Maia Efrem is the former research editor and assistant to the editor and was also responsible for the Forward’s annual Salary Survey. Previously she served as the editor of Blognik Beat, a blog written by students who emigrated from or have ties to the Former Soviet Union. Maia is a graduate of Hunter College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
We get it, running for president is a tough job. You have to be charming, yet firm, funny, yet serious, you have to dance and make jokes and pander to every sort of different crowd. And even if you do something well, you still get criticized. With that said, this Ted Cruz impersonation of Billy…
The Internet has been overrun with , from Google’s MicDrop debacle to Yahoo convincing panicked fans that Trader Joe’s was closing down. So you can understand why this was us at the Forward all day as we read the news: Me when I’m browsing the Internet today #AprilFools pic.twitter.com/8toPAkMK5t — Austin (@Dat_Saintsfan) April 1, 2016…
Bill Clinton is saying no to . In an interview with the New York Daily News during a campaign stop, President Clinton said he would use his superdelegate vote in New York to support Bernie Sanders if he wins the Democratic nomination over wife Hillary Clinton. “It happened last time,” Clinton said, referring to his…
Old pals Adam Sandler and David Spade announced plans for a nation-wide comedy tour ahead of their upcoming Netflix movie “The Do-Over.” According to an announcement on Sandler’s Facebook page, fans of the dynamic SNL duo can catch them live with Rob Schneider, Nick Swardson and “special guests” from May 19 to May 27. The…
When photos surfaced of “The Nanny” cast’s mini-reunion at Fran Drescher’s house, we were all so happy to see the gang back together. Drescher threw a birthday party in honor of her TV-mom Renée Taylor’s 83rd birthday party and everyone, including Charles Shaughnessy (MR. SHEFFIELD!!!) showed up to celebrate. An evening with the mother in…
Woody Allen’s “Cafe Society,” his 46th feature as a director, has been chosen to open the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival. , the May 11 premier at the Palais des Festivals’ Grand Théâtre Lumière will make Allen the first and only director with three opening-night films at the prestigious French festival. His previous premiers include…
We have only one question for you: Does this picture of a 13-year-old boy remind you of anyone? When Redditer Shannon Welch posted her boyfriend Clyff’s childhood photo to the social news site, the photo for one unlikely reason: Clyff at 13 looked exactly like Natalie Portman, right down to the beauty mark on their…
We have already established that is the story of basically every Jewish family everywhere. But did you know that the movie’s heart and soul is actually Jewish? Lainie Kazan brings a familiar nudgey, yet loving, maternal character to life in Maria Portokalos that can only be played by a real Jewish mama. But Kazan’s career…
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