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By John A. Oswald
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The Schmooze J.J. Abrams Teamed Up With ‘Hamilton’ Creator for New ‘Star Wars’ Music
Social media was all atwitter Tuesday after director J.J. Abrams revealed he teamed up with the creator of the Broadway hit “Hamilton” for music in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” It was during an intermission at the musical that its creator Lin-Manuel Miranda approached the director and quipped: “Hey, if you need music for the…
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The Schmooze ‘Seinfeld’ Cast Brings Joy to Cancer Victim in His Dying Hours
More than a dozen former cast members of “Seinfeld” helped a son give his dad an amazing gift as he lay in his deathbed: Videos wishing the 67-year-old lung cancer victim “Happy Birthday.” Julia Louis Dreyfus (Elaine Benes), Jerry Stiller (Frank Costanza), Wayne Knight (Newman), John O’Hurley (J. Peterman), Larry Thomas (The Soup Nazi), and…
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The Schmooze Jewish Gay Porn King Michael Lucas in Sticky Situation
While you were basting the bird for Thanksgiving and looking for your Black Friday deals last week, a scandal of magnum proportions was breaking. Jewish gay porn star and producer Michael Lucas was sued by a California realtor for using her $1,100-a-day Airbnb rental as a sound stage for his hard core adult videos. He…
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Breaking News Police Nab Alleged Heroin Addict in Shooting of Kiryas Joel Teen
New York State Police have charged 25-year-old Matthew Bauman for Tuesday night’s shooting of a Kiryas Joel teen at a local kosher convenience store. Bauman was planning to rob the Quick Shop on River Road with a gun he took from a relative when he confronted Aron Weiss, a 18-year-old Hasid, at the store, police…
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News Meet Peter Gold, the Hero Medical Student We Can All Be Thankful For
It’s perhaps no surprise that Peter Gold rushed to a woman’s aid when he spotted an armed attack unfolding on a darkened New Orleans street last week. After all, helping people is in the Tulane University medical student’s blood: His dad, uncle, and grandfather are all doctors. “I’m sure he would do the same thing…
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Breaking News Kiryas Joel Teen Shot in Upstate New York Convenience Store Robbery
HARRIMAN, N.Y. – New York State Police on Wednesday were investigating the shooting of a Jewish teen in the parking lot of the local Kosher Quick Shop and sushi bar. The Times Herald-Record identified the , of nearby Kiryas Joel. Weiss was recovering in the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla of two bullet wounds to…
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Breaking News Sara Mayer, Hasid Who Committed Suicide, Was Forced To Marry First Cousin
Sara Mayer, the 31-year-old Brooklyn Hasidic woman who hanged herself Sunday four months after her sister Faigy’s suicide, reportedly went into a tailspin after she was forced to marry her first cousin. Mayer never recovered mentally from the arranged marriage five years ago, . She was also the victim of years of both psychological and…
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Breaking News New York Ex-Cop Reveals Shocking Anti-Semitic Tapes
An ex-police officer assigned to the World Trade Center says he was barraged with anti-Semitic comments on a daily basis — and he has the tapes to prove it. David Attali, an Israeli Jew, told WABC in New York City that the constant harassment took its toll. “Every day when I would go to work,…
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