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Breaking News Sarah Silverman Tells Bernie Sanders Diehards: ‘You’re Being Ridiculous’
Comedian Sarah Silverman chided diehard supporters of Bernie Sanders at the Democratic National Convention — but only succeeded in riling up the ‘Bernie or bust’ crowd. Sharing the stage with Sen. Al Franken to introduce singer Paul Simon, Silverman pleaded with Sanders fans to stop booing any mention of Hillary Clinton or Democratic unity. She…
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News The Rare Infection That Almost Killed Sarah Silverman — and Why You Should Care
A rare infection put comedian Sarah Silverman into intensive care for five days, but she said she has recovered and feels “insanely lucky to be alive.” Silverman posted on Facebook yesterday detailing how she ended up hospitalized last week in the ICU at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. “Don’t even know why I went…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman ‘Lucky To Be Alive’ After Health Scare
Comedian Sarah Silverman said she is “insanely lucky to be alive” after being admitted to the hospital last week with a life-threatening condition. Silverman took to Facebook on Wednesday to tell her friends and fans in a post that she spent last week in the Intensive Care Unit of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman and Goldie Hawn to Get Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars
Comedian Sarah Silverman, actor Jeffrey Tambor, actress Goldie Hawn, Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban, and actor George Segal are all getting their own stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their names were announced in the annual list put out by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. Among the Jewish honorees all but Hawn…
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Life These 4 Jewish Comedians Are Backing #NoBillNoBreak Anti-Gun Push
As more than half of the Jewish members of the House participated in a sit-in protest of the Senate’s failure to pass gun control measures, celebrities took to social media to voice support for the cause. Amy Schumer urged her followers to support the sit-in, which was trending on Twitter under the hashtag #NoBillNoBreak. In…
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Breaking News Sarah Silverman Hit With Anti-Semitic Rant by Reality TV Star Tila Tequila
— Former reality TV star Tila Tequila accused Sarah Silverman and the Jews of killing Jesus before saying the comedian was next on a “celebrity sacrifice” list. Tequila, born Tila Nguyen, was responding on Monday to a fan’s suggestion that a Donald Trump presidency would bring Jesus back to life. “Jesus will come back too…
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The Schmooze What Barbra Streisand and 6 Other Jewish Celebrities Are Saying About Orlando Massacre
Jewish celebrities took to social media to express their sadness following Sunday’s massacre in Orlando, during which a gunman killed 50 people at a gay nightclub in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Here’s what they had to say: Barbra Streisand At the Tony’s, the singer paid tribute to victims of the shooting before…
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The Schmooze Drake Has a (Very Jewish) Crush on Sarah Silverman
News flash: The most famous Jewish rapper on earth has a crush on one of the most famous Jewish comedians on earth. As explained on “” Thursday night, Drake recently posted a photo of Sarah Silverman from her “Saturday Night Live” days on Instagram with the caption “WCE” — internet lingo that stands for “woman…
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