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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Adam Levine Gets Hitched, Jewish Girls Mourn
Women around the world are weeping as Adam Levine, Maroon 5 front man and coach on ?The Voice,? officially took himself off the market and exchanged vows with Victoria?s Secret model Behati Prinsloo. 4/5 IN SUITS AND ADAM LEVINE GOT MARRIED TODAY MY LIFE IS OVER -A<3? 1D Up dates (@1D_Updates_WW) July 21, 2014 Adam…
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Sephardic Legend Flory Jagoda Keeps Singing at 90
Photo: Tom Pich Soon after she assumed the makeshift stage during her July 16 performance at the Washington D.C. JCC, Flory Jagoda, 90, lit a candle. “Sephardic women always believed in light, in a candle,” she told the audience of about 125 people. “With these candles,” the Bosnian-born artist sang in Ladino, “We pray to…
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When Elaine Stritch Dated Marlon Brando
Elaine Stritch, who died on July 17 at 89, was as feisty off-stage as on— whether belting out the the ode to imbibing: “The Ladies Who Lunch” or the survival anthem “I’m Still Here!.” A presence at many a New York City bash, she was a participant in the November 17, 2003 “Stella By Starlight”…
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When a Terrorist Is Not a Terrorist
Image courtesy of HBO When is a terrorist not a terrorist? That’s the question asked and answered in the important HBO documentary, “The Newburgh Sting,” which debuts July 21 at 9 p.m. It’s been over five years. Still, many people are likely to remember how a joint terrorism task force arrested four men before they…
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Backstreet Boys Scrap Israel Shows Over Gaza
The Backstreet Boys canceled three sold-out concerts in Israel due to the Gaza conflict. The American pop band posted a message Sunday on its official website announcing the cancellation of the July 29-31 concerts at the Raanana Amphitheater “to assure the safety of the audience.” New dates will be scheduled for the spring. “This is…
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POEM: ‘The Necessary Killings’
We have to kill them the President said because they are killing us before we can kill them. In that case said the other president, why don’t we kill them yesterday, in which case their children won’t have a chance to grow up. We tried that before said the President, but their children were carrying…
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CO2 and the Jews — Both Victims?
What does carbon dioxide have in common with the persecuted Jews of Nazi Germany? Plenty, at least according to Princeton University physics Prof. William Happer. On CNBC’s July 14 edition of Squawk Box, a morning news and business segment, Happer said: “The demonization of carbon dioxide is just like the demonization of the poor Jews…
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POEM: From ‘Portable Folia’
Israel greet me once a month let every being with a soul praise god & his spouse Your wives are your securities a fuselage to die for Open air relentless inventive elation the measure of measure 400 OVERNIGHT You can have free ovaries but it’ll cost ya Can you plan on pleasure or pain? Earn…
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Dr. Ruth’s Sex Tips for Wartime
Getty Images (Haaretz) — If you were wondering what sexual position was most appropriate in a bomb shelter, don’t. That’s some of the advice Dr. Ruth Westheimer gave an audience in Tel Aviv Wednesday night. The sprightly 4-foot-7, 86-year-old lost her parents in the Holocaust and was a sniper in the Haganah, prestate Israel’s underground…
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How Did Chelsea Handler ‘Nazi’ It Coming?
How did Chelsea Handler ‘Nazi’ this coming? July 14, Chelsea did a Hitler parody on her E! talk show, “Chelsea Lately.” Two days later came the Anti-Defamation League’s condemnation. During the parody, Chelsea’s sidekick, Chuy, dressed up as Hitler. When asked why, he told the audience it was in response to Germany’s World Cup victory….
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Chelsea Handler’s Latest Hitler Comedy Not Funny, ADL Says
Getty Images (JTA) — Were Hitler jokes taken too far on the late-night comedy show “Chelsea Lately”? The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) certainly thought so. “While we try to give comedians leeway and do not believe that Nazi jokes should be completely off-limits, this was an instance of taking a Hitler parody to the extreme,” the…
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