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The Schmooze Lorde’s ‘Team’ Gets a Yiddish Cover
Do you wish pop star Lorde would lay down a track in Yiddish already? Well, the next best thing just happened. The Technicalities, an Israeli husband-and-wife Yiddish music duo in their early 30s, recently recorded this cover of Lorde’s hit song “Team.” Shira Z. Carmel — who also sings in the popular Israeli doo-wop band…
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The Schmooze Ben Stiller Posts Touching Tribute to Anne Meara
Ben Stiller took to social media to pay a special tribute to his late mother, comedian Anne Meara, who died on Saturday at age 85. The actor, in Rome filming Zoolander 2, first thanked fans for their support during this difficult time. Thank you so much for all the kind words about Anne. All of…
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The Schmooze Bernie Sanders Rocks the ‘404’ Error Message Primary
The election cycle has only just begun, but the 404-error presidential competition is well under way. In the lead: Bernie Sanders with this oh-so-lovable, could-be-your-grandpa-like message to the frustrated internet users who have come across a buggy version of his sleek campaign website. “Hi, this is Senator Sanders,” “The good news is, you’re on the…
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Life Gloria Steinem Heads to North Korea To Push Unification
(Reuters) — With tears, songs and laughter, 30 women activists set off from Beijing on Tuesday on a controversial trip to North Korea, where they will cross the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ) to the South in a call for peace on the divided peninsula. The activists, including veteran American women’s rights campaigner Gloria Steinem, plan…
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The Schmooze ‘Mad Men’s Most Jewish Moments
Sunday marks the end of an era. After seven seasons spanning a tumultuous decade, “Mad Men” is leaving us for advertising heaven (and I don’t mean McCann-Erikson). By this time next week, Don, Peggy, Joan, Roger, Betty, Sally, Pete, and all the other characters we’ve come to know and love (and sometimes hate — I’m looking…
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The Schmooze Sheldon Adelson Is Now The Proud Owner of A George W. Bush Original
Jewish casino magnate and political mega-donor Sheldon Adelson is now the proud owner of a painting by a reclusive artist whose works are rarely seen in public – and happens to be a former U.S. president. that George W. Bush, who began painting amateur portraits in 2012, gave Adelson one of his original paintings at…
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Opinion Brassy Jewish Woman 2.0: Pamela From ‘Louie’
The brassy Jewish woman — let’s call her the BJW — has long been a standard character on both stage and screen. Going all the way back to the likes of Molly Picon, the BJW has been played by such comic greats as Joan Rivers, Fran Drescher, Susie Essman, Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand and, most…
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The Schmooze First RBG, Now Jackie O — Natalie Portman is On a Roll
Oscar Award-winning actress Natalie Portman will portray Jackie Kennedy in a movie about the first four days in the life of the former first lady after the assassination of her husband President John F. Kennedy. Variety reported on the new role for Portman, who is Jewish and a native of Israel, on Wednesday. The film…
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News A Jewish nonprofit was training men to prevent sexual abuse. Then the funding disappeared