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The Schmooze How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stole SOTU Show
Getty Images So, you may have heard that the President gave an important speech last night. I’ll get to that in a minute, but first — let’s talk about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s mad style chops. The Supreme Court Justice, rocked a beaded Egyptian-style style collar, and BLACK. FISHNET. GLOVES. as she gave President Obama a…
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The Schmooze Israeli Busted For Hacking Madonna’s Computer
Getty Images (Reuters) — An Israeli man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of hacking Madonna’s computer and selling the pop icon’s songs online, a private investigator involved in the case said. Israeli police confirmed they had detained a man suspected of stealing the work of a number of international stars, but declined to name…
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The Schmooze The Summer Polish Jews Were Hunted
Getty Images In the cities, hamlets, and pine-covered forests of Poland, a murderous hunt took place in the summer of 1942. The Germans called it the Judenjagd, the hunt for the Jews. Historian Jan Grabowski documents the deadly dragnet in his book “Hunt for the Jews: Betrayal and Murder in German-Occupied Poland.” Originally published in…
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The Schmooze Awards Announced for Best Jewish Books for Kids and Teens
Wikimedia Commons The Jewish book award season is in full swing. The winners of the 2015 National Jewish Book Awards were announced last week. Today, the Association of Jewish Libraries released the list of laureates of the Sydney Taylor Book Award that honors new books for children and teens about the Jewish experience. In the…
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Fast Forward Coen Brothers Will Co-Preside Over 68th Cannes Film Festival Jury
Joel and Ethan Coen, the American filmmaker brothers, will be the first co-presidents of the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the organizers said on Tuesday. The Coen brothers, who made “Fargo,” “Barton Fink” and “No Country for Old Men,” replace Australian filmmaker Jane Campion, who was last year’s president. The jury will choose…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Takes on Miss Israel’s Photobomb
Once again, Jon Stewart showed us that he can take on anything, even the Miss Universe pageant, in a hilarious segment called “War of the Poses”. The late-night comic opened his second segment in the show by talking about the other images that have been shaking the world. The images of Muhammad that caused the…
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Fast Forward Are Belgium Public Schools Becoming ‘Jew-Free Zones’?
A Belgian watchdog on anti-Semitism warned that the country’s public schools are becoming “Jew-free” zones because of harassment. Joel Rubinfeld, president of the Belgian League Against Anti-Semitism, sounded the alarm in an interview for the weekly Le Vif/L’Express, which was published earlier this month and which revealed that the only Jewish student of the Emile…
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Life Anti-Rape Activist Emma Sulkowicz Gets SOTU Invite
Getty Images 22-year-old Emma Sulkowicz made headlines this year when she protested Columbia University’s decision not to expel her alleged rapist by carrying her dorm mattress around with her. All over campus. All the time. Now, Sulkowicz (sans mattress, sadly) will be attending the State of the Union address along with New York Democrat Kirsten…
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