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.
The king of fashion is dead(ish), long live the new king. After 48 years, Ralph Lauren, the man behind the quintessential look of American fashion, is stepping down. Lauren surprised many today when he announced he is bowing out as CEO of Ralph Lauren Corp. His handpicked choice, Stefan Larsson, will replace him. Larsson, 41,…
Halloween is more than a month away but our minds are already on the upcoming festival of lights, Hanukkah. Last year’s hottest Hanukkah toy, , was a runaway success after its founder, Neal Hoffman, first pitched it on “Shark Tank,” the ABC show where entrepreneurs invest their money in up-and-coming ventures. But we doubt anyone…
Hello New Yorkers, scared for your Pope commute into the city tomorrow? We have a solution courtesy of — Jews. For the low, low price of $95, , the Uber of the skies, will have you flying in a helicopter above the Papal traffic and feeling like Richie Rich above the sweaty peasants waiting for a…
There’s a new bundle of joy on the way! Ivanka Trump has announced she and hubby Jared Kushner were pregnant with their third child via an incredibly sweet photo of Trump with their first two children, Arabella, 4, and Joseph, 23 months. The couple, married for about six years, have become the darling of the…
In an example of , Spanish activists in full clown makeup — red noses included — disrobed in front of the West Bank separation barrier in Jerusalem to protest the wall’s existence as a divider between Israel and the Palestinian territories. The group, Pallasos en Rebeldia — Clowns in Rebellion — received mixed reactions (to…
Insta, Insta on my phone, who’s the most popular of them all? Designers and models in the fashion world know that selling your clothes is one thing, but selling a lifestyle is a whole other ballgame. Having a strong social media game plan to appeal to the average shopper is key and no platform is…
Every time a marriage ends, a divorce attorney gets its wings. Laura Wasser, divorce attorney to the stars has had a busy summer. While you and I were hitting the beach and enjoying our barbecues, Wasser was and proceedings for ex-lovebirds Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick, and Gwen Stefani and…
Ahh, nothing like the smell of Schadenfreude in the morning. The Ashley Madison saga continues as CEO Noel Biderman after a third wave of client and website data was dumped, exposing Biderman’s very own alleged extramarital affair along with the other 37 million users of the adultery website. According to BuzzFeed News, nearly 300 leaked…
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