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Books Evangelical Group’s Attempt To Convert Dominique Strauss-Kahn Misfires
If he’s getting bored under house arrest, accused sex offender Dominique Strauss-Kahn can at least look forward to receiving some Hebrew-language reading material. The former head of the International Monetary Fund, who pleaded not guilty yesterday to sexually assaulting a maid in a New York City hotel, was the intended recipient of a package of…
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The Schmooze Israeli Stuntman Topples David Blaine’s Pole-Standing Record
While Benjamin Netanyahu was delivering a fiery speech to Congress, another Israeli challenged the U.S. by just standing there — and succeeded spectacularly. Stuntman Hezi Dean balanced atop a pole in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square for 35 consecutive hours, toppling magician David Blaine’s record. “It was very hard. I want to tell you only one…
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The Schmooze 7 Questions for ‘Bear Jew’ Gabe Carimi
If Goliath were around today, he might look something like 22-year-old Gabe Carimi. The 6-foot-7-inch, 320-pound all-American left tackle was chosen as this year’s No. 1 draft pick by the Chicago Bears. But for this football player, religion and academics seem to be just as important as athletics. He still remembers the parashah from his…
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The Schmooze What Are Your Favorite Overlooked Jewish Sites Around the Globe?
From the pre-Inquisition sites that dot Spain to farming villages in South America, some Jewish places are so surprising and little known that not even the most traveled among us have stumbled across them in our journeys. Help the Forward’s Michael Luongo select the top 10 Jewish historical sites that most of us have never…
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The Schmooze How To Monetize Christian Pilgrimage to Israel
In 2010, over two-thirds of Israel’s 3.45 million tourists were Christian, and nearly half were self-proclaimed religious pilgrims. It’s rare to find a discriminatory tourism industry these days — dollars are dollars — and fortunately for Israel, the Holy Land is holy for a lot of folks. Enter the Gospel Trail, the Israeli Tourism Ministry’s…
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The Schmooze Is Madonna Leaving Kabbalah for Opus Dei?
Is kabbalah losing its most famous student? No one can say for sure, but reports are spreading that Madonna is considering a switch to Opus Dei, the conservative Catholic sect arguably most famous for protesting its own vilification in “The Da Vinci Code.” The rumors suggest that Madonna sought out the group in reaction to…
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The Schmooze Jewish Couture at Moscow Fashion Week
Looks like religious chic is becoming a bona fide trend. Sure, H&M has their own Tallit, but now haute couture is getting its own Jewish flavor. At this week’s Moscow Fashion Week, Russian fashion house St. Bessarion — which, ironically, is named for a Christian saint — dressed models in clothes inspired by Orthodox Judaism….
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The Schmooze Nazis Invaded Long Island During WWII
The tony beach town of Amagansett, Long Island, got some unusual summer visitors in 1942. According to declassified British documents released yesterday, a Nazi U-boat carrying German spies landed on an Amagansett beach on a June morning — with Jews as targets. Metro reports “the secret agents came here to leave bombs in suitcases at…
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