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Fast Forward Despite missed Yom Kippur clue, Jewish studies professor was a 3-day ‘Jeopardy!’ champ
Reading a lot and a Jewish education helps you do what? Answer: Win $59,100
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Fast Forward Jewish activist and IfNotNow co-founder is on a ‘Jeopardy!’ winning streak
(JTA) — Activists on the Jewish left celebrated over the weekend as Emma Saltzberg, a Jewish activist who helped co-found the Jewish anti-occupation group IfNotNow, extended a “Jeopardy!” winning streak that has some comparing her to the game show’s most successful contestants. Saltzberg has taken the lead for three episodes in a row and currently…
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Culture 22 absolutely on-the-mark pop culture predictions for 2022
2021 was a year of new beginnings — not just for our newly reopened society, but also for the coronavirus pandemic, which continues to mutate into increasingly scary-sounding novel Greek letter variants. And so, we end 2021 on a note of uncertainty. In a year like this, when Taylor Swift surprised us with a 10-minute…
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Yiddish World The Yiddishist side of upcoming ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host Mayim Bialik
Read this article in Yiddish. Jewish actress, neuroscientist and newly-minted “Jeopardy!” host Mayim Bialik is not just talented and smart. She speaks Yiddish and has proved herself to be a wonderful Yiddish comedienne, too. Bialik, who was recently announced as the host of a new series of “Jeopardy!” prime time specials, will also be guest…
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Culture Haddish. Chomsky. Dershowitz. Who should be the next host of ‘Jeopardy?’
The nation’s favorite quiz show continues to have a host-shaped hole at its center with the sudden exit of Mike Richards. But who should fill it? For years, Ken Jennings seemed the heir apparent. But if we want to talk sordid remarks on podcasts (and Twitter), he’s not much better than Richards. The people want…
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Fast Forward Mike Richards steps down from ‘Jeopardy!’ gig after antisemitic comments unearthed
That was quick. Two days after The Ringer reported on Mike Richards’ past podcast remarks, in which the newly appointed “Jeopardy!” host made offensive remarks about poor people, Haitians and Jews, Richards announced he was stepping down. “It pains me that these past incidents and comments have cast such a shadow on ‘Jeopardy!’ as we…
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Culture How ‘Jeopardy!’ helped me mourn my grandparents
My mother often says she wasn’t even sure what her dad did for a job for most of her childhood. It’s not that it was hard to understand; he was a doctor. The issue was that, instead of talking over the dinner table, they watched “Jeopardy!” In our family, trivia was a tradition; my great…
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