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The Schmooze Netflix’s new space opera stars a Black Jewish botanist
America is launching its first mission to Mars — and there’s a chumash on the spaceship. This may sound like a Space Force PR stunt. In fact, it’s an extremely Jewish subplot of Netflix’s space soap opera “Away.” And that chumash (the Torah in printed, portable form) is the prized possession of one of its…
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Culture Post-‘Unorthodox’ fever, two new streaming services vie for Jewish eyes
Millenials and their boomer parents may have different ideas about Israel and how to be Jewish, but two new streaming services for Jewish and Israeli TV and film are banking on the fact that both groups are hungry for good content. A global pandemic and a clamor to find a replacement for “Unorthodox” form the…
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Fast Forward Secular Jews are starting to understand the Haredi Orthodox — Thanks to Israeli television
NEW YORK (JTA) — At 4 a.m., Israeli rocker Aviv Gefen was still crying, head in hands, in the empty Haifa-area amphitheater where he had performed the previous late May evening. Staff members urged him to go home. In a televised interview days later, the popular performer described what had happened. Due to the COVID-19 crisis,…
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News Ben Mankiewicz wants to preserve film’s legacy– and his family’s
If the name ‘Mankiewicz’ sounds familiar, you might be remembering Frank Mankiewicz, RFK’s presidential campaign press secretary who subsequently served as a President of NPR. Or Herman J. Mankiewicz, who wrote Citizen Kane with Orson Welles. Or Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Oscar-winning director, screenwriter, and producer, or screenwriter Don Mankiewicz. Dive into Wikipedia and you’ll be…
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Culture In ‘Mrs. America,’ only well-mannered women make history
Phyllis Schlafly is doing sit-ups. It’s the second episode of FX’s “Mrs. America,” and the anti-feminist crusader, portrayed by Cate Blanchett, is prostrate in her oak-panelled Illinois manse, getting her reps in while the television advertises diet Fresca. “When I put on a red pantsuit and my husband doesn’t notice, that’s bad,” a model croons….
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The Schmooze Disney’s First Jewish Princess Debuts In Time For Hanukkah
This Hanukkah season, the Disney universe will finally gain a princess who’s a member of the Tribe. While Sarah Silverman sparked some hope and a lot of confusion last year by claiming her character in “Wreck-It Ralph” as the first Jewish princess, Disney has never included an officially kosher character. (We love Sarah, but a…
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The Schmooze Attention ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Fans: There’s An Exhibit Showing Midge’s Costumes
Attention “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” fans: you can now deeply experience the show you have come to know and love. The Paley Center For Media’s New York location announced they are creating an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the beloved television series in anticipation of the show’s upcoming third season. Titled “Making Maisel Marvelous,” fans will have…
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The Schmooze Want To Look Like Midge Maisel? Revlon Is Selling Her Signature Color.
Midge Maisel on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is a woman of valor, 1950s-style. She’s a rising stand-up comedian. She is raising — however much grief we may give her for her style — two children. Her wardrobe is killer chic. And her makeup? Think Marilyn Monroe, post-conversion to Judaism. There’s a scene in the first…
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