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The Schmooze Israel Gets Glammed Up
Israel received a star-powered bump last night when Hollywood’s finest came out in support at a glittery, star-studded gala. The event, “From Vision to Reality,” took place at the Kodak Theatre, home of the Oscars, and was hosted by the Citizens’ Empowerment Center in Israel. Notable guests included Jon Voight, Israeli-American producer Avi Arad and…
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Life In Linda Richman’s Footsteps: ‘Ronna and Beverly’
As much as I love the whole Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Ben Stiller, Judd Aptaow schlemiel genre I always shudder a bit when finding out, again and again, that their co-star is a semi-serious perky blond. (For the most recent example, see the new movie “She’s Out of My League”, where the real-life half Jew…
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Life So How Many Jewish, Female Film Characters Are There?
The fact that nice Jewish actress Natalie Portman told Elle UK that she “she stays away from Jewish roles” (the full interview isn’t posted yet) prompted Double X’s Jessica Grose to ask how many major studio movies in recent years have actually had explicitly Jewish female protagonists outside the Holocaust genre. She came up with…
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Life Digest: Abortions Spike Among Haredi
The Sisterhood Digest: • The number of legal abortions in Israel has declined 10% since 2000, the Jerusalem Post, citing Health Ministry statistics, reports — even as Ynet reports that abortions among ultra-Orthodox women in Israel have been on the rise since the beginning of the financial crisis. In Israel, abortions are permitted if they…
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Culture Arguments for Tsnius No. 614: JILFs and Bad Sex
Jewish women are so hot that everyone wants to gaze at them and more. If you don’t know what a MILF is, I’m not telling you what a JILF is, except that the J stands for Jewesses, but this is what Details magazine reported: In a recent poll on the porn blog Fleshbot, “Jewish girls”…
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Life Bald Ambition: Natalie Portman’s Latest Role as a Betrothed Hasid
“New York, I Love You,” which opened October 16, sees Natalie Portman star as a Hasidic bride in director Mira Nair’s (“Monsoon Wedding”) short. Portman’s portrayal of Rifka, an Orthodox 20-something, is a highlight of producer Emmanuel Benbihy’s (“Paris Je T’aime”) patchwork film, made up of eleven New York based romantic vignettes. Rifka is feisty,…
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Life Hebrew Heroine Deficit
To go along with controversial Jewish-revenge flick “Inglourious Basterds,” Newsweek’s Sarah Ball drew up a list of butt-kicking onscreen Jews including serious foes like the protagonists of “Munich” and “Defiance” and silly ones like “The Hebrew Hammer” and Zohan. It’s a cute list, but as Leah Berkenwald at Jewesses with Attitude points, out, all these…
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Life Yid Vid: Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones Address the Economic Crisis
While Barney Frank and Ben Bernanke have been working on addressing the economic crisis, two younger, slightly more glamorous Jews are thinking of some outside-the-box solutions. What do Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones think we should be doing? Watch and learn: See more Natalie Portman videos at Funny or Die Hat tip: Gothamist
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