Renee Ghert-Zand
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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Food Recipes From ‘Across the Sea’ in Tel Aviv
A new stunning Israeli book aims to bridge the space between the ocean and the table. Half cookbook, half artful seafood encyclopedia, the book is a project of famed Tel Aviv port restaurant Mul-Yam (or, Across the Sea). “Mul-Yam is known for bringing unusual fish to Israel,” the book’s designer Dan Alexander said about the…
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The Schmooze Grammys Jewish Highlights
All eyes and ears were on the Grammys on Sunday night. Here are some Jewish highlights: Jack Antonoff and his band fun. won for Best New Artist and for Best Song of the Year for “We Are Young,” and Drake’s “Take Care” won for best rap album. Watch Lena Dunham, who was hard to miss…
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The Schmooze Watch This Mashup of ’70s Israeli Disco
Kutiman is always up to something interesting. The Israeli musical artist (né Ophir Kutiel) is known for his inspired “ThruYOU” mashups of YouTube videos. Sitting at his home computer he is a cutting-edge composer, sampling snippets of sound from homemade movies to unite and blend disparate individuals from all corners of the globe into beautiful…
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Culture Boomer Unemployment Is a Growing Crisis
Seasoned Jewish educational leaders make up a small slice of the older Americans struggling with unemployment. Health and social services agencies have been scrambling to support the demographic group having the hardest time finding new work — the millions of out-of-work baby boomers too young to retire and too old to start over. Profoundly concerned…
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Culture Recession Bites as Jewish Educators Downsized
It is no secret that Jewish communal organizations have taken a beating in the ongoing economic recession. Educational institutions, including schools and synagogue programs, have had to slash budgets, and bureaus of Jewish education have either scaled back or closed their doors altogether. Less apparent is the impact on individual lives. In the wake of…
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The Schmooze Bar Refaeli’s Pucker Power
Who knew Bar Refaeli’s outré Super Bowl ad for Go Daddy would have such pucker power? HuffPo ran a piece on all the lucky guys the supermodel has smooched with, as well as another on nerdy Jesse Heiman who got to play tonsil hockey with her in the commercial. Hillel at Stanford University got in…
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Breaking News Orthodox Rabbi Defends Jewish Psychiatrist Convicted in Sex Assaults
Fissures are appearing in Calgary’s Jewish community following the conviction of one of its members, a prominent forensic psychiatrist, for sexually assaulting patients. Dr. Aubrey Levin was sentenced on January 31 to five years in prison for abusing people involved with the province of Alberta’s criminal justice system who were sent to him for assessment…
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The Schmooze Ed Koch’s Spot on ‘Sex and the City’
The late ex-New York mayor Ed Koch loved the limelight. Entertainment Weekly recalled a number of hizzoner’s forays into pop culture, including acting in a cameo role in “The First Wives Club,” hosting “Saturday Night Live,” presiding as a judge on “The People’s Court,” and strutting the fashion runway on “Sex and the City.” David…
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