Thea Glassman was an associate editor for the Forward. Follow her on twitter @theakglassman.
Thea Glassman
By Thea Glassman
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News WATCH: Aly Raisman’s Parents Were the Most Nervous People at the Olympics
Aly Raisman’s parents squirmed, hid and clutched their way through their daughter’s qualifying round on Sunday. NBC cameras captured Lynn and Rick Raisman watching the 22-year-old gymnast perform her uneven bar routine, and it’s safe to say that it was all kinds of an emotional roller coaster. First, there was the hiding. Some endless chanting…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Five Revealing Takeaways from New “Transparent” Trailer
Amazon just released a trailer for the hotly anticipated third season of “Transparent,” and fans can rest assured that there’s still plenty of complex family dysfunction to go around. The dramedy, which nabbed ten Emmy nods for its second season, will return on September 23rd complete with some serious life changes for the Pfefferman’s. Here…
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News WATCH: Ultra-Orthodox Protestors Heckle Praying ‘Women of the Wall’ Members
Protestors greeted Women of the Wall participants with curses, heckling and disruptive whistle blowing during their monthly prayer Friday morning at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Approximately ten ultra-Orthodox female protestors gathered around the women, blowing whistles and yelling “Burn alive!” and “Whores!” while police officers stood on the sidelines, according to a press release…
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The Schmooze Dustin Hoffman Messes with Paparazzi in the Most Creative Ways Possible
Hat tip to twitter user Priscilla Page (@BBW_BFF) for bringing to our attention the minefield of hilarity that is Dustin Hoffman trolling the paparazzi. my favorite folder on my computer: Dustin Hoffman Fucking With Paparazzi pic.twitter.com/VKOESwglXV — priscilla page (@BBW_BFF) August 2, 2016 Take a minute to enjoy the 78-year-old actor hiding behind tree branches,…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Israeli Parents Serenade Baby With Cutest Rendition of ‘One Day’
Today in adorable news, an Israeli couple serenaded their baby with a pitch-perfect rendition of the Matisyahu hit “One Day” and we dare you to watch it without smiling. Yoni and Nina Tokayer racked up more than one million views on Facebook when they uploaded the video last week, which features the two sitting in…
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The Schmooze Zac Efron Joined Tinder-and No One Swiped Right For Him
Serious question. Who wants to go on a date with Zac Efron? If you’ve seen the recent “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,” I would be surprised if you’re not giving at least a half-hearted hand raise. <br/br> And yet, it turns out the 28-year-old star has had some trouble in the love department. In…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Matisyahu Joins Street Performer Singing His Song
A street performer in Paia, Hawaii shared an impromptu duet with Matisyahu last week—and he didn’t even realize it. Clint Alama, a local musician, was performing the Jewish singer’s smash hit “One Day,” when an inconspicuous looking man in a backwards baseball cap and swim trunks joined in. The man,unbeknownst to Alama, was Matisyahu himself….
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The Schmooze Their Ferry Nice (Jewish) Wedding
A bride, a groom and their officiator all walk onto a boat… Nope, that’s not a joke (though it probably would have had a pretty great punch line). On July 8, Keith Haskel and Bethany Hall got married aboard the Staten Island Ferry, in a jovial, crowd-filled ceremony rife with nautical puns. “I’m going to…
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