Lior Zaltzman was the Forward’s Digital Fellow. Follow her on twitter @liorca.
Lior ZaltzmanDigital Fellow
By Lior Zaltzman
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The Schmooze Shalo-Um Chan Brings Peace to the Middle East
Israel’s Japanese Embassy knows where it’s at. Cute. Fluffy. Mascots. Were you not in the loop on this? Neither was John Oliver, who, upon finding out about this trend, ran a hilarious piece about Japan’s ‘yuru’ mascot culture. Let’s face it, cheesy design aside, Shalo-um Chan is pretty darn adorable. posted to Israel’s Japanese embassy’s…
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Fast Forward Iconic Israeli Artist Menashe Kadishman Dies at 82
Iconic Israeli artist, Menashe Kadishman, at Tel ha’Shomer hospital. A sheep herder in his youth, he was most famous for his paintings of sheep. Of his obsession with sheep he said: “The sheep is a secular icon, that, in my eyes, is metaphorically connected to soldiers who died in wars.” Kadishman is also known for…
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Life Our Jewish Mothers for Better or Worse
These past few weeks, I’ve gotten so many great stories about people and their Jewish mothers. Some were uplifting and some were sad. But I think the bottom line for many of us was that, no matter how complicated our relationships are with our mothers, we still love them. Sometimes, talking about the things that…
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Opinion Pamela Geller is Not Charlie
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, some people taking up the cause of the publication would, before the massacre, have been its ideal prime targets — like Marine Le Pen, or, in this case, Pamela Geller and the American Freedom Defense Initiative. AFDI held a “Draw the Prophet” Cartoon Contest in the Curtis…
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The Schmooze 9 Jewish Things About Star Wars
It’s May the 4th, or, more precisely, May the 4th Be With You! While some of you intend to celebrate this most important of holidays with some “Star Wars” marathon-ing (the original trilogy, yes?)or with a critical analysis of the trailers for the upcoming and much anticipated new movie, here are 9 (5 + 4,…
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The Schmooze We Put Jewish Celebrities Through #HowOldRobot
Ok, we’ll admit it, we just couldn’t resist! Yes, the #HowOldRobot is in its beta stage, but we wanted to know what it would make our of our favorite famous Jews. Here are the results and well… #HowOldRobot still has some kinks to work out. A fine young man – Mel Brooks (88): Bust (immortal),…
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Opinion RBG Breaks It Down Like A Boss on Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court’s dilly-dallying and uncertainty when it comes to gay marriage legalization is disappointing to some and highly disconcerting to others. But in all that darkness there is one bright shinning light. Our favorite Jewish and “Notorious” Supreme Court justice, In the recent supreme court debate on gay marriage, RBG smacked down some logical…
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The Schmooze Seinfeld is Coming to Hulu. Yada, Yada, Yada.
Jerry, Elaine, George, Kramer and even… Newman have finally found their Internet pied-a-terre! Hulu has won the battle for “Seinfeld“‘s streaming rights. The on-demand subscription service that it will be making all seasons of the hit show — the original episodes, not their syndicated version — available. Yes, that’s all nine seasons and a total of…
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