Renee Ghert-Zand
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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The Schmooze Jewish Immigrant Who Became Acoma Governor
There were many 19th-century Jewish immigrants to the United States who made their way to the Wild West to seek their fortunes. But only one, Solomon Bibo, became the governor of a Native American tribe. The Indians called him Don Solomono; for filmmaker Paul Ratner, he is “Moses on the Mesa.” Ratner, a 35-year-old recipient…
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Food Shorty Goldstein’s Set To Bring Old Shul Deli to SF
“It is so wrong for a deli customer to be served a knish that’s been put in a microwave,” lamented Michael Siegel, a successful San Francisco chef who is poised to open his own new Jewish deli in late January. At his place, almost everything will be made from scratch. “It’s time to bring the…
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The Schmooze Translation Contest to Honor Abraham Sutzkever
Summer Literary Seminars has announced its Abraham Sutzkever Translation Prize, marking the centennial of the birth of one of the most acclaimed Yiddish poets of the 20th century. “To me, he is the leading Yiddish poet, the epitome of Yiddish literature in the 20th century,” Mikhail Iossel said of Sutzkever. Iossel, a Soviet émigré and…
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Life Q&A with Scientist-Turned-Novelist Beverly Akerman
For most of her adult life, Beverly Akerman was a molecular genetics researcher at McGill University and the Montreal Children’s Hospital. But in 2003, after several years of feeling an underlying malaise and professional unhappiness, she decided to make a mid-life career switch. Following dreams she set aside for 20 years as a busy working…
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The Schmooze Seth Rogen’s Nude Pics
Seth Rogen told David Letterman about his first nude photos…taken in the doctor’s office. Bummer. Carly Rose Sonenclar came in second at the end of the second season of “The X Factor,” failing to win the $5 million prize. Nonetheless, the amazingly talented 13-year-old is number one in our books. Listen to her sing her…
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The Schmooze Speaking Out Against Gun Violence
In the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings one week ago, a large number of performing artists have joined forces with Mayors Against Illegal Guns and the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence to “Demand A Plan Against Gun Violence.” Celebrities, including Paul Rudd, Amanda Peet, Rashida Jones, Sarah Silverman, Kate Hudson, Debra Messing, Elizabeth…
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The Schmooze Geek Hero Nate Silver
Geek hero Nate Silver is Out’s Person of the Year. The Daily Intelligencer seems to think Silver used the opportunity to trash talk his detractors. The holiday season is making Mark Zuckerberg feel very charitable. He just gave his largest gift to date—$500 million in Facebook stock to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a non-profit…
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The Schmooze Amy Winehouse Inquest
A new inquest has been ordered into the death of singer Amy Winehouse. It was revealed that the coroner who oversaw the original inquest lacked proper credentials and resigned shortly thereafter. Celebrities, including Bethenny Frankel, Paul Abdul, and Dianna Agron, reacted on Twitter to the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT….
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