The Schmooze lies at the intersection of high and low culture. Here, the latest developments and trends in Jewish art, books, dance, film, music, media, television and theater are all assimilated into one handy pop culture blog.
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Bernie Sanders Looks Like Everyone’s Jewish Grandpa in Adorable Democratic Convention Video Clip
Bernie Sanders doesn’t try to be your cute Jewish grandpa, he just is. Last night, as Sanders waited for his big speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the cameras caught the former presidential candidate in the audience dropping his speech. That moment was adorable, but it was only a matter of time before…
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WATCH: Gal Gadot Rocks in ‘Wonder Woman’ Trailer
Israeli actress Gal Gadot showed off her fierce fighting skills in the much-anticipated first official trailer for the movie “Wonder Woman.” In the clip, Gadot’s character uses her superhero power to fight against multitudes of men who come at her with guns and cannons. Gadot, 31, grew up in Israel’s central city Rosh HaAyin. The…
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Jon Stewart Returns to Late Night TV — With Biting Takedown of Donald Trump
(JTA) — Donald Trump’s long, dark speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this Thursday left many viewers pining for some comic relief. Luckily, they got that and more with the return of a familiar Jewish voice: Jon Stewart. The beloved comic and political satirist came out of his late-night retirement for a few minutes…
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Donald Trump Demands Money Back After ‘Lipstick on a Pig’ Ghostwriter Speaks Out
Mere days after Tony Schwartz, Donald Trump’s Jewish ghostwriter, broke his silence to The New Yorker about his experience writing “The Art of the Deal,” and his assessment of Trump’s character, Trump’s campaign served Schwartz with a cease-and-desist letter. “The fact that Trump would take time out of convention week to worry about a critic…
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Simcha Maven Harriette Rose Katz Honors ‘The Chosen Few’ Event Professionals
“I was a pioneer in the industry” event maven Harriette Rose Katz, president and founder of “The Chosen Few” told me during our chat following her society’s 2nd Anniversary induction event held at the The Rainbow Room. A stellar happening, it celebrated the presentation of awards to new members for “excellence and artistry, imagination and…
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Billionaire Son of George Soros Living Up the Bachelor Lifestyle in the Hamptons
Summertime in the Hamptons is all fun and (model-filled) games for Alexander Soros, the son of billionaire philanthropist and Democratic donor, George Soros. Page Six reports that the 30-year-old bachelor has been living it up and “shuttling models” to and from his $85 million Hamptons summer rental, Villa Maria. Instagram snapshots reveal a party-boy lifestyle…
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Watch Aly Raisman Explain What Goes Into an Olympic Gymnastics Routine
Aly Raisman is a Gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast, but she’s not sitting back on her laurels just yet. Raisman broke down all the components of her upcoming routine for the Rio Olympics in a Wall Street Journal video, giving us just a glimpse at the staggering amount of work that goes on behind the scenes….
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Abe Foxman’s Son Steps Down as Editorial Director of InStyle Magazine
Ariel Foxman — the son of Abe Foxman, the former National Director at the Anti-Defamation League — has announced that he will be stepping down as editorial director at InStyle magazine on August 4, after serving in the position for eight years. Opening up in an interview with WWD, Foxman said, “I’ve been with this…
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Ivanka Trump Defends the Donald Against Claims of Anti-Semitism
In a pre-taped interview with Good Morning America, Ivanka Trump took a strong and defensive tone against those who charge her father with anti-Semitism. When asked about the image Donald Trump tweeted of Hillary Clinton’s face next to a six-pointed star against a backdrop of money, Ivanka Trump insisted that her father “clearly did not…
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Stephen Colbert Brings Jon Stewart Out of Retirement to Make America Sane Again
Jon Stewart, how we have missed thee? Let us count the ways! While the news cycle has been obsessing over Donald Trump’s run for president, Stewart has been holed up in a cabin out in the middle of nowhere with his old pal and Comedy Central Republican chum, Stephen Colbert. So you can imagine their…
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Their Ferry Nice (Jewish) Wedding
A bride, a groom and their officiator all walk onto a boat… Nope, that’s not a joke (though it probably would have had a pretty great punch line). On July 8, Keith Haskel and Bethany Hall got married aboard the Staten Island Ferry, in a jovial, crowd-filled ceremony rife with nautical puns. “I’m going to…
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