Renee Ghert-Zand
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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The Schmooze Babs Gives $10 Million for Women’s Heart Health
On June 14, Barbra Streisand opened her home and her wallet for women’s heart health. Tired of gender inequality in cardiovascular disease research, Streisand hosted a fundraiser dinner for the cause under a tent on the property of the Malibu home she shares with her husband, James Brolin. Joining Streisand were many of her showbiz…
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The Schmooze Jewish Celebs Honored for Paramount’s 100th
In the heyday of the Hollywood studio system, it was customary for the studios to assemble their stable of stars for a photographic group portrait. Being that this year is Paramount Pictures’ 100th anniversary, the studio thought it appropriate to resurrect this traditional practice. On January 13, 116 of Paramount’s greatest living talents gathered at…
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Opinion The Fallout From Two Soldiers Holding Hands
No one should have been surprised that a photo of two male Israeli soldiers holding hands would have gone viral and provoked a huge response after the IDF posted it on Monday on its Facebook page in honor of Pride Month. As of Tuesday evening, it had garnered 9,500 likes, 7,330 shares, and 1,360 comments….
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Food World Food Prize Goes to Israeli Innovator
“If there is such a thing as rock star status in the world of soil physics, then Daniel Hillel has attained it,” Eric Herschthal wrote in a 2010 article titled “The Man Who Made The Deserts Bloom” in The Jewish Week. Now, two years later, Hillel, an 81-year-old American-born Israeli scientist has won this year’s…
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The Schmooze Adam Lambert Tops ‘Sexiest Men in Pop’ List
When it comes to sex appeal, it looks like Jewish pop stars have it. How else can The Shmooze account for the fact that three out of the 10 men on Billboard’s “sexiest men in pop” list are members of the tribe? Billboard polled 600,000 readers, who let it be known that the sexiest male…
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The Schmooze Gilad Shalit To Report on NBA Finals
Former Hamas captive and recently discharged IDF soldier Gilad Shalit has just landed his first post-army job — and it’s a plum one. A long-time sports fanatic (he’s especially fond of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team), Shalit will be the new sports commentator for the leading Israeli newspaper, Yediot Ahronot. Israel’s Channel 2 News…
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The Schmooze Italian Soccer Star Taunted By Racist Fans
As many had feared, racism has reared its ugly head at Euro 2012. Italian football star Mario Balotelli was subjected to non-stop verbal abuse during the Italy-Spain match earlier this week at the Arena Gdansk in Poland. The Mirror reported that 300 Spanish fans made monkey chants at Balotelli, and that the stewards (ushers) thought…
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman Hits the Town With Aleph
If you go by paparazzi photos and gossip reports, then it appears that Natalie Portman dined in at least a couple of restaurants in Los Angeles last week. First, the Enquirer let everyone know that the actress stopped in for lunch at Flore Vegan, an organic vegan restaurant on W. Sunset Blvd in Silverlake, with…
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