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The Schmooze Charlie Sheen Demands Apology From ADL
Crossposted From TMZ Charlie Sheen claims he doesn’t hate Chuck Lorre because of his “Jewishness” … he hates him for other reasons … and now Sheen is lashing out at a Jewish organization for insinuating he’s an anti-Semite. Sheen is still furious with the Anti-Defamation League for saying the actor exhibited “borderline anti-Semitism” when he…
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News J Street Strikes One for Civility
We know about the falling out between the dovish J Street lobby and prized endorsee Rep. Gary Ackerman. Now, after both sides articulated their positions at length (to recap: Ackerman basically said J Street lost its brains, and J Street responded that Ackerman didn’t understand its positions) — it is time to calm down. And…
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Opinion Abe Foxman Takes on a New Threat: Jewish Paranoia
That’s right: Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, has written a forceful essay attacking what he sees as a tendency among Jews to see enemies everywhere and overlook signs of friendship, and thus to risk missing opportunities for peace. Foxman frames his thesis around the Carmel fire and the outside help that…
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The Schmooze Tolerance Education For Students at "Beat the Jew" High School
A Southern California high school, where seven seniors where caught playing a chase game called “Beat the Jew” in May, will follow a new tolerance curriculum sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Palm Springs and Desert Area and the Anti-Defamation League’s “A World of Difference” Institute. The curriculum — set to start today — will…
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The Schmooze Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Rebuffs ADL’s Anti-Semitism Accusations
Like the song on Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” says, “the show must go on.” That’s the word from ex-Pink Floyd honcho Roger Waters, who has forcefully rebuffed accusations his new solo stage show includes anti-Semitic imagery. As the Shmooze reported this week, the Anti-Defamation League lashed out at Waters for an animated stage sequence where…
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The Schmooze Jewish Group Lashes Out at Pink Floyd Star’s ‘Anti-Semitic’ Imagery
Crossposted from Haaretz The Anti-Defamation League has lashed out at rock star Roger Waters, claiming imagery used in his latest tour is anti-Semitic. Waters is a vocal critic of Israel’s policies and his 2010-2011 “The Wall Live” Tour takes aim at Israel’s West Bank security fence. During his performances of “Goodbye Blue Sky,” an animated…
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Opinion Mosque Madness: ADL Strikes Back, AJC Catches Up
In a nod, intentional or not, to the holiday spirit of atonement, the Anti-Defamation League announced just before Rosh Hashana that it has formed a task force, together with Christian and Muslim groups, to support Muslim congregations facing hostility around the country, particularly in connection with building mosques. The September 7 announcement came five weeks…
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The Schmooze RIP, Heeb Magazine
Another magazine bites the dust. This time it’s Heeb, which announced today that it will move to an online-only format. In a statement on its website titled “So Much for Controlling the Media,” Heeb’s publisher and editor-in-chief, Joshua Neuman, wrote: I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Heebmagazine.com…
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