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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Of Golda Meir, Laverne and Shirley and 8 Other Facts About (Jewish) Wisconsin
1) Wisconsin has only 50,000 Jews in a state with about 5.9 million people. Sixty percent, 30,000, of them live in Metro Milwaukee and only 4.500 live in the city of Milwaukee itself (out of 600,000) or less than one percent in the city and less than one percent in the entire state. 2) Wisconsin’s…
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POEM: ‘Prague by Night’
Patchouli oil and the scent of your travel hair, our smaller days middle-aged and measured by hotel soaps that come in gold foil wrappers like they’re something special. You say one European city is like another. Scientists say somewhere in space exist colors we’ve never seen. When we make love in the hotel room in…
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I’m Still Drawing, Charlie
Lior Zaltzman As a cartoonist, I’ve often been scared to breach political topics in an overt way. My fear centers on the reactions I might get from family and friends, or from internet trolls — but never on any concern for my life. That reality has now changed. Can’t sleep tonight, thoughts with my French…
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First Look at Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher’s Baby
In October, Ashton Kutcher posted pictures of 8 different babies to Twitter, announcing that one of them was Wyatt Isabelle, his newborn daughter with Mila Kunis. Now, we’ve got the read deal. The couple’s holiday card, showing off the 3-month-old infant, have been leaked online. Mila and Ashton are so cute 🙁 pic.twitter.com/DYl6Qa1FGw — cat…
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Jewish ‘Bachelorette’ Andi Dorfman Calls Off Engagement
Getty Images Just when you let your guard down and started believing that true love really does exist — and that it can be found on a TV show, no less — reality slaps you right across the face. TMZ reports that Bachelorette Andi Dorfman and fiancée Josh Murray have called off their eight-month long…
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The Challenge of Preserving Jewish History
Courtesy of the Center for Jewish History 2014 was a tumultuous year for the Center for Jewish History. CJH, which houses one of the world’s largest and most important collections of Jewish books and documents, lost its longtime chief operating officer, Michael S. Glickman, when he left in May. A few months later, two of…
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Are The Kardashians Moving to Tel Aviv?
Getty Images Brace yourself Tel Aviv, the Kardashians are coming. The Times of Israel reports that Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian have their eye on $30 million worth of real estate on the city’s A-list Hayarkon Street. The sisters would apparently combine a fourth floor apartment and 11,840 square feet penthouse to create the ultimate…
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WATCH: Susan Sontag’s Panned and Banned Israel Documentary
In October and November 1973, during and shortly after the Yom Kippur War, Susan Sontag travelled to Israel to make a documentary film entitled “Promised Lands.” The movie constituted a mere coda in the recent HBO documentary about her life and work, “Regarding Susan Sontag”, which as Gabe Friedman noted in his review “leaves out…
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When Charlie Hebdo Lampooned Jews Too
On January 7, three gunmen open fired at the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people, including two police officers. Four of France’s most celebrated cartoonists Charb, Cabu, Wolinski and Tignous, were among the victims. It’s easy to speculate about what sparked this deadly attack. Charlie Hebdo wasn’t exactly known for its…
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9 Jews To Look Out For at The Golden Globes
As we all get ready to worship at the altar of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey on Sunday, take a moment to check out which of your favorite Jewish actors/directors/writers are being honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The 72nd Annual Golden Globes Awards will air at 8 p.m. (EST) on NBC on Jan….
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A Holocaust Survivor’s Confounding Choices
When filmmaker Yael Reuveny sought backing in Israel and in Germany to make “Farewell, Herr Schwarz,” film people would ask her, why make another Holocaust film after so many have been made? “The answer,” Reuveny told the Forward, “is that the movie is not about them [Holocaust survivors], it’s about now. It’s about who we…
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