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Rather Drops Anchor at the AJC
Apparently, Dan Rather has some free time on his hands. Not only could the erstwhile anchor, who left his post at CBS in June, be seen on Comedy Central last Tuesday, co-hosting election night coverage with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, but just a few days prior he could be found lending his imprimatur to…
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Finding Harmony
Those who went to synagogue Saturday morning and then to the movies Saturday night may have experienced a little bit of déjà vu. The section of the Torah read in synagogues last week included Genesis 11:1-9, the story of the Tower of Babel, and among the movies that hit theaters last Friday was “Babel,” the…
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Crowning Glory
It’s been an extraordinary week for Jewish beauties. In Kiev on Friday, France’s Alexandra Rosenfeld was named Miss Europe. On Saturday, in Columbus, Ohio, Stephanie Wiseman, a senior at Ohio State University, was crowned Homecoming Queen. And that night, in Palm Springs, Calif., Israel’s Nathan Shaked was named International Mr. Gay. All three victories were…
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Tooting Our Own Horn
On October 27, New York’s Independent Press Association, a not-for-profit organization that supports independent publications committed to social justice, recognized three Forward articles at its annual Ippies Award dinner. An editorial by Forward editor J.J. Goldberg on Chile’s January elections (“Chile Future,” January 20, 2006) was given honorable mention. An investigative piece on the office…
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Well, Hello Dali!
When I asked Matthew Margo, senior vice president, Program Practices N.Y. for CBS, what he found of “significant note” at the October 16 Americans for the Arts National Awards, he said: “The lobster designed by Jeff Koons, which graced the microphone.” Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert Lynch told the 500 black-tie stellar…
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Yankee Trailblazer Passes his Torch
Count Ron Blomberg, Major League Baseball’s first designated hitter, among those Jewish fans happy to see Shawn Green in New York — even if the right fielder did fall short of leading the Mets to the World Series. “I think it’s wonderful. Jews are just itching to have another ball player,” Blomberg (pronounced Bloomberg) told…
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Bee Gives Network Buzz
On October 19, “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” gave a boost (of sorts) to the start-up, video-on-demand network Shalom TV. As part of the Comedy Central hit’s regular “The Week in God” segment, correspondent Samantha Bee played a clip in which Mark Golub, network president and CEO, welcomed viewers to what he termed “the…
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Indelible Edibles
Last week, at a “strudel reception” hosted by Austria’s New York consulate, food writer Mimi Sheraton gave a brief talk on cuisine and memory. She spoke of an interview she once did with movie great Federico Fellini in which the director recalled his family’s recipe for the dessert zuppa inglese, or English trifle. As a…
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Primo Voted Number One
In a startling move, Primo Levi’s 1975 book “The Periodic Table,” was named “best science book ever written” by the Royal Institution of Great Britain. The book — which unfolds in 21 autobiographical stories, each tied to an element of the periodic table — edged out works by DNA pioneer James Watson and even “The…
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Khan-Do Princess Raises Alzheimer’s Awareness At Soho Party
“I went to Yom Kippur services at the Shul of New York,” author Amy Tan told me as, around us, people were nibbling finger food and sipping champagne at the October 4 kickoff party for the upcoming “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” Alzheimer’s Association Rita Hayworth Gala. “It’s the shul where Sarah Jessica Parker was…
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Will the Ghost of Hank Greenberg Save the Tigers?
Saddened by the Detroit Tigers 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals last night, and fearful that the Cards might snatch the national title tonight, documentary filmmaker — and lifelong Tigers fan — Aviva Kempner didn’t much feel like talking about the present. Instead, her thoughts were focused on the year of the two teams’…
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