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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Donald or Hillary? 6 Jewish Ways to Flaunt Your Support
Whether you’re “with her” or want to “make America great again,” there are plenty of ways to flaunt your political beliefs — and your Judaism too. Here’s our curated list of the best Jewish-themed campaign gear on the market: In shul They say not to bring politics into the synagogue, but these kippot allow you…
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Humans of New York Captures Jewish Father’s Lessons of Charity to His Sons
(JTA) — Steven I. Weiss has been praised for his work as a reporter and now as the director of original programming and new media at The Jewish Channel, a national cable outlet focused on Jewish news and culture. But it’s safe to say he has never had this many likes on Facebook. Weiss and…
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Amy Schumer and Anna Wintour Switch Jobs for a Day — Hilarity Ensues
What happens when Amy Schumer tries out one of the most coveted jobs in the fashion industry? See for yourself in the video below, as the Jewish comedienne swaps lives for a day with Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour — all we can say is that the result is pretty hilarious. Schumer, who is the cover…
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Hasidic Singer Lipa Schmeltzer Stars in Israeli Pepsi Ad
(JTA) — Lipa Schmeltzer, Hasidic pop star and glasses fashionista, can now add another line to his resume: Israeli Pepsi Max endorser. Lipa, who has broken with his Brooklyn haredi Orthodox community in supporting the State of Israel, recorded a minute-long Pepsi Max commercial blending Israeli culture with his own Yiddish roots that was published…
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‘Golden Girls’-Inspired Cafe Will Open Its Doors in New York This September
A promise to a good friend is now coming together as a cafe inspired by Rue McClanahan from the “The Golden Girls.” Michael J. LaRue, who was one of McClanahan’s closest friends and was producing a musical adaptation of her memoir when she became ill, is collaborating with her son Mark Bisch to open the…
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Oscar De La Renta Fashion Show Benefits Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation
“This is our third [Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation] ‘Collaborating for a Cure’ luncheon” event chair Marion Waxman told the assemblage of fashionable ladies at the impressive Upper East Side residence of Andrea Stark), the luncheon also honored Oscar de la Renta [who in 2014 died of cancer] with a fashion presentation showcasing the Oscar…
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Jewish Stars Mourn Tragic Death of ‘Star Trek’s Anton Yelchin
Anton Yelchin, a precocious actor best known for his role as the equally precocious navigator of the Starship Enterprise, Pavel Chekhov, in the reboots of “Star Trek,” died Sunday morning when his SUV pinned him against the gate of his home in the Hollywood Hills. Yelchin was 27. TMZ reported that Yelchin’s vehicle is a…
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How David Beckham’s Jewish Grandpa Made Him Feel ‘a Part’ of Tribe
— Former British soccer star David Beckham told a JCC audience in London that although he was not raised Jewish, he feels like a member of the tribe. Beckham, 41, was asked last week at a public interview at the JW3 center, “Do you see yourself as Jewish in any way?” He replied: “My grandfather was Jewish, that was on…
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10 Meme Accounts That Own the #Jewish Game on Instagram
Jewish memes, they’re just like us! If you’ve spent any sort of time online you know that memes, or humorous images and videos that are the Internet’s version of inside jokes, dominate Instagram. But did you know that many of the funniest and most popular meme accounts are curated by Jews? In an age where…
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In ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Lawsuit, a Dead Jewish Rocker is the Star
(JTA) — In 1968, a new British band called Led Zeppelin was opening for the American psychedelic rock group Spirit on a U.S. tour. The headliner was fronted by a Jewish 17-year-old named Randy Wolfe, aka Randy California. Nearly 50 years later, a lawsuit filed on behalf of Wolfe, who died in 1997, alleges that…
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Chabad’s ‘Six-Minute Rabbi’ Competes With Priest, Nun and Monk on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’
When Chabad Rabbi Hanoch Hecht announced that he would compete in an upcoming Chopped episode, his congregation thought it was a joke. And yet Hecht, who lives in the town of Rhinebeck in the Hudson Valley, will face off for the title of best chef against a priest, a pastor and a nun-in-training in a…
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