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Fast Forward Jewish Country Club Split in Feud Over Barack Obama and Israel
If you thought the controversy over President Obama’s relationship with Israel was going quietly into the night, think again. After several members of the exclusive Woodmont Country Club voiced their opposition to granting Obama membership because of what they viewed as criticism of Israel, supporters of the president are pushing back. Now, one of the…
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Fast Forward For President Obama, Jewish Authors Gave Voice to Outsider Experience in America
In one of his last interviews in office, President Barack Obama told The New York Times’ chief book critic, Michiko Kakutani, that he thinks Philip Roth and Saul Bellow rank among the greatest authors to explore the experience of being an outsider in the United States. “Some of the great books by Jewish authors like…
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The Schmooze The 7 Most Epic Jewish Bromances
With President Obama leaving the White House, we also have to say goodbye to one of our favorite bromances of all-time. Yup, you know what we’re talking about. The leader of the free world and his “brother” Vice President Joe Biden. Spring forward A photo posted by Vice President Joe Biden (@vp) on Mar 8,…
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Breaking News Barack Obama Downplays UN Resolution Spat With Israel on ‘60 Minutes’
President Barack Obama played down fallout from a U.S. abstention on a United Nations resolution last month demanding an end to Israeli settlements in occupied territory, saying it did not trigger a significant break in relations with Israel. Relations between the United States and Israel, which have soured during Obama’s eight years in office, reached…
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The Schmooze Watch Jerry Seinfeld and More Celebrities Say Goodbye to Obama
The stars are saying their final goodbyes to the Obamas. Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel Bloom and Judith Light were among the celebrities to bid farewell to the president and his family in a video shot by Vanity Fair. “Thank you for the grace and the dignity and the majesty they brought,” Parker said. “And for…
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News Barack Obama’s Emotional Farewell to Americans — and Israelis
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Barack Obama got his kishkes back. The president, whose alleged aloofness was the signature flaw cited by his rivals, his critics and at times his friends, ended his presidency with an impassioned appeal for the preservation of democracy — his lower lip trembling, a tear streaking his cheek. For sure, Obama could be…
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Fast Forward ‘Jewish’ Golf Club May Reject Obama Membership Over Israel
(JTA) — An exclusive, mostly Jewish golf club in Maryland may snub President Barack Obama’s request for membership over his decision to abstain from an anti-Israel vote at the United Nations, the New York Post reported. Obama is interested in joining the Woodmont Country Club after he leaves office on Jan. 21. Club members are…
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Life President Obama’s Farewell Speech Made the Best of Strange Circumstances
It began, as evenings usually do, with a downpour (sorry) of pee jokes on Twitter. By the time I’d just about sorted out the background (a dubious source; Russia; the president-elect mixing hatred of his predecessor and a predilection), President Obama was about to give his farewell speech. And so my Twitter feed went from…
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