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Muhammad Ali’s Other Fight
World champion boxer Muhammad Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1982, and now his daughter, Rasheda Ali, has joined forces with an Israeli biotech firm that specializes in adult stem-cell research to find cures for neurodegenerative diseases. The younger Ali signed on as official spokeswoman and advisory board member for BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, which…
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Celeb Expert Offers Unique Advice
With Britney Spears displaying more bizarre behavior by the day — not to mention last week’s legal bombshell granting custody of her children to her ex-husband, Kevin Federline — the toasted pop tart probably could use all the advice she can get. But only one Hollywood commentator-cum-unsolicited-advice-giver can offer Spears some words of wisdom connecting…
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Biblical Tales, Animated
Moses and God are coming to the big screen later this month. “The Ten Commandments,” an animated film narrated by Ben Kingsley, features the voices of Christian Slater as Moses, Alfred Molina as Ramses and Elliott Gould as God. Directed by Bill Boyce and John Stronach, the film is the first in a series of…
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Bryan Adams Sings for Peace
Bryan Adams will be performing two peace concerts in the Middle East on October 18 — one in Jericho in the West Bank and one in Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv. The Canadian-born singer, who became a household name following a series of hits in the 1980s and ’90s — including the pop classic “Summer…
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Israelis: Mind Your Manners
Israeli businessman Ronnie Maman wants to teach his fellow countrymen some manners. Maman, who lived in San Diego for 26 years and moved back to Israel two years ago, has announced that he will award $60,000 to anyone who comes up with the best way to teach Israelis how to be more considerate of one…
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Soccer Star Boycotts Israel
Germany’s Iranian-born soccer star Ashkan Dejagah has been making headlines these days, but it’s not because of his spectacular plays on the pitch. Earlier this week, Dejagah reportedly refused to take part in an October 12 game against Israel in Tel Aviv. The 21-year-old, who plays for Bundesliga club VfB Wolfsburg, told the German Football…
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Susie Essman’s New Reality
‘Beware of Jews bearing gifts,” joked Susie Essman to contestants on the series premiere of the reality show “Better Half” as she presented them with their next challenge. Essman, who plays the abrasive Susie Greene on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” is the host of the new Bravo show, which pits couples against each other in…
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Sukkahs on Wheels
Times Square is not what it used to be. Once a shady, drug-infested corner of Manhattan, the neighborhood is now a bustling center filled with restaurants, shops, shiny office buildings and, most recently, two 48-foot-long sukkahs, courtesy of Chabad-Lubavitch. For the past 20 years, Chabad has thrown makeshift sukkahs onto the beds of pickup trucks…
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Thomas Trial Trivia
Forward connections pop up in the strangest places. The latest: the Isiah Thomas trial. Anne Vladeck, the lawyer who represented Anucha Browne Sanders in the sexual harassment suit against New York Knicks coach Thomas and the team’s owner, Madison Square Garden, is none other than the granddaughter of B. Charney Vladeck, general manager of the…
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Supermodel Citizen
Draft-dodging Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli, girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio, said she doesn’t feel any remorse about evading military service. “I don’t regret not having been drafted into the army, because I made out big,” Refaeli told the Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot. “Why is it good to die for one’s country?” she asked. “Isn’t it better…
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Marcel Marceau Remembered
Marcel Marceau, the legendary master of mime, died September 22 at age 84. Born Marcel Mangel to a Jewish family in Strasbourg, France, Marceau escaped the Nazis, joined the French Resistance and worked as a liaison to General Patton’s army. In 1946 he began studying acting in Paris, where he quickly established his career. The…
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