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The Schmooze Happy Birthday To Virginia Woolf, Who Hated The Sound Of Jewish Laughter
Today marks the birth date of brilliant novelist and thinker Virginia Woolf, whose writings are a staple of modernist literature and whose feminist philosophy laid out some of the blueprints for the feminist movement we enjoy today. Sadly, Virginia Woolf hated Jews a lot. Jewish characters in her novels were written as ugly stereotypes, and…
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News Shmuley Boteach Shares 50th Birthday With Fidel Castro Burial — Is That a Bad Thing?
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is known for his pro-Israel activism, his support of president-elect Donald Trump, and his books about sex in the Orthodox world. But recently he found himself making a small scene about a completely different issue – the burial of Fidel Castro. My 50th birthday party in NYC this Sunday 4 December same…
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The Schmooze This 6-Year-Old Threw the Ultimate Drake Themed Birthday Party
6-year-old Leah Saldivar might just be Drake’s biggest fan. And she had a birthday party to show for it—including balloons with the rapper’s face emblazoned on them, fake $100 bills thrown on the table, and posters highlighting the singer’s OVO record company and latest albums. Those lucky enough to score an invite were sent this…
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Community Meet the Teen Bringing Birthday Fun to Underpriviledged Kids
I co-founded Celebrate U with my friend, Chase Kauder, to take our philanthropic efforts to the next level. Through Celebrate U, we strive to spread joy by throwing birthday parties for disadvantaged children living in underserved communities. We work with local and national organizations to donate gifts, crafts, food, music and other services to create…
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The Schmooze 52 Reasons Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is My Favorite Human
Lior Zaltzman Today is Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s birthday. She is 82. She is my favorite. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to humbly pay tribute to her amazing and fantabulous life. Born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn in 1933, this woman has done it all: she broke down barriers, paved…
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The Schmooze Inside Dr. Ruth’s 86th Birthday Bash
When is a swan not a swan? The question raises mental images of Correggio’s 1531 painting of a nude woman with a swan on her lap, his elongated neck between her naked breasts or William Butler Yeats’ poem “Leda and the Swan.” But for the answer you need to go to Dr. Ruth Westheimer’s latest…
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The Schmooze Hillel Shows Us Best Way to Waste 18 Minutes
Happy 90th, Hillel! The venerable organization may have started in 1923, but they’re saving the party to coincide with the end of the first school year, “more like a graduation anniversary.” To kick-off the festivities in style, Hillel has launched a (surprisingly fun) website guaranteed to keep you from whatever immediate task you’re meant to…
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