Nathan Burstein
By Nathan Burstein
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The Schmooze Pamela Anderson’s New Israeli Dancing Gig
Pamela Anderson is set to become TV’s biggest prime-time star — in Israel. The former “Baywatch” actress has signed on to serve as a guest judge and dancer on “Rokdim Im Kochavim,” Israel’s version of “Dancing With the Stars.” According to an October 4 report in the country’s Yediot Aharonot newspaper, the former model and…
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Culture The Most Important Nazi Film They Didn’t Let You See
More than six decades after its intended release, the documentary “Nuremberg” should have secured its own small but notable place in American film history. Funded, but later suppressed, by America’s government, the documentary records the first major trial involving crimes against humanity, and features then unseen footage taken by the Germans themselves. But despite its…
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The Schmooze Next Stop, Academy Awards?
Maybe the fourth time will be a charm. Israel’s film industry handed out its top honors September 21, naming as the year’s top movie “The Human Resources Manager,” a comic drama about a Jerusalem bakery worker. The film’s victory at the Ophirs — the annual awards ceremony of the Israeli Film and Television Academy —…
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The Schmooze Being Polite, All the Way to the Israeli Bank
It pays to be polite, even in Israel. Though not known for their sparkling manners, Israelis are finely attuned to matters of etiquette and make more money when they treat others well, according to a survey published September 14. In a national study titled “Is It Worth It To Be Polite?” researchers from the Jerusalem…
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The Schmooze Israeli Artist Takes Venice Film Festival Award
A movie combining a sexual fetish with elements of Jewish folklore and Israeli foreign policy has won a prize at one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals. “Tse” (“Out”), a 34-minute project by Israeli video artist Roee Rosen, took home the Orizzonti Award for medium-length films at the Venice Film Festival on September 11,…
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The Schmooze Bibi Gets Down With the Facebook Generation
He’s a leader, not a “follower.” His Twitter account says so. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a coordinated charm offensive on the Internet, creating his own accounts recently on the major social networking and media sharing websites. Since August, the 60-year-old Netanyahu has started his own pages on Facebook, Flickr and Twitter, a…
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The Schmooze Mosque Debate Focuses Attention on Bloomberg’s Judaism
Leave it to a debate over a mosque to refocus attention on Michael Bloomberg’s Judaism. New York City’s mayor has returned to the national spotlight in recent weeks, as controversy has escalated over the so-called “Ground Zero mosque,” the proposed Islamic cultural center that would be built two blocks from the former site of the…
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The Schmooze Katy Perry Channels Queen Esther
She’s got the No. 1 album in the country — and, apparently, she can relate to the Bible’s Queen Esther. Katy Perry, who’s dominated radio waves since May with the inescapable pop single “California Gurls,” went straight to the top spot September 1 with the release of her third album, “Teenage Dream.” In addition to…
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