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The Schmooze Would You Get A Larry David Tattoo?
Imagine having Larry David perpetually scowling at you from one of your body parts. Kind of horrifying, isn’t it? Buzzfeed has rounded up 11 of the most “haunting” Larry David tattoos — arms, legs, shoulders, you name it. Most are blurry and look like they were done in the state you would expect one to…
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Music Church of Scotland Denies Jewish Claim to Land of Israel
A report by the Church of Scotland, published this week, denies any special privilege for the Jewish people in the land of Israel. The church, which in recent years has jettisoned its once philosemitic character, opened a wide rift with the Scottish Jewish community with the report. Among other controversial statements, the report argues that,…
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News ADL Hits 100; Are Jews a Race?; Is Gwyneth Paltrow the Most Beautiful Woman?
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Paul Berger is joined by Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman to discuss the past, present and future of the Anti-Defamation League on its 100th anniversary. Then, science writer Rite Rubin calls in to discuss a rogue scientists study that suggests that Jews aren’t a race. Finally, Forward staffers…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Parents Say Son Who Stabbed Jewish West Bank Settler ‘Did Duty’
Ali Zaghal read the mysterious text message early on Tuesday morning with dread: “Forgive me, brother.” Minutes later, his 21-year-old brother Salam stabbed an Israeli settler waiting at a traffic circle in the occupied West Bank, killing him before being shot and arrested by soldiers. While the family of the dead settler mourned their loss,…
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The Schmooze Brooklyn Park To Be Renamed For Adam Yauch
Calling all Beastie Boys fans: a trip to Brooklyn may be in order on Friday. The Brooklyn Heights Blog reported that Palmetto Playground — a small park near Brooklyn Bridge Park — will be renamed for Beastie Boys founding member Adam “MCA” Yauch, who died of throat cancer on May 4, 2012. A Brooklyn Heights…
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Fast Forward Jewish Camps More Focused on Needs of Disabled
A study released by the Foundation for Jewish Camp showed overnight camps are growing increasingly aware of the needs of children with disabilities. The organization on Wednesday said the study showed a greater number of retreats for Jewish youth offered unique services to a larger number of children with special needs than previously expected. “Camps…
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Life Shabbat War Rages — Over Makeup
We all expect makeup to do exactly what it promises, right? A woman in Monsey, N.Y., has filed a lawsuit in federal court against cosmetics giant Lancome saying that its “24-hour foundation” doesn’t last for 24 hours, which she needs to make it in full makeup through Shabbat. Rorie Weisberg is charging, in her lawsuit,…
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Opinion News Quiz: Kate Upton Says No, Eli Roth’s Injury
Welcome, readers! This week’s news quiz will have you kicking yourself — or at least thinking about Jews who kick, even as you also think about the sea, the South, the shekel and… breasts. (If you weren’t already.) Enjoy!
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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Fast Forward After MIT professor’s killing, Jewish influencers spread unverified antisemitism claim
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