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The Schmooze Israel Vs. US: A Purim Music Video Battle
Apparently the world of Jewish a capella is more competitive than you think. After achieving overnight success with “Candlelight,” the Maccabeats, Yeshiva University’s all-male a capella group, is back with another surefire YouTube hit, “Purim Song” (no points for creative naming, guys!). This time, the story of Esther, Ahasverosh, Haman and Mordechai is set to…
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The Schmooze Eva Braun Blackface Photo Reveals Her Love of Jewish Film
Hitler’s girlfriend apparently loved a film focused on the struggle to maintain Jewish tradition. A recently released photo now making the rounds online shows Eva Braun in 1937, in an image the dictator’s mistress titled “Al Jolson and Me.” Internet chatter about the picture has focused on Braun’s use of blackface, citing it as further…
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The Schmooze Galliano Gets Himself a Jewish Lawyer
It’s not like lawyers had such a sterling reputation to begin with, but apparently the Shmooze isn’t alone in its surprise that John Galliano will be defended in court by a Jewish attorney. “Some people call me anonymously, swear at me,” Stephane Zerbib [tells][1] Israel’s Ynet News. Though surely upsetting, those phone calls aren’t entirely…
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The Schmooze Sheen Opens Up About Jewish Roots
Just when The Shmooze thought he couldn’t come up with anything loopier, Charlie Sheen has managed to surprise us. The former TV star – who was officially axed from “Two and a Half Men” yesterday – is now talking about his Jewish roots, two weeks after making headlines for comments widely criticized as anti-Semitic. Speaking…
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The Schmooze When Valerie Jarrett Revealed Her Jewish Roots
The White House can add one more senior staffer to its list of advisers with Jewish roots, and it is an unlikely name. Valerie Jarrett, President Obama’s senior adviser and assistant for intergovernmental affairs and public engagement, disclosed her Jewish ancestry to a Jewish gathering on Monday. Speaking on behalf of the administration at the…
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The Schmooze What’s the Deal With Celebrities and Anti-Semitism?
Who knows what evil lies in the hearts of celebs? In the age of cell-phone cameras, radio talk shows and YouTube, the answer is: nearly everyone. At least in the last couple weeks, that evil has been a familiar one: anti-Semitism, with everyone from Charlie Sheen to (allegedly) Julian Assange to a Japanese rock band…
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The Schmooze Wife Claims Charlie Sheen Sent Anti-Semitic Text
Crossposted From TMZ Charlie Sheen sent a scathing, anti-Semitic text to Brooke Mueller about his manager, saying, “I must execute mark b [Mark Burg] like the stoopid jew pig that he is,” the actor’s estranged wife said. Sources say Sheen sent the text last week, after firing Burg but before rehiring him. The text was…
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The Schmooze Galliano Fired, Natalie Portman Speaks Out
Anti-Semitism is out of style this season. Designer John Galliano has been fired by the Christian Dior fashion label after he was caught on tape declaring “I love Hitler,” and merrily telling a Jewish couple that their relatives could have been “f—ing gassed.” Galliano was suspended by Dior last week following initial reports about an…
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