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 100-Year-Old Couple Celebrates Their Wedding Anniversary: ‘I’ve Loved You For 80 Years’
Marcia Jacobs is 100 years old. Arthur Jacobs is 105. This week their marriage turned eighty. One of the couple’s six grandchildren, Gabe Jacobs, caught the Jacobs on tape wishing each other a happy anniversary on Monday. Marcia, who served for many years as the director of social work at the Hebrew Home for the…
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The Schmooze Drop Everything: Drake Had A ‘Re-Bar Mitzvah’ Party
Little Aubrey Drake Graham turned 31 this week and demonstrated that he is, beyond a reasonable doubt, a man. Rapper Drake rang in 31 (13 if you go the Hebrew-reading direction) with a “Re-Bar Mitzvah” at Poppy in Los Angeles. My bar mitzvah board ? A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Oct 22, 2017…
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The Schmooze Mazel Tov! Bar Rafaeli Welcomes Second Daughter
Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli and heir to a family food fortune Adi Ezra welcomed their second daughter, Elle Ezra, over the weekend. (This sentence actually comes from a rare Isaac Bashevis Singer manuscript for a futuristic novel that was discovered in a time capsule recently.) Same week, same dress, same place. Different year. ✨ A…
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The Schmooze Can You Tell The Difference Between A Jewish Model And This 19th Century Painting?
The quietly revolutionary and unimpeachably cool Jewish model Hari Nef recreated John Singer Sargent’s 1883-4 painting “Madame X” as part of a series for Harper’s Bazaar. The 25-year old model, who has also starred on Transparent, appreciates the way Sargent’s subject, Parisian socialite Virginia Amelie Avegno Gautreau, refuses to engage with the viewer. “You can…
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The Schmooze Did Everyone Except Us Know That Nicki Minaj Has Jewish Alter Egos?
Nicki Minaj is like a beautiful, genius, bright pink onion — peel back her layers, and there’s always more underneath. (Nicki Minaj is nothing like an onion, but I’m panicking.) Did everyone know that Nicki Minaj has been majorly influenced by Jewish cultural figures? Have tweens been laughing at me all this time for not…
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The Schmooze Jewish ‘Stranger Things’ Star Drops Agent After Sexual Assault Allegations
The waves made by the #metoo movement continue to break against Hollywood’s unholy power structure: After a string of sexual assault allegations against Agency for the Performing Arts talent agent Tyler Grasham, young Jewish actors including 14 year-old “Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard have broken with the agent and the agency. Grasham, who has now…
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The Schmooze Watch Bob Dylan Pay Heartfelt Tribute To Tom Petty
“Well the good ‘ole days may not return,” sang Bob Dylan last night in a tribute to his longtime friend Tom Petty. “The rocks might melt and the sea might burn.” Honoring his friend and fellow member of the musical supergroup The Traveling Wilburys this weekend at his concert in Colorado, Dylan performed Petty’s song…
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The Schmooze Watch Andy Borowitz Take Down Nazis In 45 Seconds
Andy Borowitz, the outspoken political humorist for the New Yorker, has something to say to American Nazis: Do better. At the New Yorker festival, he explained how Nazi quality, like so many other facets of America, has gone downhill. Enjoy it here: Here’s the full text: Five decades ago, we put a man on the…
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