Renee Ghert-Zand
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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The Schmooze Liza Minelli to Headline White Rose Charity Ball
Liza Minelli is squeezing into her busy concert schedule this fall a special one-off performance at the White Rose Charity Ball in London on September 25. The event will be a fundraiser for the Holocaust Centre. The Holocaust Centre, established in 1995, is Britain’s first dedicated Holocaust memorial and education center. It is located on…
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The Schmooze West Bank Banksy Paintings Reappear in the Hamptons
You know those images the street artist known as Banksy painted on walls in the West Bank in 2007, and displayed in his recent film “Exit Through the Gift Shop”? Well, they’re not there anymore. Instead, they are on display at an art gallery in the Hamptons, and on sale for very high prices. The…
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Food Hummus — The Devil’s in the Measurements
This week we bring you two stories about hummus around the globe. Tell us about your favorite hummus in the comments. “Everyone thinks they make it the best,” is what Abdul Lama said as he stood at the cash register under a portrait of Jordan’s King Abdullah and Queen Rania in his Mediterranean Wraps restaurant…
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The Schmooze Albert Maysles Making Documentary About Style Icon Iris Apfel
How many 90-year-old women start designing their own fashion accessories line for the Home Shopping Network and get to be the subject of a new documentary by a renowned filmmaker? Not many. But then again, Iris Apfel is not your usual nonagenarian. In the sunset of her life Apfel, style icon and interior designer, has…
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The Schmooze Scarlett Johansson Endorses Jewish Candidate for NYC Mayor
The Jewish Scarlett Johansson is standing by her Jewish man – that man being not actor Justin Bartha, but rather Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. The 26-year-old actress and singer is putting her celebrity weight behind Stringer’s bid for mayor of New York in 2013. Observer.com’s Politicker NY reports that Johansson has said she has…
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The Schmooze Australian Man Suspected of Grisly Murder in Tel Aviv
Husband-wife trips don’t always work out well, but this one turned out far, far worse than the usual bad vacation. Israeli police were summoned to a hotel room on the 15th floor of Tel Aviv’s Dan Panorama hotel earlier this week to find Australian tourist John Paul Sebastian with the body of his 54-year-old wife,…
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The Schmooze Q&A: Vanessa Hidary on Jon Stewart, Dating, and Being the Hebrew Mamita
Those who appreciate Vanessa Hidary’s unique, fierce voice in her solo performances as the Hebrew Mamita can now enjoy her words in print, as well. “The Last Kaiser Roll in the Bodega,” Hidary’s first book, is a compelling compilation that paints a word picture of a bold Jewish woman ahead of her time. It is…
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The Schmooze Diabetic? Try a Therapeutic Dip in the Dead Sea
For many, going down to the Dead Sea to bathe in its mineral-rich waters is a sweet treat. Now, researchers are finding that just the opposite is true for diabetics — which is a good thing. A preliminary study has shown that diabetics who immersed themselves in the uniquely salty water were able to significantly…
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