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News Guardian Will Run Elie Wiesel ‘Child Sacrifice’ Gaza War Ad
The Guardian has agreed to run an advertisement accusing Hamas of “child sacrifice” after another British newspaper, The Times, refused to print it. The ad, written by Nobel prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, calls on President Barack Obama and other world leaders to condemn Hamas’ “use of children as human shields.” “In my own lifetime, I…
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The Schmooze Maggie Gyllenhaal Just Learned Her Real (Jewish) Name
Getty Images Meet Margalit Gyllenhaal. You probably know her as Maggie. The actress revealed in an interview with ABC that she didn’t learn her full name until she was 35. In case you were wondering, Margalit means ‘pearl’ in Hebrew. How does that happen? Well, after marrying to Peter Sarsgaard 2009, Gyllenhaal says she wanted…
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Fast Forward Copenhagen Jewish School Warns Against Wearing Kippahs
A Jewish school in Denmark informed parents that its pupils are no longer allowed to wear religious symbols near school grounds. The private Caroline School in Copenhagen informed parents of the policy in a recent letter, the Jyllands-Posten daily reported Friday. The letter said it was not permissible for students of the 7th, 8th and…
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Music Ladies Night With Bulletproof Stockings
An all-female, all-Hasidic rock band? Alright! Throw in an all-women crowd, and you’ve got the Bulletproof Stockings show which took place at Arlene’s Grocery last night. After several unsuccessful attempts, in which venues have backed out last minute, Bulletproof Stockings finally managed to showcase their music and let their hair down (figuratively, as all band…
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Food Don’t F— With My Knafeh!
Dan Peretz // Haaretz (Haaretz) — Danny Phillips’ knafeh place was supposed to satisfy practically every sector in this postmodern world of multiple identities and conflicts. There’s a menu based almost entirely on knafeh – one of the best loved of local foods – put together after extensive research, that gives pride of place to an…
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Fast Forward Israel Launches Gaza Strikes After Hamas Fires 18 Rockets
Israel launched air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday in response to Palestinian rockets fired after Egyptian-mediated talks failed to extend a 72-hour truce in the month-long war. Egypt later called for a resumption of the ceasefire, saying only a few points remained to be agreed. Palestinian factions said they would meet Egyptian mediators…
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Fast Forward Hamas Executes Palestinians as Israeli Spies During Gaza War
Hamas said on Thursday it had executed several Palestinians on suspicion of helping Israeli forces during the month-long Gaza war. “The spies were executed after they were caught red-handedly informing on the whereabouts of the resistance (or) disrupting the work of resistance men and defusing ambushes prepared against the enemy,” Al-Majd, a pro-Hamas website, quoted…
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The Schmooze ‘Hello Gaw-geous’ — Barbra Streisand Joins Instagram
To all those Barbra Streisand fans out there (which should be everybody) you can now follow our favorite Funny Girl on Instagram! Yes, Babs has finally joined the latest celeb craze and joined Instragram. She’s already posted one picture, a posed shot with her adorable pooch, Samantha. I happened came across “Funny Girl” on Turner…
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