New Rochelle High School was almost lifeless on Thursday. A school normally filled with more than 3,000 students was empty, the front gates tightly shut with a chain and a lock. But around the back of the school was a sign of life that is emblematic of these strange times — men and women in…
We spend a lot of time here on the Schmooze pointing out male failure, so we figure it’s okay for us to take a moment to say that female celebrity activists need to clean up their acts right now. In the past 48 hours, Susan Sarandon essentially celebrated Donald Trump for inspiring diverse participation in…
Top aides of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote and approved the state Democratic Party’s mailing that accused challenger Cynthia Nixon of being soft on anti-Semitism and supporting the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel, the New York Post reported Wednesday. Cuomo has denied that he had anything to do with the mailer, which…
The full-page spread in the Flatbush Jewish Journal, a Brooklyn community newspaper, screamed that traditional Jewish education could be destroyed if unnamed “liberals” get their way. The anonymous ad, which hit the streets just as observant Jews prepared to go offline for the Rosh Hashanah holiday, apocalyptically warned that yeshiva school buses, $5 million in…
Raunchy-comedian turned Democratic-celebrity-organizer Amy Schumer announced her choices for the New York State primary election on Thursday. Among the slim list of the funny gal’s choices is a surprise — or not, depending what you think of Schumer — incumbent New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. Schumer has been an active celebrity presence in liberal…
(JTA) — New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon called on her primary opponent, sitting Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to apologize for a mailer paid for by the state Democratic Party headed by Cuomo which questioned her support for issues important to Jewish voters. Nixon, who is gay and attends Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, an LGBT synagogue,…
(JTA) — The New York State Democratic Party in a mailer accused gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon of supporting the BDS movement and being silent on the rise of anti-Semitism. Nixon, who is gay and attends Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, an LGBT synagogue, announced her bid for the Democratic nomination for New York governor in March….
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly promised not to interfere with the state’s yeshivas before receiving an endorsement from the Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg, Gothamist reported. Cuomo visited Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum at his home Thursday, where they came to the agreement, according to multiple reports. Yeshiva World translated the initial reporting by Israeli blog BeChadrei…
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