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Opinion No, It’s Not a ‘Feminist Catfight’ Over Hillary Clinton
“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.” Rebecca West in 1912. It’s 2015, and we still can’t agree on what the F-word really means. In a recent…
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Breaking News Observant Jews Win Hamptons Eruv Battle
It’s another win for the Jews in the Hampton eruv wars. A federal judge has ruled that religious boundary markers called “lechis” may be attached to telephone poles in the Southampton municipality. The decision comes a little over a year after a similar ruling was made in Westhampton beach, and clears all legal obstacles to…
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The Schmooze Michael Bloomberg’s Granddaughter Has a Pretty Unusual Name
Love it or hate it, in New York, the Bloomberg name means something. But Michael Bloomberg’s first and only granddaughter will never have the unique pleasure of receiving side-eyed glances aimed at that Bloomberg girl. Born to Emma Bloomberg and Chris Frissora on March 22, Zelda Violet was given the hybrid surname “Frissberg,” (Frissora +…
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The Schmooze ‘Shark Week’ Jewish Host Wants You To Love Killer Fish
Eli Roth has made his career on fear. The director who brought you “Hostel,” “Cabin Fever,” and “Inglurious Basterds”’ bat-wielding Bear Jew is now preying on your abhorrence for : the shark. Eli Roth loves sharks. The Jewish host of “Shark Week,” the Discovery Channel’s annual attempt to scare you away from future beach vacations,…
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Breaking News Burt Shavitz, Jewish Burt’s Bees Founder, Dies at 80
Burt Shavitz, co-founder and namesake for natural care product company Burt’s Bees, has died, the company said on Sunday. He was 80. Shavitz, a “a wild-bearded and free-spirited Maine man” and beekeeper, co-founded the company with artist Roxanne Quimby in 1984, the company said in a statement. The pair started off making candles from beeswax…
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Breaking News Pope Francis emphasizes Jewish-Christian Commonalities
Pope Francis emphasized commonalities between Judaism and Christianity in a meeting with members of the International Council of Christians and Jews. “Christians, all Christians, have Jewish roots,” the pope said Tuesday at the Vatican. “Both faith traditions find their foundation in the one God, the God of the covenant, who reveals himself through his word….
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News Why Do Jewish Camps Erase the Green Line on Israel Maps?
At a teen dialogue program for Palestinians, Israelis and Americans in Evanston, Illinois, some years ago, a small, commonplace, clip-out map of Israel undermined a concerted grassroots peace-building effort. The map portrayed a barebones Israel, with borders stretching laterally from the Mediterranean to Jordan. Distributed to the kids within a larger information packet, it looked…
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Opinion Worst Way To Protest Gay Pride? It’s Called Jewish Ethnic Drag.
What’s the best way for Orthodox Jews to protest a bunch of gay drag queens? By transforming a bunch of Mexican laborers into ethnic drag queens — for a fee. That, apparently, is the belief of the Jewish Political Action Committee, supposedly a fringe group (see update below) of Brooklyn-based Hasids whose unusual protest strategy…
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