Masha Leon
By Masha Leon
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The Schmooze Gayle Kirschenbaum On Her Oy Vey Mom ‘Selfie’ Film: ‘Look At Us Now Mother!’
“We are all prisoners of our family life experience” Gayle Kirschenbaum — artist, filmmaker, and creator told me during several conversations about her autobiographical documentary “Look At Us Now Mother!” — an emotional, kishke-churning rollercoaster ride dealing with her mother’s lifelong torturing “get a nose job mantra” and more. Truth be told, my reaction to…
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The Schmooze Remembering Leon Charney — A Mensch For All Seasons
Leon Charney — lawyer, real estate giant, author, TV host, philanthropist and more who died at 77 on March 21st — had been a special friend to my family. I first met him in the 1980’s and through the 1990’s at the Catskills’ crown jewel The Concord, where he was the resort’s attorney and self-appointed…
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The Schmooze Laurie Tisch Among Honorees at Women’s Leadership Council Luncheon
There’s an old adage that if you want to get something done — then have a woman do it. And that was at the heart of the 10th Annual Women’s Leadership Council Luncheon: “Power of Women to Make A Difference” held at Cipriani 42nd Street. Benefiting United Way of NYC’s ReadNYC Initiative it was attended…
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The Schmooze Bloomingdale’s CEO Tony Spring Honored at New Yorker For New York Gala
Greeting the 400 guests at the March 7 Citizens Committee for New York City Gala at Gotham Hall, Committee CEO Peter H. Kostmayer informed “Our work is in hundreds of the city’s poorest neighborhoods filling gaps whether it be music lessons for poor kids or vegetable gardens for neighborhoods with little access to fresh and…
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The Schmooze Isaac Mizrahi and Sandra Berhard in Jewish Museum Purim Ball Limelight
The Jewish Museum’s invitation for its 30th Annual February 24 Purim Ball — with the directive “Wear Your Mask; Leave Your Black Tie at Home” — honored fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi and featured actress/ singer/ comedienne/ Sandra Bernhard in an edgy spoof of the annual Megillah Purim Spiel. Always innovative in its décor — this…
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The Schmooze Nancy Reagan Remembered as Gracious at Her Book’s Launch
I first met Nancy Reagan — who died on March 6 at 94 of congestive heart failure — during the 1989 American Booksellers Association Convention in Washington, D.C. The event was a June 5 by-invitation-only reception for her autobiographical memoir “My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan” with William Novak, held at the Library of…
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The Schmooze Israeli Singer Noa Recalls Singing for Three Popes
The February 15 sold out performance by Israeli singer, songwriter and activist Achinoam Nini Noa at Temple-Emanuel’s Skirball Center presented by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation was a double-header feast — a bravura concert by Noa accompanied by guitarist Gil Dor followed by a post-concert dialogue with Forward editor Jane Eisner . Seasoning her vocal pyrotechnic…
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The Schmooze Interview With ‘Fiddler on the Roof’s’ Motel the Tailor Reveals a Gutsy Entrepreneur Role Model
Relishing the newest production of “Fiddler on the Roof” by Joseph Stein (book) Jerry Bock (music) and lyricist Sheldon Harnick I experienced an Aha! moment that altered my perception of the character “Motel the tailor” as portrayed by Adam Kantor. Watching Kantor’s interpretation in what was my seventh “Fiddler,” it occurred to me that it…
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