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Fast Forward French Firm Blames Hackers for ‘If Possible Not Jewish’ Ad
A Paris graphic design company said that hackers were responsible for a job advertisement that called for applicants who are “if possible not Jewish.” NSL Studio tweeted Monday morning that it would never have posted an advertisement with that kind of “discriminatory message.” The ad called for someone “rigorous,” “well-organized,” “motivated” and, among other things,…
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Fast Forward Seattle Jewish Population Soars by 70%
A study found that Seattle’s Jewish population has increased by 70 percent since 2001. The newly released Greater Seattle Jewish Community Study, which was conducted by a research team from Brandeis University’s Cohen Center for Jewish Studies, tallied the region’s Jewish population at 63,400. It also found that 89 percent of Jews in the area…
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The Schmooze Haim Don’t Care About Your Mean Tweets
Jimmy Kimmel’s “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets” never gets old. If you’re not familiar with the concept, it’s simple: famous people sit down and read what the trolls of the Internet have to say about them. Out loud. The latest edition features musicians: Wiz Khalifa, Britney Spears, Blake Shelton, Lady Gaga, and our favorites, Jewish girl…
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The Schmooze Gay Marriage Isn’t Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp, Mike Huckabee
Getty Images Forget that same-sex marriage is now legal in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Mike Huckabee thinks that forcing people opposed to gay marriage to accept it is like “asking somebody who’s Jewish to start serving bacon-wrapped shrimp in their deli.” Right. Those Jews, they don’t eat things like seafood and pork….
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Israel News Greek Jews Laud Leftist Win — Despite Chilly Stance on Israel
If Greek Jews are calmly greeting the election of a hard left party strongly critical of Israel, one reason may be that they have been hit no less hard than other Greeks by the country’s current economic devastation, which the election victors vow to reverse. At the Jewish Museum of Greece, in Athens, a relaxed…
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Life Under Cover: Taxonomy of The Yarmulke
Under Cover from Jewish Daily Forward on Vimeo. If you see my husband and son walking on the street, you will instantly know that they’re Orthodox Jews — because they are wearing small, round cloth caps, more widely known as yarmulkes. Much like the sheitel, or wig, that many Orthodox women wear, you can tell…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Posters Referencing Alberto Nisman Appear in Buenos Aires
Posters appeared in a Jewish neighborhood of Buenos Aires reading “A good Jew is a dead Jew. The good Jew is Nisman.” The posters in Villa Crespo refer to Alberto Nisman, the Argentine prosecutor heading the probe into the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center who was found shot dead in his Buenos Aires…
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The Schmooze Is Patriots Wide Receiver Julian Edelman Jewish?
Getty Images JTA — During the Super Bowl Sunday night, many Jews across the country no doubt had the same question: Is Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman Jewish? Edelman had an excellent game Sunday night, catching nine passes for 109 yards and a touchdown in New England’s dramatic comeback victory over the Seattle Seahawks. He…
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