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Getting Through the Holidays…With Prozac
Holidays have you down? Can’t escape the tinsel, carols and mall mobs? Well, neither can Steve Wasserman, which is why he created a Jewish Revisionist Advent calendar as commissioned by the snarky Web site Jewdas.org, to count down the days until the end of Christmas. Advent calendars typically take the form of large cardboard cutouts…
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Nick Hornby’s Jewish ‘Education’
Discussing his gentile upbringing outside London during the 1960s, writer Nick Hornby (“High Fidelity,” “About a Boy,” “Fever Pitch”) recalls how the word “Jewish” was used interchangeably with “cheap” in the schoolyard, and how his grandmother would call him a “Wandering Jew” when he was restless. British attitudes toward the nation’s now 280,000 Jews have…
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‘Bruno’: An Equal-Opportunity Offender
In the department of “legal actions highly unlikely to succeed,” an ex-member of the Palestinian Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade is suing Sacha Baron Cohen and Universal Pictures in U.S. Federal Court for $110 million, alleging libel and slander. Playing the flamingly gay Austrian celebra-whore title character in this summer’s movie “Bruno,” Baron Cohen mocked Ayman Abu…
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Jewish Films Take On Sundance
The January 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the hypercompetitive showcase of indie cinema held annually in Utah, has announced a lineup that includes films inspired by Brooklyn Hasidism and the Holocaust. “Holy Rollers,” a drama about a naive Brooklyn Hasid who becomes a mule in the international ecstasy trade, was chosen as one of 16 films…
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Spielberg’s Israeli Reality Show
What do you get when you combine the minds of “ER” creator Steven Spielberg and Phil Rosenthal, the executive producer of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” then throw in a dash of Israel? A new reality series that thrusts a group of American doctors into a bustling Israeli hospital. Multiple Oscar winner Spielberg, and Rosenthal, an Emmy-winning…
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Details Mag: Jews Are Smoking Hot
Congratulations, Jewish women: You are officially “the ethnic fetish du jour.” So says the men’s magazine Details, which bestows the dubious honor in an article in its December issue, informing readers that “America can’t get enough smoking-hot Semitic tush.” Reporting that Jewish women’s unglamorous “Fran Drescher rep” is a thing of the past, the article…
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Hanukkah Goes Heavy Metal
Hanukkah for most Jews is a time for latkes, family and friends, and maybe even a gift or two. But for the members of the heavy metal band Gods of Fire, it’s a time to rock your face off with some Hanukkah-themed metal ballads. The band’s new album, “Hanukkah Gone Metal,” which debuted in mid-November,…
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Shakira Adds Dose of Klezmer to New CD
South America’s biggest pop star is a fan of klezmer, if her latest CD is any indication. Colombian singer Shakira, who has topped charts with her Spanish and English lyrics, samples the Jewish musical genre on her new album, “She Wolf,” which debuted at 15 on the Billboard album chart dated December 12 . The…
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Top Moments in Madoff Pop Culture
Bernard Madoff caused a lot of heartache with his titanic Ponzi scheme. It seems only natural that a scandal of this magnitude would creep into the larger culture. After considerable mental strain, the Forward has dug up some notable examples. Determining their taste, or lack thereof, is up to you. 1. The “Seinfeld” reunion on…
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‘Jeopardy’ Does Jews’ Clues In the Holy Land
I’ll take Israel for $2,000, Alex. That’s what contestants on “Jeopardy!” were saying November 23, when the famous quiz show included a Double Jeopardy category titled “A Journey Through Israel.” Host Alex Trebek and his team, the Clue Crew, traveled to the Holy Land in early September, the show’s first time there, to tape the…
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A New Yad for the Bar-Mitzvah Set
A ceremonial yad, or Torah pointer, is a traditional gift for a bar or bat mitzvah. But a new technological innovation aimed at helping children learn their Torah and Haftarah portions represents a new kind of competition for this classic ritual item. In contrast to ornate sterling silver or intricately carved wood, the Livescribe Pulse…
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