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Life Patriarchy, Perfectionism, and Anti-Semitism Influence Jewish Girls’ Self-Image
Riki Wilchins has written a fascinating article about her recent work addressing sexism and self-image as they impact Jewish girls. This focus, she explains, took some prompting, even though she herself is Jewish and familiar with these concerns. As she explains in the piece, she hadn’t spontaneously thought of Jewish girls as a group in…
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Fast Forward Chelsea Handler To Lead Anti-Trump Women’s March in Utah
Chelsea Handler will be at Utah’s Sundance Film Festival when President-elect Donald Trump gets sworn in next week. But that won’t stop the comedian from making her opposition heard, as she’ll be leading a women’s protest in Park City on January 21 against the new administration. “If there’s anything I learned in the last year,…
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Fast Forward Wanted: A Few Good (Female) Spies for Israel
No one keeps secrets better than the Mossad, Israel’s famed secret service. But the spy agency is being very open about its hunt for a new crop of female agents. “Wanted: Women of strength,” the ads announce in bold font splashed across a woman’s half-obscured visage. “We don’t care what you’ve done, we care about…
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The Schmooze ‘Girls’ Stars Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Fights, Growing Pains and Lessons Learned
Lena Dunham’s hit series “Girls” is coming to an end this year, and the show’s four actresses came together to dish one last time. Dunham, Zosia Mamet, Allison Williams and Jemima Kirke all sat down with “Girls” executive producer Jenni Konner to talk fighting, growing and their best and worst memories from the show for…
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The Schmooze 5 Must-See TV Shows in 2017
Time to borrow your roommate/best friend/significant other/random work colleague’s Netflix password. It’s a new year, and there’s endless new television to binge watch. We’ve picked out just a few shows that you need to check out, each with big name Jewish talent attached. Riverdale John L. Goldwater, the late Jewish creator of “Archie and Pals,”…
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Fast Forward Anti-Trump Lawyer Lisa Bloom: Blocked Women’s March ‘Code Red’
Attorney Lisa Bloom, who represents women suing President-elect Donald Trump on sexual harassment charges, blasted the news that a planned march of women on the day after Trump’s inauguration will be blocked. “It’s code red for women’s rights in this country,” Bloom said Friday while speaking on the Stephanie Miller show. Bloom is the daughter…
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Fast Forward Knesset Bans Short Dresses and Miniskirts
— The Israeli Knesset has issued a new dress code, banning visitors and employees from wearing miniskirts and short dresses. The rules were based on an earlier version and were “intended to clarify, as much as possible, the ambiguity that existed in the past — while expressing sensitivity and attempting not to hurt the feelings of…
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Community Can Silence Be Courageous?
In her essay “The Cowardly Reasons Jewish Organizations Won’t Speak up against Trump Appointees,” Dr. Lila Corwin Berman speaks powerfully about a moment of moral failure in the Jewish community. If her critique is right, Jewish leaders today are repeating one of the worst mistakes of history: saying and doing nothing in the face of…
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