Rachel X. Landes
By Rachel X. Landes
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Fast Forward Ted Cruz’s Father Says Jews Are ‘Democrats First’
The father of 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz told a Florida Tea Party audience that Jews are “Democrats first and Jews second.” Rafael Cruz made the explosive comments, along with similar remarks about Catholics, on Saturday, in front of the Palm Beach County Tea Party. “This is what has happened to a great many…
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The Schmooze Marc Maron’s Latest Guest Is None Other Than Barack Obama
“I want to connect. I don’t want to do a policy discussion,” said Jewish funnyman, Marc Maron, in his introduction to his biweekly podcast before his biggest interview yet – with President Barack Obama. The host of spoke with The President in his (literal) garage in Pasadena, CA, for an hour last Friday as a…
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Fast Forward Spanish Town Officially Dumps ‘KIll Jews’ Name
Who would want to live in a town that’s called, “Camp Kill Jews”? Well, the mayor of the Spanish town of Castrillo Matajudios asked himself the same question, according to the . After a referendum and regional government, Castrillo Matajudios is no more. Instead, the town’s new name, Castrillo Mota de Judios, translates to “Jews’…
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The Schmooze Rob Zombie to Direct Groucho Marx Biopic
Marx Brothers and horror fans unite? Rob Zombie, musician turned film director, will direct the film version of Raised Eyebrows (1996), a book focusing on the final years of Groucho Marx, . Oren Moverman will write the screenplay. The story comes from author Steve Stoliar, who worked with Groucho Marx as his personal secretary and…
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News Charleston Jews Join Vigil For Church Shooting Victims
The brutal shooting of on Wednesday night has stunned Charleston’s Jewish community. “We’re always on alert when there’s a hate act,” said Judi Corsaro, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Charleston, South Carolina, adding that there was very little reason for the Jewish community to suspect a rise in anti-Semitism. Last night, she said, was…
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The Schmooze Melissa Rivers Will Co-Host ‘Fashion Police’
Joan Rivers certainly won’t be rolling over in her grave over the newest addition to her old show, “Fashion Police.” Melissa Rivers, Joan’s 47-year-old daughter and sometimes partner-in-crime, will co-host the show when the newest season airs, . The new episodes will also feature the two returning hosts, Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski, and add…
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Fast Forward ‘Peeping Tom’ New York Landlord Charged With Taping Tenant Naked
A creepy Upper West Side landlord has reportedly been charged for the second time with filming women without their permission in their apartments. Eli Kadoch, 48, was of filming Aksana Kuzmitskaya, 26, a grad student from Belarus. She had moved into his building in December of 2013 and lived there rent-free on the condition that…
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Fast Forward Israel Mocks Foreign Reporters With YouTube Cartoon
Israel’s Foreign Ministry took to YouTube to mock foreign journalists’ coverage of the Gaza conflict last summer — but not everyone sees the humor. The Foreign Ministry released a 50 second animated clip that depicted an cartoon journalist with an American accent reporting from Gaza during last summer’s war. “We’re here in the center of…
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