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Jews for Jeans: Who’s Your Pick for Hall of Fame?
Levi Strauss, creator of blue jeans, or Steven Spielberg, director of the films “E.T.” and “Schindler’s List”? Perhaps legendary baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax, or Albert Einstein? Who deserves to be in the Jewish American Hall of Fame? The National Museum of American Jewish History is about to find out. The museum, which is slated to…
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Such a Deal! Find God, Win a Trip
‘A Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist and a Jew walk into a house with 10 atheists…” What sounds like the start of a bad joke actually will be brought to life on Turkish television this fall. If you don’t believe in God, perhaps a stint on reality TV will help change your mind. At least…
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Lezak Skips Worlds, Picks Maccabiah Games
One of America’s most decorated swimmers is skipping the world championships in July for a chance to compete in Israel. Jason Lezak, winner of two golds and a bronze at last summer’s Beijing Olympics, will bypass the year’s most important swimming competition in favor of the Maccabiah Games, the quadrennial “Jewish Olympics,” set to begin…
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‘I Gotta (Mazel Tov) Feeling’
Congratulations are in order for the Black Eyed Peas. No, make that a hearty “Mazel tov.” Thanks to a bit of lyrical inspiration by the hip-hop hit makers, the Hebrew expression of good wishes is getting its widest-ever exposure this summer in bars and dance clubs across the country. In the new party anthem “I…
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Not ‘Far’ From Her Roots
On June 23, singer-songwriter Regina Spektor released her newest album, “Far.” Since her 2004 debut album, “Soviet Kitsch,” Spektor has made quite a name for herself. In 2008, she headlined the 50th anniversary of Israel celebration in Washington. Her blend of piano-driven melodies and free-spirited lyrics has drawn comparisons with some of music’s great female…
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Historic Breakaway
‘We made history. I feel like I am in a dream,” Israeli basketball player Omri Casspi said June 25, when he was picked by the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft, held at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Casspi became the first Israeli basketball player to be selected…
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Disney Channel Goes Hebrew
Mickey and Minnie Mouse, who have long been roaming the desert, are slated to finally reach the Holy Land this September. The Disney Channel, which originated in 1983 in the United States and became a cornerstone of children’s television programming, will launch an Israeli counterpart this fall, the Jerusalem Post reported on June 29. In…
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Shimon Peres, Songwriter?
If Shimon Peres ever seemed distracted during a Cabinet meeting, Israelis now know why: He was busy writing song lyrics on the side. Israel’s senior statesman, it turns out, is actually a poet statesman — the pen behind a new collection of songs being released in August to coincide with his 86th birthday. The Nobel…
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Surf’s Up
On June 20, Israeli windsurfer Shahar Zubari won the gold medal at the 2009 R:SX European Championships in Tel Aviv. The Eliat native beat out French windsurfer Julien Bontemps, who had finished ahead of Zubari in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Urban Kibbutz Puts Down Roots
It’s seen its share of ups and downs, but the kibbutz movement is now alive and well — in Seattle. Alternately described by members as “an intentional community,” “Jewish co-housing” and “a neo-shtetl,” the Ravenna Kibbutz — located in the northern Seattle neighborhood of the same name — recently expanded to a third home, earning…
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Will Jean-Luc Godard Tackle the Holocaust?
Legendary French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard may be gearing up for a drama about the Holocaust. The groundbreaking filmmaker behind “Breathless” and “A Woman Is a Woman” is considering an adaptation of the 2006 memoir “The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million,” Daniel Mendelsohn’s account of his research into the wartime fate…
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