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Fast Forward Bernie Madoff Says He Didn’t ‘Betray the Jews’
Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff said in a prison interview that he does not feel he “betrayed the Jews.” The scheme — believed to be the largest of its kind in U.S. history — affected a disproportionate number of Jewish individuals and organizations. Madoff, 70, is serving a 150-year prison sentence at the medium-security federal prison…
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The Schmooze John Travolta’s Flowery Apology to Idina Menzel
When John Travolta apologizes, he does it properly. After seriously butchering Idina Menzel’s name at the Oscars (in case you live under a rock, or you know, don’t have Internet, he called her “Adela Dazeem”), the 60-year-old actor reportedly sent a little gift to the Jewish Broadway star’s dressing room. “He sent her a big,…
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Fast Forward Hungary Jews Mark 70 Years Since Nazi Invasion
The Hungarian Jewish community held a memorial event in Budapest to mark the 70th anniversary of the occupation of Hungary by the Nazi-led German Army. Wednesday’s commemoration was held in Budapest in front of the downtown Dohany Street Synagogue. The event, sponsored by the Jewish community but open to the public, comes after representatives of…
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The Schmooze Gary Shteyngart Finally Out-Blurbs Himself
Novelist Gary Shteyngart is known for being an “enthusiastic blurb-writer.” But nothing can possibly beat this one. Writing about “Walter Potter’s Curious World of Taxidermy,” a book by Pat Morris and Joanna Ebenstein, which, as the name suggests, tells the story of Victorian taxidermist Walter Potter, Shteyngart said: “Walter Potter’s Curious World of Taxidermy” is…
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Life In Defense of Andi Dorfman, Jewish ‘Bachelorette’
ABC Andi Dorfman, the next star of ABC’s reality dating show “The Bachelorette,” is many things. She’s a prosecutor in Atlanta. She’s a fan favorite who took a guy to a date at a gun range. And she’s Jewish. “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette”’s casting process has roots in the Old Testament, with each series…
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News Many Crimea Jews Said To Back New Union With Russia
Crimea’s most prominent rabbi has fled to Kiev. But the Jewish community that remains is largely happy living in a fledgling Crimean republic under the control of the Russian Federation. Rabbi Misha Kapustin, who oversaw the region’s liberal Jewish congregations, moved to the Ukrainian capital ahead of Crimea’s March 16 referendum. Meanwhile, religious emissaries from…
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Life Why Rabbis Must Talk to Orthodox Boys About Masturbation
Thinkstock Orthodox Jews often make poor decisions when talking about sex with young people, particularly regarding discussing (or not discussing) nocturnal emissions and masturbation with boys. I recently attended a question and answer session at an Orthodox institution in which a rabbi was asked how and when, if at all, a Jewish father should talk…
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The Schmooze ‘The Giver’ Trailer Is Here
In the age of “Hunger Games” and “Divergent” dystopian frenzy, expectations are at an all-time high for the movie adaptation of Lois Lowry’s “The Giver.” Unlike Katniss Everdeen’s gritty District 12, Lowry’s best-selling novel takes place in a warped future where all the unpleasant aspects of life have been erased. No war, no pain. And…
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