Ross Ufberg
By Ross Ufberg
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Film & TV Why Gad Elmaleh Is the Most Popular Jewish Comic You’ve Never Heard of
Gad Elmaleh is working out a bit. The Moroccan-Jewish-French comedian and I are sitting in the lobby of a swanky Tribeca hotel the night after his show at Joe’s Pub in downtown Manhattan, talking about his foray into English-language stand-up comedy. Elmaleh, who was born in Casablanca, is wondering whether there’s room in his act…
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Culture Kinky Friedman Rides Again
Kinky Friedman’s got big boots. Size 10.5. Black cowboy jobs with Texas dust in the cracks. And points sharp enough to catch the hook of a song, of which Friedman’s got plenty: “They Ain’t Makin’ Jews Like Jesus Anymore,” “Rapid City, South Dakota,” “Ride ’Em Jewboy.” In October he’ll have a few more to add…
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The Schmooze The Lions of Zion, Chapter 26
The Lions of Zion, Chapter 26 What would have happened had there been a Jewish team in the Major Leagues? In an original novel serialized on The Arty Semite, Ross Ufberg imagines the trials and triumphs of The Lions of Zion, an all-Jewish team competing in the National League in 1933. Read the first 25…
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The Schmooze The Lions of Zion, Chapter 25
What would have happened had there been a Jewish team in the Major Leagues? In an original novel serialized on The Arty Semite, Ross Ufberg imagines the trials and triumphs of The Lions of Zion, an all-Jewish team competing in the National League in 1933. Read the first 24 chapters here. At a Wedding, One…
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The Schmooze The Lions of Zion, Chapter 24
What would have happened had there been a Jewish team in the Major Leagues? In an original novel serialized on The Arty Semite, Ross Ufberg imagines the trials and triumphs of The Lions of Zion, an all-Jewish team competing in the National League in 1933. Read the first 23 chapters here. Blessed Is the True…
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The Schmooze The Lions of Zion, Chapter 23
What would have happened had there been a Jewish team in the Major Leagues? In an original novel serialized on The Arty Semite, Ross Ufberg imagines the trials and triumphs of The Lions of Zion, an all-Jewish team competing in the National League in 1933. Read the first 22 chapters here. Different Kinds of Fire…
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The Schmooze The Lions of Zion, Chapter 22
What would have happened had there been a Jewish team in the Major Leagues? In an original novel serialized on The Arty Semite, Ross Ufberg imagines the trials and triumphs of The Lions of Zion, an all-Jewish team competing in the National League in 1933. Read the first 21 chapters here. A Feeling It’s usually…
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The Schmooze The Lions of Zion, Chapter 21
What would have happened had there been a Jewish team in the Major Leagues? In an original novel serialized on The Arty Semite, Ross Ufberg imagines the trials and triumphs of The Lions of Zion, an all-Jewish team competing in the National League in 1933. Read the first 20 chapters here. Sleep Would Not Come…
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