Nathan Burstein
By Nathan Burstein
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The Schmooze Where’s Hillary? Hasidic Newspaper Photoshops Clinton Out of Bin Laden Photo
A Hasidic newspaper in Brooklyn has attracted national attention for defying explicit White House instructions and erasing Hillary Clinton from what’s arguably the year’s most powerful photo. The Yiddish-language newspaper, Der Tzitung, also erased Director of Counterterrorism Audrey Tomason from the image, which was taken as President Obama and his top officials watched the raid…
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The Schmooze ‘Live Long and Prosper’: Mr. Spock’s Hebrew Hand Gesture
EDITOR’S NOTE: Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing Mr. Spock on ‘Star Trek,’ has passed away at the age of 83. Here’s how he came up with the hand gesture that made him famous. Who could forget Mr. Spock’s trademark hand sign on “Star Trek”? It turns out that the distinctive salute was based on…
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The Schmooze Ringling Heiress Sues Brother After Assault at Shiva
When it comes to the Jewish family behind Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, the real circus is taking place outside the big top. In a lawsuit that involves a rabbi, secret gay lovers and an alleged assault at a shiva, Ringling heiress Karen Feld is suing her brother, Kenneth, for $110 million, claiming she…
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The Schmooze Galliano Loses Jewish Lawyer
The Shmooze is shocked — shocked! — to report that an anti-Semite and his Jewish lawyer have parted ways. Depending on your source, Jewish attorney Stephane Zerbib has either quit working for British fashion designer John Galliano — or Galliano fired him. An unnamed source claims Zerbib “had enough” from Galliano, who was fired by…
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The Schmooze Larry David To Play Nun in ‘Three Stooges’ Film
Casting Larry David as a nun is brilliant — as strange and amusing as Condoleezza Rice’s turn as herself last week on “30 Rock.” Known for his constant kvetching and general misanthropy on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” David has been announced as the newest cast member on the upcoming “Three Stooges” movie, which will co-star fellow…
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The Schmooze Hipsters Embrace Hasidic Headwear
When Hasidim and hipsters have shared headlines in recent years, it’s most often been because of tensions dividing the two communities. So it’s nice, for a change, to see a story about something the two groups have in common — specifically, their love of a distinctive type of headwear. The New York Times reports that…
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The Schmooze Time Mag’s Attack Against ‘Jewish Food’
Criticize any national or ethnic cuisine and you’re spoiling for a fight. So writer Josh Ozersky knows he’s stepping on a land mine when he writes, on the Web site of Time, that “Jewish food is awful.” Having launched his attack, however, the Jewish Ozersky quickly retreats, clarifying that he’s limiting his discussion to “the…
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The Schmooze Madoff Family Member Shopping Around Tell-All Book
Perhaps it was inevitable that someone in the Madoff clan would eventually write a tell-all. If she gets her way, that family member will be Stephanie Morgan, the former daughter-in-law of Bernie and Ruth Madoff. New York magazine reports that Morgan is currently shopping a memoir to publishers, promising a story that portrays her as…
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