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Fast Forward Morocco Berbers Build Better Ties With Jews
A group of Moroccan Berbers launched an organization dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism and to strengthening cultural ties with Israel. The Moroccan Observatory for the Fight against Anti-Semitism founded last week is headed by Berber minority rights activist Omar Louzi, according to a report Thursday on the online edition of the Ya Biladi daily. “We are…
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The Schmooze 12 Times Mick Jagger Spoke Better Hebrew Than You
Yes, the concert was undersold. And, while some said that it was just OK, that Jagger’s voice is showing its age (71, to be precise), that Keith Richards’ guitar licks were a tad uninspired, that the set list could have been better (perhaps too many relatively obscure songs), it doesn’t matter. Why? Because it turns…
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Life Jenny Slate Takes on Abortion in ‘Obvious Child’
In the new romantic comedy “Obvious Child” Jenny Slate’s character, Donna, is a self-described “menorah on top of the [Christmas] tree that burns it down.” She’s referring to her prospects with a nice goyishe boy from Vermont, with whom she proceeds to have a wacky one night stand resulting in an unintended pregnancy. Indeed, Donna,…
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Opinion My Jewish Duty in Thailand
Burmese girls at school in Thailand’s Mae La refugee camp / Getty Images Even though I was raised in a Washington, D.C. suburb, I never spent much time in the district and definitely never toured the White House. But last month, I joined 150 Jewish activists from 18 states to lobby my elected officials to…
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Fast Forward Brussels Museum Shooting Suspect Fights Extradition to Belgium
The French man suspected of having shot three people dead in the Jewish Museum in Brussels last month refused on Wednesday to be extradited from France to Belgium, prosecutors and his lawyer said. Mehdi Nemmouche, 29, who has been in police custody since his arrest on Friday in the southern city of Marseille, refused to…
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The Schmooze Steven Spielberg’s Niece Sings on ‘Voice’ Israel
Move over Pharrell Williams — “The Voice: Israel” has got the real big name: Spielberg. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jessica “Jessy” Katz, 25-year-old nice of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg, and daughter of Playmount Productions president Nancy Spielberg-Katz, will be performing on the show’s third season, which debuts on October 8. Katz won her…
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Fast Forward Hillary Clinton Says ‘Moved On’ From Monica Lewinsky Scandal
(Reuters) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a likely Democratic presidential contender, said she has “moved on” from the scandal surrounding her husband President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. “I think everybody needs to look to the future,” Clinton said in an interview with People magazine released on Wednesday. The interview came ahead…
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The Schmooze Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones (in Tel Aviv)
On the off chance that you couldn’t shell out the NIS 700 (approx. $200) required or charter a private jet to attend the Rolling Stones concert in Tel Aviv tonight, the band has been nice enough to post a sneak peek to Instagram. Charlie Watts and Ron Wood were spotted at the Kotel in Jerusalem…
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