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 Jewish Stars Are Split On The Topic Of Melania Trump’s Footwear
Should the First Lady Of The United States wear stiletto heels on the way to visit the site of a fatal natural disaster? Is it inappropriate to criticize fashion footwear when lives and life-changing policies are on the line? Is it really moral or just to have a government position that demands 24/7 work, necessitates…
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The Schmooze OITNB’s Jenji Kohan Was Once Nicknamed ‘White Devil Jew B****’ In A Writer’s Room
It’s hard out there if you’re a “white devil Jew b****.” Or at least it was for Jenji Kohan, whose says her first job in a writer’s room on “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” where she represented half of the show’s female writers, earned her the moniker. Kohan gives no context — it might have been…
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The Schmooze Watch ‘Broad City’ Pitch A Dog Reality Show
We are experiencing a Golden Age of Television. Within that Golden Age of television is a Golden Age of female comedians. And within that Golden Age of female comedians is a Golden Age of Jewish women who will stop at nothing to make the world a funnier and truer place with more room for big…
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The Schmooze Israelis Resolve One Conflict: Rachel and Ross From ‘Friends’ Were On A Break
Finally exploiting the fact that it’s really easy to rhyme in Hebrew, Israelis took to Rabin Square wielding protest signs and chanting on Saturday night. “One, two, three, four — they were on a break!” shouted the mass of around a hundred young Israelis. The protesters were up in arms about a broken cease fire…
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The Schmooze Jewish Couple Weds Despite A 45 Year Age Difference
He was a boy. She was a girl. Can I make it any more obvious? She was 27. He was 72. Okay, maybe I can make it more obvious. Dr. Marc Wallack, 72, and Cynthia Zhou, 27, were married in Westhampton Beach on July 30th amidst the sound of the crashing ocean and a cool…
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The Schmooze The Most Jewish Things That Happened At The VMAs
The VMAs are a televised event at which celebrities give each other awards for movies they’ve made about themselves. The crucial event of Sunday night’s performance was an artist’s release of a video of herself bathing in diamonds. So no one should be too devastated that few Jews were nominated for or won awards during…
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The Schmooze Don’t Come For Jews On Social Justice If You Don’t Know What You’re Talking About
I don’t know of many, or any, instances of Asian groups supporting Jewish people in instances of anti-Semitism. But I don’t assume that means Asian communities working against anti-Semitism don’t exist. And I certainly don’t assume Asians are anti-Semites. I assume that I am an ignorant person. Even if I searched the Internet from Amazon…
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The Schmooze Trevor Noah: The Eclipse Was A Chance For Melania To ‘Escape’
Trevor Noah is back after a break from “The Daily Show,” and he thinks First Lady Melania Trump should take his advice and make her escape. Noah took time to reflect on yesterday’s national news story, which remarkably was not the celestial phenomenon, but rather the way that phenomenon was eclipsed by the president staring…
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