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Fast Forward Egypt Unrest Impacts Life And Economy in Gaza as Borders Close
The continuing unrest in Egypt has taken a humanitarian and economic toll on the Gaza Strip, as the Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah border crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border amid insecurity in the Sinai Peninsula, and out of fear that Hamas activists would join in the struggle on the side of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood….
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The Schmooze Could Zach Braff be in ‘Magic Mike 2’?
Does Zach Braff have what it takes to be cast with the likes of Matthew McConaughey, Joe Manganiello and Channing Tatum in the upcoming stripper sequel? Judge for yourself! Dear @channingtatum when are auditions for Magic Mike 2? pic.twitter.com/emYvJD9nbn anomdash; Zach Braff (@zachbraff) July 6, 2013
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Food Where To Get a Jewish Bite in Montreal
Heading north to Montreal this summer? If you’re not, you should be. Aside from being the three months out of the year when the city doesn’t look like a snow globe, summertime is festival time in Montreal. From June until mid-September, the newly laid-out Place des Festivals is aglow with lights, sounds, crowds, music and…
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The Schmooze Julia Louis-Dreyfus On Plastic Surgery
Julia Louis-Dreyfus tops the July/August cover of Health Magazine and man, she is hot stuff! The “Veep” star declares that at the age of 52, she’s happy, healthy, and has embraced her curvy body. “Growing older,” she says, “It’s like, ‘Yeah, this is who I am, f— off.’ as opposed to, ‘This is who I…
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The Schmooze Dustin Hoffman Cries As He Talks About Women
Before being cast as Dorothy Michaels in “Tootsie,” Dustin Hoffman was asked to consider what would be different if he were a woman. The answer broke his heart. In a video released by the American Film Institute, Hoffman recalls how he reacted when he first saw himself in full makeup (hint: he was surprised he…
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Fast Forward New King of Holland Visits Amsterdam Jewish Center
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited the offices of the Jewish Community of Amsterdam for the first time since his coronation in April. The visit by Willem-Alexander to the representative organ of the city’s Jewish community, known by the Dutch acronym NIHS, came less than three months after his coronation, in which he replaced his…
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News Jewish Teacher Strikes New Blow in Gay Marriage Fight — Eyes Supreme Court
A Jewish school teacher from Philadelphia is a face of a new landmark lawsuit that could prompt a Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing same-sex marriage rights nationwide. Helena Miller, a lesbian whose wife is not recognized as a parent of their baby daughter, is one of more than 20 plaintiffs in a landmark federal lawsuit filed…
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Opinion Camp Tawonga’s Missed Opportunity
It was surely difficult for leaders of Camp Tawonga to arrive at their decision not to tell their young charges about the shocking death of 21-year-old art counselor Annais Rittenberg after she was hit by a falling tree last week. My colleague Renee Ghert-Zand deftly captured their challenge in her Forward Thinking post yesterday. Since…
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