze The New ‘Star Wars’ Isn’t Pro-Reform Judaism. It’s Anti-Religious Inflexibility.
I watched “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” this weekend because the group I was with couldn’t decide between “Call Me By Your Name” and “I, Tonya.” I did not intend to write something Jewish about “Star Wars,” just as I have not previously intended to write about Jews and sports or Jews and sex-spaghetti. Then…
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