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The Schmooze It’s Hammer Time: ‘Shark Tank’ Stars Dive With Sharks for Shark Week
Mark Cuban, chiseled Jewish father, entrepreneur, and star of “Sharknado: 3” has swam with the fishes. Say it three times fast: The sharks on ABC’s “Shark Tank” dove with sharks to raise funds for shark-related causes for Shark Week. Cuban and his fellow “sharks,” the affectionate title given to investors on the hit reality entrepreneurship…
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Food WTF: Is Shark Kosher?
A day ahead of the start of Shark Week, a couple of chums in New Jersey made history this weekend by catching the largest shark in the state’s history, a 926-pound shortfin mako shark. Though it won’t count as a state record because it took so many men to bring the shark aboard the boat,…
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Fast Forward Israel Warns: Don’t Swim With Sharks!
Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority is warning citizens to stay away from the shoreline near a power plant in Hadera, where around 150 sharks have gathered and attracted a bevy of thrill-seekers. “Encounters with sharks are uncontrollable and can endanger both the divers and the sharks,” the agency told the Algemeiner. “This means it is…
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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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Culture It’s Jews vs. Jaws This Month on the Discovery Channel
Sunday, August 4, marks the beginning of an important week for all lovers of our finned, fanged friends from the deep: Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week. At 25 years and counting, Shark Week is this country’s longest-running cable programming event. But many might not realize that there’s a Jewish connection to this summer phenomenon, and…
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