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Fast Forward ‘Suspended for Singing’ Teen Falls in Israel TV Talent Show Finale
The Orthodox teenage girl who was suspended from school for appearing on an Israeli TV talent show lost in the finale of the contest. Ophrir Ben-Shetreet, whose school punished her for performing in front of men, made it to the last round of ‘The Voice,’ a popular reality talent show. She lost to Lina Makhoul,…
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The Schmooze Phil Spector, By Way of Al Pacino and David Mamet
Phil Spector’s life could be summed up in four words — musical genius, eccentric and murderer. Playwright David Mamet’s HBO film “Phil Spector,” which airs March 24, makes the most of all of them but his take on the 2007 murder trial of the record producer has split opinion as much as the crime itself….
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The Schmooze Ben Feldman Hams Up Jew Factor on ‘Mad Men’
Advertising, it’s fair to say, is in Ben Feldman’s blood. Yes, he technically plays a fictional advertiser, the Jewish copywriter in AMC’s award-winning drama “Mad Men.” But Feldman says it was his excellent marketing skills that landed him the role. “The casting loved that I was a Jew in real life,” Feldman told JTA. “They…
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The Schmooze The Wit and Witticisms of Shoshana
Season two of “Girls” wrapped up last weekend, but here’s something to tide fans over for a bit. New York Magazine put together this collection of the “The Wit and Witticisms” of Shoshana, the show’s most Jewish character (see below). And if you haven’t done so yet, read our piece about how Shoshana reinvented the…
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The Schmooze Tavi Gevinson, Female Characters and ‘Archer’
In March 2012, teenage fashion writer Tavi Gevinson gave a TED talk bemoaning the lack of strong female characters in pop culture. “Strong,” she said, doesn’t mean “two dimensional super-women who maybe have one quality that’s played up a lot.” Rather, she argued, we need “strong characters who happen to be female.” In a recent…
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The Schmooze Bible Experience Coming to New York
The History Channel’s highly-rated “The Bible” mini-series is coming to New York. Or at least, a part of it is. Rare biblical artifacts including fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls (portions of the books of Daniel, Jonah and Jeremiah), a 14th-century Torah scroll and a 12th-century prayer book from Egypt in the Karaite Jewish tradition…
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The Schmooze How Evan Handler Became a Sex Symbol
Evan Handler is best known for his two “lighter” roles: Jewish divorce lawyer Harry Goldenblatt on “Sex and the City,” and Charlie Runkle, agent and friend to novelist Hank Moody (David Duchovny) on “Californication.” These are highlights of a remarkable career that almost never was. At age 24, Handler was diagnosed with cancer, which he…
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The Schmooze Actress Bonnie Franklin Dies at 69
Actress Bonnie Franklin, best known as a single working mother in the hit CBS comedy “One Day at a Time” in an era when U.S. television was redefining families in pop culture, died March 1 at age 69. She died at her Los Angeles home of complications from pancreatic cancer, surrounded by relatives and friends,…
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