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Publicist Scores With Rappers, Right-wing Politicians
Ronn Torossian’s friends in the hip-hop world landed him a coveted spot on the guest list for Janet Jackson’s album release party in New York last Monday. “Very tough ticket to get — 400 people were invited,” Torossian noted. But the 29-year-old publicity guru was unable to attend the pop singer’s exclusive soiree. Instead, Torossian…
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Next Up for Legendary Documentarian: Blood Libel
Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles speaks with a gravelly baritone marked strongly by the dropped r’s and broad a’s of Dorchester, the working-class section of Boston where he grew up. And he has the memories to go along with it. “I’d get into a fight every day [defending my Jewishness], and after one of those fights,…
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Female Performers Take a Break As Ringling Bros. Courts Orthodox
Don’t expect to see a bearded lady at the April 8 performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in New York. But there should be plenty of other beards in the stands. In an effort to accommodate the religious sensibilities of many ultra-Orthodox circus fans, on the third day of Passover the…
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Russian Weary But Victorious In Gefilte Fish-eating Contest
From Melville to Hemingway, man has fought a losing battle with the ocean’s great creatures. But last weekend, one Soviet-born Brooklyn resident claimed victory over the beasts of the sea — or at least over seafood. The battleground was not the Atlantic or the Pacific, but the Manhattan Beach Jewish Community Center in Brooklyn. The…
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Blind Golf Pro Works Out Kinks on the Links
POMPANO BEACH, FLA.—Last month, Israeli golfer Zohar Sharon practiced hitting on the driving range at the Palm-Aire Country Club, using a club he’s never used before. Both the club’s golf pro and onlookers at the club were impressed by his 250-yard straight shots. Finally, an admiring spectator approached Sharon and asked him for tips on…
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Putting Israeli Art on the Auction Block at Sotheby’s
As a patron of contemporary Israeli art and a regular in the high-end scene of Sotheby’s auction house, it seemed inevitable that Rivka Saker would attempt to link the two worlds. Indeed, Saker, the managing director of Sotheby’s Tel Aviv since 1983, is the mastermind behind a weeklong festival of contemporary Israeli art to hit…
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‘Seinfeld’ Star Puts Famous Face on Peace Initiative
JERUSALEM — Actor Jason Alexander will tell anyone who asks that he’s nothing at all like George Costanza, the pompous, petty, egocentric character he played on “Seinfeld.” Somehow, though, he can’t help sounding just a bit like his alter ego. Even when he’s flying halfway around the world as an ambassador of peace, he can’t…
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Famed Burger Joint Hosts Rare Bar Mitzvah Bash
CHICAGO — In a subterranean lair beneath the streets here is a dimly lit bar called the Billy Goat Tavern, a place with a storied past and a reputation for diverse characters. But one thing it had never seen before this week was the hora. Last Saturday, though, guests danced in a circle while 13-year…
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‘Jewish Bishop’ Aims To Reconcile Two Religions
Late last year in one of the churches in Abu Gosh — a tranquil Arab village 15 minutes from Jerusalem — Jean-Baptiste Gourion was ordained a Catholic bishop. The event would have been unremarkable were it not for one important detail: Gourion was born a Jew. A native of Algiers, Gourion lived as a Jew…
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Saddam Impersonator Dusts Off His Black Beret
Years before Saddam Hussein was captured in a “spider hole,” a man who looked exactly like Saddam was captured — on film. Complete with a mustache, black beret and the name “Saddam” embroidered on his shirt, he was handing a pair of golden bowling shoes to actor Jeff Bridges in a Los Angeles bowling alley….
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Israeli Horseman Saddles Up for Summer Olympics
When Oded Shimoni competes at the Athens Olympics this summer, he could do more than win a medal. He could make history. Shimoni is the first Israeli to qualify for an Olympic equestrian event. He will compete in dressage, in which riders lead their horses through a series of prescribed movements; scores are based on…
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