Juliana Kaplan
By Juliana Kaplan
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The Schmooze Jewish Actor Says Playing Hitler Is ‘Strange’
Taika Waititi — New Zealand’s triple threat director/writer/actor — opened up on Saturday about playing Hitler in his new film “Jojo Rabbit.” “It was very strange for me to have to put on the suit and put the mustache on or things like that,” Waititi said to a reporter at the Karlovy Vary International Film…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Thinks Trump Won’t Pardon Him
Michael Cohen told friends he does not think that President Trump will pardon him, CNN reports. He reportedly told a friend over the phone that he did not think Trump would use a presidential pardon for him. While Cohen has not been charged with anything yet, he is under criminal investigation in New York. Cohen…
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Fast Forward Trump Campaign Manager Playfully Tweets With ‘Alt-Right’ App
President Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, had a friendly Twitter exchange on Tuesday with a social media network popular with white supremacists, urging it to create an iPhone app he could use. “I’m not against @getongab. Just get me an iPhone app,” Brad Parscale said about the website Gab. “I am all for a…
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Fast Forward Ari Shavit Breaks Silence About Sexual Assault Allegations In New Interview
Israeli author and journalist Ari Shavit has spoken out about sexual assault allegations against him and his reckoning with his gender and power dynamics in a new interview with Haaretz. The Israeli newspaper, where Shavit wrote a column for nearly two decades, published a conversation between him and Dr. Orit Kamir, who drafted Israel’s law…
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Fast Forward Hedge Fund ‘King David’ Sees Assets Shrink By Half
Hedge fund star David Einhorn has seen the assets of his fund, Greenlight Capital, shrink by more than half in four years, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Einhorn was known for his investing prowess, resulting in the nickname “King David.” But Greenlight Capital’s assets have reportedly shrunk from $12 billion in 2014 to $5.5…
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Fast Forward Flip Rumors Intensify As Michael Cohen Scrubs Trump From Twitter Bio
Longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen has scrubbed his Twitter bio of all Trump references, fueling further speculation that he is considering testifying against his former boss. Cohen’s bio previously read “Personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump.” Now, Cohen’s bio is blank. He also changed his background image from a photo of him at a…
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Fast Forward GOP Candidate Lena Epstein’s Fundraiser Cancelled By Country Club Over Trump Support
A Michigan country club’s board allegedly cancelled a campaign fundraiser for Republican congressional candidate Lena Epstein over her support for President Trump, The Detroit News reported. Epstein is running for the GOP nomination in Michigan’s 11th district after co-chairing Trump’s 2016 campaign in the state. Epstein said the fundraiser had been confirmed with the Franklin…
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Fast Forward New Mikveh Network Conference Will Unite Inclusive Ritual Sites
Updated, June 28 A new network of community mikvehs, or ritual baths, will host an inaugural summer gathering this August, bringing together established organizations and those interested in starting a new mikveh program. A large majority of mikvehs in the United States are operated by the Orthodox community, for whom ritual purification is commanded for…
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