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Fast Forward Jewish Pro-Hillary Clinton Group Is Launched
Hillary Rodham Clinton hasn’t formally announced she is running in 2016, but the battle over the Jewish vote is already on. On Tuesday, a group of Jewish Democrats launched Jewish Americans Ready for Hillary, raising money and support for Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. It is part of the broader Ready for Hillary campaign that was…
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Life Teaching Horror of Shoah Rape With Crochet
Gil Yefman’s TumTum For nearly six months last year, Dr. Rochelle Saidel, founder and executive director of Remember the Women Institute, and artist Gil Yefman met weekly to talk about a topic deemed untouchable by many in their respective communities of academia and art: rape during the Holocaust. Saidel, who along with Dr. Sonja Hedgepeth,…
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Life Robocall To Orthodox Women: Keep Wigs Short
Nate Lavey Two weeks ago, the rabbis of Lakewood, N.J. called a gathering of female educators to provide words of encouragement in the area of — what else — tznius, or modesty. Among the many dire tznius issues discussed, the rabbis suggested that women cut their wigs shorter to make them less provocative to —…
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Fast Forward Modern Language Association Debate Features Anti-Israel Slurs
Amid debate featuring anti-Israel slurs, the full Modern Language Association membership voted on a resolution singling out Israel for denying academics entry to the West Bank. At least 10 percent of the full MLA membership of 30,000 was required to participate in Sunday’s vote to make it official. The results have not been released to…
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The Schmooze Why Jason Biggs Is Always Jewish
(Haaretz) — Entering the set of “Orange is the New Black” at Astoria Studios in Queens, New York, is reminiscent of main character Piper Chapman’s entrance into prison. First you enter the shower room – where the photo for the promotional poster for the series was taken, then you continue to the dining hall and…
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The Schmooze Samuel L. Jackson Celebrates Israel Day
Remember that time Samuel L. Jackson celebrated Israel Day and broke the Internet? Celebrate Israel Parade in NY today pic.twitter.com/AIUVMRYou5 — Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) June 1, 2014 The actor posted a selfie of himself in front of the Israel Day festivities on Fifth Avenue on Sunday, casually causing the Internet to implode. Amidst the…
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Fast Forward Jewish Soccer Bigwig Sees New Vote on Qatar 2022 World Cup
The vote for the hosting of the 2022 World Cup must be re-run if corruption allegations surrounding Qatar’s winning campaign are proved to be accurate, Lord Goldsmith, a member of FIFA’s Independent Governance Committee, said on Monday. A British newspaper on Sunday claimed it had evidence that around $5 million was paid to officials in…
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News How ‘Nice Jewish Boy’ Exterminator Rids a City of Pests
Moshe Stein is a nice Jewish exterminator. Whether he is squishing odorous ants, bursting blood-filled bedbugs or trapping rats and roaches, Stein is unfailingly warm, thoughtful and polite. “I personally believe you have to be nice, soft-spoken, because the bottom line is, you are dealing a lot with housewives,” Stein said. “You have to have…
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