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Trick or Treyf: Madoff Mask A Hit for Halloween
Ghostly sightings of Bernard Madoff’s plastic punim will be popping up everywhere this Halloween, as costume shops report that Madoff masks are flying off the shelves. As of press time, Amazon.com listed its Madoff mask as “currently unavailable,” and it was “temporarily out of stock” at AnyCostume.com. Mask buyers are pairing the face with striped…
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Nice Jewish Guys Are Pinups in New Calendar
A producer of the hit reality TV show “The Simple Life,” which stars Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, is now trying to boost the image of nice Jewish guys — one month at a time. Adam Cohen’s Nice Jewish Guys Calendar 2010 features 12 California menschen in their 20s, all of whom are gainfully employed…
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We Remember, on Facebook
It seems like an oxymoron to be a Jew and be a “fan” of Auschwitz, but there are more than 10,000 such fans. They’re not fans of the infamous concentration camp, but rather “fans” of the Auschwitz Memorial page on Facebook, the social-networking Web site. The Auschwitz Museum in Poland launched the page October 14,…
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Jews Claim Spot on Out 100 List
It’s the ultimate who’s who of who’s gay around the globe: Out magazine’s 15th annual Out 100 list. And this year, Jews, an Israeli among them, are proudly claiming their spots on it. The 2009 edition of the Out 100, which will hit news stands in early November, will list the gay culture magazine’s picks…
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Israeli Director’s Paranormal Hit
A horror film shot inside the home of first-time Israeli director Oren Peli has become a surprise smash hit at the box office. “Paranormal Activity” landed at fifth place at the box office between October 9 and October 11, raking in $7.1 million over the three-day span and drawing comparisons to the 1999 horror sensation…
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Gaza Zoo May Get Real Zebras
Here’s an aspect of Arab-Israeli relations that’s truly black and white: A pair of zebras, currently residents of the Ramat Gan Safari located in a northern suburb of Tel Aviv, may be on their way to Gaza as a gift to the area’s children. The transfer is being considered following an incident in which the…
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Haifa Musical Export Gains on Lady Gaga
Enthusiasm is catching for Infected Mushroom, the Israeli trance band. A month after their latest release, members of Haifa’s best-known musical export have made their debut appearance on the Billboard sales charts, surging 33 places to reach the No. 8 spot on the magazine’s Heatseeker Albums list. In rankings dated October 10, the group also…
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The Stork in the Sky Knows Her Season
This October, Israel’s skies host the annual migration of about half a billion birds. More than 400 known bird species cross Israel en route from Europe to winter homes in Africa, including 85% of the world’s white stork population and many species of birds of prey. According to ornithologists, the region experiences this phenomenon because…
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‘Family Guy’ Jumps the Jew
There’s a time in every American animated comedy series, it seems, when everything turns Jewish. Whether that’s Krusty the Clown (aka Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski) finding his Jewish roots in “The Simpsons,” Kyle heading off to Mel Gibson to demand his money back in “South Park,” or the recent “Family Guy” (in the gently…
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‘Ajami’ Wins Top Israeli Film Prize
A film about crime and violence near Tel Aviv has been named Israel’s official selection for next year’s Academy Awards. “Ajami,” a drama set among cops and criminals in the mixed Arab and Jewish city of Jaffa, swept the major prizes September 26 at the Ophirs, the top honors of the Israeli Film and Television…
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Identity Gleefully Revealed
On the television dramedy “Glee,” the Fox TV show that focuses on the members of an Ohio high school choir, lead character Rachel Berry officially came out — as a Jew. There were hints beforehand: her name, her allusions to her big nose, her love for Streisand. But it wasn’t until the episode that aired…
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