Bonnie Azoulay
By Bonnie Azoulay
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The Schmooze Sorry, Ivanka, You’re No Kate Middleton
The so-called Trump ‘royal family’ (or at least, that’s how they’d like to see themselves), have been populating the news as of late with their risky fashion choices. A couple of weeks ago Melania wore a dubious Zara coat to a Texas immigrant detention center with the words, “I Really Don’t Care Do U?” And…
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The Schmooze Sacha Baron Cohen Promises Us A Scathing New Trump Parody
Thirteen years after Sacha Baron Cohen fooled Donald Trump while in character as Ali G — the English comedian posted a mysterious video this week on July 4th, where the POTUS refers to his adversary as a “third-rate character,” saying: “Go to school, and learn about being funny, because you don’t know sh**.” Trump’s remarks…
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The Schmooze ‘Maktub’, Israel’s Best Action-Comedy Movie, Streams on Netflix
The best cultural phenomenon out of Israel since “Fauda” has been released into the wilds of the Internet. “Maktub”, which first debuted at the 2017 Israel Film Festival, has at last made its way onto our screens. Now that Netflix is streaming the action-comedy, 45 million subscribers a day are welcome to delve into a…
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The Schmooze Jewish Death Maven Hosts ‘FUN-eral’ Parties, Celebrating Death
Most people stay far away from talking about mortality. Others, like the 88-years-young Shatzi Weisberger, the proud host of what she calls “FUN-eral parties,” are preparing for the end of their lives with gusto. Weisberger is just one of many members of a movement for enthusiastically accepting death. The Death Acceptance Movement, surprisingly, does not…
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The Schmooze Paul Rudd Plays Jewish Baseball Player Spying On Nazi Germany In ‘Catcher Was A Spy’
Our tribe’s famous Jewish dream man is at again. Paul Rudd stars as Ant-Man Scott Lang in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s new film, “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” The superhero fiction thriller, not to be confused with 2015’s “Ant-Man”, which viewers described as “messy but enjoyable”, is raking in better reviews than its original debut. On June…
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The Schmooze Here Are All of The Famous Places Prince William Visited in Israel
The Holy Land gained one more iota of holiness this past week. In case you missed it, (because, perhaps, you were still catching up on Meghan Markle’s wedding photos), The Duke of Cambridge Prince William visited Israel this week in what became the British Royal Family’s first official stay. Much to our dismay, the regal…
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Life Holocaust Survivor Earns High School Diploma at 87
“I just woke him up to tell him [that you called] and he was very excited,” Leah says about her father, long time Forward reader Mordechai Miller. For a Holocaust survivor like Miller, receiving an education during the war was unusual. “My education from Poland was nothing. I only made it to the first grade…
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The Schmooze Actress Amandla Stenberg Proudly Comes Out As Gay
Correction, August 30: We originally ran this piece based on reporting that suggested Stenberg came of Jewish descent. Subsequent investigation indicates that she does not and we have taken down that part of the article. You’re probably familiar with Amandla Stenberg, most famously known for her role as Rue, in “The Hunger Games.” In real…
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