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Fast Forward George Clooney Will Attend White House Screening of ‘Monuments Men’
Actors George Clooney, Matt Damon and Bill Murray will attend a screening of their new movie “The Monuments Men” at the White House on Tuesday night hosted by President Barack Obama. The film, directed by Clooney, is based on the true story of U.S. soldiers in World War Two who rescued art masterpieces from Nazi…
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Fast Forward 100 Torah Scrolls Looted From Hungary in World War II Discovered in Russia
One hundred Torah scrolls that were looted from Hungary during World War II were discovered in Russia by a chief rabbi of Hungary. Rabbi Slomo Koves, executive rabbi of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation, or EMIH, discovered the scrolls and other pieces of Judaica in the Lenin Library in the town of Nizhniy Novgorod. Hungary’s…
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Fast Forward Presbyterian Feud Rages on ‘Anti-Israel’ Guide
(JTA) Presbyterians who engage in dialogue with Jewish groups are scrambling to undo what they say is the damage caused by a congregational study guide assailing Zionism distributed by a group affiliated with their denomination. The guide, “Zionism Unsettled,” posits that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is fueled by a “pathology inherent in Zionism” and rejects theologies…
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Fast Forward West Bank Settlers Mock John Kerry on New Web Site
The umbrella body for the West Bank settlement movement launched a website satirizing attempts by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to broker a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. The English-language “John Kerry Solutions Ltd” site started this week by the Yesha Council advertises a satiric consultancy firm that operates under the slogan,…
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The Schmooze Adam Brody and Leighton Meester Tie the Knot
The Josh Schwartz wedding of your dreams has finally happened. Adam Brody, 34, and Leighton Meester, 27, have tied the knot in a super-secret wedding ceremony, only three months after announcing their engagement, Us Weekly reports. The couple, who starred in two Josh Schwartz-produced cult shows (Brody as Seth Cohen in “The O.C.” and Meester…
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Fast Forward Norway TV Jokes About ‘No Jews’ Clause
A comedy sketch on Norway’s public broadcasting television satirized the banning of Jews by the county’s first constitution. The sketch broadcast Sunday on NRK, the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, was part of celebrations to mark the constitution’s 200th year. The clause banning Jews from entering Norway was part of the original…
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The Schmooze Eliad Cohen Makes OUT Magazine’s Top 10
Israeli model and entrepreneur/party wizard Eliad Cohen has made it, once again, to OUT magazine’s “Top 10 Eligible Bachelors” list. 2013 was Cohen’s most successful year as a party promoter. Through his startup business, Gayville — a (sort-of) gay interpretation of Airbnb.com — his “Papa” parties, which started in Tel Aviv, have taken off and…
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Life Orthodox Feminists Are Not Conservatives in Disguise
There is a rumor going around that Orthodox feminists are just Conservative Jews in disguise, or perhaps in denial. I’ve heard this idea in many settings. I was at a dinner last year honoring Jewish feminists when a woman at my table — a Conservative rabbi and prolific writer whom I greatly admire — reproached…
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