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News Anthony Weiner Gets Hero’s Welcome at Brooklyn Mayoral Forum
Anthony Weiner got a hero’s welcome as he returned to his old political home turf Tuesday night for a New York City mayoral forum aimed at the Orthodox community of Flatbush, Brooklyn. It took the disgraced ex-Congressman 20 minutes to get from the entrance of the building to the stage, as he stopped along the…
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The Schmooze Fashion Jews: Stars at the CFDA Awards
The stars were out in full glamazon attire last night for the 2013 CFDA Awards. Hosted by Bravo’s Andy Cohen, the annual to-do celebrates the most promising new kids on the block while paying tribute to the big names of fashion. And talk about big names: fashion icon Oscar de la Renta received the Founders…
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The Schmooze Amanda Bynes Evicted From New York Apartment
Anyone looking for a roommate? Amanda Bynes has reportedly been evicted from her New York apartment following her arrest on May 23 for smoking pot in the lobby of her building. A source told In Touch magazine that the actress “was notified that she is no longer welcome as a tenant in the building in…
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Fast Forward Anthony Weiner Gets Mixed Reaction From Jewish Voters at Israel Parade
Newly minted mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner led a parade of politicians marching down Fifth Ave. in New York’s annual Celebrate Israel parade. Sporting his trademark grin, the disgraced ex-congressman held an Israeli flag and waved at some 35,000 participants who turned out in sweltering near-90 degree heat. “When people describe me as being hawkish on…
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News Anthony Weiner Hits Comeback Trail in Mayor’s Race — With Scant Jewish Backing
New York’s mayoral race finally has a Jewish candidate, but he’s not getting much organized Jewish support Anthony Weiner’s much hyped announcement that he would run in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor was greeted with a collective shrug by Jewish activists and donors across New York City. That’s in part because the…
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Opinion Does Anthony Weiner Have a Chance?
Anthony Weiner’s entry into the New York City mayoral contest further crowds a packed Democratic primary field and gives the race its first major Jewish candidate. The disgraced ex-lawmaker, who resigned from Congress in 2011 after he sent racy pictures of himself to women online, announced his comeback candidacy in a YouTube video posted late…
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Fast Forward Anthony Weiner, Felled by Sext Scandal, Announces Run for New York Mayor
Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. “I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons,” Weiner…
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The Schmooze Mayor Bloomberg Honored by JCRC
“There is nothing on my calendar that we have to do that does not involve the JCRC, Ido Aharoni, Israel’s consul general in New York, told the guests at the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York at its April 30 Gala at The Pierre. A Jewish event that ran like clockwork, the evening honored…
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