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Professor Sprout Calls Israel ‘Stupid’
Looks like Professor Sprout has stepped out of the Hogwarts greenhouse — right into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Miriam Margolyes, who played the matron of the Hogwarts greenhouses and Head of Hufflepuff house in the “Harry Potter” franchise, spoke out about the recent war in Gaza to Radio Times, a British television and radio magazine. According…
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6 Jewish Crime Novels With Female Protagonists Everyone Should Read
Nora Goodman, the troubled heroine of Diane Lawson’s thriller “A Tightly Raveled Mind,” (read our interview with the author here) might call herself a disciple of Freud. But she follows a long line of Jewish women in crime fiction, from Orthodox mothers to Miami Beach beauticians to wisecracking lawyers. Here are six of our favorite…
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Mourners Sing Kaddish at Ben Bradlee’s Funeral
Getty Images Legendary newsman Ben Bradlee was put to rest on Wednesday at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. But among the traditional hymns and psalms listed in the program, something stands out: Hebrew script, spelling out the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for mourning. Now, the former Washington Post executive editor, who died October…
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Bernard-Henri Levy Makes Charlie Rose Blush at Hermoine-Lafayette Gala
In advance of the anticipated arrival in New York in 2015 of the “Freedom Frigate” Hermione-Lafayette — Friends of Hermione-Lafayette in America celebrated its Inaugural October Gala aboard the USS Intrepid Air & Space Museum. Moet Hennessy flowed and a leggy beauty dispensed teaspoonfuls of Petrossian caviar to the black tie guests — six hundred…
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A Freudian Detective in Texas
When San Antonio psychotherapist Dr. Nora Goodman’s patients start dropping dead, police tell her it’s a coincidence. But the good Dr. Goodman refuses to buy it, and hires a private detective to help figure out if someone’s targeting her practice. Could it be her despised ex-husband, a disturbed patient, or something more nefarious? Author Diane…
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Jewish Hoops Owner’s ‘Hoodish’ Email Snafu
Golden State Warriors owner Peter Guber with basketball star Jermaine O’Neal/Getty Images (JTA) — Oy. Talk about auto-correct fails. In an email to team employees, the Jewish owner of a pro basketball team said he wanted to learn “hoodish.” He apparently meant to write “Yiddish.” Golden State Warriors co-owner Peter Guber sent out a follow-up email…
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Celebrating 100 Years of Jonas Salk
Happy birthday Jonas Salk! Today’s Google Doodle pays tribute to the Jewish inventor of the polio vaccine, born 100 years ago today in New York City. Been a long time since high school science class? Here’s a little refresher: Who Is Jonas Salk Jonas Salk 1914, New York City – 1995, San Diego) graduated from…
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A Jewish Hottie on ‘Downton Abbey’
Courtesy of ITV SPOILER ALERT If you are one of those who actually waits the four-month purgatory period between when “Downton Abbey” airs in the United Kingdom and in the United States, you may want to avoid this blog post. Until January 4, that is. Attention fellow tribe-members! There is a Jewish boy on this…
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PBS Wades Into the ISIS Quagmire
“The Rise of ISIS,” the latest documentary from the award-winning Frontline PBS investigative series, is likely to leave you with one major takeaway. Despite the best of intentions, pretty much everything the U.S. has done in the Middle East has contributed to the chaos. We are Westerners lost in a strange land with absolutely no…
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Dr. Ruth’s Sexy Halloween Tips
Getty Images Dr. Ruth has some tips for those of you looking to get a little something something this Halloween: no tricks, just treats. The 86-year-old Jewish sex expert has taken to Twitter to share her best advice for some loving on the most spooky of holidays. We’ve picked out some of our favorite tidbits….
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Treblinka’s ‘Last Witness’ Keeps Alive Camp’s Memory
Samuel Willenberg, the last known living survivor of the notorious Nazi extermination camp Treblinka is nearing the end of a life’s mission to tell of the horrors that he saw there. Now 92, his remarkable story, featured in a documentary film produced by Miami public TV channel WLRN, is spurring efforts to fulfill that mission…
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