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Fast Forward Natan Sharansky Joins Political Prisoners in Pleading for Help at Congress Hearing
Natan Sharansky joined Forward opinion editor Gal Beckerman and the relatives of political prisoners in asking the U.S. Congress to speak of their loved ones during meetings with foreign officials. Sharansky, imprisoned by the Soviets for nine years because of his activism on behalf of Soviet Jews who wanted to emigrate, recalled at a hearing…
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The Schmooze World War II Through a German Prism
“Generation War” (a hit in Germany as “Our Mothers Our Fathers”) is a must see for those who view World War II /Holocaust films as a kind of cinematic rosary of remembrance. With a Tolstoyan “War & Peace” sweep, its brutal battles as bloody and grim as those in Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan,” it is…
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Fast Forward UN ‘Jewish Israel’ Show Scrapped After Arabs Complain
Complaints by Arab states led the United Nation’s cultural arm, UNESCO, to cancel the opening of an exhibition on the Jewish presence in the land of Israel. The exhibition, organized by the Simon Wiesenthal Center along with the governments of Canada and Montenegro, was scheduled to open Jan. 20 at the Paris headquarters of the…
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Opinion How Loehmann’s Transformed Shopping Forever — and Gave Me a Million Memories
So long, Loehmann’s. After a series of store closings and bankruptcies over the past 15 years, the retailer has decided to call it quits, citing a sluggish economy and a failure to implement an effective e-commerce strategy as the causes of its demise. This marks the end of not just deep discounts on designer clothes,…
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Life Jewish Suitmaker Wins Accidental Gay Following
Three years ago, Toronto-born Daniel Friedman was a newly minted architect whose livelihood evaporated when the economy crashed. Today, hundreds of people are living in Friedman’s designs — but sewing machines and measuring tapes are his work tools. With business partner David Kusy, Friedman runs Bindle and Keep, a New York-based bespoke mens- and womenswear…
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Fast Forward Religious Tensions At 6-Year High For Jews and Muslims Study Finds
In 2012, Jews and Muslims experienced six-year highs in the number of countries in which they were harassed by governments, individuals or groups, according to a new study. Jews were harassed in 71 countries in 2012, compared to 51 in 2007, according to the study of 198 countries and territories released this week by the…
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The Schmooze Jewish Girl Talk With Joan Rivers and Shiri Appleby
Every week, Joan Rivers has a one night stand with the celebrity of her choice. We’re talking, obviously, about “In Bed With Joan,” (what did you have in mind?) Rivers’ online talk show which shows her dishing with fellow entertainers between the sheets. This week, Shiri Appleby (“Roswell,” “Girls,” Chicago Fire”) joined Joan for what…
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The Schmooze Only Jews Could Shock Berlin Like This
Remember New York in the 80’s? Than you can imagine what certain parts of Berlin look like today. Here you can still see entire neighborhoods serving as battlegrounds for graffiti writers and street artists. The graffiti scene always had a strong force in this city. The Berlin Wall was a prominent surface for protest slogans…
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