Lior Zaltzman was the Forward’s Digital Fellow. Follow her on twitter @liorca.
Lior ZaltzmanDigital Fellow
By Lior Zaltzman
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Opinion 4 Ways SOTU Was Good for the Jews
Getty Images Yesterday’s State of the Union address was a success for Obama. From ending the war in Afghanistan and helping to revive the economy, the president touted his accomplishments. The same accomplishments his fellow party members were reluctant to use to their advantage in the last elections. So many stood up and applauded as…
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The Schmooze What If Miss Israel Photobombed Others?
Miss Israel, Doron Matalon, made headlines this week after allegedly photobombing a selfie Miss Lebanon was taking with Miss Slovenia and Miss Japan and posting it on her own Instagram feed. In doing so, she may have tapped into a new peace-brokering technique. So, what if she did it to others? To test the theory,…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Takes on Miss Israel’s Photobomb
Once again, Jon Stewart showed us that he can take on anything, even the Miss Universe pageant, in a hilarious segment called “War of the Poses”. The late-night comic opened his second segment in the show by talking about the other images that have been shaking the world. The images of Muhammad that caused the…
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The Schmooze 6 Things You Didn’t Know About Miss Israel Doron Matalon
Photo Credit: Doron Matalon Instagram Miss Universe’s Miss Israel made some internet waves this weekend when she allegedly jumped into Miss Lebanon’s selfie. Who knew that a photobomb could be a political statement? 21-year-old Doron Matalon will be competing in the Miss Universe pageant on January 25 in Miami. And so, in anticipation, we’ve compiled…
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The Schmooze Idina Menzel to Sing at Superbowl
Getty Images Idina Menzel is finally getting the recognition she deserves. It’s been almost two decades since the Jewish diva made her broadway debut. She originated some of our favorite broadway roles, like Rent’s Maureen Johnson and Wicked’s Elphaba. But it was Disney’s record breaking “Frozen” that catapulted Menzel to rockstar-level fame. Many of us…
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Fast Forward Heartbreaking Last Texts of Kosher Supermarket Victim Yoav Hattab
One of the kosher supermarket terror victims reportedly pleaded with a friend to observe Shabbat in his heartbreaking final texts just minutes before the deadly carnage erupted. Chabad published the last text message exchange of 21-year-old Yoav Hattab, one of the victims killed at a kosher supermarket in Paris last week. In the exchange, Hattab…
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Opinion If Muslims Need an iCondemn App, Why Not Jews?
Since the Paris attacks, the internet has been overflowing with support for the victims and calls for freedom of expression. But, alarmingly and perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s also been full of demands for Muslims to “take responsibility” and “condemn” the heinous acts — as if somehow all Muslims universally bear responsibility for every single deranged or vile…
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The Schmooze I’m Still Drawing, Charlie
Lior Zaltzman As a cartoonist, I’ve often been scared to breach political topics in an overt way. My fear centers on the reactions I might get from family and friends, or from internet trolls — but never on any concern for my life. That reality has now changed. Can’t sleep tonight, thoughts with my French…
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