Renee Ghert-Zand
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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The Schmooze Ehud Barak: Afraid of the Remix
“If the Minister of Defense knows what a remix is, then I can go to bed peacefully at night,” Noy Alooshe commented humorously as he posted the above clip on Facebook yesterday. The video is taken from an interview Ehud Barak gave to Israel’s Channel 10. In it, Barak shows host Guy Lehrer his smart…
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The Schmooze Anna Wintour Chose Israeli for First Vogue Cover
As Vogue gets set to celebrate its 120th anniversary in 2012, there has been a lot of looking back at the fashion bible’s history. Most important for fashionistas everywhere is the fact that the magazine’s complete archives is now available online. One of the items in the archives is the cover of the November 1988…
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The Schmooze Friday Film: One Last Pin Prick
Naomi Jaye does not speak a word of Yiddish, but that is not stopping her from making the first contemporary Yiddish-language feature film in Canada, and only the second in North America. The 38-year old writer, director and producer is busy with pre-production on “The Pin,” which will begin filming in March 2012 in Toronto…
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Life Prime Ribs: Israel Edition
Things were starting to look up earlier this week when both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres spoke out against the exclusion of women. It was also announced that the Knesset task force was meeting to discuss sanctions against businesses that discriminate against women. …But then only one government minister, Education Minister Gideon…
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The Schmooze North Carolina Rabbi Welcomes Immigrants
A rabbi in North Carolina is letting people know — in a big way — about the biblical injunction to welcome the stranger. Rabbi Eric Solomon of Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh is a member of a Uniting N.C., an interfaith coalition that has put up billboards in support of immigrants. “Once they’re here, the…
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The Schmooze Jewish ‘Nutcracker’ Comes to San Francisco
Tired of the same old Nutcracker? Looking for a new — and Jewish — twist on that holiday classic? Look no further than “The Jewish Nutcracker, A Maccabee Celebration” in San Francisco. World Dance Fusion is presenting this holiday season a performance that unites the Tchaikovsky’s score with a fusion of various international dance genres….
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The Schmooze Liz Taylor’s Jewels Fetch $116 Million
It is no secret that Elizabeth Taylor loved jewelry. The fact that her signature fragrance was called White Diamonds was a big hint, as was the fact that she always appeared in public laden with baubles and bangles (the real kind). So, it may not come as a shock that the auction of Elizabeth Taylor’s…
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The Schmooze Ohio Doctor Still Practices at 100
Dr. Fred Goldman, who celebrated his 100th birthday on December 11, is still going strong — not by relaxing in retirement, but by working. Goldman is the oldest licensed physician practicing medicine in Ohio. The doctor still works three full days a week, seeing patients in his non-computerized office (he calls it “the dump”), and…
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