Tamar Skydell
By Tamar Skydell
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The Schmooze Ivanka and Jared Reportedly Walked Out Of Dick Cheney Biopic ‘Vice’
Date night gone wrong? Over Christmas, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reportedly walked out of a viewing of “Vice,” the contentious Dick Cheney biopic. The couple observed the Jewish custom of catching a movie on Christmas, but either remembered suddenly that they perhaps shouldn’t be relaxing while the government is shut down or found the…
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The Schmooze ‘Clueless’ Creator Amy Heckerling Makes It Official: Cher Horowitz Is Not Jewish
It is almost 2019, and we have just been let down by Amy Heckerling, creator of the 1995 “Clueless” film. Cher Horowitz, the universal ‘90s icon for spunky tweens, has just wrecked our Jewish childhood dreams. Amy Herckerling, the film’s director, revealed to JTA that Cher Horowitz is not Jewish. Cher Horowitz, played by Alicia…
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The Schmooze Gal Gadot, the ‘Wonder Woman’, Wraps Up Production Of Sequel With A Gushing Instagram Post
Production for the highly-anticipated “Wonder Woman 1984” has ended, Gal Gadot revealed on Instagram. The Israeli actress uploaded a few shots from the filming of the “Wonder Woman” sequel on Sunday, along with a touching message for the cast, crew, and fans of the box office hit. View this post on Instagram We did it….
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The Schmooze Gwyneth Paltrow Hangs Christmas Stockings With Her Jewish Kids
Gwyneth Paltrow enhanced our dull little lives by letting us peek into her holiday celebrations with her family. For Paltrow, who famously “consciously uncoupled” from then-husband Chris Martin in 2014, “family” includes Martin, her new husband Brad Falchuk, and her two children, Apple and Moses. The only way I’d hang a stocking for an ex…
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The Schmooze Pete Davidson’s Terrifying Note Should Remind Us — Cyberbullying Can Be Deadly
Pete Davidson, SNL comedian and former fiancee to pint-sized popstar Ariana Grande, uploaded a concerning message on Instagram page on Saturday, but quickly deleted it. “i really don’t want to be on this earth anymore. i’m doing my best to stay here for you but i actually don’t know how much longer i can last….
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The Schmooze Karlie Kloss Apparently ‘Knows Her Stuff’ When It Comes To Judaism
Karlie Kloss once ran in Taylor Swift’s squad. Now she’s moved on to an even more exclusive crew: Kloss and her husband Josh Kushner spent Shabbat with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of England. We were ecstatic when Karlie Kloss converted to Judaism this past summer, so hearing about her hobnobbing with…
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The Schmooze ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Cast Reunites After 25 Years To Remember Robin Williams
It’s been 25 years since “Mrs. Doubtfire” splashed onto the big screen and into our hearts. The star-studded cast, minus the late Robin Williams and legendary Sally Field, recently gathered for a group interview on the Today Show to honor the milestone and remember the beloved Williams. Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, Pierce Brosnan, and Mara…
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The Schmooze Adam Levine, Feminist: ‘Men Should Be Pillars of Support To Women’
Adam Levine is almost 40 years old and he doesn’t need a babysitter. The tatted up, smoldering Jewish frontman of Maroon 5 opened up in an interview with Variety about his unyielding respect and value for women, his pop-music ideology, and his future. Levine, despite whatever you may have thought or heard about him, is…
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