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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18 Ways to Look at Jerusalem
What one person sees is not necessarily what another sees — even if they are both looking at the same thing. In the case of Israeli designer Tal Erez’s new “A Point of View” exhibition, that thing is Jerusalem. Erez’s work on this project has given him a new perspective on the city. Now, with…
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Meet Our Readers’ Top Jewish Dogs
We asked, you barked back. After ranking the “Top Jewish Dogs of All Time” last week, we thought it was time to go a little closer to home. And so, behold the top Jewish dogs in North America, as sent in by our readers. We were overwhelmed by the amount of submissions and the enthusiasm…
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Working in Barbra Streisand’s Private Mall
Jonathan Tolin’s hilarious and at times poignant comedy, “Buyer and Cellar,” has received rapturous reviews. It recently moved into the Barrow Street Theater in Greenwich Village, where it continues to play to sold-out crowds. The idea for the show sprang from Barbra Streisand’s coffee table book, “My Passion for Design.” A self-aggrandizing tribute to her…
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Check Out James Deen’s New Movie
Relax, it’s not porn. James Deen, Jewish porn star, makes his non-X-rated debut in “The Canyons,” the upcoming movie co-starring Lindsday Lohan and based off a script by Bret Easton Ellis. The film — which was rejected by SXSW for having “an ugliness and a deadness to it,” marks a long-awaited (for her, at least)…
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Lena Dunham Endorses Scott Stringer
Lena Dunham, native New Yorker, has spoken. The writer, director and producer of the HBO series “Girls”, took to Twitter on Thursday to announce who she supports in the hot race for the city’s third most important municipal office — New York City Comptroller. I’m a native New Yorker & I like my leaders with…
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Who Are the Hottest Jewish Men in Hollywood?
So many mensches, so little time. To save you the trouble of thinking about it too hard, Buzzfeed has nicely put together “The Official Ranking Of The 51 Hottest Jewish Men In Hollywood”. Whether they’re Jewish in real life, or play a member of the tribe on TV, these men are all prime hubby material….
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Betty Ehrenberg Honored by Yeshivot Bnei Akiva
“Seventy years ago we lost 40% of our people and a much greater percentage of our Torah scholars,” said Richard Stone, co-chairman of the American Friends of Yeshivot Bnei Akiva’s 34th Anniversary Tribute dinner held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on July 1 — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. “Anchored in the Jewish…
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Israeli Businesswoman Funds Endowed Professorship at GMU
George Mason University has announced that a new endowed professorship has been created thanks to a substantial donation by American-Israeli businesswoman Shari Arison. The recipient of the Arison Group Endowed Professor of Doing Good Values will work under the purview of George Mason’s New Century College and “will be dedicated to research and education that…
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Y.U. Leader Was in Trouble of a Different Kind
On July 1, Yeshiva University chancellor Norman Lamm announced his retirement under a cloud of allegations regarding sexual abuse at Yeshiva University High School during the 1970s and ‘80s. Lamm may be the first Y.U. chancellor to come under that kind of scrutiny, but he is not the first Y.U. leader to find himself in…
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Books Author Blog: A Word on Who I Am
Earlier this week, Ilan Mochari wrote about the autobiographical elements in his novel, “Zinsky the Obscure” (Fomite Press). His blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: A few months ago I finished Pete…
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Joan Rivers vs. Writers Guild of America
“Fashion Police” guru Joan Rivers is in hot water with the Writers Guild of America. The Council of the Writers Guild of America East voted to send charges filed against Rivers to a trial board Wednesday, raising the stakes in the ongoing strike of “Fashion Police” writers, Variety reported. “The writers on that show are…
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