Nathan Burstein
By Nathan Burstein
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The Schmooze Anne Frank Gets the Musical Treatment
You’ve read Anne Frank’s “Diary of a Young Girl,” but what about her blog? If you’re weirded out by the idea, you may not instantly love “Le Blog de Anne,” part of a promotional Web site for “Anne le Musical,” a song-filled new play about — you guessed it — the murdered Jewish teen. Premiering…
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The Schmooze Things That Look Like Hitler: Mustache Edition
As The Shmooze has already observed, the people of the United Kingdom have a habit of seeing Hitler in odd places — from the facade of Welsh houses to their own pet cats. Now a small-town politician has spotted the Nazi leader — or at least his mustache — on one of his own political…
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The Schmooze Moses Brings Them Out to the Theaters
It doesn’t have the glamour of Cannes or the indie cred of Sundance, but it does boast Moses as its mascot. In the lead-up to next month’s Toronto Jewish Film Festival, organizers have released a series of ads featuring the biblical forefather in a humorous mix of modern situations – a publicity effort that has…
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The Schmooze Anti-Semitic Guard Won’t Serve At Royal Wedding
Bad ideas if you want a role in the royal wedding: insult the bride, write about your anti-Semitic fantasies and slur England’s Pakistani immigrants. One of the would-be guards during this Friday’s festivities has managed all three, getting himself removed from his duties along the ceremonial parade route. Cameron Reilly was to have joined several…
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The Schmooze Yet Another Mel Gibson Revival
With a new movie about to open, Mel Gibson is attempting a comeback – again. He – and we – have been here before. The “Braveheart” star tried a similar move last year with the release of “Edge of Darkness,” a thriller that underwhelmed at the box office, and wasn’t helped by Gibson’s hostile reaction…
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The Schmooze Is Madonna Leaving Kabbalah for Opus Dei?
Is kabbalah losing its most famous student? No one can say for sure, but reports are spreading that Madonna is considering a switch to Opus Dei, the conservative Catholic sect arguably most famous for protesting its own vilification in “The Da Vinci Code.” The rumors suggest that Madonna sought out the group in reaction to…
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The Schmooze The Jewish Dream Team Behind New Abe Lincoln Flick
If they could get Natalie Portman involved, it truly would be a Jewish dream team behind “Team of Rivals,” an upcoming Hollywood drama about the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Instead, they’ll have to make do with “just” the directing talents of Steven Spielberg and the writing gifts of Tony Kushner, who are collaborating for a…
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The Schmooze FBI: Tupac Extorted by Jewish Defense League
Fifteen years after Tupac Shakur’s murder, the FBI has released documents showing that the rapper received death threats from the Jewish Defense League as part of an extortion scheme. The papers reveal an FBI request for additional time to investigate the matter, with the organization interested in determining “whether the extortionate activities … are in…
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