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WATCH: Jeffrey Tambor Shushes Emmy Band With ‘Sheket B’vakasha’
Jeffrey Tambor did his best Hebrew school teacher imitation to shush the Emmy Awards band when it struck up a tune to nudge him off stage. As the band started playing to indicate that Tambor should wrap things up, the best actor honoree still had an important message to deliver. So he used the hebrew…
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‘Transparent’ Creator Jill Soloway Calls Donald Trump ‘Inheritor of Hitler’ at Emmys
‘Transparent’ creator Jill Soloway referred to Donald Trump as “the inheritor to Hitler” at the Emmys. The Republican presidential candidate “needs to be called out every chance we get as one of the most dangerous monsters to ever approach our lifetimes,” Soloway told reporters backstage. “He’s a complete dangerous monster,” she said. “Any moment I…
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‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Stars in Yeshiva U. Fundraising Video
(JTA) — It’s a question thousands of fans are undoubtedly asking themselves: What is Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the hip-hop musical “Hamilton,” up to now that he has left the insanely successful production? Could he be writing another biographical smash hit? The answer may be surprising. In the short term, at least, he’s…
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The 5 Best Jewish Moments at the Emmys
Happy Emmys day, everybody! We’re celebrating by counting down five of our favorite Jewish moments (“Transparent” dominated our list a little bit…no surprises there). 1) Kicking off the night in style, Amy Schumer answered the “what are you wearing” question in the best way possible. Who are you wearing? @amyschumer: “Vivian Westwood, Tom Ford shoes…
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BBC Weather Forecast Tells Viewers to Expect ‘Nazi Ghosts’
A BBC weather forecast in Wales recently told viewers that they could expect to encounter some “Nazi ghosts” along with a cold front in the days ahead. The subtitling of the forecast delivered by the BBC Wales presenter Sue Charles was supposed to read the “North Sea coast.” But a glitch in the automatic subtitling…
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Hey Tim Gunn, Stop Calling Our Bodies ‘Appalling’
Tim Gunn, fashion designer and Project Runway host, has had a lot to say about female bodies lately. He recently published a call-out of the fashion industry in The Washington Post, decrying the ways in which it fails women size 12 and over. While many of his points were spot on, necessary truths, he focused…
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Benjamin Brafman Toasts Dr. Howard Cedar at Israel Cancer Research Fund Gala
“Am delighted to see that there is no height requirement to be Consul General of Israel,” joshed criminal lawyer Benjamin Brafman, emcee at the September 13th Israel Cancer Research Fund Tower of Hope Gala, as he introduced Israel’s newly appointed consul to New York Dani Dayan who delivered a brief address to the 300 guests…
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The Best Jewish Shows To Binge Watch Before The Emmys
The Emmys are on Sunday September 18th, and the nomination list is chock full of Jewy shows featuring Jewish actors. We compiled a list to give you ample time to binge watch and brush up on all the drama and hilarity before the big day. Transparent One of the most Jewy shows nominated this year,…
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Can You Guess the First Jewish Actor To Ever Win an Emmy Award?
Amidst all the discussion around here about the cast and crew of “Transparent,” “Veep,” “Inside Amy Schumer” and the like, we were wondering who was the first Jewish personality to win a Primetime Emmy Award. Carl Reiner, perchance? Mike Nichols? Elaine May? The answer, as it turns out, is none other than Milton Berle, aka…
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Ivanka Trump Cuts Short Interview Amid Questions About Donald’s ‘Incovenient’ Pregnancy Remark
Things got heated between Ivanka Trump and Cosmopolitan reporter Prachi Gupta during an interview discussing Donald Trump’s child care and maternity leave plan on Wednesday. The 34-year-old, who played a major role in shaping the new proposal, has been lending a hand in her father’s outreach efforts to secure female voters (as of August, 65%…
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Ophira Eisenberg and The New Yorker’s Emily Flake Bring Parenting Humor To Brooklyn
On a recent summer Thursday, the cramped basement performance space of Brooklyn’s Union Hall filled with groups of friends, couples on dates, and a few loners who gave the impression they were there every night. It was about the crowd you’d expect at a night of standup comedy, which New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake, as…
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