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Israeli Rock Star Makes the List
Ten years ago, Ivri Lider was a gangly newbie with rock ’n’roll dreams. Today, he’s one of Israel’s biggest stars, huge in a way that’s very difficult to achieve in such a tiny place. He performs duets with reigning doyens and rising stars, fills the biggest halls and enjoys a generation-spanning popularity most American performers…
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Borat Pens Travel Guide
He made us laugh, he made us squirm, and he offended many — including the government of Kazakhstan. Now, Borat Sagdiyev — the fictional reporter created by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen — is testing the waters in the literary world after his success on the silver screen in 2006. His new book, “Borat: Touristic Guidings…
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Holy Robot
Robots and computers have been eliminating human jobs at what some might consider an alarming rate, but the sacred work of Torah scribes seems like something only humans could do. A group in Germany, however, has created an industrial robot that has been programmed to write the entire Bible, including the New Testament, on a…
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Dr. Ruth Joins JDate
It’s a match made in heaven. Ruth Westheimer, better known as Dr. Ruth, has teamed up with the popular Web site JDate to offer advice to hopeful Jewish singles. The legendary sexpert will answer JDaters’ questions, and divulge the secrets of finding love and happiness, in a new column on JMag, the e-zine of the…
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Ode to Ann Coulter
Nearly 4 million people have heard her voice on the Internet video smash “I Got a Crush on Obama,” in which a sultry admirer confesses her love for the presidential candidate. Another 3.5 million have watched her video “My Box in a Box,” a parody of a Justin Timberlake number from “Saturday Night Live” whose…
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Forward Staff Honored
It’s been a good week for the Forward. The paper was recognized last Friday by the Independent Press Association of New York when two staff members received Ippie awards. Editor J.J. Goldberg won third place in the best editorial category for “Blind Justice,” and staff writer Rebecca Spence won third place in the best labor…
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Borat’s Baby Boom
Sacha Baron Cohen and his Australian fiancée, Isla Fisher, gave birth to a baby girl October 19. The couple has been tight-lipped about the baby’s name, which was still not revealed at press time. Baron Cohen, 36, gained international fame for his 2006 movie, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of…
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Blacklisted Actress Steals the Scene in "Sex and the City" Film
Madeline Lee Gilford has been working in the entertainment industry since she was 3 years old, and now, at 85, she doesn’t seem to have any intention of retiring. Wife of the late actor Jack Gilford, Lee Gilford just shot a scene with Sarah Jessica Parker in the much anticipated film “Sex and the City”…
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Halle Berry’s Nosy Remark
Halle Berry put her foot in her mouth last Friday during a live taping of “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.” While sharing photos that had been distorted on a computer for comedic effect, Berry presented one of herself with an enormous nose. “Here’s where I look like my Jewish cousin,” she said. The comment…
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Paltrow’s Character Flaw
There has been no shortage of lovable Jewish male movie characters in the recent past. The clumsy and uncouth Stiller, Sandler and Rogen types do almost everything wrong until their not-that-badness unfolds, usually in a midstory montage, exposing a tenderness that leads them to whatever home base they desire. (The end of the run is…
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Maccabi Tel Aviv Takes On the Knicks Maccabi Tel Aviv Takes On the Knicks
It is estimated that there are more than 80,000 Israelis living in New York City. Last Thursday, many of them were rocking the roof of Madison Square Garden as Maccabi Tel Aviv’s basketball squad faced off against the New York Knicks in what was undoubtedly the most raucous preseason exhibition game played at the Garden….
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